Saturday, July 30, 2016

Henna Tattoos in Cancun and a first for me

One night at our resort in Cancun, there was a henna tattoo artist set up in the commons area for Mexico night.  Cara was excited to get one so we took some pictures during the process.



When I saw the challenge going on at Stick it Down, I knew I wanted to use the double page sketch.  I LOVED the banners running everywhere.  I thought since it was Mexico night at the resort, using some Mexican fiesta banners would be perfect!


I rotated the 2nd page of the sketch to fit my pictures better, but other wise, I followed the sketch pretty closely.

I wanted to show a closeup of the banners I used.  Two things:  First, this was my first ever stitching layout!  I have seen so many layouts with stitching on them, but I have always been too lazy to pull my sewing machine out.  However, for these banners, I was struggling with how to attach the photos and banners to a string to hold the whole thing together.  I decided to use some zig zag stitching as the string.  The sewing was SO EASY!  I will definitely do it again.  Second thing: I made the fiesta banners with my silhouette cameo.  They were a great idea, but ended up taking FOREVER!  I cut them out of vinyl and then had to pick the tiny pieces of vinyl out of the design.  I love how they turned out, but I'm not sure I would do them again.



4 comments:

  1. Love the banner, so pretty. Thanks for playing along with us at Stick it Down.

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  2. Perfect colors and banners for Mexico! Great job, thanks for joining us at Stick It Down.

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  3. Great layout. Super idea to use the stitching for your swags and banners. Sure looks like everyone had a great time in Cancun. Thanks so much for joining us at Stick It Down.

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  4. Lovely layout! Love your banners. Thanks for playing along with us at Stick it Down.

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