Not wanting to let go of Summer

Hi There Yumi and Fumi Friends!!!

This is Linda Tan the guest designer for November, I'm very excited to be part of the creations for November.

Here in Southern California the weather is pretty nice all year round, but with the holidays coming I know that it is going to start getting cooler, but my mind is still in Summer mode, so I Yumi W/Birdie is exactly how I'm feeling.
Doesn't it feel so nice day dreaming in the middle of a grass field and a warm summer day.

Hope your having a wonderful day like Yumi!!!

CH #22 Inspirational Photo Reminder

Team Fumi here to remind everyone that you still have a few more days to join the current challenge that's going on right now at Y&FH....which is this inspirational cake photo with it's bright colors and gorgeous flowers.

 

Let's get right to the DT's photos with the RULES to follow.....but please remember to read the rules  because you don't want to skip over the important details and have your card/project removed.

 

Blankina

...using Yumi w/ Birdie

Kathy

...using Fumi with Messenger Bag

 

 

Melissa

...using AJ

 

 

Sheena

...using Summer Chuckles

 

Audrey

...using Fumi with Umbrella

 

 

Denice

...using Summer Yumi and Aloha Honu Set

 

• One of the biggest changes to our bi-weekly challenge rules are that you can now use ANY stamped image!! 
•  As a bonus for using a Y&FH image,  your name will be added a maximum of one (1) extra time after the last linked entry.
• All projects/cards must have a hand-colored image, "sentiment only" cards are NOT allowed.  
• One (1) entry per person.
• All of the challenge rules can be found HERE.

The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade online store. Our Top 3 will receive a 10% discount code to be used in the Yumi & Fumi Handmade online store.

We would love to have you join our "Photo Inspirational" challenge!  Feel free to scroll down or click HERE to find the original challenge post and link your entry.  The winner and Top 3 picks will be announced on Saturday, August 31st.

Good Luck to all of the entries,

 and happy Sunday from Team Fumi!

 

Challenge #15 Reminder!

Hello everyone!!  Hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday!  I am just stopping by to remind you of our current Challenge #15 -- Shaped Card for Mother's Day.  We want to see a card that's shaped differently from what you would normally make and dedicate it to your mom or any mother figure in your life that you want to recognize.  Mother's Day is coming up fast so it's perfect timing!

Here is Denice's flower shaped card featuring Yumi with Birdie!  I love the colors here and the beautiful bow!  Check out her blog for more details!

Here is my card featuring Yeti Yumi.  Originally, Yeti Yumi is holding a string of Xmas lights but I added a whole bunch of flower shaped rhinestones to represent a lei or maybe a pretty necklace for mom. 

The prize is a $15 gift certificate to Yumi & Fumi Handmade's store so you can pick which stamps you'd like!  I think that is a wonderful incentive to get crafting!  Be sure to check out our challenge rules HERE to refresh your memory.  Link up your creation on the original Challenge #15 post by Friday, May 10th, Noon PST.  

We hope you'll all join us!  Good Luck!

eva

Challenge #14 - Multiple Folds

Good morning!!!!

Thanks so much to all that played in the last challenge.  So excited to see some new faces and of course it's always wonderful to see the returners.  We really appreciate all the participation.

Today starts a new bi-weekly challenge here at Yumi and Fumi Handmade!  Yay!!  So what do we have up our sleeves for you this time?  Welllllll.... We thought it would be fun to see how many folds you could create in your project.  There are so many different kinds of folds to choose from: gate-folds, side step folds, Z-folds, diamond folds, too many to list, but you get the picture.  So we'd like to see you use your imagination and come up with something that has more than 1 fold.

Here's a reminder of some of the rules, for a full list click on the Challenge info tab at the top.
1. Only one entry allowed, multiples will be removed
2. Must be a new project, no backlinking
3. Ok to use any image from Yumi & Fumi Handmade as well as Sister Stamps, The Greeting Farm, La-La Land Crafts and we've also added Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. All others will be removed.
4. If you use a Yumi & Fumi Handmade stamp on your project you will receive one extra entry in to the prize drawing.

Rosie and I have our samples ready for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!  First up is Rosie and she created this fun gate-fold spring themed card featuring Yumi with Birdie.

Handmade by: Rosie

I wonder if she also did something fun on the inside?  Oh I see some paper on the inside too!!   Head on over to her blog for all the wonderful details.

