Ice Skates Shabby Chic Card

Created this Ice Skates Card with a Shabby Chic look to it. Used Tim Holtz Ice Skates die. Recycled cereal box cardboard for back of ice skates for sturdiness. Threaded the ice skates with twine. Not had much luck with the first 2 thread holes at bottom of ice skates and always wondered why the bottom 2 holes were so close to the edge and the thread can come out; whereas the other holes are not near the edge and are more like holes that can be threaded. Has anyone else had this same problem?

Used TH Distress Ink to distress the ice skates. Used silver stickles on ice skates blades.

Added ribbon & snowflake buttons which I cut the back of the buttons off so could use flat for embellishing. Added a wobble to back of ice skates for action effect.

Stamped Simon Says Stamp sentiment.

 Supplies List 


ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Tim Holtz VagaBond
paper:   the Paper Studio Snowflake Mix scrapbook  cardstock - white core'dinations
recycle: cardboard from cereal box - for back of ice skates for sturdiness
ribbon: light blue
stamp: Simon Says Stamps Snow Gear - sentiment
stickles: Silver
Tim Holtz: die - Ice Skates  Distress ink - black soot, walnut stain  sander
twine: blue/white
wobble: added to back of ice skates for action effect

 Entering this into the following challenges:  

1/23 CHNC Christmas Ch 212: Upcycle, Recycle, Re-purpose or use something free UE 1/17
  recycle - cereal box cardboard
1/23 Suzy Bee's Ch#63 Anything Goes with Twist - Add some Sparkle UE 1/17
   sparkle - silver stickles

1/25 Simon Says Stamp Mon Ch: Winter Stamping  5E(#5) 1/19

1/26 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch#135 The Letter "B" UE 1/20
   "B" - blue, bow

1/27 C.R.A.F.T. Ch295 - Recycling 5E(#3) 1/22
   recycle - cereal box cardboard
1/31 Crafty Hazelnuts Ch Extra Jan 2015 UE 1/1
1/31 DL.ART Jan Linky Ch 1perday/no stack 1/1

2/1 Creative Card Crew Ch79 Shabby Chic 3E(#1) 1/20

2/3 ABC Christmas Ch B is for Bows, Bunting or Baking UE 1/21
2/3 Action Wobble Ch - Anything Goes 3E(#2) 1/21