Welcome/Bienvenido a Tapitas de Vida.

It's been a LONG time since actually prepared and presented a creative Tapita for my blog visitors, but this one celebrated my return to creative scrap/paper designing and I can't think of a better occasion to have done this for. I was honored to be able to join with so many amazing well known designers and participate in this hop. I am so glad that you joined us today for Operation Julie’s Smile. If you came here from Lindsey Wood's blog LSEY CREATIONS , then you are in the right spot. If not, you may want to start from the beginning at the Sweet Stamp Shop’s blog and take your time. You have ALL WEEKEND to hop with us and win prizes!
Before you scroll to my creation take a moment to read about Julie's story and why we are hopping. Then consider donating (see the DONATE BUTTON on the right) if you feel led to. After that, please enjoy my tapita and tell me how it well it satisfied your creative palette by leaving me a comment.

"The creative blogging community is coming together this weekend to help one of our friends, Julie Ranae. You may know her as the Design Team Coordinator for many wonderful companies from bakers twine, die cuts, rubber stamps and more. What many people don’t know about Julie Ranae is that she has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to medication she had to take as a child. It was in her plans to think about having all of her teeth replaced at some point in the next 5 years, a decision that was pretty easy to plan out. But then it happened…she chipped her front teeth on a weekend a month ago. The dentist told her there was no way to save them & that it was his recommendation that she give in and have them all her teeth removed soon, but for that day, they needed to get her front teeth done so her gums could begin to heal. He said he would 'work out payments with her to have ALL this work done...but when she called to make her appt for the first step of impressions, they told her the amount of money that was needed and that the 'payments' applied only to the two teeth that were extracted that day. Her husband Paul was with her & that too, was his understanding as well. So this is how she has found herself in this situation…Needing at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to finish the process…a total of $7000.Nicole Rixon, owner of Sweet Stamp Shop put together this benefit after finding out about this situation and before Julie Ranae knew it, it took flight! Because she is an event organizer by trade, she has taken on the job of organizing all of the blogs in this hop as her way of ‘working overtime’ for what she needs, the same as if she were able to work overtime at an outside job to pay for the work to be done.

It is the goal of all of these generous friends & sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for our friend so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon.If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, there is a donation button ready for you to click. Any amount is appreciated and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over $2500"

And now on to my Tapita --- I used stamps from the "Gnomies" collection by the Sweet Stamp Shop. I'd had this idea in mind for awhile and here it is. Please click on the picture to see a bigger image as this little snap doesn't let you appreciate the glittery moon and bat. The inside doesn't have a stamped but rather has a grey colored writing space with a toadstool embellie.
And now your next stop on this amazing hop, which will be number 43, is
Lisa Wallace's blog where I am sure you'll be just as dazzled.
I hope you enjoyed your visit and I look forward to your comments.
Happy Hopping and Hasta la vista amigas mias!!!






Comments

Erin said…
ahhh spooky and cute at the same time, so fun!!!
Barb said…
At last!! So absolutely great to see you creating again!!

This is really cute!! Love the glitter, the gnome ghost!. Mushrooms...adds the perfect touch but really lobe the colored dots!!

Made my day today to see this!!!
*Alison* said…
LOVE that white on black :) so cute! I "heart" Julie.. and donated! off to the next blog on the hop :) HUGS
Deb said…
Hahaha! So cute! I love love LOVE Halloween colors!
Linda Harris said…
Awww so cute!!! Love the gnomes!!! Linda Harris
Thanks for giving Julie the support she needs in this cause!

