Unstampabelles Challenge #30 - Christmas (No Stamps)

This month's Unstampabelles Challenge is my final challenge. 

I have decided it is time to move on as our kids have finished school now and I have a feeling that 2014 will be full of unexpected surprises.  So just downsizing on some commitments.  The wonderful and terrific Susan of 'Time to Play' has put her hand up to take on the challenges.  Susan said she will keep the same format but just add a new twist…..so keep your eye out.

We are also saying farewell to Lauren who has been a wonderful support and given us terrific inspiration with all here scrap pages.  And Cathy who has been with Unstampabelles since the very beginning and helped me to no end.  Cathy was always there to help putting a post together when I ran out of time or was busy holidaying somewhere.  Thanks so much to both of these ladies.

So for December we have made it easy on you as all we are looking for are Christmas paper crafts with no stamps used (rubber or digital).   If you enter you have chance of winning this prize pack that I have put together.

I have always wanted to create a gingerbread house but living the tropics I don't think the weather would be too kind to it.  Also I think the ants would find it in a heartbeat.  So decided I would try making a paper version.  I found a great template and tutorial here.  I used Stampin Up Soft Suede for the house, SU Wild Wasabi for the windows and SU Naturals White for the roof.  I went through my scrap paper box and cut a variety of coloured circles which I then topped with Diamond Dust to make them look like jubes.  Also added some Diamond Dust to the windows and step.  The cute gingerbread man I bought from Blue Edge Crafts. I didn't have a working white gel pen but found a corrector pen that did the job nicely.  Added three brads for his buttons.  When I took this photo I knew there was something missing but not sure what.  Asked my daughter when she returned home….answer…. 'icing'.

It was a little fiddly but I added icing by cutting 1cm strips of card stock with a wavy edge on each side then cut this in half and attached to the edges of the windows, door and rooftop.  I am much happier now.  

The foil candy canes I received from the lovely Kerry in a gift at the Craftmad get together.

The foil trees were from Kerry also.

I hope you join in this wonderful challenge.  Be sure to stop by Unstampabelles and see what the rest of the amazing Design Team have come up with.  You will be truly inspired.  Advent calendar, cards, PEACE ornament.

Have a wonderful day.

Thanks to Julene I would like to enter my Gingerbread house into the December Archi-scraps challenge.