Create A Sweet Gingerbread Note Card

Hey there! Happy Wednesday!

You wouldn’t believe the paper that was cut in my craft room today. Some made it to a card design and some made it to the garbage. Yes… I’m not happy when that happens. The end result is always worth it, though.

There’s a new suite of products that will be available to customers on November 1st. That’s only a few days away. Today, I cut some of that pretty patterned paper (it landed on projects, not garbage), and came up with a few projects to share. I’ll get at least one up before the weekend, so stay tuned. I’m also planning a new video tutorial and hoping to have that up soon, as well.

Also, on November 1st, I have some good news to share. I think it’ll make you smile!

Let’s talk about today’s card.

Today’s Card Parts & Pieces

In the midst of my confusion today, I put this card together before I took my usual “Pieces and Parts” photo.
I thought the best I could do, when I realized I didn’t have the photo, (which was at the point of uploading my pictures), is to show you how I built this gingerbread house using the Gingerbread House Dies. That led me to include a picture of the actual Dies.
You can see in the top left corner of the photo above how I die cut the house, roof snow, door, windows, trees and wreath.
The house is die cut using Kraft cardstock.
The gingerbread swirls near the roof, and the outline for the windows and door are stamped with Early Espresso ink.
I stamped the fussy cut sentiment with Early Espresso ink.
The card layers are attached to one of the 3 1/2″ x 5″ Kraft Note Cards.
I added a Cherry Cobbler mat layer under the Basic White top layer.
If you look closely, you can see I embossed the top layer with one of the snowy mountain scenes from the Charming Landscapes Embossing Folders.
I think the embossed layer gives this design exactly the right amount of texture.
I attached all of the elements with Dimensionals.
I embellished with Basic Pearls colored with a Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend.