Give us an I

 Aaaack, did Debra put a foil hat on Summer Fumi's head?!
 Ha, it's only a party hat and Fumi is getting ready
to blow out her clever letter
  I  birthday candle!

It's becoming obvious what were doing here....right?!

If you are still wondering and want to join us, 
we'll be back again in one hour (1:00 pm PST) with another preview.

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!

A Happy Anniversary Wish and Some News

Good afternoon everyone!

I'm popping in to wish Island Scrapbooking in Hilo, Hawaii a Happy 10th Anniversary and to happily announce that they are now carrying our Yumi & Fumi Handmade stamp line!  We are very excited and blessed about that!!

If you're in the area, be sure to stop by between 10am - 2pm, sounds like they are going to have a big, fun party as only a 10th anniversary should be celebrated!!  Wish I could be there!! :'( 

Michele, owner of Island Scrapbooking LLC & me

Michele, owner of IS, and I chatted on the many occasions I "just happened to be in the neighborhood" visits to her cute store and on one such visit she mentioned the 10th anniversary approaching in October.  She also found out that I was part owner of Yumi & Fumi Handmade and was interested in possibly introducing our line to her customers at her anniversary party.  Boy I was beyond ecstatic as I had not told her anything about our line.  Thank you to the little birdy that mentioned it to her.  I was super excited to pack all of the stamps she ordered and added some of our samples.  I also wanted to send her a little thank you card using a combination of a Y&FH image and some of her products...

Happy Anniversary - Summer Fumi

Here is the card I sent her featuring Summer Fumi and on her t-shirt the smallest honu from our Tiki-Surf set.  I combined that beautiful background paper, the Happy Anniversary laser cut phrase and laser cut flower in her hair, all products from Island Scrapbooking to create this super CAS card. Don't our stamps go wonderfully with the products in her store?  :)   I almost kept this card, but knew that it was going to a good home. :)  If you happen to be in the area please stop by, say hi and take some pictures.  Post them on our FB page so we can see!!  ^.^

Sending happy wishes and congratulations to Michele on a really amazing milestone.  Hau`oli la Ho'omana'o!  Cheers to many more!!

Mahalo for stopping by today, have a lovely crafty day and don't forget you have until Friday to link up to our Anything Goes challenge.

Hugs,
Leanne

Summer Fun With Chuckles & Fumi!

I'm SO excited to share my first projects as the August Guest Designer for Yumi & Fumi Handmade! I really love these stamps, and I've shared a few projects using some of them on my blog before. I was over-the-moon excited when I was asked to be the guest this month!

I've been on vacation at the beach for the past week, so when I got home this weekend I was totally in the mood to color up these newest releases from the Hang Loose series. I really wanted to make a card for each of my kidlets, to thank them for such an awesome family trip :)

I started with Summer Chuckles, for my three year old son.  Chuckles is kind of perfect, because he's so stinkin' cute - I love his smile! Plus, he's a boy..... and since I have a boy, I'm always on the lookout for good images to use for him.  That makes Summer Chuckles a must-have stamp in this house! I colored him with these Spectrum Noir pens:

Skin: FS9, FS8, FS3, FS2 

Shirt: OR2, OR3, CR10 

Shorts: IB1, IB2, IB3, BT6 

Shoes: EB2 

Eyes: IB1, IB2

Next I colored up the adorable Summer Fumi for my soon-to-be eight year old daughter, using these Spectrum Noir pens:

Skin: FS9, FS3, FS2, CR3 (cheeks) 

Hair: GB10, GB8, CT2 

Shirt: PP5, PP6, DR6, CR7 

Shorts: LY1, LY2, LY3, CT4

I embossed the card base and added some sparkle to the small flowers, because my girlie loves flowers and sparkle!.

I'll be back next Tuesday with more awesomeness using Yumi & Fumi Handmade stamps, and I'll be sure to take some step-by-step coloring photos as well!! Until then, be sure to check out the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Facebook page and current challenge! 

We're taking a break!

Hello everyone!!

Hope you are all having a great weekend!  Thanks so much to everyone that participated in the last challenge and congrats to the winner and top 3! 

Normally we'd have a challenge up for you to participate in but we're going to be taking a little summer break so the DT can spend some quality time with their kids before they head back to school.  We'll be back with our new challenge on Aug. 4th with some new faces and new challenge rules.  In the meantime please link up your Yumi & Fumi Handmade projects below so we can come and check it out.

Yumi & Fumi online shop update:

If you haven't heard we've lowered our prices in our online shop, click here to check it out and happy shopping!!

