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I used white cardstock to make my skates, actually I made 8 pair, lol. I found some glitter paper at Michael's for the blades and I used kraftcore black to make the heel of each skate. I sanded each heel down a bit and inked them with some vintage photo too. I laced each one with cream colored embroidery floss that I distressed with vintage photo before lacing. I used a beading needle to thread through the slits. The first one I did, I ended up tearing the paper so a little trick I will share with you is, place a spot of glossy accents at the edge of each slit and let it dry over night. It prevented the thread from tearing through the paper as I laced and you didn't see it after all the laces were over the top either. That probably wasn't an issue if you used grungepaper like he did. The lettering was done on the computer both on the outside and the inside. The snowflakes and wintery florals at the bottom are from a Close To My Heart stamp called Snow Flurries, D1384. Not sure if it's still available but I love this stamp set. I used white embossing powder. The edges were inked with Chipped Sapphire distress ink. On the inside I also used the Mover & Shaper Ice Skate to ask for an RSVP. The blue blob in the middle of the inside is just a piece of torn paper I used to cover up my address, lol.
The Ice Skate die is so cool. It just reminds me of the days of old. I have an old pair that I got at a yard sale that I hang on my door at Christmas time. I had never adorned them before but since I have now seen what Tim Holtz can do with a pair of old skates you can bet I will be adorning mine this year. It has become kind of the theme to my Tea Party to this year so it will help if I have them all decorated up on the front door when every one arrives. It should be a sight to behold. I'll be sure to take pictures and share with you later.
Well, that's it for me today. Hope you had a great Friday and an even better weekend.
Hugs,
~Jody
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