Advent Calendar Blog Hop – Cookie Tray Gift

Real gingerbread are always missing a bite, or is that just in my kitchen?

Advent Calendar Cookie Tray

My advent calendar doubles as a gift. You can remove everything and have a usable cookie tray. Woo hoo! Wouldn’t it be great to give this away and get REAL gingerbread cookies in return? I knew you’d agree.

I used my Gypsy to help me save space and paper. I was able to fit 25 gingerbread men in a small area. I made 5 rows of 5 and each row was 5 inches long. That’s a lot of 5’s. I opened another tab so I could create all of the layers for the cookies.

This paper is by American Crafts. It has a slight texture to it.

I used white vinyl to create the frosting layer to my gingerbread. The gingerbread men are from the seasonal Cricut Gingerbread cartridge. If you’d like to see all the cuts from that cartridge, I made them all HERE.

Say What? I forgot what I was doing!

It wasn’t until I finished that I realized I’d cut out mittens when I’d meant to cut out kitchen gloves. LOL! Oh well, we’ll just pretend they are heavy duty kitchen mittens. I used the Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge for these “kitchen mittens”. I ran the mittens through my Cuttlebug using the Houndstooth embossing folder. The coolest thing I used was Marvy Liquid Applique. It’s so much fun to use. First you draw with it, then you use a heat tool/gun on it and it puffs up. I thought it would be perfect to create those little stitches. CUTE!

I love Zing embossing powder. I think it's my favorite.

That “Happy Holidays” stamp is from my All Around Sentiments stamps. I stamped it into a glue pad and then poured the Zing embossing powder on it. I used my heat gun to melt the embossing powder. Next, I used that 1-1/2″ punch to punch out the stamp. I stuck the finished product to a magnet. Now it will work perfectly as a date marker on the calendar!

What day is it? I'll just trust my little magnet to let me know.

See? Now all we have to do is move the magnet with my stamp on it to the correct day! YAY! Then we can treat ourselves with a piece of candy from around the sides of the cookie sheet. YUM! After we’ve eaten our whole project, we can use the cookie sheet to make more goodies. LOL! Oh, I used the Designer Calendar Cricut cartridge and red vinyl to create all the numbers on the gingerbread men.

Want to know more about using vinyl? You know what I’m going to say don’t you? Yep. Check out my Cricut Vinylology DVD. It will teach you everything you need to know about using vinyl.

Need vinyl? I like to buy mine from Expressions Vinyl.

Happy Holidays!

142 Comments

shanna13 says:

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I love that you used gingerbread men for your advent calendar. TFS Susan
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SherriC. says:

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Joy, this is soooo super cute, what a great idea, I love gift ideas that just keep giving, especailly if they keep giving COOKIES!!!! TFS…..
Mandas1610 says:

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What a cute idea 🙂 I just LOVE the Gingerbread men!
perderg says:

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What a amazing idea my students would love it.
Thanks for sharing
Sherrie says:

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Really cute idea. I guess I’ll have to add this to my project list.
grambojoan says:

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how did you attach the gingerbread men to the cookie tray?
MamawCindy says:

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Oh,This really Cute!!!! Like how you can still use the pan. Love the candy around the edges.Great Job. Would love to win some of those Cricut Markers. Thanks for the chance.
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mhalford says:

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Cute, Cute, Cute!!!! As always your project is so very creative!
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youhadmeatcraft says:

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WHAT a great idea ! Ooo..this one is definitely a scraplifter 🙂 Thanks Joy !

HUGS 🙂
Alex
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imatwork says:

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Super cute Joy!! Love that you used vinyl again. Great ideas!
mrstianat says:

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great project, and i love your gypsy videos!
atthebluebarn says:

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oh – you make me laugh – didn’t even think about the mitten-mitt controversy!!
Happy Christmas!
Jennifer McIntyre
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carrino says:

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Cute I just love it great job thanks for sharing

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Happy Mom 2010 says:

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What a neat idea Super Joy!
I love your “kitchen mittens” they look super cute.
As always, thank you very much for the inspiration.

Gina Lindsey
agsainz at g m a i l dot com
Patti B says:

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I love the gingerbread men and I love that you used vinyl for the gingerbread frosting and numbers. I also love the idea that the recipient gets a double duty gift. Awesome!

