We're Hoppin' with Perfect Paper Crafting!!!

Aloha Everyone, 

Today Rosemary, Denice, Renate' & I are representing Yumi & Fumi Handmade and teaming up with the amazing Design Team from Perfect Paper Crafting (the makers of the Perfect Layers rulers) for a fun-filled and creative blog hop.  If you just hopped over from Kim O'Connell's Paper Perfect Designs blog then you are hoppin' in the right direction.  If you just happened to stop by here and you'd like to start from the beginning...head on over to where it all begins...at Laura's/Perfect Paper Crafting blog and git yer hop on!

 In case you get lost here's the line up:

Laura & Perfect Paper Crafting - http://blog.perfectpapercrafting.com/

Yumi & Fumi Handmade- http://yumifumihandmadecrafts.blogspot.com/

Eva - http://craftingthisandthat.blogspot.com/

Rosemary - http://rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://expressionswithheart.wordpress.com/

Denice - http://being-craft-de.blogspot.com/

Patti - http://www.cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/

Leanne - http://liloshaggymoto.blogspot.com

Kim - http://www.kimoconnell.com/

Renate' -   http://hapagirlren.blogspot.com/

Roxie - http://paperscaper.blogspot.com/ 

Did I mention there will be prizes?  You bet!  Perfect Paper Crafting is giving away a very generous $50 gift certificate to one lucky hopper and we're giving away a single stamp from our Kigurumi series (a value of $40) to 4 lucky hoppers:

Prize 1 - Yumicorn (It could be you)

Prize 2 - Fumi Panda (It could be you)

Prize 3 - AJ Lion (It could be you)

Prize 4 - Chasezilla (It could be you)

All you have to do to be in the contest is to leave a comment on everyone's blog.   That easy!  ^.^  You have until Oct 28th, 12am PST.

This just in:
**You can use the code, YFH5%, for a discount on your order at PerfectPaperCrafting.com**

We decided to highlight each of the Kigurumi Kids images & a Perfect Layers tool on their blogs and the Perfect Paper Crafting team is spotlighting a random Yumi & Fumi Handmade image plus a Perfect Layers tool.  Here are some snippets of what you'll find as you hop through the line-up and end up at one of the Y&FH teams blogs:

Rosemary:

Denice:

Leanne:

Renate':

Are you intrigued?!  hahaha!!  Well in order to see what we made you'll have to go through the hop.  Now it's time to head on over to a Eva's blog.  She's very familiar to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade ohana and we're so happy to have her back as an ambassador for Perfect Paper Crafting.  Before you hop to Eva's blog make sure you leave us a comment.   Happy hopping!!

Hugs,

Rosie, Denice, Renate' & Leanne

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!

Chasezilla loves hot cocoa

Hey everyone!!

Have you seen the Kigurumi Kids, the newest release from Yumi & Fumi Handmade yet?  If not, click here to see the release that took place while we were in Sacramento.  Yes, they can be used for Halloween, but they can also be used for any occasion.  Take Chasezilla for instance, picture a Sunday morning all he wants to do is watch cartoons in his favorite Godzilla outfit and drink a big cup of hot cocoa with whip cream.  He loves whip cream! 

By using non-Halloweeny papers and accents you can create any type of card using our new line of stamps.  For this card I used papers from BG Plumeria and followed a layout used by Lisa McKinney in the new DTC Aug/Sep magazine (Vol 1 Issue 4, page 30).  Loved her CAS layout and thought it would definitely give me a nice backdrop for my card.

With the embossing in the background it also relates to our new bi-weekly challenge.  Here's the inside of the card... Keeping it simple with a fun sentiment stamp by Studio G.

It's seriously not hard to make a non-Halloweeny project with any of the Kigurumi Kids.  If you need inspiration just scroll through our blog and see some cute ideas created by the design team.  They truly are talented.  Don't forget to play along in our EMBOSS IT challenge. 

Alrighty, time for me to sign off.  Mahalo for stopping by!!  Have a great Thursday!!

Hugs,
Leanne

Kigurumi Kids - Release #3

ALOHA everyone!!

We're having a great time in Sacramento at the Original Rubber Stamp Convention. 

Will definitely have more to share when we get back. 

For now I'd like to introduce our new series we're calling

KIGURUMI KIDS

You might be wondering what is KIGURUMI?  Well I looked it up online and found this pretty awesome description from an Anime Cosplay Shopper Blog. 

I'll give you some of the definition, a couple of links so that you can read the whole concept and see some real Kigurumi costumes. 

What Is Kigurumi?  (Key-gu-ru-mee)

 A type of cosplay that employs a full body suit, similar to a fur suit. It is most commonly used with animal costumes but can also be worn to emulate people, mechs, mascots, etc. Kigurumi are dressed in character from head to toe. They usually wear masks that encompass their entire head rather than just their face. Characters like Mickey Mouse from Disneyland and Barney from Barney the Dinosaur are referred to as Kigurumi in Japan.

Kigurumi is a part of Japanese culture, which represents performing people who dress up like popular cartoon characters. The word is actually a combination of the Japanese words kiru (to wear) and nuigurumi (stuffed toy). Often seen in places like anime conventions, theme parks and even shopping malls, a kigurumi costume always adds to the festivity of the occasion. Even from American culture, things like football mascots and Winnie the Pooh can be worn and considered kigurumi suits. There is no limit, in fact, to the amount of things a kigurumi costume can be. Their range often includes:

■Pikachu ■Hello Kitty ■Winnie the Pooh ■Anime characters ■Animals

Here's a link to a Kigurumi shop where you can browse and see all the fun outfits.

My favorite is Stitch and of course, "Panda" and  Renate' loves the "Unicorn"

Now let's meet our Kigurumi Kids:

YUMICORN (You-me-corn)

Some eye candy from the DT

 Rosie

Rachel

FUMI PANDA

Some eye candy from the DT and special guest Kathy

Kim

Guest - Kathy

Rosie (with Yumi Panda and Chasezilla)

AJ LION

Some eye candy from the DT

Rosie

Eva

Sandie

And last in the line up...

CHASEZILLA (Chase-zil-la)

Some eye candy from the DT

Guest - Kathy

Eva

Rachel

  Kawaii yea?  Were you expecting such cuteness?  We were, and as you can see perfect for the upcoming Halloween holiday.
They are now available in the store so hop on over there before we run out.
Let us know what you think and don't forget to visit these talented ladies on their blogs:
Eva
Kim
Rachel
Rosemary
Sandie
and guest Kathy
and leave them some love.

Have a great weekend!!

Hugs,
Leanne