Challenge #13 - Case'ing Eva

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today starts a brand NEW challenge for all of you!! If you didn't see the winner and Top 3 from the last challenge, please scroll down. :)

The challenge for the next 2 weeks is to:

Case EVA's Card!!

Remember, you can play along with us if you use any image from Yumi and Fumi Handmade, La-La Land Crafts, The Greeting Farm or Sister Stamps. We also added a new company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. However, if you happen to use a Yumi and Fumi Handmade image on your project your name will be thrown in to the drawing one more time. Unsure what qualifies for our challenges? Visit the Challenge info page by clicking the tab up top.

You have until Friday, APRIL 12th to link up your project. Be sure to use a direct link to your project and not your blog. Those entries could possibly be deleted.

Here is the picture of Eva's gorgeous card that we would like you to case!!

 First up is Rosie's card using Yumi with Bookbag:

Next up is Leanne who also used Yumi with Bookbag:

What an AWESOME prize package up for grabs!!

Feel free to share this picture with a link back to this post on your blog to let everyone know your playing.

The top 3 will receive a personalized badge and a special 10% off coupon code that you can use in the Y&FH Store.

Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest by clicking on the links on our side bar. 

Looking forward to seeing your projects.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Rosie & Leanne :)

Challenge #12 Winner & Top 3

Hey everyone!!

We had a pretty good turn out for our Springtime challenge and as always we want to say Thank you to all that linked up and shared their Springtime projects.  There were no entries that used a Y&FH image so each of you had one entry in the drawing.  We used random.org to choose the winner this time and the computer picked #7.... Congratulations Sheena!! 

Please enjoy your one-of-a-kind winner's badge created by Renate' and featuring Yumi Peace Sign.  Send an email to yumi(dot)fumi@yumifumihandmade(dot)com with your snail mail so that we can get your prize to you.  In the subject line please type: WINNER CH#12.

Next up are the top 3 picks who will each receive their own badge to put on their blogs as well as a 10% coupon code to use in the Yumi & Fumi Handmade store.  Here they are in no particular order...  Congratulations to:

Again, congratulations ladies!!!  Please email me at fumi@yumifumihandmade(dot)com to receive your 10% coupon code to the Y&FH store.  

We hope you enjoyed this challenge and will come back tomorrow for all the details on the newest challenge.  We're case'ing one of the Design Team's projects again. 

Have a great day!!

Hugs,

Leanne

Challenge #12 - Springtime reminder

Be on the look out for some fun events taking place in April with Yumi & Fumi Handmade.  The happening spots will be here on our blog and on our Facebook page.  The events start April 8th with a give-a-way and a scavenger hunt on the Facebook page and a month long challenge here on our blog.  Be sure to be back on Monday for all the details and see how you can share & win some AWEmazing prizes by Spreading the Love with Yumi & Fumi Handmade...

Now back to our regulary scheduled program...  

Whoa!  Hey everyone!!  What just happened?!! haha!

If you've been stopping by for the past week and a half you should have seen all the beautiful Springtime creations from Rosemary, Eva, Kim and our Guest Designer, Thanh.  Today Sandie and I are popping in to share our Springtime cards with you.  We were both a little stumped with this subject, I mean what consitutes Spring?  Hmmmm...  Let's see, flowers, soft pastel colors, flowers, butterflies, birds, flowers, bright colors, flowers.  Did I miss anything?  :)  Right now it's snowing in Southern Ireland and I'm sure it was really hard for Sandie to get motivated to create a Springtime card.  She however didn't have any issues and pulled it out as she always does... beautifully.  Here is her card featuring Fumi with Gift and take a look at all the beautiful flowers she used.  Doesn't it scream Spring?  I wish my thumb was that green. ;)

Sandie Dunne with Fumi with Gift

Stop by Sandie's blog to see all the details of her beautiful card. 

Now I live in California, and Spring seems to have found us so it was pretty easy for me to come up with some motivation.  I went with a CAS with no patterned paper (I know gasp!) theme for my card.  I colored up Fumi with Bear Backpack, added pretty sparkly cardstock and used three of my newest purchases.  For all the details you'll have to head on over to my blog.

