CAS-ual Fridays ....

.... I heard about a new challenge and thought I was too late for this week's challenge.  However, when I logged on to CAS-ual Friday this morning, I found that the deadline for entering is later today.  So I decided to have a go.  The first challenge they have set for us is to:

Use stamps, texty pattern paper, a page torn from your phone book, 
or create your own..get creative!
*we are looking for text, not just a simple sentiment*
Just incorporate text prominently into your newly created CAS project,

I 've made my card, but re-reading the above, I'm not sure it quite fits the brief!  However, I'm going to enter it anyway.  I decided that I wanted to make a Christmas card (still working on this year's collection) and I thought I'd make my trees with text inside them!  I used Waltzingmouse Text-It stamps.  I selected three different fonts used Versamark and clear embossing powder.  Then I used the nested pennants to cut out three trees - and I coloured each tree with distress ink.  The card base I used was already embossed with some snowflakes, so I distressed the card a little with tumbled glass, attached the three trees and added a few more random snowflakes.  Finally, I added a sentiment - at a jaunty angle!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Text-It, Compliments of the Season
Inks:  Versamark; Distress - Shabby Shutters, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Spellbinders:  Nested Lacey Pennants (S5-029) dies # 1 & 2; Nested Pennants (S5-028) die # 2
Accessories:  Clear embossing powder; Card from stash

Actually, this is not quite as clean and simple as I'd imagined it to be!!  However, I will enter it into the challenge, but I may well have another go at it tomorrow - without so much distressing in the background! :)

Detail - to show the text in the trees - different fonts and going in different directions!!

That's all for now.