Gingerbread Man Bakery Shop Card

Celebrate your favorite Christmas cookie traditions. 

Simple throw-back shop front with tall marquee, 

striped awning and door arch is the backdrop for 

the little layered gingerbread guy with squiggle icing details.  

Window frame trios flank doorway, with “Christmas” cursive word cut 

above “BAKERY” stencil cut arch front 

(be sure to retain the separate ‘A’ and ‘R’ centers). 

An alternate "Sweet Stuff" bakery title also included.

Optional interior bracket sentiment panel aligns 

at top fold perforation. 

Card measures approx. 5” x 7” when folded. 

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A card base (top fold card)  B front panel (background)

C shop silhouette base    D top marquee trim overlay

E awning arch: front, bottom trim, contrast underlay

NOTE: retain the interior shapes from 'A' and 'R'

to position and attach within letter cutouts

F awning strip    G awning cross strip trim (2)

H shop front side strips (2)

I window panes (vellum if desired; 2)

J window frame grids (2)    K window lower trim contr.

L doorway base    M doorway frame trim

N gingerbread man: base, body, head

O gingerbread man features & icing shapes (5)

2. Begin assembly of the shop store front by

positioning and attaching the marquee trim overlay

along top and upper side edges of front base.

3. Position (centered) shop front base onto front panel

with bottom straight edges aligned.

4. Position the door shape into the doorway cutout

of shop front, then position and attach the trim

around door.

5. Position and attach the awning strip across shop front,

then position and attach the narrow trim strips across

each side of the awning to be even with doorway frame top.

6. Position and attach the window frame shapes

on front and at top of panes base shapes

for two window units.

Position and attach the base trim shape under

the panes shapes.

7. Position and attach the lower side shop front

trim overlays at shop base sides.

8. Position and attach windows to abut side edges

along trim edges (from step 7), and slightly below

scallop awning edges. 

9. Position and attach awning arch contrast behind

main shape, then position and attach the separate

interior shapes for 'A' and 'R' letters.

10. Position and attach the add-on scallop trim shape

along bottom edge.

11. Position BAKERY assembly centered 

over door frame.

12. Position shop and front panel assembly,

centered, over folded card base front.

13. Assemble the gingerbread man . . .

. . . by layering A) head onto body; B) eyes into

cutout openings and smile in position as shown 

(add smudge cheek rouged highlights if desired);

C) icing hair, wrists and anklets as shown.

14. Position and attach body assembly onto body base,

then position and attach buttons into cutout openings.

15. Select from the two options of cursive word cuts

for the marquee front.

16. Complete card front by positioning and attaching

gingerbread man onto card front.

Position and attach selected word cutout onto marquee.

If using "Christmas" cutout, don't forget to retain

and position the 'i' jot circle punch.

Or use the two-part "Sweet Stuff" words cut.

If preferred, substitute the Doodle Bug 

gingerbread man embellishment.