Designs by Latisha Yoast

Do you ever have one of those moments where you realize you needed to send a card in the mail a few days ago?  Then realize it is a Saturday, and you have around 5 minutes to make a card, and haul butt to the Post Office?  That was me today.  I just hope this card arrives on time.  It is the thought that matters most right?  Sorry for the terrible picture, however when it is thundering, lightening, pouring rain & looks like 8pm instead of 2pm, it is a little hard to get an okay picture lol.  Let me tell you, there is nothing like getting your heart pumping, by trying to hurry and get a card done super fast style lol.  It really is cute in real life.  I seriously just used what was out, because I didn't have time to think too much.  The sentiment was stamped onto scrap water color paper, and the cute Sassafras feltie & burlap were sitting on my table from a package I just received from iheartpapers.  Before I forget, the sentiment...

Have you checked the Spellbinders Idea Gallery lately? The design teams June artwork, is now in there.  Go check it out, there is some beautiful work displayed. Here is one of my cards. I get a lot of emails asking me how I make shaped cards.  There are a lot of different techniques designers use.  Today I will tell you how I made this card.  I started by making a card base, I believe it was a 4 inch square.  Then, I cut/embossed some pretty My Minds Eye Quite Contrary paper (it is just so happy looking), and adhered it to my card base.  To get the cloud paper to perfectly fit onto the card front, I cut/embossed the paper with the same Lacey Square die.  After that was done, I embellished the front of the card with more embossed die cuts, stamps & ribbon.  Making a shaped card just adds a little extra magic to your card, plus they are so fun to make! Materials Used: Spellbinders S4-111 Classic Ovals Large Spellbinders S4-295 Lacey Squares...

There is BIG NEWS over at the Spellbinders Blog ! They are releasing the Grand Calibur! Head on over to the blog, to learn more information & to see the Grand Nestabilities! Holy Moly is all I can say!!! Also be sure to scroll down on the Spellbinders blog to see all of the new summer releases, they are even showcasing one of my layouts!! Here is a card, using a new release called S4-297 Nested Crowns Shapabilities. I cut/embossed the crowns and then distressed them with a light pink ink.  I thought they looked regal by stacking them on top of each other with foam tape.  I added pearls to the top crown.  I love this cream and pink color combination, it is so soft and feminine.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse stamps . Materials Used: Spellbinders S4-297 Nested Crowns Shapabilities Ivory card stock 3L Scrapbook adhesives foam squares satin ribbon Waltzinmouse Stamps Kaiser Craft pearls pink ink

After playing along with the Dare to Get Dirty challenges last week on SCS. I realized that I have not shown any of my cards from when I was on the Dirty Dozen. I love this card! The color combination, the flowers along with the ribbon and lace, just make me happy. I stamped the flowers, colored them in with Copic markers & then cut them out. The circle was cut/embossed using a Spellbinders  Standard circles small and Flourish Impressabilities. Sometimes sticking to the basics, using a simple sketch & using minimal product can produce something really pretty. Materials Used: Spellbinders S4-116 Standard Circles Sm Spellbinders I2-1009 Flourish Impressabilities Prism card stock Zva crystals lace trim saddle stitched ribbon foam tape Copic markers

Have you been playing along this past week, with the Dare To Get Dirty 2010 challenges? There are so many challenges hosted by Dirty Dozen Designers past & present. I was a little too busy this year to host a challenge, however I made samples for a few dirty girls. My card today is a sample card for Edna, who is hosting a challenge today. Click here to be taken to the DTGD Challenge Thread. If you are new to the Dare to Get Dirty challenges, please feel free to do this one or ANY of the DTGD challenges at any time. They are not races to see who can do one first, nor are they contests of any sort. All the DTGD challenges are for inspiration, encouragement and FUN!! Play along with all your fave Dirty Girls, past & present and prepare to get inky! Materials Used: October Afternoon designer paper Watercolor paper May Arts ribbon Prima flowers Spellbinders S4-290 Labels Fourteen Kaiser Craft pearls Papertrey Ink sentiment Memento ink

