Yeti Fumi

It's my last Tuesday as a guest designer at Yumi & Fumi Handmade. I want to thank them for having me as a guest--it's been very fun!

This week I inked up Yeti Fumi. I know it's after Christmas but I've never been one to be on time with holiday cards! LOL!

I kept this card super simple so it would mail easy. She's colored with copics with some sponging around the edges and then I used more scraps that I found in my stash. Some sponging, a border punch for accents and some touches of sparkle with a copic glitter pen finish the card.

Have a wonderful day and again, thank you to Yumi & Fumi Handmade for having me as a guest!! If you are ringing in the New Year tonight, please do so safely!!  

Embrace the White Space!

I'll admit it, I'm afraid of white space on a card most of the time. I always feel like it needs to be filled...needs something on it! Well today I decided to embrace the white space and just let it be. 

I must admit, I really like how this turned out. I think I need to learn to embrace the white space more often! 

For this card I used Fumi. She is colored with copics and then fussy cut out. I added a few hexagons from SU, a sentiment and some candy dots and voila', the card was done!

What about you? Do you like white space? use it often? or do you shy away from it??

Have a wonderful day and Merry Christmas Eve! 

Yumi

Time for another guest post for Yumi & Fumi Handmade!! This week I was in the mood for butterflies! Hehehe..I'm always in the mood for butterflies. 

I saw a tutorial on using the copic airbrush system and getting snowflakes in the background but can't remember where I saw it but anyway, I thought maybe I could do the same with some butterflies and sponging some ink.

First I stamped my image--the super fun Yumi--and cut it out using a nestie die. I left the die in place so I could sponge the edges too. Then I made a mask for Yumi and then I placed some punched butterflies down with some repositionable glue.

Next I just carefully sponged on my ink and then carefully removed my butterflies.

I then let out a sigh of relief that it actually worked! A fun way to make a background and the possibilities are endless because you can use any die cut image!!

To finish the card I colored Yumi with copics and paper pieced her shirt.Then I paired her with some Cosmo Cricket Wanted papers and used a Martha Stewart Butterfly border punch.

I also added an image and strip of patterned paper to the inside to finish the card!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day!!

Fumi with Bear Backpack

For today's post for Yumi & Fumi Handmade I decided to use up some scraps that I had and also use the super adorable Fumi with Bear Backpack stamp~~(you can find that stamp HERE!)

I admit it~~I'm a scrap hoarder. It pains me to throw away scraps of paper. I'm getting a bit better at it but I still have tons and tons of scraps to use. I always challenge myself to find fun ways to use them, like today's card. Adding strips with some colored cardstock, ribbon and a few pearls was super easy and super fun!!

Do you save your scraps? Do you use them?? if not, why not challenge yourself to use some today!!

Winter Yumi

For the entire month of December Yumi & Fumi Handmade is having an inspiration challenge~~you can find the details, HERE~~so I thought I would play along.

Here is the inspiration photo~

Isn't it gorgeous? I started out doing really well by coloring up Winter Yumi in gold and then I took a side road I think, LOL! I must admit, inspiration photo challenges are not my strong suit! I hope that I at least get a gold star for effort!!

Winter Yumi is colored with copics and then fussy cut out. I added a bit of Smooch Illuminate to her legs to look like she has sparkly tights on. Then I paired her with some Basic Grey Jovial papers and some wood veneers to finish the card. 

I also finished the inside by stamping the image in Delicata Gold ink and adding a strip of the designer paper. 

If you get a chance, I'd love to see you join in the fun with this month's challenge at Yumi & Fumi Handmade!! 

Welcome to our December Guest Designer - Danni Bindel

Good evening!

 

Hope you're all having a great Saturday night.  I'm popping in to share some news...

Today I am excited to welcome our Guest Designer for December, but first I'd like to say Mahalo again to our wonderful November Guest Designer, Linda Tan from Life of a Girlie Girl.  Thank you so much for all the lovely inspirations and adorable projects you created while you were with us.  Your weekly posts always brought a smile and inspiration to everyone and for that we are so thankful that you joined us.  

 

Now I'm pretty sure a lot of you know our next Guest Designer.  She's an amazing crafter and coloring guru.  She has her own challenge blog and is just about the sweetest lady you'll ever meet.  Please join me in welcoming:

 

Danni Bindel from Danni's Dream.

Here's a little more about Danni in her own words:

My name is Danni and I am currently a SAHM to Matthew who is 12 and Annabelle who is 9. I'm married to Sam for 14 1/2 years and we just started our lives as civilians after Sam being in the army for 14 years.

