Gingerbread Baking Co.

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, brown copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.  Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favorite things."  

I would add gingerbread cookies to that list!!   So when I saw the Christmas Kickstart Challenge was "Gingerbread Treats", I knew I had to play along.  

I had recently placed an order for some of my favorite Marianne Designs Dies.  I do love their dies, and wish they were easier to find here in the states.  This Cookie Jar set is delightful, filled with windmill almond cookies, which are reminiscent of my childhood.

Each Christmas, my sisters and I would wait for the big box from my Oma in Germany to arrive.  It was always filled with our favorite German treats and these cookies would be included.  The Gingerbread Baking Co. label is from Blue Fern Studios.  I thought it would be a cute addition to the cookie jar.  I also added pinecones and poinsettias to make it festive.

Here is the Cookie Jar filled with Marleen's Gingerbread Dolls.  

I used the basket weave stencil from The Greetery to add detail to the Cookie Jar.  

And last, but not least the Cookie Jar with round cookies from the set.

I love the texture that is imprinted on the cookie when it goes through the die cutting machine.  I browned the cookies up using Vintage Photo DOX ink and added some Iced Mocha Pops of Color for the icing on the cookie, if you will!  

I'm happy to enter one of these cards into the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ Gingerbread Treats

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Stamp Act

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
 

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