Gingerbread Man Spice Stencil Card

Send a holiday scent through the mail by applying a stencil made of spice on the front of the card. The little gingerbread man on this card was made by cutting out his shape from a sheet of double-sided adhesive and then sprinkling cinnamon on it. Try this idea with the kids!

Supplies

1 sheet brown cardstock (8 x 11 inches)
Scissors
Pinking shears or scallop edge scissors
5 sheets holiday-themed scrapbook paper
White, green and red cardstock
Double-stick tape
Glue stick
Peel-n-Stick double-sided adhesive sheet, super-strength
Cinnamon
Adhesive label with pretty border (larger than gingerbread man)
Scrap cardstock
Hole-punch
Holiday tag
White ribbon

Directions

Step 1: Fold brown cardstock in half to make a card (Tip: Use a bone folder along the folded edge to make a nice flat crease).

Step 2: Cut 5 strips of holiday-themed paper, measuring approximately 2 inches by 5 inches, to be applied as horizontal layers on the front of the card (refer to photo).

Step 3: Arrange layers on card front and attach with double-stick tape.

Step 4: Use pinking shears to cut thin strips of trim. Add trim in between layers where the seams meet using glue stick.

Step 5: Trim the open edge of the card with pinking shears.

Step 6: Draw a small gingerbread man shape on to the backing paper of the Peel-n-Stick adhesive sheet. Cut out gingerbread man. Peel off one side of backing paper. Sprinkle cinnamon over adhesive on gingerbread man until coated. Lightly dust off excess cinnamon.

Step 7: Peel off remaining backing on gingerbread man and apply it to the adhesive label with the pretty border. Then, apply the label on to a piece of green or holiday color cardstock. Use pinking shears to trim cardstock around label.

Step 8: Set off the gingerbread man square by raising it off the card's surface. Cut the scrap cardstock into 4 squares that are half the size of the gingerbread man square.

Step 9: Layer the scrap cardstock squares on top of each other and use double-stick tape in between layers to keep them together. Attach the cardstock square to the back of the gingerbread man square. Use double-stick tape on the back of the cardstock to attach it to the front of the card.

Step 10: Use the hole-punch to punch 2 holes that are -inch apart on the top of the card. Starting from the front of the card, thread the ribbon into one hole and up through the other hole out the front of the card. Knot the ribbon in the front of the card to secure. Punch a hole in the holiday tag. Thread one end of the ribbon through the tag and tie a bow using the other ribbon end to secure the tag.