Give us a Y

Chinese lanterns and bling make
Kathy's letter Y a standout in any crowd!

With just a few more pictures to go, 

we hope you're having as much fun as we are in celebrating Renate's birthday.

3:00 pm PST will be the next show piece to this, we hope you will come back to join us!

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!

#29 Anything Goes Reminder by Team Fumi

HAPPY SUNDAY!

Team Fumi here to remind you that you still have a few more days to join our ANYTHING GOES bi-weekly challenge. Sorry this is such a short post today but it's getting late and I don't have much time to get 'er done.

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Sheena and Winter Chuckles start us off

 with a Convertible Calendar-to-Card set

 in a 5x7 clear acrylic photo frame...what a great idea!

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Blankina has adorned Winter Yumi in rich warm colors.

 Brrrrr...at least someone is keeping warm!!!

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 Melissa used Winter Fumi  in a gorgeous color combo
for a bright and cheery holiday thank-you.     

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Kathy has made an adorable graduation peek-a-boo tag
using Chuckles with Gecko.

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Denice has used

Yumi with Fan on her gift card holder.

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Leanne used Fumi w/ Messenger Bag on her get well card.

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Complete details on each of these projects can be found on the individual DT blogs,
all you have to do is click on their names.

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All challenge details /rules can be found on the left side bar. It would be a shame to have any entry removed due to an infraction of the rules, but it will be done and has been done. :-(

• You can now use ANY stamped image in our bi-weekly challenges!!!
• 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 cards/projects must have a hand colored image, "sentiment only" cards are NOT allowed.
• One (1) entry per person.
• The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Yumi and Fumi Handmade online store. The Top 3 will receive a 10% discount code to be used towards a purchase at the Y&FH on-line store.
• We would love to have you join our Anything Goes challenge! It runs 1/5/14 through 1/17/14.
• Feel free to scroll down or click HERE to link your entry.
• The winner and Top 3 picks will be announce on Saturday, Jan 18th.

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Good luck to all of the entries!

FAN-tastic Yumi

Good morning! One of the advantages to being the January GD is I have the opportunity to show off my Y&F H creations all month....which IMHO is FAN-tastic!

Today's card is very simple using Yumi with Fan who is from the very first Y&F release. 

I was hoping to show off this gorgeous vellum paper by matting it with white card stock because I wanted to showcase the multi colored pastel fans which are oh, so pretty....but I cut off most of the design! Grrrr, I need more paper and I don't remember where I bought it.

Copics:

Hair/Shoes: E31, E33, E35

Skin: E00, E11, R20, R22

Eyes/Sash/Fan: BV000, BV00, E35, G21

A few more items used to complete this card are rhinestones, cherry blossoms, Lacey Squares die, Washi paper by Hanko Designs for the paper pieced kimono, and the sentiment was CG.

Easy peasy,

Denice

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 :)

Challenge #2--Use a Sentiment

Happy Sunday! We are so glad you joined us today!! If you haven't heard, we've started having bi-weekly challenges!! We had our very first challenge, Anything Goes, on August 19th and today we are announcing the WINNER and 3 top picks!!

Winner by random drawing is:

True Random Number Generator Result: 7 (Powered by RANDOM.ORG)

NITASHA!!

(Please email: yumi.fumi@yumifumihandmade.com within 48 hours to claim prize. Just type in the challenge name in the subject line and give us your snail mail address.)

And, our Top 3 Picks are:

#1 Mary
#6 Denice
#14 Mimi




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

Today we have a new challenge to announce!

Our challenge for the next two weeks is another easy one!

Use a Sentiment!

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, September 15th, 11am PST to link up your new project below (one entry per blog).

***Starting with this challenge, you WILL have to use a Yumi & Fumi Handmade, La-La Land Crafts or Sister Stamps image to qualify for the prize drawing.***

Since this is the beginning of September, we will have a prize drawing!! The lucky winner will receive 1 Y&F Rubber Stamp of our choice! We will pick one Prize Winner and 3 Top Picks.