Leanne Poe with Fumi with Bear Backpack

So how'd we do?  Spring enough for ya?  (haha)  If you haven't already linked up for this challenge here's your chance, but it's only for a limited time.  The challenge closes on Friday at noon.  A reminder to please read our Challenge rules before linking up. There are specific details that we require and although we don't like to remove anyone from the contest we have to insist that everyone follow the rules.  Click HERE to link up.

Here's another reminder of the prize package...

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  Looking forward to seeing lots more cards and projects before the challenge closes.  Have a terrific day!!

Hugs,

Sandie & Leanne

March Guest Designer Post: Star Student

Hey there, readers!

It's Thanh, your March Guest Designer, back with my final post this month. I can't believe how quickly this month has gone by and how appreciative I am of all your wonderful comments and support! Thanks so much; you know how to make a girl feel at home.

While I don't have any kiddos of my own, yet, I couldn't resist making a school related project with Yumi with Bookbag. I know that most of your kids have just returned or are due to return from spring break so I thought it would be cute to send them off with a card to get back into it:

Yumi really is a star with her outfit and her bright eyes:

These are the Copic markers I used for her clothes and bookbag:

These are the Copic markers I used for her hair, skin, eyes and cheeks:

Renate and Leanne, thanks again for having me! This isn't goodbye, but just a see you later! ;)

Reminder: Challenge #12 Springtime

Hello!

Kim popping in today to remind everyone that there is still time to play along our current challenge, which is SPRINGTIME.  You may interpret SPRINGTIME in any way you wish as long as we see Spring in your card/project.  :)

Eva and I have a couple of card/project to share today.  We hope we can inspire you to play along!

Eva created this stunning tag using Chasezilla!

For more details about Eva's tag, please visit her blog!

I used Yumi with Fan on my card. 

Ready to play along?  :)  I hope so!  :) Please link up your creations HERE!

Thank you so much for stopping by, everyone!  Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Guest Designer Post - Springtime Yumi

Hi Yumi & Fumi friends!

I hope that your week started off great so far. It`s Thanh - the March Guest Designer - back with another project to share with you. 

Playing along with the Yumi & Fumi Challenge No. 12 and being the first day of Spring tomorrow, Yumi with Fan was perfect for this:

I am enjoying all the pastels this spring and I wanted to play up some of the bolder colours on my card so the paper lanterns and the cherry blossoms were perfect!

Here are the Copic markers I used for her hair and skin:

For Yumi`s dress, fan and shoes:

Look at the yummy prize pack you have a chance of winning if you play along in the Challenge:

To get more details on the challenge and to see the Design Team`s projects, see this post here.

Thanks for stoppin` by today! If you have any questions, go ahead and leave me a comment or hop on over to my blog. Xo Thanh

Challenge #12~~SPRINGTIME

3/18/13 ** If you were in the top 3 for Challenge #11 please send an email to fumi@yumifumihandmade.com to claim your 10% discount code to our shop.  Please put Challenge #11 Top 3 in the subject line.**


Happy Sunday everyone!! Today starts a brand NEW challenge for all of you!! If you didn't see the winner and Top 3 from the last challenge, please scroll down. :)

The challenge for the next 2 weeks is:

SPRINGTIME
(use spring colors, elements, etc.)

For those of you who don't own a Yumi and Fumi Handmade stamp, you can still play along. If you have any images from La-La Land Crafts, The Greeting Farm or Sister Stamps you can play.  We also added a new company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.  However, if you happen to use a Yumi and Fumi Handmade image on your project your name will be thrown in to the drawing one more time. Unsure what qualifies for our challenges? Visit the Challenge info page by clicking the tab up top.

You have until Friday, March 29th to link up your project. Remember to use a direct link to your project and not your blog. Those entries could possibly be deleted.

For some "SPRINGTIME" inspiration Leanne and I have some cards for you! 

Rosie using Fumi

Now what do we have for the winner? Besides an awesome personalized badge we've come up with this prize package featuring Yumi & Fumi:

Feel free to share this picture with a link back to this post on your blog to let everyone know your playing.

