Crafty Christmas Club: March

Hey everybody!! Me and some of my crafty peeps decided to do a monthly Christmas project hop, and this is the first one.  Who wants to join us for some monthly encouragement and inspiration for your Christmas needs?

And it could not come at a better time. We could use a little positive distraction with the events of the world right now.  Many people are on stay-at-home orders, lockdown, or self quarantine. What better time to work on some Christmas crafts,  right?!

For this month's project, I decided to work on cards for gift card-giving. I used the Concord and 9th Christmas Cheer turnabout with the Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cup Card dies to start these out.

I started with this red one, which is ink blended with Distress Oxides in Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple for the reds, and Pine Needles for the green.

The Christmas Cheer turnabout is White Satin Pearl heat embossed over top of the ink blending. And all of this was done on the the paper after it was die cut with the Coffee Cup Card die.

The poinsettia is made with the dies from the Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month for November 2019- Christmas Wishes. The sentiment banner was cut, the stamped. All of it is popped up with the help of coaster blanks.

Inside, I used one of the Coffee Cup Card dies to cut the smaller cup shape and added Lawn Fawn Simple Gift Card Slots before gluing that to the inside of the card.

Next up is the green version. Same process, just using Iced Spruce and Pine needles Distress Oxides on the cup body this time.

I also used some embossing powder from the November 2018 My Monthly Hero, which is a mix of dark green and gold. Turns out, I really like it! It does well with detailed images.

Now I need to make a pile of these! I want to have stuff ready not just for me to use, but my family and for craft fairs. I better get to work!

I have a list (with links) of the supplies I used at the end of this post.

Before you jump into a project, check out the rest of the stops in this hop. And drop me a comment! I love to hear from you all.

Blog Roll:

1. Tanya Boser- blog and Instagram - that's me!
2. Sue Plote- blog and Instagram
3. Tania Cordie- blog 
4. Marcia Caradinta- blog and Instagram
5. Adam Karle- Instagram only 
6. Justin Averrill- blog and Instagram
7. Jenny Hall- Instagram only

Some of the supplies listed below are affiliate links, some are not. If you use an affiliate link here to make a purchase, I may get a small compensation. I only use things that I love, and do not create paid posts.

Supplies used:

Stamps:
Concord & 9th Christmas Cheer turnabout bundle http://shrsl.com/269cq
Concord & 9th Christmas Cheer turnabout http://shrsl.com/269cv, http://shrsl.com/269d1

Dies:
Concord & 9th Ribbon Banner die http://shrsl.com/269cx, http://shrsl.com/269d3
Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Cup Card dies: http://shrsl.com/269da
Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month- Christmas Wishes (Nov19) http://shrsl.com/269dg

Lawn Fawn Simple Gift Card Slots: http://shrsl.com/269fn

Everything Else:
Versafine Onyx Black ink pad: http://shrsl.com/24gv2
Versamark ink pad: http://shrsl.com/24gsr
Distress Oxide ink pads and refills: http://shrsl.com/24gdb
Color coded Blender Brushes, set of 5: https://amzn.to/2WhcmIM
Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder: http://shrsl.com/24gco, http://shrsl.com/2639q
Neenah Solar White #110 Cardstock: https://amzn.to/2uS2ppZ
Katz Coaster Blanks: http://estore.katzamericas.com/category/Blank-Coasters