Ginger Pox?

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Oh no!! The Gingerbread Man has broken out in Ginger Pox! The main symptoms are a pattern of easily identified brown spots, an odd but lovely scent of spice, and a desire to bite everyone’s head off!

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 4.25 x 11, scored and folded at 5.5

Border: Kraft cardstock, 4.25 x 5.25

Card Face: approx 3.75 x 4.75 (after cutting with a die)

Card Face:

I used the Layered Stencilling technique on this card face: you will find a more detailed explanation under Techniques in the header.

• I positioned the card face on my Grip Mat and laid the Baking Spirits Bright stencil in place,

• I masked off the edges of the stencil to keep the paper clean.

• I used Cinnamon ink lightly over the exposed surface and then went back with the same ink to darken the edges.

• Leaving the first stencil in place, I added the first layer of the Layered Gingerbread

Men stencil on an angle and secured it with Mint tape.

• I used the same ink again but with a heavy hand this time to be certain that there was enough contrast.

• I removed the second stencil, but still left the first stencil in place: I added the second layer from the Layered Gingerbread Men stencil (the face and buttons).

• I pressed Versamark embossing ink firmly into the openings, putting a couple of layers of this ink on to be certain that I hadn’t missed any of the tiny details.

• I removed both stencils, and added embossing powder. I set this with my heat gun.

• I used a stitched die to cut the card face down to the finished size.

Other

• I used metallic watercolour to add gold spatter to the Kraft border layer.

• I allowed this to dry and then placed it into a corrugated embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.

• I looked through my Ready to Go binder and selected a sentiment. **

** See Ready to Go Binder under Techniques in the header to learn how I use this tool to increase efficiency

Assembly

• I glued the Kraft border to the card base, leaving a narrow border on the top and bottom.

• I glued the card face down, tilting to the right.

• I added a face to the large gingerbread man with translucent black beads.

• I added three small red rhinestones as buttons on the torso of the larger gingerbread man.

• I cut my sentiment into two pieces and glued them in place as shown.

• I added small red rhinestones to the top left and bottom right of the Kraft border layer.

Final Thoughts:

I love both of these stencils, and had fun using them together this way.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It's a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil:

Baking Spirits Bright, A Colorful Life Designs

Layered Gingerbread Men, a Colorful Life Designs

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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