Designs by Latisha Yoast

I just love these images from Waltzingmouse Stamps ...so, so cute, the stamp set is called Half Pint Heroes.  I will let my son write a letter to my husband with this card, it just seems so perfect for that.   I stamped the image onto some Neenah card stock (really nice to use with Copics), then colored in the cute little submarine using Copic markers.  I trimmed the white card stock down to size, and then layered it onto a nice blue textured card stock from Bazill.  To soften the card up a bit, I rounded one of the bottom corners.  I thought it would be cute, to add a little bling in the water bubbles coming from behind the sub.  It is a little girly, but I like it.  Since I knew this card most likely would go to a man, I made a knot with the ribbon, instead of a bow. On a personal note, thank you all so very much for the outpouring of support you all have given me.  I was so amazed and in awe of all of the woman who contacted me, told me their ...

Thank you to everyone who has reached out to me. It really has made the last few days a little brighter. I am still in a "wait & see" from my doctors.  I went in and did lab work today, so tomorrow morning I will have more of an idea of what is going on. When I was sent home from the hospital on Friday, the Doctor told me to relax, and when I started to feel upset or anxious, to go & do something that makes me happy.   So, as I was sitting on my couch, letting seeds of worry cloud my brain.  I decided to go make a card. I used things that I love.   Like my favorite color combination, red & yellow.  As I started to pick out materials to use, I realized that I should really send my husband a card.  He needs some extra love right now too. Isn't the sentiment perfect?  "My Heart is always with you" That can just make me teary thinking about it.   I know it seems a little feminine and girly but I think that is okay.  This is a love...

**warning** below I talk about some health problems that may be too much for some to read This past week is not one I care to ever re-live. I had highs, lows and lots of tears. Let me rewind... Before Jess left on deployment, we found out I was pregnant. I think I felt every emotion possible, but shock was very high on the list. I didn't even think it was possible to get pregnant again.  My lady parts don't exactly work right, only one of my ovaries work, Crohn's a lot of times with make a female infertile...there are just so many things against me.  With that said, I became extremely happy that I was pregnant.  My heart felt really full.  My desire to have another child never went away, we just never tried because I am too high risk. So, this past week, I started spotting, then as the days went on the spotting became heavy and I had really painful cramps.  My pregnancy symptoms seemed to go away, and I really thought I had a miscarriage and lost the...

I am having a few health issues right now, so I am taking a few days to rest. I am fine, I just need rest. So today I am sharing a layout I made for Spellbinders. Did you know Spellbinders has a gallery of layouts, cards, home decor etc on their website? Yep, they sure do! For more information on my layout, as well as more inspiration, click here . It will redirect you to the gallery!

Anne, you are the winner of the free copy of Color Inspiration! Please contact me with your mailing information. Congratulations!!   CheckerBeads  said... Love the card! The colors are amazing. Thanks for the chance to win! I am now a follower. Anne January 14, 2011 10:42 AM

Spellbinders Paper Arts "To Die For!!" Winter Release Blog Frenzy January 10 – 18, 2011 Welcome to the 5th day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts "To Die For!!" Winter Release Blog Frenzy! Spellbinders™ Paper Arts’ has been working hard to bring you another selection the most innovated and beautiful die templates in the world. The To DIE For!! Winter Release Blog Frenzy allows you a sneak peek of the products we’re introducing at the Craft and Hobby Association trade show later this month. The To DIE For!! Winter Release Blog Frenzy is from January 10 - 18, featuring 16 fabulous Designers and prizes To DIE For!! • Win today’s new die templates! • Be eligible to win the Grand Prize by entering each day from each blog! • One entry per person, per blog please, on the designated days! • Each contest is open for 48 hours to enter the contest! • You have until 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time January 16, 2011 to enter my contest. Be sure to read the Official Rul...

Have you seen this latest issue from Paper Crafts? It is all about color combinations. Cool right? Working on this issue was a lot of fun.  PC sent us these color swatches (Bazzill card stock) so that we would have correct color matches.  I had fun pulling them out and finding product that matched them.  Some of the color combinations had me scratching my head, but once you used them, they looked great together!  I was constantly surprised, and I really liked that.  This issue will really get you out of whatever box you are stuck in as a designer, and will have you really working with color.  It was so cool to have this arrive, and see what the other designers had made.  I was floored (in a good way)!  In my opinion this issue, along with the Go to Sketches issue, should be in every card makers arsenal.  Yep, they are that good people!  Click here , to grab & buy your own copy. Today I am showing you a card using the combination f...

