Classes at Heartland

Snow is falling and the radio is playing Christmas music!  Tis the season to create.  I will be using this blog as an additional form of instructions for my classes and kits at Heartland Paper. 

Gingerbread Houses
November 19 from 10a-1p

Necessities: sandpaper, trimmer, pen or pencil, glue dots and pop dots, adhesive, mod-podge, brush, small scissors, 1/8" scor-tape very helpful
1.Trace wood shapes onto paper (don't cut now - cut while paint is drying to save time.)
2. Prep wood:  Sand edges and paint white.
3. Cut paper about 1/4" inside the traced line so that you will have a nice white outline.
4. Mod podge pieces onto wood.
5. Embellish each house and tree as shown.  I used the sandpaper to distress the houses and some of the embellishments.  Pop dot candy canes, doors, window shutters and awnings to add dimension if you like.

For this house: Use 1/8" scor-tape to adhere the ric-rack. Modpodge the chipboard diecut and door on the reverse side of the coordinating paper and let dry, trim and pop-dot on to the house.  Pop dot the mini peppermint to the door and gluedot on the white starburst (not shown). Glue dot on the lights and peppermint.  Stuff the tulle into the chimney.

For this house:
Mod-podge the paper doors onto the chipboard.  Use 1/8" scor-tape to adhere the turquoise edging to the awnings and pop-dot for dimension.  Layer the roof starting with the white scallop edging, then the scallop paper and put the fancy edging on the top edge with points above like a railing.(Not shown)

For this house:
Pop dot the door and the shutters.

Base board: Trim the three dot pieces to the same height and mod-podge onto the board, matching as best as possible.  When dry, apply the brown vinyl.

Enjoy.
If you have any questions you can email me at patreskapapers@gmail.com

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