Now I sorta struggled with this one so please be kind when you comment on mine.  LOL... It might not look like this has multiple folds, but see the triangle at the bottom?  Well , it's the bottom part of the dark brown cardstock.  I folded it in to a triangle.  See the second picture for details.

Handmade by Leanne using Fumi with Turtle

What prize do we have this week?  Well we're still thinking of something really good.  We've got so many events going on right now with amazing prizes up for grabs that we really need to think what else can we give to the winner of this challenge.  So we'll have an update for you when we finalize the prize. 

Challenge #14 ends on Friday, April 26th (Noon, pst).  The rest of the design team will share their mutliple fold creations later in the week.  Make sure to stop by to see what they come up with.

Okay, now it's your turn.  Link up using a direct link to your project because we would really hate to remove it.  Before I sign off I'd like to remind you that we have several events going on.  For all the LOVEly details click on the Spread the Love tab on the top of this page or click on the icon on the top right side bar.

Hope you can join the challenge and also help us spread the love.  If you've got a Pinterest account we'd love you to share your projects with a Yumi & Fumi Handmade image with us as well. Click on the Pinterest badge on our side bar.  And for those of you who are friends on Facebook, we'd love for you to share there as well.  If you have a Facebook page but haven't liked us on Facebook we'd love for you to stop by and Like us.  Click on the Facebook icon on the side bar to start. 

Thank you so very much for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,
Leanne & Rosie

NEW RELEASE - Peek-a-Boo Series

{Sorry for the delay, technical difficulties, but all is good now! Sorry!}
Good morning and welcome to RELEASE day at Yumi & Fumi Handmade!! 

Woo Hoo!!

We're so happy you could join us today.

Before we start the showcase, we'd like to say a huge Welcome & ALOOOHAAA to our friends Cliff & Cheryl of J's Knicknacks in Honolulu, HI.  J's is the first to carry our line of Yumi & Fumi Handmade stamps in their store and we're really happy and excited about it!!  If you live in the area please stop by and say Hello and pick up a few of our stamps.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to J's Knicknacks for being our first!! 

Yes, that means we've gone wholesale!  If you'd like to see our stamps in your local craft store please ask them to send us an email at wholesale@yumifumihandmade.com. 

Today we’re excited to show you our newest stamps created with a little whimsy in mind.  When coming up with this new stamp line we wanted to do something a little different but still keep fun and cute in mind.  We came up with the idea of our characters peeking around a corner, laying in the grass, and maybe even peeking over something.  Then we thought it would be even cuter to add in our own little critter friends to go along with us.  That is how the Peek-a-Boo series was born.

These stamps are the same quality as our other stamps and all made in the USA.  Made of deeply etched red rubber on cling mount they are also scroll cut and indexed for easy stamping.  The only difference is they are smaller than our normal sized images, but that doesn't detract from their cuteness.

Each stamp retails for $7.50, but for a limited time you can purchase a bundle pack of all 4 stamps for the low price of $25 until Monday, April 8th at 5pm pst.  Look for the specific bundle picture in the store.  (This offer only applies in the Yumi & Fumi Handmade store) 

Now let's get on with the showcase.  Each image will first be introduced with our awesome packaging (created by Renate' with colored images by Eva & Renate') followed by a sample from our DT.  Click on each designer's name to go directly to their blog for details on their projects.

Time to welcome our Peek-a-Boo friends into the ohana…

AJ with Dragonfly



 

Creation by Kim



 

Creation by Leanne

 

Yumi with Birdie





 

Creation by Eva

 

Creation by Kim

 

Fumi with Turtle

 

Creation by (Special guest) Denice

 

Creation by Sandie 

 

 

Creation by Rosie

  

Chuckles with Gecko

(Psst, you can use him upside down too)



Creation by Eva 

 

Creation by Sandie

 

Here's a fun combination of AJ with Dragonfly,

Chuckles with Gecko & Fumi with Turtle

Creation by Eva

 

Special guest Chuck Garcia with a scene featuring all of the Peek-a-Boo friends:

 

We'd love to know what you think. 

Leave us a comment and then head on over to each of the designer's blog and leave them a comment.  I'm positive they would love to hear what you thought.  Who knows you might see more fun samples on their blogs.

Be back tomorrow when Eva and Kim will share their Challenge #13 reminders, I believe there just might be a tutorial thrown in.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Sandie and the Y&FH Team