Designs by Latisha Yoast

Happy Halloween!! With one of my children off at college, and the other one in the 8th grade.  Halloween isn't as festive as it used to be.  I still wanted my son to feel special (he is going to a Halloween Party, not trick or treating) so I made his a little candy filled glasine bag. The "boo" letters were die cut from the black Fancy Pants corrugated card stock, using Lawn Fawn Cuts.  I adhered the diecuts onto the tag (Fancy Pants True Friend Tags), and added a few alphabet sticker as well as a cute owl sticker. Materials Used: Fancy Pants True Friend Tag Fancy Pants True Friend Alpha Stickers (collection kit) Fancy Pants True Friend Buttons (owl) Fancy Fants black corrugated cardstock Lawn Fawn orange trimmings Lawn Fawn die cuts glassine bag Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Runner Permanent

It's so strange the way a family dynamic can change, when one of your children go away to college.  We went from a family of four, to a family of 3.  Plus with Jess being a pilot in the Navy, sometimes it's just a family of two, me and Jacob. We had a really good weekend.  On Friday, we went & played laser tag, then went to this place that serves hot dogs outside of a bar.  I know that sounds crazy, but these hotdogs are super good.  All beef, cheese, relish, onions and a little bit of mustard & catchup.  Delicious! Then yesterday, we took a drive to St. Augustine, went to a few galleries, a few antique shops, a used bookstore, a great stationery & stamp store...what else?  Oh we got fresh fudge & ice cream from this candy shop, and we had Starbucks.  It was really hot & sticky but nice.  The piece de resistance for my son, was that we got him a Key Blade (like from Kingdom Hearts). So now it is Sunday, and I typicall...

So, my daughter is off at college.  She is attending Florida State University, around 3 1/2 hours from home.  I just moved her in on Sunday (6 days ago), and I already miss her.  I wish I could just give her a hug, buy her a brownie and Starbucks, tell her how much I love her & how proud I am of her, but I cannot.  FaceTime, Skype, texting, phone calls help me get through each day, but it doesn't compare to seeing her face to face. I am sending her this card, with a little note of encouragement.  I hope it makes her smile. Materials Used: Fancy Pants True Friend 12x12 Paper Collection Fancy Pants True Friend 6x6 paper pad Fancy Pants True Friend Label Stickers Fancy Pants True Friend Photo Frames Fancy Pants True Friend Ephemera Pack Fancy Pants True Friend Button Pack Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle dies