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!!!

Blog Hop Winners!!

Hello everyone!!

Hope you're all having a great Monday...  Renate' & I have been busy, busy, busy trying to get as much done for the upcoming Carson Rubber Stamp show this weekend (Nov 9-10).  If you're in the area please stop by and say "Hi!" and stay to do a make n' take and pick up some stamps and new products.  Our very own Kathy Dinh will be there to help with the make n' take and answer any questions you have.

Hope to see you there!! :)

We'd like to say another big "MAHALO" to our friends over at Paper Perfect Crafting for helping us host a wonderfully fun blog hop.  Thank you ladies for your beautiful display of cuteness pairing Yumi & Fumi stamps and the Perfect Paper tools.  Stop by their blog to see if you were the winner of the $50 gift certificate.  What an awesome prize!! Congrats to the winner! :)

I'd also like to say thank you to Rosie, Denice and Renate' for sharing in the blog hop.  You gals are awesome!! :)

Lastly, we'd like to say a big Mahalo to those of you who hopped with us.  We loved reading all of your comments.  You're all awesome!! :)

Now we did not forget to announce the winners, we had to make sure that those that were chosen (by random.org) from each of our blogs followed the rules and now we can announce the winners of the Kigurumi stamps...

Congratulations: 

 

From Renate's blog : Prize 1 - Yumicorn 

Janis said, "Blown away.....fantastic work on this card. Spectacular. <3 J"

 

From Leanne's blog: Prize 2 - Fumi Panda 

Indy said, "What a clever idea! Too cute!"

 

From Rosemary's blog: Prize 3 - AJ Lion

Iris said, "Such a fun card. Great job coloring and I love the little guy in the lion suit."

From Denice's blog: Prize 4 - Chasezilla

Colleen Kwan said, "Your project is awesome. I love all the detail that you put on the cover and on each page."

 

Congratulations ladies.  Please email me at fumi(at)yumifumihandmade(dot)com with your snail mail as soon as possible so I can send you your stamps.  

*Make sure to type: BLOG HOP winner and the stamp you won in the subject line so that I don't miss it*

You have until November 15th to respond or we'll have to re-draw a winner and we really don't want to disappoint you.

Some reminders:

Stop by tomorrow as our November Guest Designer, Linda Tan, shares her first official post.  

 

And don't forget we're still in the middle of our current color combo challenge.  Click HERE for all the details and to link up.  Yesterday Team Fumi hit it out of the park with some out of the box creations!!  So many cool inspirations!!  Just scroll down to see...

Did you hear we've got a company gallery at Split Coast Stampers?  Yes when you add your picture to your gallery using a Y&FH image don't forget to use key word "yumifumi" (no spaces).  To see some current posts in our gallery click here.

To keep up to date with what's going on become a fan our fan here and on Facebook.  Click on the FB icon on our side bar.

Alrighty, I'm outtie!!  Have a great evening and again thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Leanne

Ch #27 Color Combo Reminder

Happy Sunday! Team Fumi here with some mid-challenge inspiration and a reminder that you still have a few more days to join our bi-weekly challenge which is a COLOR COMBO:

 

Orange, Green, Purple and Black

 

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Kathy

 starts us off in this fun color challenge using
Winter Fumi

 

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Leanne 
has made an adorable tag featuring
 Fumi Panda from the Kigurumi series

 

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Melissa 

has cleverly disguised

 Bob the Yeti as Sulley from Monsters, Inc. 

 

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Sheena 

has used Yumicorn on her card,

which is another image from the Kigurumi series

 

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Blankina 

is sharing a non-Halloween card using

Fumi with Messenger Bag.

These colors are a great combo...any way you use them!  

 

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Denice has used Yumi and Fumi 

from the original Y&F Series for this fun Halloween tag

 

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Team Fumi showcased just a few of the Kigurumi Kids...if  you're unfamiliar with them you might want to click HERE to go to the blog post which features a brief description, along with the original release of this adorable series.

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You can now use ANY stamped image in our bi-weekly challenges!!!

• As a bonus for using a Yumi and Fumi Handmade 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 on the left side bar.
• The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Yumi and Fumi Handmade online store. Our Top 3 will receive a 10% discount code to be used in the Yumi and Fumi Handmade online store

We would love to have you join our COLOR COMBO challenge, which runs through Friday, November 8th. 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, November 9th.

Good Luck to all of the entries!

 

Welcome our November Guest Designer - Linda Tan

Good morning everyone!

