Designs by Latisha Yoast

Happy Friday! I am so excited for a 3 day weekend. I have a dual baby shower to go to tomorrow, but I plan on vegging out all weekend. Can you say, "mommy is sleeping in?" lol Last night, I decided to sit down and play with my August Kit of the Month from Unity Stamp Co.  I used a few other stamps from other companies too (but the focal images are unity).  Where I originally started with card, and where I ended up are totally different, but I love the results.  The text background, is from a little stamp from Prima, and the library card looking stamp is from Papertrey Ink. I stamped the library card stamp, distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz distressed ink & blending tool and then stamped the different images and sentiments in pink from Unity.  Before I adhered the library card to the card base, I added some Prima pattern paper, and wrapped some ribbon around the ivory panel.  I strung the buttons with some Jillibean Soup bakers twine, and adhered them ...

Today is another Unity Challenge Wednesday, this week we (anyone who wants to play) are to make a card but it cannot be a standard size card (4 1/2 x 5 1/2) other than that it can be any size or shape you want.  I made a 7 1/2 x 4 inch card, its kind of long, but I like it. Remember if you play along, upload your card to SCS and put in USC7 in the keyword.  Tomorrow is hip-hop Thursday, where Unity Stamp Co. gives away over $300 in product every week (isn't that bananas!)  All you have to do is show up on the Unity Forum & they pick random winners & have games, not too mention all the awesome deals (more like steals) offered.   Don't forget to check out what all the other ladies did, you can find their blogs on the right. "Giggle" basic black cs, vintage cream cs, Prima designer paper, sheer ribbon, Giggle Grove Stamp set

Ok so I attempted to make a monochromatic card, its close but not really a true definition of monochromatic meaning "one tone".  I say, I used warm colors which could be considered a color family. OK I know I'm stretching it a little, but honestly this is what I came up with so I'm going with it & it took longer than what I would have like.  I don't have a lot of time to create, so I try to limit my time to make a card around 15-30 minutes...is that too long?  I did a lot of stamping, coloring, & not to mention, used a lot of layers so it took a little longer.  In my defense I was done by the time Jess got back from the gym.   Today's color challenge (cc182 on scs) is monochromatic if you all want to try your hand at it too.  I used three different stamp sets from Flourishes llc, Damask, Lilac & Fantasy Floral Garden.  I stamped the Damask background using chocolate chip from SU and then Memento for the flowers and the sentiment.  I used a ruby red...