Hello Friends
Over the last few weeks I have been busy making Christmas cards and gifts for family and friends and I thought I would take a little time out to create a little Christmas wall hanging for my craft room.
As a child I pestered my parent incessantly for a pair of ice skates, but I didn't actually get my first pair until I was 12 and although they were second hand and a little battered looking, they were the best (and most memorable) Christmas present I ever received. My Brother and I would spend hours skating on the frozen rivers and lakes near our home..... such happy memories!
As a child I pestered my parent incessantly for a pair of ice skates, but I didn't actually get my first pair until I was 12 and although they were second hand and a little battered looking, they were the best (and most memorable) Christmas present I ever received. My Brother and I would spend hours skating on the frozen rivers and lakes near our home..... such happy memories!
I was so thrilled when I heard that Tim Holtz has re-released this skate die, it is one of my all time favourites!
I started with a canvas base 5" x 7", giving the base a coat of Ground Espresso Distress Paint. I used a candle to mark a few areas of the canvas before applying Crackle Paint. Once dry I rubbed away parts of the paint, where the candle marks were. I watered down some Salty Ocean Distress Paint and covered the whole canvas.
I added lots of die cuts to the top, including the latest Tim Holtz Festive Greens and some older Holiday Greens die cuts together with Tim's Mini Poinsettia and Idea-ology flower centres. I added some seed beads to the ends of some of the greenery.
I gave the skates a coat of white paint to the boot part and covered this with Clear Rock Candy Distress Paint. I used embroidery cotton to lace up the skates and added jingle bells to the laces. The blades were covered with silver embossing powder.
I really enjoyed making this, I hope you enjoyed seeing it!
I rarely seek out challenges to join in but I found three this time, to round the year off, that I would love to join in with! I would like to join in with Suzz's challenge - Most Memorable Gift, over at Frilly & Funkie Challenge Blog.
I would also like to enter the 'Tis the Season' challenge over at That's Crafty Challenge Blog.
And also, over at Emerald Creek they are having a Happy Holidays - Anything Goes Challenge and I would love to join in there too! I was inspired by many hours of ice skating with my brother!
I rarely seek out challenges to join in but I found three this time, to round the year off, that I would love to join in with! I would like to join in with Suzz's challenge - Most Memorable Gift, over at Frilly & Funkie Challenge Blog.
I would also like to enter the 'Tis the Season' challenge over at That's Crafty Challenge Blog.
And also, over at Emerald Creek they are having a Happy Holidays - Anything Goes Challenge and I would love to join in there too! I was inspired by many hours of ice skating with my brother!
As always, thanks for looking, hope to see you again soon.
Hugs, Anne xx
