ABC Christmas Challenge: P, Q and R

It's the first Wednesday of <gasp> August, and that means it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge! We have three prompts for you this month: P for PLUMP, Q for QUALITY STREET and R for RIBBON. There are more details on the blog if any of these seem a little confusing. ;) (Probably not ribbon... :D) And since I am hosting the challenge this month, I have a prize up for grabs for one lucky participant: 

I own this set as well, and you can
see a card example here. 

First up, P for Plump, and I went with a plump little snowman: 

I love this line of snow peeps from Unity, and don't use them nearly often enough. He is stamped, embossed and coloured with Copics - and as you can see, embellished with Stickles and Glossy Accents. 

Next, Q for Quality Street. Apparently the purple-wrapped chocolate is one of the most popular, so there's my reason for a purple Christmas card! 

I foiled this large sentiment onto a dark purple cardstock panel, then backed it with, as it turns out, the same patterned paper as I used for one of my cards last month! Which means I must be almost out of it, sigh. I thought the stripes echoed the colourful candies in the tin. A bit. :D 

Last up, the Straightforward R for Ribbon. I mostly use ribbon for tags, but decided it would be fun to create a card with a ribbon element: 

This starts with a 6"x6" background stamp, that I embossed in gold on watercolour cardstock before colouring with Twinkling H2Os. I took just one section of the finished panel, topped it with some off-white cardstock, and added the sentiment, ribbon, and crystals. 

I have a nice section of the panel left for another card, but I also had a smaller off-cut just begging to be made into a tag: 

Now I think I should have incorporated black into my card! ;) 

My first and third cards are off to the current challenge at Jingle Belles, Red & Green All Over. 

Don't forget, I have a little prize on offer this month! And be sure to check out all the beautiful inspiration from my ABC teammates. 

Supplies: (be merry) Neenah white & Fabriano grey cardstock, Echo Park Times & Seasons patterned paper, Unity Gifts Galore (snow peep Nicholas) & Hero Arts Family and Friends stamps, Versafine smoky grey ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Copic markers, Spellbinders circles & MFT blueprints 29 stitched rectangle die, icicle & frosted lace Stickles, Glossy Accents; (merry Christmas) Fabriano purple cardstock, Doodlebug Frosty & Friends patterned paper, Picket Fence Merry Christmas foiling die, Crafters Companion silver foil, MFT double stitched rectangle die; (joy & love) Bazzill marshmallow cardstock, Fabriano hot press watercolour paper, Simon Says Stamp Outline Winter Floral & Furry Christmas stamps, Versamark ink, Simon Says Stamp antique gold embossing powder, Twinkling H2Os, MFT blueprints 24 stitched rectangle die, May Arts ribbon, Studio Katia gold crystals; (tag) Recollections black cardstock, Fabriano hot press watercolour paper, gold pearl paper, Simon Says Stamp Outline Winter Floral & Unity/Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder stamps, Versamark & Catherine Pooler rouge ink, Simon Says Stamp antique gold embossing powder, Twinkling H2Os, CUTplorations manila tag die, Recollections ribbon

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