Challenge #30 Reminder & Inspirations from Team Fumi

We have some good news and some bad news.....

The good news is you still have time to enter sketch challenge #30 here at Y&FH!

The bad news is you only have 5 more days to enter and if you're like us, it might take a couple of days to design and create a project...so, you better get crackin' because the last day to enter is Friday.

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Blankina and Chase sitting in a tree.....
K--I--S--S--I--N--G!
Dreamy, isn't he?!!.



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Denice used Summer Fumi on this 5" x 8.5" journal.
The 1st picture shows how the sketch was used and
the 2nd picture shows how the sketch became the base.
xoxo

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Kathy
is bringing in the Chinese New Year withYumi with Fan.  
Between the paper piecing and Washi paper.....we are 
LOVING everything about this gorgeous card!

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Leanne
aka Fumi
aka Sketch Designer
poppin' in late with Fumi Panda
LUVS

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Melissa has done it again, 
she has all of us oohing and aahing over AJ's sugar-coated cuteness.......
and I'm not LION!!!!

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Oh my word, I think we are all smitten with Sheena's card using Yumi!
 Say YESSSSSSSSSSSS to those PINK boots!

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This week's sketch challenge has a few changes:

The WINNER will receive a stamp of Y&F's choosing, plus a personalized badge.

The TOP 3 will receive personalized badges for their blogs.

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Challenge RULES are simple:

One (1) entry per participant

You must use a direct link

You must follow the current sketch challenge

You can link to 9 other challenges only

You must mention our challenge in your post

No back-linking, current projects only

You MUST include a stamped or colored image

Any stamp company image is allowed to participate

You will receive a BONUS ENTRY by using a Y&FH image.

Good luck to all! We can't wait to see more wonderful creations using this super easy sketch, designed by Fumi herself! Winner and Top 3 will be announced Saturday, February 1st.

Easy peasy, 
Valentine squeezy,
Happy Chinesey!

Panda Goes to School

Hi everyone! It's Taylor here again today, and  I'm excited to be back with another fun post this week!

Ok, seriously - HOW cute is this Fumi Panda image from Yumi & Fumi Handmade?  Really, all of this stamps in the Kigurumi Kids series are adorable, and they ALL need to come live with me.  Soon.  Really, really soon!  But I started my collection with this panda, because we have a lot of love for pandas in this house.  Kung Fu Panda was the first movie we ever to our daughter to in the movie theater, way back when.  And I brought my son a panda bear stuffed animal back from a trip to England earlier this year, and he never goes to bed without it. 

I colored this cutie up with my Spectrum Noir markers and paired him with some fun school-themed paper from My Mind's Eye.  My daughter heads back to school in a week (a WEEK?!?!!), and I need to build up my stash of cards to put in her lunch every day! 

Last week I promised step-by-step coloring pics, but thanks to the weather they just didn't turn out well. I'll try again for next week!

Panda suit: IG10, IG8, IG6, IG4, IG2, IG1, blender

Skin: FS9, FS8, FS3, FS2, CR3

Eyes: IB4, IB2

Hair: GB8, GB10, EB3, EB5

A couple of coloring tips:

-  Work in small areas, and complete the image in sections.  This helps the colors blend together well 

-  Don't leave white areas uncolored.  Using a very light grey go around the outer edge.  The soften the harsh edge of that line with the blender pen. 

I'd love for you to stop by my blog to see what else I've been up to!  And if you haven't played along in the current 'Anything Goes' challenge, you totally should! You could win a $15 gift certificate to the store, or a 10% discount code!

Welcome Denice!!

Hello!!

Today we're happy to announce a new member to our Design Team.  As you know, our lovely friend and teammate Kim Yu has decided to step down from the team, so we needed to find someone that would be another wonderful fit to our team.  I'm happy to say we've found that someone.  You've seen her here before and we're all pretty excited that she's agreed to become a part of our team.  Please help us say a big Allooohaaa and Welcome to Denice Bartucci!!!

Here is a little bit more about Denice in her own words: 
"I'm a midwestern gal who finds a lot of the inspiration for my projects come from my family, which consists of "Papa Bear" and our 4 fab kiddos....they are my never-ending source of support and my biggest/bestest critics. I've been stamping and scrapbooking for almost 15 years and am passionate about both crafts. I could talk endlessly about all the latest embellies and techniques, and find the internet to be an endless source of new projects to try. I'm looking forward to fun and creating with Y&FH!"

