Designs by Latisha Yoast

  Today Taylored Expressions is releasing stamps that you can now purchase which were once free gift with purchase or exclusive gifts. How fun is that!! At first look, this card looks classy and elegant. But, with further inspection it has a funny sentiment. Its not lying though how true that is. I created a tone on tone background by stamping the spring spray stamp with lavender glaze ink multiple times onto lavender glaze cardstock. Then repeated the pattern onto a smaller white panel. Its a beautiful and easy way to create a card, and the sentiment can be changed out for the occasion. If there is a stamp set that you are on the fence about, take a second look at Big Hello. It has large and small "hello" sentiments in different fonts. In my card I stamped a few different "hellos" in three different inks for contrast, but also to show how well they work tougher too. This is the perfect sketch to mass produce a handful of hello cards to have on hand in your card ...

  Here we are, the very last Tuesday of January of 2021. Anyone else feel like this month went by extremely fast or just me? I do have to admit that parts of January did feel never-ending due to the fact that I was extremely ill with Covid-19. Luckily I was working a few weeks ahead, and was able to have the majority of these cards finished before I ever got sick. I will blog about my sickness another time, but in short it was beyond horrible. Now on to the Mini Slim Release that will be sure to set your crafty soul on fire. The mini slim line card base was already done so, I started by ink blending hearts onto the cardfront. Next I diecut white cardstock using the Mini Slim Circle Window Cutting Plate (whew say that 3 times fast lol) and ink blended clouds onto the panel using a stencil. Before adhering the panel to the card front using foam adhesive, the sentiment was stamped in black ink, and the "hi" was added. The critters were stamped, colored in, cut out and adhered to...

  Hello friends, just a few cards to share with you today using new sentiments from Taylored Expressions . For my first card, I started by scoring confetti cake cardstock, then applying a background with ink and a stencil. I was making a clean and simple card so a monotone background elevated the card a bit. Next, I stamped and colored in Gus & Gertie with copic markers, then adhered to the card using foam tape. The sentiment was stamped and diecut in black ink then adhered to the card with foam adhesive as well.  For this card, I started by creating a monotone stenciled background with green inks and cardstock. Once the ink was dry, the image was stamped, diecut and colored in with copic markers, then adhered using foam adhesive. What I love about the simple strips is how easy it is to stamp and diecut sentiments. I picked a sentiment that matched the image hahaha. "I'm done with people" seemed appropriate.

  Today some of your favorite kits from Taylored Expressions will be available to buy individually. These kits are Farm Fresh, Hey There & Field Notes.  You can use these stamps together in the kit or mix and match with your favorite TE stamps and dies! In this card I used the Farm Fresh Critters stamps and dies and then paired it with the tag team birthday stamp set. The images were colored in with copic markers, then diecut with the coordinating dies. The little elements were stamped in cherry pop ink for added interest.  Head on over the the Taylored Expressions website to see the full kits and the products available by themselves!

  Hello! I cannot believe it is October 20, 2020! I honestly did not thing that the pandemic and shut downs would last this long. Does anyone else feel exhausted and fatigued from this year? I am hoping the holidays bring me more joy as I finish out the year. One can never have too much joy and happiness. Speaking of joy and happiness, I get to share a few new products with you today from Taylored Expressions. They are releasing new stencils and PASTEL BLENDER BRUSHES! I mean come on!! It doesn't get better than that. I love a good tool. Head on over to the Taylored Expressions website for more info on this release!! So, For this first card I used the stencil called A New Leaf. To me, the image looks similar to hops. Its a plant that grows hops for beer, which looks close to wheat. Anyhow, they are beautiful. So with the hops/wheat in mind I wanted to use yellow tones as a blended background. For added interest I did not blend the entire card. This is a perfect masculine card in m...

  Hello there friends! There is a new kit from Taylored Expressions and I have a few samples to share with you. In the kit there is a sun ray stencil with an opening that fits the "hey there" sentiment perfectly.  I started by stamping the "hey there" sentiment, coloring it in with copic markers and then ink blending around the sentiment using the stencil. Its not showing up in the photo, but there is glossy accents over the sentiment. To embellish I added a few pink enamel dots.  For this next card, I used the "hey there" stencil and die using several different ink onto toffee cardstock. Then layering it onto a white car base and adding coordinating cardstock stripes underneath.  For the last card, I took the "good vibes" sentiment from the kit and stamped it over and over again using different colored inks. This created a custom background as well as a sentiment. The diecut circle sentiment and stamped panel were adhered using foam adhesive...

 Friends. This might be my favorite stamp set we are showcasing this week. Its called Fox Costumes Before & Afters. It would be perfect and so fun to use with the Magic Picture Changer interactive die. Or, how I used it today just a regular schmegular card. To start, I created a background of purple and orange clouds. It magical and festive. Its also Lawn Fawn and 2020 so there are no rules. The critters were stamped in jet black ink, colored in with copic markers and then fussy cut out. The sentiment was stamped and then the critters were adhered above with foam adhesive. To embellish purple twine was added.  The Lawn Fawn design team, created some incredible samples with this stamp set, be sure to visit the blog to see them all!

  Hello friends! I have another new Lawn Fawn card to share with you today! It is from the newest stamp set called Den Sweet Den. It has the cutest little homey stamps that a bear would love. For this card I chose the stack of books, lamp, open book, coffee mug and bear images to create a clean and simple scene. I blended some light yellow ink onto the white card base, stamped the sentiment in black and then added stamped hearts. The images were stamped, colored in with copic markers and then fussy cut out. The images were then adored to the card front with foam adhesive. To embellish a double bow using twine was added. Make sure you are visiting the Lawn Fawn Blog everyday to see the beauful projects shown!

Hello friends! I have a few cards to share with you today using Picket Fence Studios stamps . I cannot believe its July and that Halloween and Christmas are just right around the corner. When social distancing started, I should have just put up my Christmas tree. Christmas is my favorite and makes me ridiculously happy. My family might have thought I was crazy, but its 2020, there are no rules this year.  So, for this first card using the Most Wonderful Time of the Year stamp set , it was created using oxide inks. I typically do not gravitate towards those inks, but trying new techniques is always an adventure. Oxide inks to me are very bold and striking, and are perfect for layering stamps.  I know some people only gravitate towards traditional Christmas colors, however its fun to expand your holiday color palette. So for this next card that is exactly what I did.  To start, the background was created using a few shades of purple inks and the PFS Brocade stencil . Start...

Hello friends! Did you see that Lawn Fawn has a new stand alone die set? Its called Build An Aquarium. You can create a vertical or horizontal aquarium. I diecut and colored in some of the pieces and paired it with the Year 6 stamp set.  Head on over to the Lawn Fawn Blog for more great inspiration today!

Hello friends! Welcome to the first Summer of Essentials stamp set and blog hop! A very special stamp and die set was made for Ellen Hutson Essentials by Lawn Fawn . This set is exclusive to Ellen Hutson and can only be found and sold there. They are hoping to spread a little crafty sunshine with a month of new releases and a whole lotta' fun. Each week there will be a new Essentials by Ellen release and bunches of cardmaking inspiration.  This will only be sold as a stamp and die combination, not sold separately S'more the Merrier We've got a super fun prize!!! One random and lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! And don't forget to comment here for a bonus entry! Comment before Saturday July, 11th at 11:59 PDT. The winner will be notified by email.  EH Blog   Ardyth Percy-Robb   Mindy Eggen   Megan Quinn   Elena Roussakis   Latisha Yoast  (here) Carly...