Trial, trial, and more error

I'm not happy with this stamping at all, but I'm posting so maybe someone else can learn from my mistake. When using a cream polish that's a bit on the thin side, you don't have to work as fast. In fact, you should take your time. I learned this about into my 8th nail. I found that if I stamp then wait about 3-5 seconds before stamping it on my nail, it didn't smear quite as bad. I also found out that the design I was using was not as crisp as some of the others I have. I know this because the polish was not coming off evenly, so I tried different polishes and the flaw was with any polish. I read that sometimes this will be the case with some designs on a plate, just a chance you take. So anyway, it is what it is. I'll probably take this off tomorrow at some point and do something different since I'm so not digging this. But here it is for the time being. Smudgy and blah. Oh and btw, the base coat I used for this is just lovely. It's Sinful Colors in Winterberry. It's hard to tell in this pic but it's a deep, grey purple with shimmer. Great color for fall and it's only $1.99 at Walgreens.

What I used: CND Sticky Base Coat, 2 coats of Sinful Colors in Winterberry, stamp color was L.A. Colors in Delicate, and Seche Vite Topcoat
Plate: Bundle Monster 2011, BM-204