Mama Kringle Card

Detailed folk-style figure of Santa's favorite lady, 

wearing festive dress and lacy pinafore 

presenting a swag of gingerbread men cookies, 

on an arched "iced gingerbread" base. 

Highly detailed and including many 

small cut shapes which layer onto 

face & hands fleshtone base. 

Arched base has back panel with upper perforation 

that allows it to hinge back to reveal message space. 

Fits into a 5x7 envelope. 

ASSEMBLY: 
1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A body silhouette base (shows thru face, hands)
with thumb tiny shapes near hands
B dress trim base     C dress main
D card front with zigzag icing trim
E card back base (with perforation near top)
F eye contrast (white) with tiny eyes (blue)
G holly leaves and berries left & right accents for hair
H hair base and hair accent
I face accents: nose overlay, cheeks,
mouth, spectacles
J sleeve overlays left & right
K pinafore overlay with strap zigzag &
berry dot accents
L collar ruff
M buckle, belt, pinafore apron
N shoe assemblies left & right;
buckle, shoe, shoe base (shows thru as heel),
shoe silhouettes (shows thru as hose)
O cookies rope
P gingerbread men cookies:
base, front, eye raisins, icing buttons,
red bowties

2. Position and attach eye contrast strip 

behind eye cutouts.

3. Layer hair base and overlay and attach to each other.

Position hair unit over nose overlay, matching

edges that align, and attach surfaces that touch.

4. Position and attach hair/nose unit on body base

as shown, matching portions of head and hair

contours that align.

5. Position and attach dress trim overlay

on body base, matching the edges that align.

6. Assemble the holly & berries hair accents

by first layering the smaller leaf accents onto

the larger silhouette bases, and gluing in place.

Then position and attach double berry base (left)

and finally single berry accents.

7. Position holly hair accents over assembly

where edges indicate, and attach.

Position and attach tiny eyes inside eye cutouts.

Position and attach mouth below nose edge,

cheek circles to each side of nose shape.

8. Position and attach spectacles at nose bridge.

9. Position and attach: pinafore over dress unit,

belt and collar over pinafore or dress where

edges match, "apron" over pinafore skirt

just below belt.

10. Position and attach the dress/pinafore

unit over the body/base unit.

11. Position and attach the pinafore straps

details (zigzag trim, berry dots), belt buckle.

12. Prepare hose/shoes, buckle units as shown:

a) layer shoe (green) shape over heel layer (brown;

b) position shoe/heel unit over hose shape (lt. gray),

then add buckle.

Complete left and right foot/shoe unit.

13. Position and attach sleeve shapes
over arm portions of figure assembly.
NOTE: foot/shoe units will not be attached
until figure unit is placed onto card front.

14. Position and attach zigzag icing onto

card front.

15. Prepare the card back shape by bending

forward the top portion above the perforation.

16. Position card back behind card front,

align all edges, then attach the top "hinge"

portion to front card backside.

17. Position and attach the figure unit

over the card front, matching the head shape

of figure to the head shaping at top of card front.

Make sure figure is straight and perpendicular

to the bottom straight edge of card.

18. Position foot/shoe units at center
bottom edge of figure, and attach in place.
19. Position and attach the "rope" that will
hold gingerbread men cookies.

20. Prepare three gingerbread men cookies

as shown:

a) center and attach body front onto

body base

b) position and attach raisin eyes,

body buttons, bowtie

21. Position and attach "thumb" shapes at upper/outer
edges of figure's hands.
22. Position and attach cookies along rope,
centering the first cookie, then positioning
side cookies evenly on left and right.

Here is the completed card.