Denim anyone?

As I was doing laundry a few days ago, I notice a big rip in my son's jeans. I know rips and tears are in on jeans but this one was in an inappropriate place. :)

I was going to through them out as I am not a sewing kind of gal.... But then I thought... Hmm... I need a fun project for me and my stamping buddies... What if I stamp on the denim?

Here it is.... Our project from yesterday using denim as the stamping surface...

I was really pleased because the die cut actually cut through the denim with the exception of the ends which it almost cut through. I think it would have but my boards are very warped for my CB and I think it prevented it from completely cutting out the denim. I handcut the ends.

Couple of things I tried and didn't work...

• Bleaching on this denim. (Too light of a surface to begin with and the stamps need to be less detailed.


• Coloring on denim. The copics do color but the color is different due to the blue tint in the background. This would require more play time and a bleached surface.


• Stamping on denim. Didn't give enough punch of color so I used embossing powder to make the color really pop.
  

Couple of things I tried and liked....

• Glimmer mist on denim. I really liked the effect. It added a glisten to the fabric. I then stamped in versamark on top and embossed with a white embossing powder and it looked fantastic.


• Ranger Puffy Embossing Powder - Fun effect added another layer of dimension. Need to play with colors to see which look the best. (Does not work for any really detailed images/sentiments)


• Die-cuts and the denim. I die-cut even a small piece.
  

Products:

• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Zing - Chestnut Embossing Powder
• Hero Arts - Silhouette Burst, Silhouette Spray
• Impression Obsession - Lofty Dreams
• Spellbinders - Nestabilities
• Rangers - Stickles - Pink

Thanks for stopping by...

Suzz