Today, I am showing a congratulations/baby card. When I think of a new baby card, I think of soft colors. So I went with light lavender, ivory, and green.  The image & sentiment are from Flourishes.  After I stamped the image, I colored in the rattle with Copic markers.  I punched a hole in the oval panels, wrapped ribbon around the card & through the hole, then tied a pretty bow. materials used: Spellbinders S4-251 Big Scalloped Ovals LG Spellbinders S4-110 Classic Ovals LG Spellbinders S4-229 Labels Five Copic Markers Ivory card stock satin ribbon foam tape Melissa Frances designer paper

Thank you to all of you who have left me the NICEST comments this past week. It really does mean a lot, and puts a big smile on my face. Today, I am bringing you a fun project using the Lawn Fawn Harold's alphabet.  I am telling you, a little bit of kraft, grosgrain ribbon, a fun pattern paper & an awesome alphabet can make such a fun gift set.  (cannot forget the Spellbinder die templates hee!)  I made a birthday invite, thank you card and treat bag. This ensemble is more feminine, but with a switch of pattern paper this could be really masculine, especially with the green grosgrain ribbon.   Well, all of my CHA projects have been sent off, so I am feeling a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders.  If any of you happen to blog hop, I am sure you have noticed all of the sneak peeks of all of the new product about to be unveiled next week.  I cannot wait to see all of the new stuff!!  Lets face it, we like new stuff!  There are so many produc...

Welcome to the Card Style Mystery Blog Hop (do you have a copy? no? click here to get your own) It is a super sweet issue :) Do you know your card style? There is a short quiz at the beginning of this issue, that will help answer that question.  Not only that, but the issue is separated into four sections, Fun & Cute, Clean & Graphic, Classy & Elegant, and Shabby Chic & Vintage.  How fun is that?  Flipping through the pages you can really see each style is so distinctive.   My go to card style, is Classy and Elegant.  I love ribbon, but my most favorite kind to use is satin.  Putting satin ribbon on a card with a few pearls, for me, is perfection.  Adding an embellishment like ribbon to a card, helps me achieve a nice balance.  A great classy & elegant card is very well balanced, and will flow.  Meaning, your eye will automatically know where to look next.  On an unbalanced card, your eyes kind of go all over ...

(The contest for this blog post is now closed.  Good Luck!  Spellbinders will be announcing winners soon) SPELLBINDERS BIG EVENT!! Blog Frenzy July 13-20, 2010 Welcome to the first day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts BIG Event! The BIG Event is Spellbinders™ Paper Arts’ way of introducing some really exciting new products!  This season’s BIG Event is from July 13-20, incorporating 16 fabulous Designers, and you could win BIG! ·       Win today’s new die templates! ·       Be eligible to win the Grand Prize by entering each day from each blog! ·       You may enter once from each blog on the designated days!   ·       Each contest is open for 48 hours to enter the contest!  ·       You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time July 15 , 2010 to enter my contest.  Be sure to read the Official Rules before enterin...

Today, I get to show you another sneak from the Cake Shoppe & Cake Shoppe Too stamp set. These stamps are from Mint Motif sold exclusively through i {heart}papers . I am showing my sneak a day early. However check back tomorrow for the entire Design Team to be showing you more sneaks. Also the reveal of the sets, which will also be available for purchase on the 14th. For this card, I took different elements from both sets to create a layered cake.  I colored in the cake with Copic markers, and stamped the "congratulations" sentiment on the bottom layer.  I think it looks really cool that way, and I didn't have to worry about where I was going to fit the sentiment.  The fun pattern paper is from the new paper line Olivia from Basic Grey.  The shape of the card was created by using the Spellbinders S4-255 Big Scalloped Rectangles large Nestabilities ®.   To give the card a little bit more dimension, I popped the front panel up using foam tape. Check out ...

Yesterday, as I was in the middle of deadlines, projects and other things. I took a little break to create a layout. These are some photos I have been holding onto for a while, I was just waiting for the perfect paper.  Red and yellow is my favorite combination, so this came together fairly easy.  While I was creating this layout, I was getting a little sentimental on how much Jacob has grown.  Also, how much I miss Charleston, South Carolina.  I scrapbook when I feel it.  Sometimes making a page takes far too long, and that normally happens to me when I am forcing things to work.  So now my approach is to be inspired and then start.  Sometimes, well a lot of times I am inspired from paper, other times it is from shopping, the way things are labeled and branded I find really cool.  I also keep things simple, and I want there to be a nice flow.   I hope you all are having a wonderful Saturday and staying cool! Materials used: American Craft...

