Hi Friends! I love it when my kids make gingerbread houses. I love the creativity they have when decorating them. This year for the first time the kids were able to assemble the houses too! I thought they might be too old for this craft but they said “No way!” they still wanted to make them and of course they each had to have their own!
I was inspired to scrapbook these picture right away because of the brand new die cut adhesive ribbon I received from Offray. This product will be available soon in stores and on their website but you get a sneak peek of it in today’s video!
The self adhesive ribbon was so easy to work with and really flat which is nice for scrapbookers who do not want a lot of bulk in their albums and card makers who do not want to pay extra postage for lumpy items. I love to use traditional ribbon too so I used some narrow grosgrain because it adds a great texture without fraying:
Here is a close up look at the other page:
I kinda hate to tease you with new stuff that is not available yet but there are lots of other wonderful ribbons from Offray on their website and you can save 15% off your next order with the code Frugal15 Though 12/31/14. Thanks so much for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
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I have a friend who started making gingerbread houses with her boys when they were young. They are close to 30 and it is still an annual thing for them. She is always amazed each year when they still want to make them.
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Hi Lindsay 🙂
Great crafting and making gingerbread houses, mom and kids.
Thanks for sharing!
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Such a sweet family tradition, Lindsay! Gingerbread House parties were our family tradition throughout our childhood, too! Your kids might never outgrow it!! I remember having a fun Gingerbread House party for my friends in college! Such sweet fun!! While teaching, I would decorate a Gingerbread House for my classroom, too! So happy that you captured this special time for your scrapbook! ♡
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Great job!!!!! Glad I not on the judging committee. Lucky your children, they’ll realize it YEARS from now. Pat yourself on the back, Lindsay, you’re a wonderful mom.
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!wow! I love the ribbon… i can’t wait to get my hands on it… awesome LO
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Your gingerbread houses look amazing, after all that hard work I wouldn’t want to eat them! lol Both scrapbook pages look beautiful, I can’t wait to try out the new ribbons:)
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We make chocolate “gingerbread houses” after years of traditional ones.. Love your layouts and the new ribbon.. Is it me or does anyone else have a ton of washie tape that does not stick?
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We have a big contest here every year which gets judged, then the public an come in and see it for a day. They have childrens, adults and group categories.
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My grandchildren made their first gingerbread houses this year.
They had soooo much fun, they will be doing this every year.
Lindsay, the die cut adhesive ribbon you used is absolutely
awesome. I will have to get some.
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Beautiful thank you
Sent from my iPad
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Great pages! I love picture collage.One pic on a page just doesn’t do it for me. What program are you using to create the collage?
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I am using free ipiccy.com , it is free online software, you upload pics, create to collage and then save it to your computer. then print from there. I used to use Picture Collage Maker Pro but lost it when I got a new computer. This free editor works just as well and is very easy. Lots of collage options!
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