The top 3 will receive a personalized badge and a special 10% off coupon code that you can use in the Y&FH Store.

Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest by clicking on the links on our side bar. 

Looking forward to seeing your projects.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Rosie & Leanne :)

Challenge 11 Winner and Top 3

3/18/13 ** If you were in the top 3 for Challenge #11 please send an email to fumi@yumifumihandmade.com to claim your 10% discount code to our shop.  Please put Challenge #11 Top 3 in the subject line.**

Hello there!  Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!

Thank you all so much for playing along our sketch challenge!  We enjoy looking at your gorgeous creations and hope you all will continue to share more with us!

For those of you who used a Yumi and Fumi handmade stamp, your name was put in a bowl twice.  Sorry no pictures to show because I wasn't thinking of taking one at the time!  lol I forget things like that sometimes...well, a lot of the times!  lol

I asked my son to pick a folded name from a bowl and he chose:

Congratulations, Nitasha!  Please email us at yumi.fumi@yumifumihandmade.com with your mailing address and we will send your goodies to you soon!  When emailing, please put CHALLENGE #11 winner on the subject line.  

Don't forget to grab your cute winner's badge and proudly display it on your blog!

Now for the Top 3's!  Congrats to.....

Congrats ladies!  Please grab your super adorable badges and share with blogland where you were selected as one of the top 3s!

Tomorrow is the start of another fun bi-weekly challenge here at Yumi and Fumi Handmade Crafts, so stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping!

Challenge #11 - Final Reminder

Morning!

Today Sandie and I wanted to share our cards for the current challenge.  We'd also like to remind you that you have until Friday, March 15 (which is tomorrow) to link up your card.  The entries that are in so far are really awesome!!  Love the diversity of everyone's take on Kim's sketch.  You've already seen samples from the rest of our team, including our guest designer, Thanh Vo.  Now it's our turn to share the spotlight.  For all the details on the challenge click on the picture of the sketch in the upper right sidebar.  We hope more of you will come and play. :)

I'm up first and my card was inspired by some upcoming birthday's.  I have been needing more boy type birthday cards, and the sketch was perfect to use.

Leanne using AJ the Lion

As you can see I flipped the sketch, but all the elements are still there. 

Sandie using Fumi

Here's a reminder of what the prize looks like:

Lots of goodies up for grabs including Fumi with Bear Backpack. 

Alrighty, looking forward to seeing more entries before the link expires on Friday, March 15th at noon, pst. 

Have a terrific Thursday and we appreciate you stopping by!!

Hugs,

Sandie & Leanne

Guest Designer Post: Stylish and Hip Chase

It's your March Guest Designer, Thanh, here with Chase; the stylish and hip!

I have always loved this image of Chase as he reminds me a little of Chuck from Gossip Girl. Excuse my guilty pleasure-teeny bopper indulgence, but the hair and the smile are perfect!

I wanted to keep my card simple and still mailable, so I kept the embellishments down to a minimum and let the patterned paper and the image speak for themselves. How do you go about making masculine cards? I'm always curious to know how everyone does their own thing. If you want to learn a little more about my process, click on over to my blog here. I'm doing a 3 part series on making masculine cards. 

Here are the Copics I used for his hair, skin and eyes:

The coloursI used on his blazer, tie, pants and shoes:

Thanks for dropping by today and visiting me at the Yumi and Fumi Blog. xo t

 

Challenge #11 Reminder -- Kim's Sketch #2

Hello everyone!  Hope you are enjoying your Sunday!  Just stopping by to share our projects using Kim's super duper, awesome Sketch #2.  Love Kim Yu's fun sketches! 

You can use this sketch anyway it inspires you.  You can easily flip it over upside down, on it's side, change the circle to a square or whatever else.  

What's the prize?  A whole bunch of awesome goodies including 

Fumi with Bear Backpack!

Here's how we interpreted the sketch.

Kim using Fumi With Umbrella

Eva using Chase

I went with a CAS version of Kim's sketch.

We hope you'll join us for this challenge.  Just link up your creation on the original challenge post HERE.  Need a refresher of our challenge rules?  Click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

eva

Carson Rubber Stamp Convention News

Good morning everyone!!

