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The Last Card of the Weekend

Have I mentioned I am on a mission? I have been making Thank-you cards for weeks, and I have about 50 more to go. I am making them for my daughter Crystal's wedding shower gifts. I started making the same card over and over, but I got so bored that I just had to start making them different. I found a new challenge today, and I couldn't resist making one more thank-you card.

At Squigglefly, they carry a lot of Cheryl Alger's images and I adore her work. Today, I realized that there is a blog called Sassy Cheryls Challenge Blog (I saw it on Sue's blog here). The challenge this week is Monochromatic and you have to use a Sassy Cheryl image to fit the challenge rules. I went straight to the Sassy Cheryl store and purchased this super fun A Number 2 Pencil and Dream - but I cropped off the dream letters and wrote Thank-you. I love the Dream words but with so many Thank-you cards to do....



So only 49 more cards to go! Hugz!

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  1. Carol LApril 28, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    Well this is really a sweet card with such pretty details, so good luck with the other 49! Whew!

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  2. MarisaApril 28, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    Such a cute image!! Love the brown you used too. Lovely card! Hang in there with the thank you cards! I know how you feel ;)

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  3. Dawn @ LilyPinkScrapsApril 28, 2013 at 6:44 PM

    So very adorable! Love the brown colour scheme and the image is sooooooo cute :) 49 more like this will surely be very well appreciated!

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  4. TracyApril 28, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    I applaud you for making all those thank yous by hand. I love the look of this one. It fits so well with her having the pencil in her hand to write. Hugs!

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  5. jkreucherApril 28, 2013 at 9:34 PM

    So glad that you found Cheryl's fun blog!
    Your card is wonderful, awesome coloring and design!
    thanks for joining our Sassy Cheryl challenge this week- Hope to see you often!
    Someone is going to be really happy to receive this sweet thank you!
    Judy

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  6. Sassy CherylApril 29, 2013 at 4:20 AM

    Oh, I'm so glad you found the blog. . . .! Your card is just gorgeous! This is a fabulous thank-you card for your daughters shower. WOW! They are going to LOVE these.
    Thanks for playing along with the Sassy Cheryl DT this week.

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  7. BenziApril 29, 2013 at 7:28 AM

    I love this adorable image and how great it is for thank you cards. Wow! You are a busy bee.

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  8. wannabcre8tiveApril 29, 2013 at 7:32 AM

    This is really pretty. Love the color and you have colored Cheryl perfectly.

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  9. JD/ JillApril 29, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    A very pretty card! I'm a very slow card maker...that would take me forever to get that many cards done...Hope it goes well for you...

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  10. Anne TempleApril 29, 2013 at 3:03 PM

    This is so cute! I know the recipient will love it.

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  11. Ann EnglishApril 29, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Now that's a challenge! Good for you-wow! This one is darling and I sure would feel appreciated if I got this in the mail. Your daughter is one lucky girl! Thank you for joining us for the Sassy Cheryl's monochromatic challenge this week!

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  12. SharonMay 1, 2013 at 3:55 AM

    Oh gorgeous and that image is just perfect. Love the colour tones too Nancy.

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