Can I show you a few pictures really fast? I have been receiving the proofs over the last few days.  I can't wait to see all of them! They are from our OP-Love photo shoot. (photo shoot right before a deployment) Thank you so much to  Mady Joe Photography  for capturing these photos for my family!  If you click on the link it will take you to her blog, scroll down and there are more sneaks over there!! My emotions are all over the place right now, so looking at these photos puts a big smile on my face.  Seeing my family complete.  If you are wondering what my husband is wearing in the first photo, it is his flight suit (Navy Helo Pilot).

Today is a very special ladies birthday. Some of us are surprising her with posting birthday cards on our blogs. She loves the colors pink & black, and owns a very popular company called Spellbinders Paper Arts & I am lucky enough to design for them! Without further adieu... Happy Birthday Stacey!! Head on over to the Spellbinders Blog to wish her Happy Birthday & to see more cards!! Materials Used: Spellbinders S5-019 Labels Eight GinaK stamps Kaiser Craft lace and bling Flourishes white card stock Copic markers foam tape Echo Park pattern paper

Day 4 of GinaK January sneaks Today, I am showing a card using the Gleefully Yours stamp set. Once I saw this stamp set, I had a few ideas in my head.  I wanted this to be a less is more kind of card.  As I started to create it on normal card stock, it just didn't look right.  So, I grabbed a nice textured water color paper.  What you need to remember about stamping on this kind of paper, is that your image really needs to have a nice coat of ink on it.  Water color paper will absorb some of the ink, so use a nice wet ink pad (not a dried up one).  The black is Memento, the yellow is actually SU! & the rest of the colors are Palette inks.  I eyeballed the placement of the music notes, if you are too nervous to eyeball it, I would suggest using a tool like the stamp-a-majig.   Thank you all for all of the warm comments you have left me this week!  You all are amazing!! Don't forget to stop by these amazing designers! Carolina Buchting ...

Today the GinaK designers are on day #3 of sneaks. Today the designers are showing off the Stamp TV kit. I love, love, love, love this kit...love it! For my project, I decided to make a pair of tags.  Since my readers are of all levels of paper crafting, I did a short tutorial with step shots, on how I created these tags.  Also, to introduce some of you to something different you can do with your Spellbinders die templates. First, I gathered some pretty pattern paper (Echo Park) and my Spellbinders S5-025 Labels Seventeen die template set.  I cut/embossed the paper so that I had two die cuts out of pattern paper, and one die cut with vellum. Next, I gathered more products that I would need.  Stamps, ink, lace, & bling. Trim/cut the vellum die cut in half.  Along the edges, apply a strong adhesive & very carefully add the vellum to the die cut. I used a strong sticky tape to adhere the lace.  Once adhered, I trim the excess lace off. Here, I cut...

Do you want to get to know the Lawn Fawn Designers a little better? This week & next, each day there will be a survey from a designer, then the next day will be a card from them.  How fun is that? Yesterday was my survey, which can be seen by clicking this link: Lovely Latisha Then today, I have a new never been seen card:   Lovely Latisha's card

Wow! Thank you all so much who left me the most wonderful comments yesterday. The comments really lifted me up, thank you, thank you, thank you! Are you ready for more Ginak sneaks today? First up, is a set called Hopeful Hearts. I was drawn to this heart image, so I stamped the heart in different shades of red ink, then cut them out (yes, with scissors, I actually like fussy cutting).  Before I adhered them down onto the card stock, I crumpled them up a bit.  How?  Squishing them with my hand lol.  No tool needed :)  They looked too clean, un-crumpled.  Red & Yellow is my favorite color combination, so I added some yellow bakers twine around the card and tied a pretty bow over the heart.  Now, isn't that sentiment fantastic?  I think it is, I kind of love it.  To finish off the card I rounded the corners. Now this next set is dynomite!  No seriously it is lol...it is called Dino-mite, sorry I just love puns :)  Having a 10 ...

GinaK squeal!!! I am so excited and honored to be guesting for GinaK this month, along with her fantastic designers & illustrators.  Such a creative bunch! Is this a banner or what?  Love!  Those cuties in the photos, are my family.  My husband Jess, daughter Kendall & son Jacob. Today, I am sneaking two stamp sets.  They are very much different, but how I love them both.  They are called, "Ready Set Snow," and "Where your Heart is".  I will have to say, "Where your Heart is" is pulling at my heart strings right now.  The sentiments are perfect for anyone who knows or is related to a service member who is deployed.  They work for other things too, but because my husband is in the Navy, I will be using this set a lot!  "Ready Set Snow" is chalked full of cute little winter animals, and super punny sentiments...so much fun! Here is a card using Where your Heart is Here is my card using Ready Set Snow Don't forget to visit the...