Merry Christmas (happy New Year)Completed by Peggy Stogdill

I made a hanging decoration instead of a card, so I didn't use the backing sheet. I printed four copies of the left-facing skate (two for decoupage layers) and two copies of the right-facing skate on 200gm matte photo paper.

After cutting them out, I backed the right-facing skates with their mirror image after shaping them for added dimension and using silicone gel, quite high in the center areas and flat on the outer edges.

When dry, I colored the cut edges with a gold metallic marker then used silicone to add decoupage cut from the extra sheets, some embellishments from my stash a bit of glitter, and a peel-off greeting.

I positioned and affixed the two skates together with strong foam tape and added a ribbon for hanging. I made these large, but the files can be resized to all sorts of uses. Stunning!