Wasn't March Guest Designer, Thanh's post the other day fun?!  OMG, I was a bit worried about the pictures, but then I said hey, we had soooo much fun why not share it with our fans?!  I'm so glad she did.  That was a really fun night!!  

Wanted to pop in and announce that we are taking a break from retail conventions for a while, but if anything changes you'll be the first to know.  

But here's some good news:   If you happen to be in the LA area and are planning to go to the Carson Rubber Stamp convention this weekend (March 9-10) stop by the Craft-A-Holic booth and say hi to Kathy, formerly from Pixie Boutique.  She will be selling The Greeting Farm stamps and Y&FH stamps!  Also, our friend Jenny, from Sesame Bijoux, will be selling her beautiful handmade jewelry and she's got some items for crafters.
Stop by the booth for a TGF make n' take and while you're there pick up some stamps to fill out your collections.  Besides our online store this is the only other place you'll be able to pick up Y&FH stamps in person.  So stop by and tell Kathy we sent you.  Oh and you might see one of us there.  We'd love for you to come by and say hi!

Oh and I almost forgot to mention...  We heard a certain crafter will be making his appearance at the Stampers Anonymous booth.  His initials are T.H.  YES, I am serious!

Before I sign off I wanted to share the two cards I made (for fun) for the Designed to Color crafty Tic-Tac-Toe challenge.  First up I chose the following 3 squares: purple, ribbon and bling and the image is Fumi with Gift.  All the details can be found on my blog including the Copic colors.


For this next card I chose to use the following 3 squares: ribbon, banner & yellow.  The image is the BFF's made by Sister Stamps.  All details can be found on my blog including the Copic Colors used.

Don't forget about our current challenge.  Click on the sketch on the right hand side bar and link up your card.

Have a terrific weekend!!  Thanks for reading! ♥

Hugs,
Leanne

Hangin' with Friends & Sketch Reminder

Hey there, friends!

It's your March Guest Designer, Thanh, here. Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm so excited to be creating alongside the team this month. 

Since this is my first official post, I figured I better start it off by using the first concept image by Yumi & Fumi:

I really wanted to embrace the friendship theme of hanging out with friends, so I let this set of heart papers guide the way for my colour scheme:

Do you recognize the layout? Still plenty of time to play along with the bi-weekly challenge here at the Yumi and Fumi blog:

 For you Copic fans, here are the markers that I used to colour up the girls:

Before I go, I wanted to say thanks again to Leanne and Renate for the oppurtunity to design for them this month! Such lovely ladies and a bit silly, too! LOL For more of our photo booth photos, visit my blog here.

Have a wonderful Tuesday! xo Thanh

Happy Girl's Day!!

Challenge #11 - Kim's Sketch #2

Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday!!

Today is day one of Challenge #11 and this time around we have a wonderful sketch created by Kim Yu.

Feel free to flip the sketch or substitute different shapes.  We'd just like to see you incorporate this layout in your project.  For those of you who don't own a Yumi and Fumi Handmade stamp yet you can still play along.  If you have any of the following images from La-La Land Crafts, The Greeting Farm or Sister Stamps you can play.  However if you do happen to use a Yumi and Fumi Handmade image on your project your name will be thrown in to the drawing one more time.  Unsure what qualifies for our challenges?  Visit the Challenge info page by clicking the tab up top. 

You have until Friday, March 15th to link up your project.  Remember to use a direct link to your project and not your blog.  Those entries could possibly be deleted.

Now how about some samples from Rosie and myself?

Rosie using Fumi w/Bear Backpack

Leanne using Chasezilla:

Now what do we have for the winner?  Besides an awesome personalized badge we've come up with this prize package:

Feel free to share this picture with a link back to this post on your blog to let everyone know your playing. 

The top 3 will receive a personalized badge and something new that we just added.  If you are chosen in the top 3 you'll get access to a special 10% off coupon code that you can use in the shop.

Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest by clicking on the links on our side bar.

Looking forward to seeing your projects.  Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Leanne & Rosie