Patti
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Kim T says:

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Great idea, love the fact that it is usable afterwards and works as a calendar too.
Kim xXx
lovethatbug says:

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Joy,
This is the cutest project ever! What a fun countdown for the kids.
Hope ya had a great Thanksgiving
Thanks for sharing
Hugs
Stacy
emily says:

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You thought of everything. Love the oven mits for those hot guys! Hahahaha!!! A sweet gift or perfect for hanging in a kitchen.
Thank you for sharing! :o)
Janice W says:

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You are so talented! This is so cute and clever! Love it!
MelissaAllore says:

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Oh my goodness I LOVE this!!!!!! SOOOOOOOO cute!

Melissa
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Mintas Creations says:

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Wow! Love your calender..very creative…
Minta

http://mintascreations.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the chance to win!
mamawann says:

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What a clever and creative idea!!! and it is so cute too. Great job!!! Love it!!!
Thanks for the chance to win.
annadowdy at gmail dot com
mindyesk says:

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That is so adorable – I’m waiting to get my gingerbread cartridge in the mail. Thanks for the chance to win those great markers.
finecrafter says:

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What an excellent idea for an advent calendar! Love the liquid applique idea, I’ll have to try it! Thanks for the chance to win!
finecrafter at gmail dot com
madcrafter says:

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This is a great idea! So clever as usual:) TFS. And thanks for the chance to win the markers. You are so inspirational.
~Madison http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com
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Joy.
This is very cute.
I am already a follower of your blog.
TFS and a chance to win
Bonnie C
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Christine says:

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I just showed my 6 yr old daughter your Advent Calendar and she thought it was so cute and told me I should let you know.
I really like it too. lol
Haidee says:

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Joy, this is why I keep coming back to you. You have such great ideas all the time. Thanks for sharing.

created2bunique at ymail dot come

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scrappy jackie says:

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Very cute! I just love gingerbread men and having them on the pan is perfect! THank you for sharing your fun ideas on this hop today! pjritsema at gmail dot com
L8ybug says:

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Cute idea, love the Liquid Applique. Thanks for a chance to win some Cricut Markers. Rita
BonSol says:

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Love your advent calendar!
Ryansmaama says:

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Love your gingerbread men, and I have that cartridge. Love it when that happens.LOL–Ryansmaama
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fotheluvofcricut says:

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Very Cute Idea!! Love the Gingermen!!! TFS!!!
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terrie says:

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love the idea on using the tray for your advent calendar
well done
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embellishartist says:

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What a great idea! My little fella would love being able to move things around on a cookie sheet!
sharonbeam says:

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So fun!!! Who wouldn’t love this Advent Calendar??? Great job!
stephanoid69 says:

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how cute. i can probably do this with my Paper Doll Cartridge since it has some christmas characters. or even my sizzix reindeer, santa, or ginger bread man. i love this. i would have never thought to use a cooking sheet lol. tfs its gorgeous. ty for more inspiration!!!

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Stephanie Collins
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scrappymama says:

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very clever. TFS!
Scrappin Melissa says:

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This is absolutely darling! I love it!
Deborah says:

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Super Job! Love the cookie tray idea. Very creative. Thanks for sharing.
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danadbrown says:

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Such a cute gift idea as well! Thanks for sharing.

danadbrown at hotmail dot com
moreiss says:

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Joy, this is soo cute!! Love this idea! Thanks for the chance to win
mamadawg365 says:

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this is such a cute idea…I am loving all the different ideas that you crafty girls have come up with!!
ojaggers says:

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This is so cute, I love gingerbread men….. and you have my fav candies on there!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
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Merica says:

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Cute!!! Too Cute!!!! I am always amazed at the talent of everyone. How do you come up with your ideas? Thanks for a chance to win.
Merica
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Barb A. says:

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I was just looking at the Houndstooth Cuttlebug cartridge last night on Oh My Crafts. I couldn’t think of anything I’d use it on though, and I didn’t get it. After seeing your mittens, I wish I’d gotten it!
KraftyKatsy says:

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Awesome calender & your’e right…it’d make a great gift also. My brain is workin now lol.
suekimmet says:

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What a great idea! I love that it becomes a useful gift after the holidays! My sweet husband just gave me an early Christmas present, a plum Expression! Hurray. Can’t remember when I was more excited about a gift. Now my little original will stay in my classroom for my special ed. students to use. They will be just as happy as I am!
scrapper69 says:

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This is simply adorable JOY! I Love all the little gingerbread guys… and it looks sooo easy for me to do with my kids! Thanks! 🙂
TypicalScrapbooker says:

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Hi Joy, Janie from the hop ! Love love your calendar ! Lots of details ! I so need to get your DVD, I get very intimidated with vinyl ! I am just not sure how to use it right ! I will purchase your DVD very soon ! TFS !
HUGS,JANIE