This cute fella is for the clean and simple challenge today. I found these fun foam gingerbreads in California and my mind got going!! I think they came from Target (we hit so many stores I photographed a blank one with his dressed up brother so you could see all the possibilities! I gave him a little more of a baked look by sponging distress inks in tea dye, vintage photo, and walnut stain around him and then used itty bitty backgrounds for that spicy cookie look. Glue on some ric rac, tie a gingham bow, stick on a button and some punched greens, add a tag if you like or just stick with "raisins". I used the biggest hole in my cropodile for his eyes and belly. I used a circle dauber for his cheeks with some chalk ink. I added prisma pencil in raspberry around the outside and blended it with the dauber again. I think there are 10 or 12 in the package so they could decorate a cute country tree, or I think I will use mine as jumbo tags for bags of crinkly sugared ginger snaps. Quick and easy and oh so cute. I just love gingers~
Date: Monday, November 21, 2011 GMT Views: 8162
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Tue, Nov 22, 2011 @ 2:05 AM
Absolutely adorable! I would never have thought of buying fun foam gingies and altering them! Nice work! LOVE ginger snaps and gingerbread! Since I was a kid, I have made Moravian ginger cookies nearly every Christmas ... and that's about 40 yrs!
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Tue, Nov 22, 2011 @ 4:29 AM
Sistah.....whether it be paper, foam or flour and sugar, you are cookin'! I love this. You are so gifted to "see" projects in the most simple things. Now I have to see if I can whip out one with the samples you left for me to play with. I absolutely love the sponging and distressing and his wee lil rosy red cheeks. Huggable, like you! LYMI
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11