It’s a home anyone would want to come home to after a long night of working! Keep scrolling to see how I made this Paper Envelope Gingerbread House tutorial come to life within minutes.
It’s sure to bring some awesome crafty memories your way this Christmas season!
This easy Christmas craft is perfect for when you need a break from all of the holiday decorating.
It’s simple, quick, and sure to bring a smile to your face. Plus, it’s a great way to use up those scraps of paper lying around your house.
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Envelope Gingerbread House
This gingerbread house craft is made out of paper envelopes! It’s a quick and easy way to get into the Christmas spirit. All you need are some basic crafting supplies and a few minutes to spare. Come see how it’s done!
Craft Supplies:
- Colored Cardstock Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Red Craft Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Small Paper Plate
- Baby Wipes
- Square Envelopes
- Paper Craft Scissors
- White Tulip Puffy Paint
- School Glue or Glue Stick
- Christmas Themed Stickers
- Tiny Craft Pom Poms
Directions:
- The directions are simple but we will start with the handprint Santa cutout first. Gather your white cardstock, red craft paint, foam paint brush and small paper plate.
- Squirt the red craft paint on your paper plate.
- Pick a hand {any hand!} and paint your palm completely red, so you can press it down on a single sheet of white cardstock.
- Carefully lift up your hand to reveal the stamped design underneath.
- Remove excess red paint from your hand with a baby wipe and a quick trip to the sink.
- Use scissors to trim out the painted shape you just made. This will be Santa’s body.
- Discard excess paper and set aside the handprint to allow it to dry completely. We will come back to it later towards the end of the craft.
- Now grab your blue and another sheet of white cardstock, along with kraft colored square envelope.
- Go ahead and tear your white cardstock to make the “snowy ground” to set the screen of your craft. It doesn’t need to be that big. Maybe half the page.
- Use adhesive to secure the white piece in place on the blue piece of paper.
- Now grab the blank envelope.
- Open the lid up of the envelope and lay it flat so it looks like a house.
- Next glue it in place, on the decorated blue sheet of colored cardstock, with the opening of the envelope facing you. This way you can slip the handprint “Santa” cutout from earlier, inside the opening.
- Now the embellishments for the paper gingerbread house! Go to town on decorating it however you like. You can add a few circular window cutouts, a door, a chimney etc – whatever your craft heart desires! I highly encourage you to go to town with the white “royal icing” tulip puffy paint and then add some candy stickers & small pom poms on the roof, as well.
- When done decorating the house, set it aside side to dry completely.
- Now grab your painted handprint from earlier.
- We are going to decorate it to look like Santa. So grab some skin tone paper and the cotton balls to make his face. Bring him to life as you see fit!
- When ready – slip your handprint Santa in the fully decorated paper gingerbread workshop and stand back to admire the hard work you just did!
- When done – snap a few pictures to share with us of your Santa’s gingerbread house creation and then display your masterpiece proudly in your home, for ALL to see! #gluedtomycrafts
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