Gingerbread House Card | Honey Bee Stamps

If you came here from my Instagram, thank you!  As promised, a just-the-details blog post.

For this card, you need the House Builder Card Base die set + the Gingerbread House Add-On stamps and Honey Cuts.  (Which I now see are sold out--click the Notify Me button to know when they are back in stock--it will be soon!)  I used some kraft colored cardstock I've had forever, but I like the texture in this paper versus the Neenah Desert Storm paper.

Here are some of the steps:

• Use the Shiplap Siding Stencil and some white embossing paste after die cutting out the card base.  I sprinkled on some glitter while it was still wet.
• I die cut the roof from the Gingerbread House Add On and used a white gel pen to embellish.
• I used white glitter foam paper to die cut the snowy edges (dies in the Add On set).

• For the candy, I used the dies in the Add On set that cut out the shape with some embossed lines (although after I got done with them, those don't really show).
• The candy canes, peppermint sticks and gum drops were die cut with Neenah Solar White.
• Then I used Copics markers to color and shade them.
• I used a Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen on the white portion of the peppermints.
• I then coated them all the peppermints with JudiKins Diamond Glaze (my preference over Gossy Accents as it seems to dry less yellow.)
• For the gumdrops I added some liquid glue (that dries clear) and topped them with Hero Arts Icicle Glitter.  (This stuff is amazing!)

Finally, for the trees and shrubs I added some snow with Tsukineko White Radiant Neon Amplify.  This is also amazing!  It puffs up when you use your heat gun and it's WHITE!   Not yellow!  I also added some NUVO White Gloss Crystal Drops to the trees.

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