CFC79; ATCAS #1! ~ Winter Snowy Blues

Hey!  How's it goin?

 

It's a sunny day here in northern California and where we are, we don't get the snowy winter blues.  But Mister and I have lived many years where we have experienced it.  Snow is a drudge, but it's also strikingly beautiful, especially fresh-fallen.  How I miss those first snows, looking out the window at the soft pillowy flakes floating toward the ground.  And the heavy wet snow, so perfect for making big, fat snowballs.  Reaching up on tiny tippy toes to break off big glisteny icicles to lick, pretending they were flavored.  How none of us kids ended up being impaled by one of those razor-sharp Miss Isles is a miracle to be sure.

 

We'll just take a moment as you dial up your own snow memories.

 

That was nice.  Okay, here we go with the snowy challenges.

 

I told you a few days ago about a fun new challenge coming to the sphere and it is here!  It's called Addicted to CAS (ATCAS) and like another favorite challenge of mine (CASology), we are given a code or cue word.  The word for challenge #1 is "SNOW."  The design team are ladies whose work I admire and their inspiration cards are amazing!

 

Next, a long-time popular favorite challenge I enjoy is CAS-ual Fridays (where the owner, Michele recently opened her stamp store and blog ~ check it!).  The week 79 challenge is "WINTER BLUES."

My card:

This card started forming in my head when I remembered I had "snow" vellum.  A search revealed one single sheet.  I have no idea where I got it, but isn't it awesome fun?  I masked the circle moon, sponged the glossy cardstock base with blue inks, added Santy Baby and Rudie, stamped the blue-shaded trees, and added the over-layer of snowy vellum.  Clean and Simple, Easy and Peasy.  I didn't add a sediment because the whole idea of CAS is lots of white space, and anyway, I thought it would be too distracting, like footprints marring the pristine expanse of snow.

 

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I love this cartoon and had to share cousin I don't want you to think I've gone all deep and poetic on you! 

 

 

 

Why does that seem like one hundred years ago???

 

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I may not have a card tomorrow, but I have to do my follow-up report on the Boyfriend Pillow before we all forget it entirely and get too 'wrapped up' in Christmas, so I'm hoping to do that.  'Til then,

 

Enjoy your day! No, seriously, enjoy your day.

 

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Paper:  Stampland glossy; unknown
  snowy vellum
Stamps:  Unmarked Santa; SU! trees
Inks:  Memento black, soft baby blue;
  DI weathered wood;  SU! brocade blue
Die:  Nesties circle