Snowy Gingerbread House SVG

About this design

Snow has settled thickly on this gingerbread house. The roof rolls in big soft curves, and long icicle drips hang down from the edge, as if the icing was piled on generously and left to run. In the gable there is a round window with a cross, and the walls have two arched windows with panes on either side of an arched front door. A scalloped line of icing trims the windows and the base of the house.

The design is seven pieces with eight cut-outs. The icicle drips are what make it special: in the layered version, they show the cream backing and look like real snow sliding off the roof. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the snow, icicles and windows
• Design in gingerbread brown

Projects

• Winter village scenes on a mantel.
• Snow day shirts for kids.
• Holiday cards in layered cardstock.
• Window decals that look like a snowy house.
• Hot cocoa station signs.
• Ornaments in painted wood.
• Gift tags for a winter housewarming.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide. The icicle drips are the finest part, so use a fresh blade on cardstock. For felt or glitter cardstock, cut it at 6 inches or larger. For a shirt, 8 to 9 inches wide fills the chest nicely.

Step by step: snowy window decal

1. Set the house to 8 inches wide and download the solid style.
2. Cut it from white static-cling vinyl instead of brown, so the house itself reads as snow and frost.
3. Weed out the windows and door.
4. Apply it to the inside of a window with a little soapy water.
5. Smooth it with a squeegee; it peels off cleanly after the holidays.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream snow, the classic
• Brown with pale blue icicles for a frosty night
• All white for a frosted glass decal
• Dark brown with white for a chocolate house

Good to know

The snow on the roof is part of the backing in the color file, so the design layer has open spaces where the snow sits. On a white shirt, you can skip the backing and cut only the brown layer; the shirt itself becomes the snow.

Variations to try

• Add the editor’s offset border for a die-cut sticker.
• Use the editor’s “cut the design out of the shape” option with the rounded square shape for a snowy plaque.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread House with Chimney is another iced house, and the Sledding Gingerbread Man is out playing in the snow.