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 Yumi with Fan

Kim Yu using Yumi & Fumi Set

Leanne Poe using Yumi & Fumi Set

Leanne Poe using Yumi & Fumi Set

Rachel Parys using Yumi with Fan

Rosie Bridges using Fumi with Umbrella

Sandie Dunne using Fumi with Umbrella

Did you know we had a Facebook Fan Page?? Stop by and "like" us, so you can stay up-to-date, get your challenge reminders, and share your creations!

For a chance at the prize drawing don't forget to link up your creations below (please provide a direct link to your project, not just to your blog...thank you bunches!!) and make sure to use a qualifying stamped image to be eligible for the prize, otherwise you will not be eligible.

We hope you have a great time creating and we can't wait to see what you do!!

Hugs!!
Rosie & the Y&F Design Team

Our 1st Challenge--ANYTHING GOES!

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today is a special day for us at Yumi and Fumi because TODAY starts our very first official challenge. Here at the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts Blog, we will be having bi-weekly challenges, and YES, there will be some prizes involved, HIP, HIP HOORAY!! :)

Prizes will be available during blog hops and challenges that start at the beginning of the month only. However, because this is our very first challenge, there is a prize up for grabs!!
The lucky winner will receive 1 Y&F Rubber Stamp of our choice!

Our challenge for the next two weeks is an easy one!

ANYTHING GOES!!

Since this is our very first challenge, you can use any image you want!! Told ya...EASY PEASY!!

But 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, September 1st, 11am PST to link up your new project below (one entry per blog). We will pick one Prize Winner and 3 Top Picks.

Starting with the 2nd challenge on September 2nd, you WILL have to use a Yumi & Fumi Handmade or Sister Stamps image to qualify for the prize drawing.

Also, you'll definitely want to come like our Facebook Fan Page so you can stay up-to-date, get your challenge reminders, and share your creations!

Here are the AWESOME samples from our fabulous Design Team to help get your creative juices flowing! To see details of each project, you can click on the DT member's name to head directly to her blog.

Eva Uyeunten using Fumi with Gift

Kim Yu using Yumi with Fan

Rachel Parys using Yumi Peace Sign

Renate' Winter using Fumi from Yumi & Fumi

Leanne Poe using Fumi with Umbrella

Rosie Bridges using Fumi with Gift

Sandie Dunne using Fumi with Gift

I think you'll agree, these creations are Ah-MAZING! Now, for a chance at the prize drawing don't forget to link up your creations below (please provided a direct link to your project, not just to your blog...thank you bunches!!).

We hope you have a great time creating and we can't wait to see what you do!!

Hugs!!
Rosie & the Y&F Design Team

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Blog Hop & Stamp Showcase

Hello and welcome to the 1st Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts Blog Hop & Stamp Showcase!

We are really happy that you could take time out of your busy schedules to join us today. 

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**I need to clarify a couple things, there might be confusion with the names of our business and blog so here is the correct info: 

If you are refering to the business or store: Yumi & Fumi Handmade

If you are refering to the blog: Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts

 Thanks so much!!

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Before we begin we'd like to say a big MAHALO to everyone that has become a new friend and left us some wonderful and supportive comments.  We definitely appreciate all the support and feedback.

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 Today's hop is featuring the new debut release of our stamps with each designer contributing a card to share.  I am so excited for all of you to start the hop and tell us what you think.  Saturday is our release day, but you all get a sneak peek at the images starting today!  So with every blog hop there are prizes right?  Well this hop is no exception.  We will have 5 random prizes hidden throughout the hop.  Make sure to become a follower of each blog and leave a comment.  The hop will start today and end on Sunday at noon PST.  You read that right, 4 days of hopping.  Winners will be chosen randomly and announced here on Monday, July 16th.

I have one more exciting news to share with you regarding our stamps.  Renate' & I have been to many rubber stamp shows and we incorporated a lot of what stampers were saying into our stamps.  We are very proud to announce that all of our stamps are scroll cut, deeply etched red rubber on a gray cushion mount, they are indexed and made in the USA!!  What does that mean?  No more cutting up your stamps, you will be able to stamp and see the image when it's mounted on a clear block and lastly we are supporting our local stamp maker, Mr. Jim!  I'll share pictures of the rubber and indexing tomorrow.