Before I sign off I wanted to share this card featuring two of our Hang Loose stamps: Summer Fumi and the smaller Hang Loose "bug" from the Tiki-Surf set:

For more details stop by my blog

 

Link up your Y&FH projects and I'll pick a few of you for our Friday's Where's Yumi & Fumi Featured.

 

Enjoy your summer!!

 

~Leanne

 

CH #19 Reminder It's Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day everyone!

From all of us at Yumi & Fumi Handmade we wish you all a safe and fabulous day full of family, friends, good food and great fireworks.  However you spend the day hoping it's a fantastic one.

I'm here to remind you of the current challenge you still have time to join:

CHALLENGE #19 - COLOR CHALLENGE:

RED, WHITE, BLUE & KRAFT
Create a CARD using a the colors red, white blue & kraft.
June 23 - July 5
Ends: Noon (pst)

 

Check the Challenge info tab for more details, including the qualifications to join.

 

Today I have three cards to share, each one different than the other, however they all follow the current challenge rules.  I decided to use the newest stamps in our Hang Loose stamp line.

 

First up is my ode to Independence Day featuring Summer Fumi:

 

Next up is Summer Chuckles

(Also pictured small Hang Loose image and Dude sentiment):

For my last card here's a super CAS card featuring Summer Yumi:

 

The stamps listed above can be purchased in our online store. 

 

For those of you living in the So Cal area and you happen to be at the Carson Rubber Stamp show on July 13 & 14 you'll be able to buy these in person because WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE!!

Yep, that's right we're heading back to the show that started it all.  We hope that you'll stop by the new booth and see all the new images, new items to purchase (which includes the paper used on Summer Chuckles' card) and possibly stay and do the make n' take. 

 

Guess what else is going on over here?  We've got an anniversary/birthday coming up!  Woo Hoo!! We're going to have a blog hop with some prizes so mark your calendars all the fun begins on Wednesday, July 10th!

 

Stop by tomorrow for Friday's Where's Yumi & Fumi Featured. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Wishing you all a safe and fabulous Independence day!!

 

~Leanne 

International Surfing Day - June 20th

Happy Aloha Friday everyone!!

Bummer, just found out that yesterday was International Surfing Day!  Glad to know that June 23rd is the global event day.  Here's a little bit more about the event right from their Facebook page:

Presented by EuroSIMA, International Surfing Day is the largest surf event on the planet since 2004! For more info please visit the website at www.surfing-day.com.

Description:

International Surfing Day (ISD) is a free celebration day of surfing all around the world. Regardless of age, sex, location everyone can join this day for free. This year, the 10th edition will be celebrated on Sunday, June 23, 2013 globallly. You can organize your own event in your location or join the events happening around you. Visit the website for more info www.surfing-day.com or contact us at events@eurosima.com

Let's get the beaches swarmed!

 

Stop by the ISD Facebook page for more details. 

In honor of this cool event, I was thinkin' it would be perfect to share some of our preview cards featuring our Tiki Surf stamp set! (All cards featured were shown on the Hang Loose series previews)

 

Card by Me:

 



 

Card by Eva

 

Card by Rosemary

Have a happy Aloha Friday and don't forget to stop back later for the Friday pick(s).
"\nm/"
~Leanne

 

 

Hang Loose Preview - Summer Fumi

Aloha Everyone!

Welcome back to day 2 of the Hang Loose Summer Release.  I hope you enjoyed seeing Summer Yumi yesterday, how cool is she?  Way cool!!  Today we are spotlighting her friend, Summer Fumi... She might look a little different with her hair down, but she's still the same fun-loving smiling little girl...  Check out the DT cards for some fun summer inspiration...

Eva's card featuring Summer Fumi

(Also used: the Aloha sentiment)

Sandie's card featuring Summer Fumi 

Leanne's card featuring Summer Fumi:

She's got her shaka sign with the big smile on her face.  Don't ya just want to hug her or throw her a shaka sign back?  I do!  hahaha

Pretty sweet yea? Well if you think so:

1. Leave us a comment here and on any of the featured DT blogs

2. Become a follower of our blog (if you already aren't)

3. Link up below

If we reach a minimum of 25 links or more we'll gift-a-way 1 Summer Fumi stamp to one of you lucky crafters.  To make sure we reach that number share this direct link post on your blog, Facebook, with your friends and family.  The collection will close on Sunday, June 16th at 10:00am pst and IF we reach 25 links or over the winner will be announced on Monday.

Stop by tomorrow for day 2 of our Hang Loose Preview...

Mahalo for stopping by!

"\mn/"

Y&FH DT