Hello everyone, Giovanna here! In this post, I will show you how to create using old jeans, to make a cute and colorful denim cover booklet, with its signature inside! We will also create a lovely, gel printed holder made out of a jeans pocket.
To get vibrant and crisp prints on denim, it is advisable to first make a gel printed layer of white acrylic paint, and then print over with a colorful layer.
You can apply this technique to decorate your own jeans and proudly wear them: in this case you can use fabric paint or add a fabric medium to your regular acrylic paint to make them washable.
Enjoy!😊
Step by step process:
– Cut a strip of denim and a pocket from an old pair of jeans
– Spread an even layer of white acrylic paint on the (mini) plate mounted on acrylic block or acetate
– Lay a stencil on the denim
– Press the plate on the denim
– ‘Clean’ the plate pressing it on paper or on another side of the denim
– Leaving the stencil in place, repeat the same step with a colorful layer of acrylic paint
– Fill the whole strip of denim until you are happy the result
For the booklet process:
-Collect your favorite gel print
– Cut them to size to fit inside the denim cover
– Fold them in half and create the signature
– Lay the signature on the opened cover aligned with the spine
– Thread a needle with cotton or embroidery floss
– Poke two holes and made a simple binding closed with a knot
Materials:
-Gelli Arts® Minis – Round, Square, Triangle
-Gelli Arts® Minis – Octagon,Quatrefoil,Diamond
–Gelli Arts® ‘Script’ 5”X7” stencil
–Gelli Arts® ‘Leaves & Script’5”X7” stencil
–Gelli Arts® ‘Dots’ ”5X7′ stencil
–Gelli Arts® ‘Leaf’ stencil
-Acrylic Paint
-Denim/Old Jeans
-White and Black Cardstock
–Gelli Arts® Brayer
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