Monday, July 4, 2022

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.


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