Designs by Latisha Yoast

So today my baby girl turned 12 years old. I really can't believe that twelve years have gone by this fast. You know the album I have been working on for her, well this is the card that is going to be inside the album. In the card I am telling her to always follow her dreams, reach for the stars & your bound to land close. Just a little background info...when my husband and I were 22 years old, he joined the US Navy, he went in as a e3 and within 2 1/2 years he was an e6 {not heard of, very hard to do}. When my husband joined he told everyone that he wanted to be a pilot, and no-one believed in his dream except me, not even his parents. Long story short, he got picked up for an officer package, he went to the Citadel & got a degree in Civil Engineering & now flies helicopters in the Navy. So whatever anybody puts their mind to achieve, it will happen. Nothing is impossible and that is what I am telling my daughter is to DREAM BIG. On to the card {isn't it yum...

I have about 8 pages left to finish in just two short days, but I can do it. This page is sort of ecletic, meaning I used 3 different stamp company's and a vellum sticker, so its a mix of stuff. Lets start with the paper, its from BasicGrey, Scarlett's letter line. If you like a bold classic style with a touch of modern feel, that is the only way I can describe this line. In one word its classy. {the cut out circle is also from the same line} All of the flourishes {in the corners} are from the stamp company Flourishes, if you have not been to their site, go check them out, www.flourishes.org Next, the "LOVE & YOU" sentiments are from Heidi Grace. The "you make me smile", "you brighten my day" & "you inspire me" are sentiments from Verve Visual {another cool company www.vervevisual.com } The vellum sticker, I bought ages ago, I don't remember where I bought it but its made by EK Success {stickersaurus line} Before I...

You must now type as fast as you can over to www.splitcoaststampers.com go to the Flourishes forum. Jan Marie's birthday is tomorrow and she is giving away some awesome prizes! A zyron 900 and two sets of nestabilities and other things!!! All you have to do is upload a card using one of their stamp sets using the keyword f llcjanmariesbirthday Run ladies run!!!

Another page is done for Kendall's "secret album". The picture on this page was from her 10th birthday. Instead of a birthday party {which are very expensive these days!} we gave her a $225 visa gift card & I took her and a few friends to Myrtle Beach South Carolina. At the time we were living in Charleston so it was only a 90 minute drive. We stayed in a suite at one of the resorts on the beach. We had such a great time. Not all of my children's birthdays are this ellaborate, however she turned 10 and she was now in double digits. We were sitting on the couch in the suite & my son who was 4 or 5 at the time, took this picture. The page is whisper white, the dp is from Afternoon Tea {SU occasions catalog avail. Mar 1st} I used Baroque Motifs, Always & Live your Dream {mini occasions} stamps sets. Here is a huge tip, If you order anything from the mini occasions catalog, save the piece of paper that you pull off when you are about to set the stamp on the wo...

Here are the invitations I made for my daughters Birthday. She is a true girly girl, so these invitations are soooo Kendall. She will be a great papercrafter one day so she appreciates all the work I put into these. The envelopes are small open-end envelopes by SU, the dimensions are 6 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in & are Whisper White. I punched out Kraft paper using the small tag punch {SU}, then punched a hole at the top & ran Certainly Celery ribbon through it and attached it with a brad. The stamp sets used are Eat Cake and Polka Dots and Petals, all stamped in Regal Rose. For the insert I cut kraft down until it would fit. I ran whisper white cardstock through the printer to put all of the birthday info on it {I always do this with invitations} then I cut that down to fit on top of the kraft paper. Before attaching the whisper white paper, I stamped more images from Polka Dots & Petals in Regal Rose. The Regal Rose tab was punched using a SU Round Tab {love this punch}. Using my ...

So last night as I was getting ready for bed I realized I have only sent 1 card this month to my secret sister {sshh don't tell}. I really like to take pictures in natural light, no natural light at 11:30 pm, so this will have to do. It really does look better irl {really it does}. Lately I go to my acrylic stamps when I need a card in a rush. Clear stamps are so much easier to use, placement wise, I don't mess up as much. However I find myself going to my SU sets the last few days {so proud of myself...I'm a SU demo, don't tell them I love papertreyink >" On a different note, I have recieve a few emails on how I take my pictures & what I use. I don't have anything fancy, I used a Kodak easyshare Z650, its a few years old. Its a digital camera {my SLR is not digital} so I can keep taking a picture until I like it. Most of the time I take my pictures outside. Natural light will give you the best looking picture. When taking a picture inside I ju...

I finally inked up my Birthday Whimsy stamp set {sale-a-bration free set}. This is a set where you just ink and go, meaning no image to color in! Just pick your colors & stamp away. I just got Regal Rose 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon yesterday, so that was the influence with this card. I only have one sheet of regal rose left, now 3/4, so until I buy more I am hoarding it >" This stamp set is awesome there are so many different possibilities with it and it was...FREE!! This is a great add on set if you have any of the other whimsy sets out of the catalog.{Garden Whimsy & Seasonal Whimsy} WaaaaHooooo I got something done today and its only 11am. I really wanted to go back to bed this morning but I have a million things to get done today. Maybe tomorrow I will have a chance to take a nap and catch up on some much needed sleep. Materials Used: Birthday Whimsy SU stamp set, whisper white & regal rose cardstock, regal rose, basic black & so saffron ink pads, regal r...