Gingerbread

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Gingerbread Men always have a place in our Cookie Day routine.

I started making them when our girls were little and they still make an

appearance at Christmas.  The grandchildren had so much fun decorating and seeing 

who could get the most icing and candies on each one!  Now they are "too big" to

decorate gingerbread men so we invite the children next door to come and help us out.

But today, it's gingerbread on a card.

This NBUS Gingerbread Man Embossing Folder with Die arrived a few days ago.

My photo doesn't catch the embossing well, but the background has embossed 

gingerbread men and the little guy in the foreground is also embossed.

I used an embossing pen for the "icing" on the arms and feet, Ultrafine

Sharpies for the details and a blending brush to add color to the die cut.

And last year's gingerbread man wanted to come out and play...

Last year he made an appearance in felt and decorated our Cookie Day aprons.

He's on that embossed background that seems to be camera shy.

I cut him out of Brown Sugar cardstock and brushed some Toffee ink around the

edges.  I used the same ink to stencil some "cracks" over him.  They were too dark

so I swiped him with a sponge dauber that had a little white ink in it.  

Do you remember the story of the Gingerbread Man?  It was a favorite of my girls

when they were little. "Run, run as fast as you can...."

This gingerbread man is celebrating the Peace on Earth Challenge's 100th Challenge.

Congratulations to the dynamic duo of Darlene and Diane who have created and

offer this fantastic challenge!

Challenges:

Inkspirational #355 - Inspired by the gingerbread man on mood board

NBUS #80 - Never Before Used Schtuff (1st gingerbread man die & embossing folder)

Peace on Earth - Inspired by Mood Board

  

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Baubles (?)

Ink:   Real Red, Gingerbread (SSS)

Paper:   Kraft, Neenah Solar White, Natural (MFT)

Other:  Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Decorative Sentiment Dies tag(EMD)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Real Red, Memento Toffee Crunch

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red

Other:  Gingerbread Man die (SSS), Gingerbread Man EF & Die (SSS), Sweet die (SSS)

Enjoy!

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