Designs by Latisha Yoast

So who of you out there have reinkers?  Yesterday I got all 6 in colors of the reinkers (thanks to my DSS...secret sister) is that not awesome or what!  Reinkers are really versatile and you can do so much with them.  I added a few drops of the riding hood red in a bowl and added some water, until I got the color I wanted.  I used the mixed solution to water color on the back (rough side) of this acetate.  Here are step by step directions to what I did: 1.  stamp image with stazon on the rough side of the acetate 2.  Heat set ink 3.  watercolor in your image with reinker solution 4.  Heat set 5. Use Copic marker or another colored solution to add a different color. I used the same mixed solution, took a paint brush & brushed on the ink for the distressed polka dotted background stamp.  It worked so good! {the dots are supposed to look like that its a distressed style of stamp}  I heat set the paper with the dots too, so the ink would not run. ***Also using the same ink and water so...

Right before I moved I recieved this stamp set from Verve Visual. Julee who owns the company has a blog www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com so go check her out she does weekly sketch challenges. Oh the website to the store is www.vervevisual.com . I knew I wanted to use acetate/vinyl and some Cosmo Cricket paper I have been hoarding. So this card came together very easy, don't you just love that when that happens. I had no intentions on sending this card to anyone, I just made it for fun. However, when my inlaws came for Jesse's winging, we found out Jesse's step-brother Rusty eloped to Mexico. So I gave this card to Karen {mother in law} to send to the new couple. Oh when you use acetate or vinyl you need to use a permanent ink like stazon, there are other brands too, this is just what I used for this card. The ribbon is chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon by Stampin Up.

Here is a gift set I made for my son's teacher {Mrs. B} for Valentines Day. I first made the tags with each childs name on it. This was a project that was not supposed to take very long, but it did >" This was my first card using acetate, it was pretty easy, you just have to be very careful, its hard to cover a blemish on something that is see through. I kind of just guessed on what to do but if you go to http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ there is an area that will give you a tutorial on stamping on acetate. I used Real Red & Whisper White cardstock from SU. The polka dot ribbon is from May Arts. I found this stamp set at Hobby Lobby yesterday. Its from Stampabilities {and was 50% off}, its called the Teacher Survival Kit. Its too cute and Mrs. B. has to have it >" Now I need to start on my daughter Kendall's Valentine's & figure out what I am making for Jacob's class party tomorrow.