I asked Denice to take our survey and her answers were pretty unique. Needless to say, I think she fits right in with the rest of us. {hehe}
DT Survey:
1. Social butterfly or Timid Turtle? Timid until I get to know you
2. Sunrise or Sunset? Sunrise
3. Fruity or Minty? Fruity, fresh and floating in my sangria preferably
4. Ocean or Mountain? Ocean
5. City or Small town? Small town
6. Cadbury or Hershey? Hershey
7. Nuttyor Smooth? Smooth
8. Paper, plastic or reusable? All three
9. Flip flops or sneakers? Flip flops
10. Coke or Sprite? Rootbeer
11. Fairy or Vixen? Vixen, see #12
12. Vampire or Werewolf? Give me an Angel any day *wink*
13. CAS or Not enough embellishments? I (heart) embellies
14. Copics or Other? Copics
15. Rubber or Digital? Rubber
16. To glitter or not to glitter? Glitter
17. 3-D or the flatter the better? 3-D
18. Ribbons or Flowers? Flowers
19. Tim Holtz or Tim Gunn? Tim Holtz
20. I can’t live without this crafty item… ATG and scoreboard

Denice will be pairing up with Eva on Sundays so please make sure to stop by when she debuts this Sunday with her "Shape for Mother's Day" project.  I know both Eva and Denice will share something AWEmazing!

Before I sign off, I wanted to welcome Denice by case'ing her card featuring Chase.

Yumicorn & Fumi Panda

Make sure to stop by Denice's blog and welcome her.  Oh before I forget!!  You only have until tomorrow to play in our Spread the Love blog challenge and sign up for the Week #4 FB Giveaway.  You don't want to miss out!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have a great day!
xx
Leanne

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Good morning everyone!!

and

*H♥A♥P♥P♥Y *V♥A♥L♥E♥N♥T♥I♥N♥E♥'S *D♥A♥Y!!!*

 Sandie and I are popping in to remind everyone that tomorrow is the last day to link up your project using a punch, die-cut or both  for challenge #9.  In honor of Valentine's Day we're both in the mood to share a little bit of love with you...

Here's Sandie's beautiful tag (yes under all the gorgeous details is a tag!) featuring Fumi Panda...

Isn't it dreamy? 

I spy several dies and punches, she really loaded them up and boy does she know how to build a scene.

AWEmazing!!

Here's a close up of Fumi Panda, kawaii!!

I used Yumi & Fumi for my handmade postage stamps...

I used a few dies and punches here, can you see them all?

Here's your reminder:

The challenge closes tomorrow, Friday, Feb 15th at noon (pst). 

For all the details and to link up your project click HERE.

**Don't forget, if you use a Y&FH image on your project your name will be entered in to the pot one extra time. 

One entry per contestant please.

From all of us at Yumi & Fumi Handmade...

*H♥A♥P♥P♥Y *V♥A♥L♥E♥N♥T♥I♥N♥E♥'S *D♥A♥Y!*

Hugs,

Leanne & Sandie

Challenge #9 - Punches or Dies

Hello everyone!!

Hope you're having a terrific Sunday.

On behalf of the team I'd like to say THANK YOU to everyone that participated in our January month-long challenge!  We had a total of 11 wonderful creations entered!  Yay!  It was really cool to see what parts of the photo each of you chose as your inspiration and to see it translated in your projects was awesome!  Thank you again for linking up!

Now time for the important part right?!  Announcing the winner!!  We (Renate', Zach & I) decided to write everyone's name on a piece of paper to pick the winner... 

Congratulations to...

  #5, CALYPSO! 

Here is your very own personalized badge created by Renate'.

Please email yumi.fumi@yumifumihandmade.com by Tuesday, 2/5/13, to claim your prize.  Type in January Winner in the subject line with your snail mail and we'll get your prize package shipped to you.  :)

Next up are the top 3

We looked through all the entries, reviewed each one 3 times before finally choosing:

Sheena B.

Chuck Garcia

Jess Marin

Congratulations everyone!!  You also get a personalized badge to show off on your blogs/pages:

Thank you to all of our 11 participants for taking time to link up during our January challenge.  Hope you all had fun because we loved seeing your wonderful creations!!

Alrighty, are you ready for a new challenge?

