Wednesday, October 5, 2011

31 Days of Halloween: Day 5- Halloween Henna

Welcome back! Today is day 5, and I am so excited to share my project with you! But first, I have some sponsor information to share once again.

Today, as with every other day this month, you have the opportunity to win the Rick St Dennis digi set. Be sure to look for the hidden image and let us know where it is. You can email us at smearedinkstamps@gmail.com. We also have another sponsor for you today!


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As you can see, Crafty Chaos Designs is donating 2 items of the winner's choice from their shop! How cool is that!! Be sure to be on the lookout for a second hidden image and email us the location to qualify for a chance to win this prize.

Now I am very excited to share my project with you, as it is not something you normally see done with stamps. Tori and I have always talked about getting tattoos with our stamps as the design....we've even actually had a customer and friend (Sugar!) get tats featuring our images! Unfortunately, my kids want to do the same thing. Obviously they are not old enough to get tattoos, but we found an alternative that is super fun.

In my house we commonly give each other henna tattoos, and I pretty much have henna powder in the house at all times. We LURVE IT!!! I thought how cool would it be if we made Halloween themed henna tattoos using our stamps as the "stencil"! So, we did.

I started by stamping the design that each person wanted using brown ink. I made sure it was non-toxic, and figured since I get it on my hands all the time, it couldn't be THAT bad, right? Besides, it would only be on the skin for a bit.

Anyways, after stamping the image I traced using the henna. We then let it dry, wiped it off, and that's it! I've included pics of the stencil, the wet henna, and the finished henna. The finished henna images are still super light and may be hard to see, but they will darken over the next few days.

My youngest chose the creepy-cute bear image from Candy Is Dandy and put it on her hand. We also added the words "That's Kinda Creepy" because, well, that's what she wanted it to say (she's 5 years old lol)

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My second oldest chose the Mummy Grumpie from our Creepy Li'l Grumpies set and put it on her shoulder blade. She wanted a little shading on it, so we smudged some of the lines inward.




Finally, I chose the bloody heart from Candy Is Dandy because I just had a cool idea for it.




Like I said, these will darken over the next few days. And the great thing about them for the kids is, they will go away! Then they can try another Halloween-themed design to go Trick or Treating with. Super fun!

So, I hope you've enjoyed taking a look. Hop on through the wicked blogs, and be sure to check back later today for our Day 4 sponsor winner info. Have fun!

24 comments:

  1. OH WOW those turned out awesome!! My Girls would love that!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  2. Absolutely brilliant idea! They turned out soooo cool and I love the additions you've made to the stamps. xxD

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  3. Oh AWESOME idea - I'll be right over when I can get the next plane !!! hee hee
    Hugz
    Ike xxx

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  4. Such a cool idea! I used to do a lot of beauty blogging, and I used a stamp with eyeshadow sealant and mineral powders on my face once. Unfortunately, it did stain the stamp, but it looked pretty cool.:)

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  5. I made a tattoo with Stampin'UP craft ink and sprayed the top with hair spray, I was at an event where everyone had tatts, LOL! I had gotten a henna tattoo at a vendor at the mall, and because my skin is thin...it didn'ttake very well....bummer, Lots of fun! and goes away for your next mood!

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  6. what a fabulous idea! my girls would love that! they are always coloring on themselves lol

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  7. wow I've never seen that before. would love to see it in a couple days when it gets darker.
    gonna have to research that stuff. looks like fun

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  8. Those are so cool - I'm on my way to find some henna powder. I'm untattooed, 68, and live in a very conservative community. Maybe I'll start with the bottom of my foot (if I can reach it).

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  9. these are so cool! I would love to do some Henna!

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  10. Sweet idea! It's been forever since I used Henna...but I don't know if I could get my kids to sit still long enought to draw it and let it set! ;)

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  11. Your 5 yr old is just precious! I love your Henna tattoo Idea! I should do that since Im addicted to tattoos, and my mom tells me to stop, he he! I just got one a week ago w/ my new grand-daughter's name and a cupcake.
    I just adore your day 5 projects just wonderful!
    Peace,
    Kristy

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  12. brillant idea!!! i want to go live at your house! those are so flippin awesome!

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  13. wow great tattoos, love the grumpy one

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  14. Yours and the girls tattoos are awesome what a great idea
    Luv Jane xxx

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  15. WICKED COOL! I have some mixed henna (wrapped up real good in my frig) from a class at memories expo a few years back. it was interesting, but hard, she had us using toothpicks, I just kept making a mess, LOL!

    YOU SEEM TO HAVE THE KNACK!!! AWESOME job :)
    Susan

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  16. Okay... Now this is really cool!!! I wanna come to your house and play too!!! LOL! This is so much better than the rub on tat's that only last a day and with kids... you would go broke buying them!!! Way Cool Terra!!!

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  17. Wow, Terra they all turned out awesome! Love those henna tattoos, your flaming heart is really cool.

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  18. love the tatts but they take too much time and patience for me to do very often! the last one is a great idea.

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  19. LOVE the idea of using stamps as a design... these are awesome!

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  20. I want one, I'm so jealous!!! Those all turned out so fabulous, love the extra bits you added to each one, especially the heart.

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