Today I am excited to welcome our Guest Designer for November:

Linda Tan from Life of a Girlie Girl

Here's a little more about Linda in her own words:

Hi my name is Linda Tan.  I live here in Southern California, and I have to say no matter where I go, I have to say I never picture my home being located anywhere else.   I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart, we’ve spent more than half of our lives together, and we’re excited to share many more years together.

I love everything girly, and when I was introduced to all the lovely images out there, I just couldn’t resist and dived right into the arts and crafts world.  Each time I finish coloring a image, it just brings a smile to my face.

Linda will be with us for the month of November sharing every Tuesday, be sure to stop by her blog become a fan and leave her some love.  Check out Linda's adorable tag she created using Yeti Yumi. 

Non-traditional colors for this adorable Christmas tag yet it's perfect right? :)  This is just one of many new inspirations Linda will be sharing with us starting on Tuesday, make sure to stop by then. 

  **Don't forget you still have until Friday to link up for the current color challenge (orange, black, purple & green), all the details are HERE.

Have a terrific crafty day!!

Hugs,

Leanne

Showcase Thursday~Clouds with Liquid Applique!

Happy Thursday everyone! It's Rosie here to share my latest fun technique/tip of how I've been making my clouds lately on my colored images.

Here's my step-by-step. :)

First, I color up the main part of my image, except the the grass area. Today I'm using Yumi with Birdie from the Peek-a-Boo Spring Collection.

Then I grab B000 (a light blue) and color the entire background in a circular pattern all the way down to where the grass starts. It doesn't have to be full, complete coverage. Lighter areas help give it a more sky appearance.

 

Next, I use this awesome stuff called Liquid Applique and I draw some clouds. You want to be careful to not add a thick layer of Liquid Applique, otherwise you will have some really puffy clouds.

The last step is to grab your heat gun, or in my case, a toaster because I can't find my heat gun, LOL! Heat from underneath the paper until it puffs up. Be careful not to over-heat the Liquid Applique or it will start burning and turning brown.

I hope you enjoy this fun way of making some cute, adorable clouds! It's very addicting!

Have a great day!

Rosie :)

Some news!

Morning everyone!

Hope you're all getting your projects together for our current color challenge.  Now most of you might think that the colors in our challenge are for Halloween and you might not want to play, but guess what?  You can use those colors to make non-Halloween cards.  If you scroll down to Sunday's post you'll see a few from Team Yumi doing just that.  Of course you'll also see some Halloween themed projects as well.  Wanted to give you an option other than Halloween for those colors.  Here's my example featuring Yeti Fumi...

Holiday Cheer with Yeti Fumi

I couldn't help adding in the blue, it was part of the papers I found that had a combination of black, purple and green.  I left the orange very minimal, but it still gives a nice bright touch to my holiday card. I hope I was able to give you an alternative idea for our challenge in case you don't want to create a Halloween themed card.  When you're done with it upload it here, remember to follow the rules else your project might not make the cut.

Before I sign off I'm excited to announce that Yumi & Fumi Handmade now has a company gallery at Splitcoast Stampers!!  Woo Hoo!!  We're really excited about that and have already started to upload our projects.  We hope you'll join us by doing the same.  When you upload to SCS please make sure to use keyword: yumifumi (no spaces). Click HERE for the link to the gallery.

Have a great day!!

xoxo,
Leanne

Challenge #27~COLOR COMBO: Orange, Green, Purple, & Black!

Happy Sunday everyone!! How are all of you? Today we welcome another new challenge at Yumi and Fumi Handmade! Before we get to that, you may want to scroll down to see if you were a winner and Top 3 from our previous Challenge #26.

Before linking your card please read our new challenge guidelines by clicking HERE. Don't forget that we now allow ANY stamped image!!! You HAVE to use a hand-colored image on your project...no "sentiment only" cards allowed. However, if you use a Y&FH image your name will be added a maximum of 1 extra time after the last name in Inlinkz. Remember also....only 1 entry per person.

What's up for grabs? The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade online store and our Top 3 will receive a 10% discount!!

Now on to Challenge #27! The challenge for the next two weeks is a color challenge and perfect for Halloween for those of us who live in the U.S. 

ORANGE, GREEN, PURPLE, and BLACK!

  Here are some amazing samples from Team Yumi to get you inspired!!

Cebelica

...using Fumi with Gift

Corinne

...using AJ Lion 

 

Lisa

...using Yumi

Olivia

...using Yumi

 

Rosie

...using Chasezilla

 

We hope you will join in our "Color" challenge using ANY image you like! We can't wait to see what you make!! Remember, only 1 entry per person. You have until Friday, November 8th to join in our challenge. We'll announce the winner and top 3 picks on Saturday, November 9th!

Good Luck everyone!!

Hugs!

Team Yumi