Happy Friday Folks! It is hot here, (and I like the heat) however, boy am I thankful for air conditioning. I am thinking the pool later. Here is another card I made using the Swimsuit Season stamp set from Lawn Fawn . The July releases are now available. Did you know Eclectic Paperie is now carrying Lawn Fawn stamps? How cool is that! Okay onto the card, I cut some canvas out using a Spellbinders Labels Four Nestabilities ®   I chose not to emboss the canvas, but it would have looked beautiful if I did, I was just trying to keep things simple :)  I stamped the image with Memento ink & then colored it in using Copic markers.  Remember, when you color with Copic markers onto fabric, the ink will spread out/bleed, so have a light touch.  To make the label stand out a little, I popped it up with foam tape.  The fun pattern paper, is the new Olivia line from Basic Grey. Materials used: Lawn Fawn Swimsuit Season stamp set Spellbinders S4-190 Labels Four Nest...

Today the Mint Motif design team is showing sneaks from the new stamp set called Cake Shoppe. Mint Motif stamps are sold exclusively through i{heart}papers . This is a fun cake building set, with so many possibilities. I stamped the polka dotted cake layers onto October Afternoon designer paper. The frosting border was made my coloring it in with Copic markers. I mounted the cake using foam tape, to give it a little more depth. Oh, the sentiment is part of the stamp set :) Visit the rest of the design team for more sneak peaks: Charlene Austin Geny Cassady Julie Overby Kazan Clark Kimberly Crawford i{heart}papers blog Materials Used: Cake Shoppe stamp set from Mint Motif October Afternoon pattern paper Spellbinders S4-190 Labels Four Nestabilities ® twine foam tape corner rounder Memento ink

Today I am showing a sneak of the new set called Judy's Blooms by Lawn Fawn. If you like florals, then this set is perfect!! Head on over to the  Lawn Fawn blog , as Kelly is giving away this stamp set. I colored in the flowers with Copic markers. If they looked paper pieced, it is because they are, and are popped up with foam tape. It is hot here in Florida, so I am really drawn to summery, vivid colors right now. Pinks, oranges and reds look really cool together. Materials Used: Lawn Fawn stamps Copic markers ribbon EK Success punch foam tape kraft, berry & white card stock

Today, I get to show a sneak from a new stamp set from Lawn Fawn. It is called, Swimsuit Season. So, so cute!! This set is perfect for paper piecing or coloring in with your favorite coloring medium. For my card, I colored in the images using copic markers. But I think the image would look super cute, paper piece with your favorite pattern paper :) To achieve the look of the stamps I used, I masked them. Masking is when you stamp an image, cover it up with Eclipse tape or paper, post it, or whatever. Then, you stamp another image over the masked image. Masking is really cool when you are trying to merge images or create a scene. Make sure to head on over to the Lawn Fawn Blog , I think Kelly may be giving something away! Materials used: Lawn Fawn stamps Spellbinders S4-114 Standard Circles Large Spellbinders S4-116 Standard Circles Small Copic markers Hambly Screen prints Grosgrain ribbon White card stock Memento ink

When I love a paper, sometimes it can be hard to throw out the scraps. So instead of holding onto them, and then never using the scraps up. I take the scrap pattern paper, and make simple thank you cards. These all will only take one stamp to mail (love that). To disguise the knot (green ribbon) I put a sheet of card stock over it, or a piece of foam. That will prevent your envelope from tearing. I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!

Here is a cute card using my May or June Unity Kit of the Month. I don't have this kit near me right now, so I am sorry on not knowing the correct month. Isn't that parachute so cute? I love it. I stamped the parachute image onto vellum, then I adhered the vellum onto the My Minds Eye paper. I love simple witty cards, they are my favorite. I could see myself sending this to a friend who needs some nice snail mail, or a pick me up. Materials Used: Unity Stamps My Minds Eye paper White card stock Satin ribbon Vellum