Designs by Latisha Yoast

Today, the sky is really grey, there is thunder and lightning.  So, as I was skyping with a few of my girlfriends I decided to stamp just for fun.  I don't get to do that enough, it seems like.  I pulled out my Say Cheese & Partly Cloudy stamp sets from Lawn Fawn and made a few cute cards in my favorite colors (red & yellow). Material Used: Say Cheese Partly Cloudy Yellow card stock Red card stock white card stock copic marker foam tape corner rounder Spellbinders Standard Circle lg die template

Hello! Do any of you like Technique Tuesday stamps? Did you know that every month, they host a challenge over at SCS? They do! (and they give away free stamps!) This month, the challenge is to color .  Make a card (or layout) and use crayons, markers, pencils, glimmer mist (anything really), then it is up to you on what you color.  It can be, the image, the background, maybe some ribbon or a brad.  Easy peasy right? If you decide to play, you still have one more week.  The deadline to upload is April 30th.  Make sure when you upload your card to SCS, that you use the keyword TTSCS14 , so we can check out your awesome-ness.  Plus did I mention you can win a free stamp set?  Sweetness! I decided to make a card, and used Copic markers as my color medium.  I am by no means an expert at using Copic markers, but I did a short tutorial on how I colored in the bear. Gather your supplies (stamps, ink, card stock, dies) I pick out my die template based ...

Good Friday to you all. Do you have an Easter plans or traditions you are doing this weekend? My children and I are going to church on Sunday, then we are meeting one of my best friends for brunch, at a delicious restaurant called Taverna (here in Jacksonville). Today, I have a quick and simple shaped Easter card, to share with you.  This sketch can actually be used for any occasion, but since Easter is in just a few days, that is the sentiment I decided to use.   I created a shaped card base and nested layer with S4-161 Labels One , and then added S5-040 Floral Doily Accents . The pattern paper is from Echo Park, the bling is from KaiserCraft, and the stamps are from Stamping Scrapping. I wish all of you a blessed Easter.

Are you ready for some exciting news?? I am joining the Design Team of Avocado Arts ! With these amazing women! aj otto becky oehlers kimberly crawford julia stainton avocado arts blog wowee wowee wow! right? SO. MUCH. TALENT! Head on over to the Avocado Arts to check out the bio's of all of the ladies. For those of you wondering what Avocado Arts is.  It is a new clear stamp company! There will be a new kit every month, and the kits are designed to be built upon each other...love that! Be sure to bookmark the Avocado Arts blog . You can also follow them on twitter and facebook, to be up to date on all happenings. Here is a sneaky peeky of the first months kit!

So this month I am so honored to be guest designing for Technique Tuesday . Make sure you go to their website to check out their awesome products & stamps! Did you know that they are a Member Company on SCS ? They are! Check out the forum , they have fun tutorials and challenges, where you can win stuff (like free stamps)! Here is a card I created using the Love Always Wins stamp set, and the little "love" sentiment is from the Talking in Circles stamp set.

I took an unexpected blogging vacation, sorry about that. A few hours after my post went live on Wednesday, I received a call from my friend Kelly.  Our husbands are both deployed together, and she was pregnant with her second child, and could deliver any day.  So, around 4:30 am, she calls to tell me "she thinks it's time to go to the hospital"  After 3 trips to the hospital, 3 attempts at an epidural, lots of pain, contractions and believe it or not, a lot of laughs...30 hours later little Zoe Marie was born via unplanned c-section. Through technology and the stars aligned, our husbands were actually in port, and Kelly's husband was able to see baby Zoe seconds after she was born.  I have a Skype app on my iPhone, and the doctors let me  bring in my phone into the operating room, so that we could skype with him once the baby was born. It really was an honor to be there for Kelly, and communicate to her husband, for her.  It was more special than I can ...

Happy Anniversary Lawn Fawn!! Can you believe they are one year old?  Amazing, how fast they have grown.  I for one, love being able to design for Lawn Fawn, the images always make me smile and are so easy to work with.  Congratulations Kelly, Mike & Erica!!  Cheers & here are to many more years to come! Last week, I received several emails on how I got really great embossing on a card I had made.  So I thought I would recreate the card (and change it up a little) and give you step shots on how I made it.  Sound good to you?  Okay let's go. Before I start, make sure to head on over to the Lawn Fawn Blog , for a chance to win this set. Also visit the rest of the design team to see what they cooked up for you today!    Chan Vuong    Julie Campbell    Lea Lawson    Lynnette Kauffman    Nichol Magouirk    Teri Anderson    Tiffany Johnson up close view of the embossing Is...