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Crafts > DIY Decor > Sizzix Triple Play Blog Hop Week 1: Gingerbread House

Sizzix Triple Play Blog Hop Week 1: Gingerbread House

by Carla Schauer 27 Comments

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Welcome to the Sizzix Triple Play Blog Hop!

Halloween is over, so Christmas is just ahead!  Ok, not really.  In fact, I have a personal rule about not decorating for Christmas until after Thanksgiving.

Except…when I saw this cute house die designed by my friend Eileen Hull, I knew I had to make it into a gingerbread house.  Oh well, rules are made to be broken, right?    Happy Thanksgivmas!

gingerbread house christmas craft

For this project, each of us started out with the following Sizzix products:

#65279;Sizzix Scoreboards Pro Die – House, 3D, by Eileen Hull
Sizzix 12×12 matboard, white
Sizzix Big Shot Pro die cutting machine

I started by assembling the house base using double sided tape and brads.  I like to assemble the Scoreboards dies before painting so I can get the edges covered without touch-ups.  I applied two  quick coats of a 1:1 mixture of DecoArt Texturizing medium and Americana acrylic paint in Light Cinnamon, leaving the tops of both roof pieces, the fence, windows, and door frame white.

To get a fun faux-snow/icing look to the roof pieces and window frames, I applied Marvy Puffy Velvet Fabric Markers and heat set the pieces when dry.  I made the peppermint candies for the roof with a quick swish of white paint on some wooden discs and some red glitter glue, with a coat of Diamond Glaze for a smooth finish.  The red glitter glue also added the perfect peppermint touch for the door frame.

sizzix gingerbread house craft door

Of course I can’t just leave well enough alone, I’m a detail girl.  I glued on some premade glittery candy cane and gumdrop buttons, and used one of the brad punch-outs for a doorknob.

sizzix gingerbread house die side view

The matboard fence made its way over to the side of the house, surrounding a lollipop tree made with white cardstock and Clearsnap’s Design Adhesives.  The fence also gets a holiday makeover with a Clearsnap Smooch garland and a tiny red ribbon bow.

sizzix gingerbread house detail

I finished up with some pale yellow cardstock to give a warm glow inside the windowpanes, and an itty bitty foil and Smooch decorated tree peeking out to show some holiday spirit.   Did I mention that I love details?

To check out the next of 60 blog hop projects, use the navigation buttons at the top of the sidebar over there ————————>

or use the master list here:  Sizzix blog hop master list.

Thanks for hopping by!  Tune in next week to see Karin Burniston’s Pop-Up Cube!

Until next time…
C.

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  1. Melony Bradley

    November 4, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    Oh- so sweet Carla- love the lollipop detail on the side with the fence!

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  2. Phyllis Dobbs

    November 4, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    This is really cute Carla. I love how you did the fence at the end with the candy “tree”.

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  3. Plaid Crafts

    November 4, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    I love this so much. The bushes on the front are so dang cute!

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  4. Candice Windham

    November 4, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    Carla, I love the snow! What a great way to use that product! The house looks good enough to eat!

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  5. nikimeiners

    November 4, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Love all the candy

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  6. Karen B.

    November 4, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Love it all, but especially that fence wrapping around the side of the house with the lollipop. Adorable! I can hardly wait to see what you do with the cube.

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  7. Beth W.

    November 4, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    Love your gingerbread house, it is sparkly and fabulolus!

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  8. Jenn Ellefson

    November 4, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    Oh Carla, this is such a perfect idea! It looks good enough to eat!

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  9. Jen Goode

    November 4, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    Love it! Your tiny window is my favorite… such a cute little tree in there.

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  10. Madeline Arendt

    November 4, 2010 at 5:32 pm

    It says “YUMMY”!

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  11. Vicki O'Dell

    November 4, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    Very cute!

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  12. brendapinnick

    November 4, 2010 at 5:49 pm

    so cute! I also love the tiny window!

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  13. Laura Bray

    November 4, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    So sweet! I can almost smell the gingerbread.

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  14. Teri

    November 4, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    I live the entire house but the tree in the window is just the greatest
    Thanks,
    Teri

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  15. Robi

    November 4, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    Wonderful job! Looks like gingerbread ready to eat.

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  16. Theresa Cifali

    November 4, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    That looks awesome. I love the texture on the roof

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  17. Keri Lee Sereika

    November 4, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    Totally cute!!!!! It is totally DELICIOUS!!!!!

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  18. Ann Butler

    November 4, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    This is great Carla…

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  19. eileen hull

    November 5, 2010 at 1:17 am

    Down to the last detail- perfect! I like the small things too 🙂 Thanks for rocking this die- love your work always!

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  20. Roxi Phillips

    November 5, 2010 at 8:53 am

    Love it, Carla! So sweet… literally!

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  21. Einat Kessler

    November 5, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Super cute!

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  22. gscrapbooks

    November 5, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    I adore the Gingerbread House you made… the texture on the roof is awesome!

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  23. HawaiianLibrarian

    November 5, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    Your house looks like cinnamon gingerbread just waiting for Hansel and Gretel to nibble! Mahalo for sharing your how-tos.

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  24. Terry Ricioli

    November 5, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    Lovely work! And wonderful details right down to the doorknob!

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  25. Rexann

    November 5, 2010 at 10:24 pm

    Thank’s for sharing you work of art!!!

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  26. Lyneen

    November 6, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    YUMMY looks good enough to eat. Love the detail in the windows… TFS!

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  27. alwayscharlie

    November 9, 2010 at 12:38 am

    Terrific! Loving all the projects on the hop!

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