Sending Gingerbread Hugs

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing another Christmas card with you, I still have lots of Christmas cards I need to make before December, so you will probably see more popping up on my blog during the next few months.

Today I have a Puzzle Slider Card using some of the Gingerbread themed products from Spellbinders/Stamperia Candy Christmas Collection, this is such a fun collection. I have been wanting to make this card for over a month, so it was great to finally find some time to be able to get it made.

I prefer 5 x 7 cards most of the time, which is the size I selected for this card. All the images are from the Gingerbread Delivery die set. The papers are from the Junk Journal pad which is also included in the collection. 

For the sentiment on the front I used a gingerbread themed sentiment from Spellbinders Dancin' Christmas Sentiments stamp set.

Directions - 5 inch x 7 inch version:

1.    Cut a piece of cardstock to measure 5 inches x 11 inches, this will be the card base. Score along the long side at 1 inch; 2 inches; 9 inches and 10 inches. Fold on all score lines so you have a mountain, valley, valley & mountain folds.

2.    From the same colour cardstock as the card base above, cut two rectangles that are 4 inches x 2.5inches and two rectangles that are 3 inches x 2.5inches.

3.    Apply glue along the 1 inch panel on the left. Starting from the bottom adhere one of the 4 inch rectangles to this panel, making sure to line up with the left and bottom edges. Next adhere one of the 3 inch rectangles to the same left panel, making sure that it lines up with all edges including the bottom rectangle.

4. Using the remaining rectangles, adhere these in the opposite way as step 3 onto the right hand panel. So the 4 inch rectangle is on top and 3 inch on bottom.

5. Cut your layering pattern papers so they are 3 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 inches and 2 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 inches and adhere to relevant rectangles on card base.

6. Decorate card as desired. If you wish to add a panel to the inside of card, this will be 6 3/4 inches x 4 3/4 inches.

Here is a look at the inside of my card, I added a border from the Sweet Borders die set, as I needed it longer than the die size, I used partial die cutting to extend the length of the border. I also added another of the gingerbread men to the lower right hand side of the card.

For the sentiment I pulled out another gingerbread themed sentiment, this time from Chloes Creative Cards. I love using sentiments that match the theme of the card.