Hope House Home for Boys

The cards that I sell here in Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico benefit the dental program for the boys at Hope House in the nearby village of Ixlahuacan. There are close to 30 boys at the home and many of them come to the home having received no dental treatment. If you live here at Lakeside and would like to order a quality, hand crafted card for a special occasion and help me contribute to this worthy cause, please e-mail me at bettyinchapala@yahoo.com Card price is 50 pesos; the entire sales price is donated to Hope House.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

A Little Note



My card today was made following  Sketch #23 from Freshly Made Sketches. My stamps are from a set by Clear Art Stamps -- there are some of the cutest little birds in this set. Papers are from My Mind's Eye and cardstock from Papertrey Ink and Gina K. Designs. I pleated some sheer ribbon and added a bow with a little tag attached.

I have another picture of our little houseguest. We really should be whipped for making him work so hard to earn his keep!

See you later,
Betty

12 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Sweet card! Such pretty paper! And sweet pup too!

Jen Mitchell said...

I love how you stamped the birds and divided them amongst the squares. That's a great look. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Brenda said...

Very pretty card Betty!! I really like how you split up the image.

Tui Nathan said...

What a fabulous take on the sketch ... love the birds and tag sentiment ... just perfect!
Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

Colleen said...

Betty,
These two are just adorable, I figure which is cuter the card with all those wonderful birds or this little guy looking up at us. LOL. Love the way you pleated the ribbon I hope it was easier the second time around.

Selma said...

Your card is very pretty and that is an adorable little house guest.

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Love the way you split the image! Your guest is not going to want to leave!

Payne Holler Cards said...

very clever to split the image - what a unique look! love it!
and I agree with Mary Anne - he isn't going to want to leave ...and you aren't going to want to part with him, what a cutie!!!

The Other Patti Sue said...

Love the way you split your image! Awesome card!Love the picture of your little house guest!

Jen Timko said...

The little birds make for such a great interpretation of the sketch! Wonderful! Glad you joined us at Freshly Made Sketches!

My Creative Side said...

love the split image. Beautiful card!

Rita W said...

Oh! I love the image in the three panels; that's a different take than most people did and very fun! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!