I started scrapbooking about 16 years ago and found stamping about 8 years ago and as they say, the rest is history! Crafting is my passion and I just can't get enough of it.

I am also an animal lover and hope to work/volunteer at a zoo one day when I grow up!

~Smiles~
 Danni

Have a super sparkly day!

When in doubt--add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
Housework won't kill you, but why take the chance?
Visit My Blog and my challenge Flutter By Wednesday's

Aren't her tag lines cute?  I had to leave them in. :)  Today Danni shared her news as well as this super fun card featuring Fumi with Messenger Bag on her blog.  Please be sure to stop by, become a fan and leave her some love. 

Fumi with Messenger bag - Card created by Danni Bindel

Danni is so amazing with color combos and awesome layouts.  She also has an amazing eye for paper combos.  I am always in awe each time I go to her blog.  I can honestly say that in the past I have used some of her layouts whenever I was stuck on a project and needed some inspiration.  She's got plenty and we're soooo glad she'll be sharing it with us and you.

Stop by on Tuesday when she'll share her first official post with us and every Tuesday in December.

Come back tomorrow when Team Yumi shares the details of our December month long challenge and their inspirations.  It's bound to be picture perfect! ;)

Mahalo for stopping in!  Have a great Saturday night!

Hugs,

Leanne

December Guest Designer - Melissa Oeters

Good morning and Happy Aloha Friday!!

Did you get a chance to purchase any of the stamps from the Winter 2012 release yet?  If not, head on over to the store before we run out.  Which one is/are your favorite(s)?  I truly do not have a favorite as I love them all, but if you were to ask me which one would I choose to ink up right this minute I'd probably say Bob the Yeti.  He's the kind of character that you can have so much fun with, and he doesn't require a lot of coloring. If you missed seeing the Winter 2012 release post please check it out here.

Can you believe today is the last day of November?  Can anybody tell me where did the time go?  I can barely remember October and November seems like such a blur to me.  Unfortunately as it is the end of the month it is also time to say Mahalo and see ya later to our November Guest Designer, Kathy Dinh of Pixie Boutique.  I would like to take this opportunity to send a big cyber hug to Kathy for helping us out for both October and November guest spots.  Thank you so much Kathy, you were a fantastic inspiration for the past two months and we really appreciated you stepping up for the challenge.  Wishing you all the best and we'll be seeing ya.  Everyone please make sure to stop by Kathy's blog and leave her some love.

December is a time for those of us on the Y&FH team to step back and take a break.  Be with family, finish the Christmas shopping and of course get those holiday projects completed.  As the team is taking a break we needed someone to step in and help us with December and I think we've chosen the right person for the job.  Please help me say a big Aloha to Melissa Oeters of Needful Things. 

Melissa has been a huge supporter of Yumi & Fumi Handmade from the very beginning and we are very excited to have her join us as our December Guest.   Here is a little bit more about Melissa:

Hi, I'm MelissaO and I'm so excited to be a guest designer for December.  I live in a very rural area of Illinois, population 800,  with my wonderful hubby and our 4 fabulous kids.  I have been into paper arts for many years now, since my oldest was born 18 years ago, and the last couple of years I've become totally crazy about stamping and coloring.  When the kids are in school I can be found in my art room crafting away surrounded by our dogs and chocolate.  My other interests include riding horses, dog rescue, reading and craft supply hoarding!   I hope I can inspire you with my Yumi and Fumi creations!

Speaking of inspiration, here is a fun card Melissa created using Fumi with Messenger bag.  She submitted this card by playing in one of our bi-weekly challenges:

How adorable is this?  Way!!!  I love the contrast in colors with the black accents and those tickets are pretty cool!  The perfect card to slip into a little girl's lunch pail or book bag.  Fumi looks so cute, love her socks!!  Great job Melissa!!  Stop by her blog Needful Things when you get a chance and leave her some love.

For fun, I asked Melissa to fill out our DT Survey.  You can find the her answers in the DT Survey page up top.

Stop back tomorrow when Melissa will be sharing her first official post! Woo Hoo!!  It's super cute!!

Reminders:

• Winter 2012 release is in the store now.
• December 1st: November challenge (Ribbon or Lace) ends tomorrow, link up your creations here.
• December 1st: Sister Stamps Release #10 in the store tomorrow.
• December 2nd:  Start of another month long challenge, check back on Sunday for all the details and inspirations.

Mahalo for stopping by!!!  Happy Aloha Friday, have an awesome day!!
Hugs,
Leanne