A Gradient Leopard.. (my 1st!)

I've had this Konad Stamping kit for a while.  Back in the summer I attempted to stamp and it was a total mess.  Since then, I've kinda pushed my stamping kit to the back of my helmer assuming I'd just never "get it."  I came across a beautiful Gradient Leopard Manicure on Rebecca Likes Nails the other day.  Rebecca posted an awesome tutorial, so I decided to give it a go one more time...

Here's what I used:

One Coat of Essie First Base Basecoat

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Bubblegum Pink

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Blue Me Away!

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Deep Purple

Konad's Black Polish for stamping

Konad Plate M-57

OPI RapiDry TopCoat

Here's the first coat of Bubblegum Pink:

I sponged on Blue Me Away (just on 3/4 of nail):

After that dried, I sponged Deep Purple on the tips:

After all three colors were completely dry, I stamped on m-57:

Not too bad if I do say so myself.  I should have waited a little longer to apply the top coat as the black smeared a bit.  Maybe I'll order more plates and practice stamping.  This was fun :)