How to Make an Easy Gingerbread House Christmas Card Anyone Can Create!

If you’ve ever found yourself scrambling to get your Christmas cards finished, this project is your reminder that it’s never too early to start! This Easy Gingerbread House Handmade Christmas Card Tutorial shows you how to create a cozy, dimensional card that feels like it came straight from a winter wonderland.

In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through embossing a snowfall background, inking the gingerbread house and tiny details, and assembling each frosted piece — from the shimmering rooftop to the cheerful sentiment — for a truly festive finish.

💡 If you’ve ever felt behind on Christmas cards, this is proof that it’s never “too early” to begin.

Supplies I Used Today

🖍 Inks

Gina K Designs

• Sea Glass

• Passionate Pink
  

Hero Arts

• White Pigment Ink

• White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder (Hero Arts)

• White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder (Amazon)

🎀 Embellishments

• White Gel Pen

📜 Cardstock

• Hammermill 100# Cardstock

• Reskid White 130# Cardstock
  

🛍 Stamp Sets

• Gina K Designs Snowfall Stencil
  
  

✂️ Dies – Spellbinders Candy Christmas Collection

• Candy Christmas Collection

• Gingerbread House

• Hot Air Balloon & Gingerbread Man with Parachute

• Train

• Sweet Border Dies
  

📏 Dies – Nestabilities Nesting

• A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies

• A-2 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies
  

⚙️ Die Cutting Machines

• Gina K Designs Intri-Cut

• Anna Griffin Empress Elite

🖌 Blending Brushes

• Spellbinders
  

🛠 Crafting Tools

Tweezers:

• Stacking Boxes | Alternative Link

• Spellbinders Tool ’n One

• Barely Art Precision Glue

• Altenew Sticky Mat 9x12

• Foam Tape

• Tidy Towel
  

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