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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Sunday, May 6, 2012

A Father's Day Card




This is my offering for the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches #33. Here is the sketch that I used for the layout of my card....


I made this card for a friend at church and the inspiration for the card came from scripture -- chapter one of Psalms speaks of a righteous man who is "like a tree firmly planted by streams of water. Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers." Fathers need both the righteousness of the Lord and the wisdom of the Lord as they raise their families to love and follow God.

Papers are from a pack by My Minds Eye, stamp is from Stampin' Up and I used a Cuttlebug Branches embossing folder to emboss the rusty colored panel from SU and a Spellbinders die to cut out the name which was computer generated.

Will be back tomorrow with another one that will look similar because it's made with the same materials -- just a different layout!

Betty

11 comments:

Myrna said...

Oh Betty I like this!!! The scripture is so beautiful too.
Myrna

Patti J said...

That is definitely a beautiful scripture, and your card is gorgeous! Beautifully done, my friend - can't wait to see tomorrow's card! Hugs...

Melina said...

This is a lovely masculine card! Wow! I love it :)

Tui Nathan said...

What a great man card this is .... I love the earthy colours, love the strength in that tree image and love your layers ... Awesome job!!!
Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made sketches!!!

Becky said...

What a wonderful guy card. Beautiful colors and paper.

The Other Patti Sue said...

This is purely scrumptious! Love your scripture inspiration!

Tara Bourgoin said...

Great masculine card! I love the way you have framed the tree. You've certainly captured the essence of your inspiration!

Colleen said...

Betty,
This is an great fathers day card and your scripture inspiration really works with this amazing tree.

MiamiKel said...

Love this Betty! So masculine and perfect! I saw this sketch on SCS and scooped it up, too- hope I can do it justice as you have! x0x0

Stacy Morgan said...

I like that you are putting their names on the front, very cool!

Theresa's Studio said...

Great card! Love the colors and papers!