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

 

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 Release Day!!

Aloha and welcome to release day at Yumi & Fumi Handmade!  We hope you've enjoyed the last 5 days of previews of the Hang Loose series and are excited to purchase your very own set of stamps.  They are now live in the store so if you'd like to be the first ones to purchase head on over now!  :)

Today the DT is going to share their beautiful creations and we ask that you stop by each of their blogs and leave them some love.  Just click on each of their names to go directly to their posts.  They all worked really hard to bring to life another set of stamps for your viewing and inspiration and deserve all the compliments they receive.  I'm a huge fan of them all!! :)

Enjoy the showcase!

Created by Eva featuring Summer Chuckles, the long board & sentiments from the Tiki Surf set

Created by Sandie featuring: Summer Fumi, Chuckles & Yumi,

also pictured the retro Hang Loose icon from the Tiki Surf set:

Created by Rosie featuring: Summer Fumi, Summer Yumi,  

Tiki Surf Set & Aloha Honu Set.

Created by Leanne featuring the Aloha Honu set:

Rounding out our showcase is Denice with this awesome mixed media journal cover!

She used all of the images except 3 stamps, but it's ok cause well I'll let you decide...

Well there you have it... Wasn't that an awesome way to end the long week of previews?  This team is soo AWEmazing and each time they create something it takes my breath away!  Please make sure you stop by everyone's blog to leave them some love.  They truly deserve it for all their hard work and beautiful imagination. 

As our last prize incentive (the WHOLE Hang Loose series) we're asking each of you to:

1. Become of a follower of our blog (if you're not already),
2. Leave a comment here and let us know which stamp are you most excited to purchase
3. Leave a comment on each of the DT's blogs
4. Add your link below and if we surpass 30 links we'll gift-a-way the whole Hang Loose Release!  That is a value of over $65 worth of stamps.
5. Share this direct link to this blog post with your friends and family.  The more people who link up the faster we'll get to 30 links.

The collection will close Sunday, June 16th  at 3:00 pm and if we do pass 30 links below a winner will be announced on Monday along with all the other daily winners but only if we reached our daily goal for each day's showcase.  If you're not sure if you linked up or not stop by the Monday post. 

Again, if you can't wait then head on over to the store and happy shopping!

Oh behalf of the Y&FH team, Mahalo for stopping by during the week and today.  We hope you'll enjoy your stamps and come back to share them here, on Pinteret or on our Facebook fan page!

Have a Hang Loose kinda weekend! 

Alooohaaa!!

Hugs,

Y&FH DT