Give us an R

Sheena thought AJ was the perfect guy to start this party 
Rockin',

Yes, we do think we are clever because we think we've stumped you.

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Give us an H

Sheena, honus, and a Tiki.....
all wishing the birthday girl a happy, happy day
 with a capitol H

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You'll have to stop back at 10:00 am PST for another piece to this puzzling post.

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Sheena B, Team Fumi - Thank you!!

Morning folks!

Thank you to those of you that joined our very last challenge.  We'll announce the winner tomorrow (Sunday).

Today I'm continuing the quest to showcase and thank our gals from Team Fumi.  This morning I would like to say Thank you to Sheena B of Kanata Knewf - Time Well Wasted for always being on top of things when it came time to create.  When I first met Sheena I believe it was on FB when we first showcased our stamps.  Was that it Sheena?  I have always loved her enthusiasm and willingness to jump right in at the last minute and always being a head of the game.  Definitely kept me on my toes!!  She has a wonderful sense of humor and she is very kind.  I am so happy she joined our team in our second term and stayed on with us til the end.  Her creations are CAS and really eye catching.  I love her use of color, her layouts and of course the love she gave to the boys of Y&FH.  Have fun checking out her showcase of old and never before seen projects...

 

One thing I can say is Wow!  I am definitely going to be following Sheena around and you should too.  Thanks again Sheena for always giving wonderful advice, sharing your love of Yumi & Fumi and for being a great teammate and friend.  I shall miss you, but so glad that we can KIT via FB and blogland.  Mahalo for being a part of our ohana and for giving life to our stamps with your creative mind.

Stop by later today for another Thank you showcase of another Team Fumi designer.  Until then have a great Saturday!

Hugs,
Leanne

Showcasing AJ

Hi everybody!

It's Sheena here with this week's edition of Showcase Thursday at Yumi & Fumi Handmade.

When I was looking through my Y&FH stamps, I realized that our beloved AJ doesn't get nearly as much face time here on the blog as he could. So I figured I would treat you all to a little tutorial on how I colour this cutie-pie!


Here's the finished card, featuring AJ from the Back to School series.

And, for those who are interested, continue to scroll on down a step by step photo tutorial on how I coloured his skin and hair.


First off - I grab darker tones for his skin (Copic E11, E13, E15, E93, R20) and my usual combination for darker brown hair (Copic E55, E57, E59, E47, E49). Then I get to work layering on the colours.

Apologies for all the photos but you REALLY don't want to watch an hour long video of me colouring. Trust me!


Step 1: Base layer of E11. Don't be concerned about getting the colour all even. The layers of shading will all work out in the end.

Step 2: Add a bit of shading around the edges with E13.

Step 3: Add a little MORE shading around the edges with E15.

Step 4: Add a bit of glow in his cheeks with R93. Since AJ is being coloured with a little darker skin tone, I actually went back and added a bit of R20 on top of the R93.

Step 5: And here is where we start to smooth out the sharper lines on the shading done so far - with E13.

Step 6: A little more blending with E11.

Step 7: Switching between E11 and E13 to get just the right amount of blending and his face is done.

Step 8: Moving on to his hair, I lay down a base of E55. Again, not concerned about evenness as  I will be layering on the colours.

Step 9: To get the curly/kinky look in his hair, I add my layers of colour with random squiggles - first with E57.

Step 10: Then with E59. Remember to use a light hand!

Step 11: Add some darker squiggles with E49.

Step 12: A little more E47

Step 13: And back again with E49 and E47 to add the final touches

So, for those of you who might be a little unsure or nervous about colouring our sweet AJ, I hope that this tutorial has shed some light on just how easy it is to do darker skin tones and curly hair!

If you find yourself inspired to ink up AJ anytime soon (or have done so in the past), feel free to leave a comment with a link to where we can check out your creation OR post your creation on our Facebook page or, if you are on Splitcoaststampers, tag your creation with yumifumi so it shows up in our company gallery! We would love to check out how everyone is colouring up this sweetie!

Wednesday Where's Yumi & Fumi Featured

Hello!!

Today it's time to feature some of you whose creations caught my eye.  Today I was looking for cards made with Chase, our resident preppy guy.  I found these two cards that were perfect male cards showing off how cool Chase looks in any setting.  Enjoy! 

First up is Sheena's card:

The colors and the papers worked so well together.  I love the distress look of his jeans too.  This is terrific!

Next up is from Melissa:

Isn't this awesome?  Love her creativity and love the sentiment!  So very retro looking!

For being featured on our blog you two can grab our blog badge to post on your blogs!  

Thanks so much for sharing your creations and supporting Y&FH.

Want to be featured on our blog and receive this adorable badge?  Join our challenges, post your cards and projects on your blogs, share on our Facebook page, and upload to Pinterest.  You can also leave a link in our comments section.  If you weren't featured today, no worries, there is plenty of time to be.  We'll be searching the web and maybe you'll be the next one on Wednesday's Where's Yumi & Fumi Featured.

Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Leanne