Challenge #9 ~ Punches or Dies (2/3/13, Midnight PST - 2/15/13 Noon PST)

It's pretty self explanatory, use either a punch, die or both on your creation.  Doesn't matter how many you use as long as we can see it.  If we see a Y&FH image on your creation you will get 2 chances to play.  If you don't have a Y&FH image yet you can still participate by using any stamp from our list of Friends of Yumi & Fumi companies.  They include Sister Stamps, La-La Land Crafts, and The Greeting Farm!! 

I'm sure you have at least one of those to work with. :)

Check out the prize up for grabs...

It's Yumicorn from our Kigurumi Kids Series

Next up we've got some samples to share and inspire you.  Today GD Denice, Rosemary, Renate' and myself are sharing.  Eva, Kim and Sandie will pop in over the next 12 days to share their samples.

First up is

February Guest Designer, Denice Bartucci using Fumi with Messenger Bag. 

I spy a border punch and an oval die.   Lovin' all the pretty bling and the gorgeous papers.   Two of my favorite parts about this is Fumi's pink hair and that adorable border inside the oval!!   Me likey!!

Leanne Poe using Fumi Panda

Here is my card featuring Fumi Panda and looks like she's got some little friends playing HIde-n-seek.   I call this one, "Hangin' with my Gnomies!" {hehehe} I used various Spellbinder circles, Stampin' Up circle punches and C.C. Design Cutters Bubble Alpha letter dies.

Rosemary Shaner Bridges using Chase

I don't know about you but Chase is looking pretty good here.  Now I spy a gorgeous heart banner die from La-La Land Crafts and a MS border punch.  So totally cool!!

Renate' Winter using Fumi with Umbrella 

 Lookee, lookee at all the pretty greens and yellows on Renate's card.  I spy lovely colored ginkgo punched leaves.  It's beautiful!!

Alrighty, now it's your turn to play.  You have until Friday, 2/15/13 at Noon (PST) to link up your project.  ONE entry per participant and you must link directly to your post and not your blog. All challenge details can be found in the Challenge info tab at the top of our Home page.

Before I sign off, a reminder to come and LIKE us on our FB page.  We're trying to reach 200 likes and once we do, we're giving a way a stamp or two.  So lots of places to look for a chance to win some cuteness.

 Have fun and we can't wait to see what punches and dies you use for your project. 

Hugs,

Leanne and the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Team

Challenge #4--Embossing (wet or dry)!

Happy Sunday to all of you! We hope you've had a great week so far. Hard to believe today's the last day of September and tomorrow is October 1st.....CRAZY! It's been busy around these parts lately and I hope you've been enjoying the new releases as much as us ladies on the DT. Did you see the cutie patootie Kigurumi Release?? I think they are adorable and so perfect for those sweet Halloween pages coming up! For me though, they are perfect any time of year because my little one and his cousins play dress-up whenever they want to! If you missed the Kigurumi Kids, then check out our post HERE. :)

Before we get to the new challenge, we have 3 Top Picks to announce. Our top 3 from the last challenge are:

Blankina

Denise B

and Melissa O

Please grab our special, customized linky to add to your blog. Congrats to our top 3 picks!! 

We also want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you who participate in our challenges!! We love seeing your gorgeous and wonderful creations!

Today we have a new challenge to announce!

Our challenge for the next two weeks is:

EMBOSSING (wet or dry)!

You MUST use a Yumi & Fumi Handmade, Sister Stamps, La-La Land Crafts or The Greeting Farm image to participate in our challenges. Any project not using these images will be deleted.

Please take the time to review all of the Challenge Rules HERE to make sure you qualify (the rules are under "Challenge Info" at the top tab). You have until Saturday, October 13th, 11am PST to link up your new project below (one entry per blog please).

Now for our amazing DT samples!
(You can click on each name to go to our DT's personal blogs to see more details on each project.)

Eva Uyeunten using Fumi Panda

Rachel Parys using Fumi with Gift

Leanne Poe using Yumi with Book:

Kim Yu using Yumi With Fan

Rosie Bridges using Yumi with Book

We hope you enjoyed our creations today! Now, don't forget to come by and "like" our Facebook Fan Page, so you can stay up-to-date, get your challenge reminders, and share your stuff!! Please join us in our challenges too.....we would love to see your beautiful cards/projects!

Have a great week and see you here soon!

Love & Hugs!!
Rosie & the Y&F Design Team :)