~Vanessa W
Jean Cross said…
Tapita--I like that. I like your card as well. Thanks for caring about people, too.
Jean Cross
BOO! hehe Thanks for the comment on my blog. I noticed you're in Rochester, I'm not too far from you in Nottingham. We should chat sometime!!! :)
mjblahnik56 said…
Sooo cool love the gnome ghost. I am a new follower.

mjblahnik56@hotmail.com
Monique said…
Such a cute card..:)
Marla said…
A card for the season!!
Sarah Anderson said…
fab, another gnomie :) Such a fun card
Amy C said…
Great card....love the glittery moon!!
Tanya said…
Oh how cute! I love the gnome! Fun sparkle!
Anonymous said…
Love your card, thanks for sharing it.
farmhouse-story said…
just too cute, liz! happy weekend!
Just me... said…
Liz! I love it! You must share it in our flickr group! I never thought to put googlie eyes on the Gnome ... but it's *perfect*. Thank you so much for participating... and for being just the most amazing cheerleader for Julie and SSS. We heart you!! Hugs, N. Rixon
NinaN said…
Ghost gnome. That's awesome!
zehra said…
Ah, sweet and right for Halloween
Karen B. said…
Oh goodness, how adorable! And a fantastic color scheme too.
Monika/Buzsy said…
What a sweet card. Love the cute gnome... fun papers. :o)
Lindsey said…
Wow, you turned your gnome into the perfect Hallowe'en spook!
Janice M said…
fun hop for a good cause!
Tracy said…
Great card!

Tracy
owlbecraftin at gmail dot com
owlbecraftin.blogspot.com
Holly said…
Cute idea!
I love it!

Holly

hollyshobbie at gmail dot com
Ashley Newell said…
So clever! I like the black!
Evelene S said…
Aww so clever to use a gnome for Halloween-cute too!
Tammy V said…
What a great way to use a gnome!
Fiona said…
so cute AND spooky Liz :) Fiona (madebyfee)
Christina said…
Ooh, how cute! Great use of these colors and the glitter, too.
Maria said…
What a cute gnome Halloween card, love it!!!
jennifer mitten said…
Fun card, love the Halloween vibe:-)
Mary Jo said…
Gnome ghost...lol! Such a fun card!
Dana said…
Super cute card!!
Moosisk said…
What a cute spook! Thanks for the inspiration. :D
Kim H said…
lol this is such a cute card, made me smile and giggle. and the goggly eyes are such a nice touch. thank you.
Alice said…
so cute! adorable halloween card!
Suzanne said…
Love that sparkly moon! This card is great!
whoistracy said…
So cute! I love those googly eyes.
Jaclyn Miller said…
Oh, his wonky eyes totally made me laugh. Cute idea.
Nichole Bryant said…
This is such a cute card!
Scrapacat said…
Oh I love this! My hubs thinks gnomes are creepy, but I think they're kinda cute. I'm a sucker for googly eyes, too. Great card!
~ky
scrapacat at yahoo dot com
http://bunnynest.blogspot.com
RiNNE said…
Hahaha!! This made me LOL!! Awesome!
Tamara said…
Thank you for being apart of such a great hop and cause! Cute card too!
sweetheartcopper at msn dot com
Indy's Designs said…
What a fun card.
indyowens at yahoo dot com
Denise said…
Very sweet of you to join this great operation....hope it is successful. I am doing my part by participating in the blog hop.

Denise
MissScrapAlot said…
LOVE IT!!!!!! HUGS AND PRAYERS HER WAY!!!!!!!!

wyme98@yaho..com
Irene said…
What fun...your card really made me smile...very creative!
Anonymous said…
Love the eyes on the gnome! Cute, cute!
Betty said…
your little gnomes makes for a very fun card!
Lisa said…
LOL super cute!!! TFS

It is truely inspiring to see so many people giving of themselves to help a friend! God bless!


Have a scrap-happy day
Lisa G
http://lisa-scrappingspot.blogspot.com/
lkgra@hotmail.com
Anita said…
Cute card! I love the googlie eyes.
Lindsey Wood said…
Awesome card! I love the googly eyes!
emarci said…
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Nicki S said…
Great Halloween card!
Unknown said…
Cute card! TFS! ;o)
Angela said…
Great card! I love the Gnomes.
Jinny Newlin said…
LOVE the way these colors POP on that black foundation! And your google eyes... Oh, my, too cute!
Alicia said…
Such a darling idea... Who could be scared by such a sweet thing?!
ACK! This is soooooooo cute and clever--ok...not cute...but spooky:) LOL! LOVE LOVE LOVE your craftiness!!!
Lee said…
Aww....too cute! Love that glitter moon!