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Now hold on to your seats because you're about to meet Yumi & Fumi illustrated by our awesome illustrator, Amy Beard.  They will be debuting in their beautiful packaging courtesy of Ms. Renate' Winter.  We have a surprise for our DT team.  Little do they know, but all the colored images on the packaging were colored up by our DT!  

We were blown away by their coloring that we just had to use them.

We ♥ our team!

(Because this was a surprise for them we didn't get a chance to create a list of colors used, but we will update that soon.)

Enjoy!

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Meet Fumi with Umbrella

Measures: 3.25" HT x 2.4" W

**Colored by DT - Rachel Parys**

Card designed by

Rachel Parys

http://kneedeepinpaper.blogspot.com/

Fumi With Umbrella

Copics- Skin: E51 E00 E11.

Hair: E43 E44 E47.

Kimono: R22 R24 R27 & N6 N8 100.

Umbrella: R27 R39.

Cheeks: Pebbles Chalk.

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Meet Yumi Peace Sign

Measures: 3.25" HT x 2.4" W
**Colored by DT - Sandie Dunne**

Card designed by:

Eva Uyeunten

 http://craftingthisandthat.blogspot.com/

Yumi Peace Sign

Hair C1 C3 C5 C8 100
Skin E50 YR000 E51 E02
... Kimono/Slippers Y02 Y06 Y21 Y28
Obi/Collar/hair band RV00 RV02 RV04
Cheeks chalk

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Fumi with Gift

Measures: 3.25" HT x 2.4" W
**Colored by DT - Eva Uyeunten**

Card Designed by 

Kim Yu

http://piggyandminniemouse.blogspot.com

Fumi with Gift

**(Colors can be found on Kim's blog)

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 Yumi with Fan

Measures: 3.25" HT x 2.4" W
**Colored by DT - Kim Yu**

Treat holder designed by

Rosemary Shaner Bridges

http://rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com

Yumi with Fan

Copics/Chalk

Skin: E13, chalk
Eyes: E47, E44
Hair: E49, E47, E44
Kimono/Fan: R35, R22, R20
Sash/Shoes: BG10, BG13, BG15

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The following three cards are made using our Yumi & Fumi stamp.  It's one stamp with 2 images.  You can see how you can separate the two or have them both on the card.  Very versatile.

(Yumi & Fumi - 1 stamp)

Measures: 2.5" HT x 3.25" W 

**Colored by Rachel Parys**

Yumi (Single)

Card Designed by

Renate' Yumi Winter

http://hapagirlren.blogspot.com

Yumi Single

**(Colors can be found on Renate's Blog)*

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Fumi Single

Card designed by

Leanne Fumiko Poe (aka Fumi)

http://liloshaggymoto.blogspot.com

Fumi Single

 Copics:

Skin: E00, E01, R20

Hair: E23, E25, E27, E29

Top: R89, BG72

Capris: BG70, BG72

Slippers/Flip Flops: E47

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Yumi & Fumi  (Together)

Card designed by

Sandie Dunne

Blog: http://sandieshores.blogspot.com

Copics:

Hair - C3,C5,C7,C9, W3, W5, W7, W9

Eyes: E23, E25,E27

(Yumi colors)

Sweater: RV11, RV13, RV14, R22, R24

Pants: B93, B95, B97

Boots: E21, E23, E25
(Fumi colors)

Shirt: BG11, BG13, BG15, RV13

Pants: W1, W3

Flip-flops: RV13

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Aren't our designers amazing?  What do you think of our stamp images?  We'd love your feedback but first let's get to the hop shall we?  Here is the line-up and if you get lost just come back here and start at the beginning.  A reminder that in order to be in the running for a prize you will have to become a follower/friend of each blog (including this one), and if you wouldn't mind a comment on each blog we love hearing what you have to say.

Rachel - http://kneedeepinpaper.blogspot.com/

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

Kim - http://piggyandminniemouse.blogspot.com/

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

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

Leanne - http://liloshaggymoto.blogspot.com

Sandie - http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/

YFHC - http://yumifumihandmadecrafts.blogspot.com/

 Have fun hopping around!!

Hugs,

Leanne