Thursday Share

 

 

I love dabbling with different products....mixing this and stamping that...and am always looking for fun and creative ways to use all of the products I've accumulated over time.  With my daughter recently having gone away to college I like to send her a note every once in a while and as easy as it is to make her a card, it's too much fun to sit and make her some interesting "stationary."

 

I started with a plain piece of college ruled notebook paper and stamped Yumi and Fumi.

 

Chinese symbols for child, mother, and love were added.  A foam heart was inked, then stamped.

 

Washi tape was added, along with a few hearts from a Heidi Swap stencil.

 The sentiments are from a TGF set.



Hello was stamped, then Gelato's and distress stains were applied.

 

Watercolor pencils and doodling finish the note paper.


I'm sure my daughter is happy to receive her gussied up notebook paper, but I'm thinking she's probably looking for a little more "green" to go along with it...if you know what I mean.

I hope you had fun seeing another way to use these adorable Y&FH stamps and you've been inspired to create a project of your own, if so....we'd love for you to share it with us on our Y&FH FB page.

Lastly, don't forget that the winner of every Yumi & Fumi Handmade bi-weekly challenge wins a $10 g/c to the Y&FH on-line store. It's a win/win for everyone...but you must enter for your chance to win.

Happy Thursday,

have fun creating!

Tri shutter card tutorial by Blankina

Hi all,

I am so happy to share my first tutorial with you at Yumi & Fumi!!

Do you like the card above?? Would you like to make one??

It is a tri shutter card.

 It is fun to make, I have seen different tutorials in blog land and this is mine.

You will need the following:

cardstock of choice size A 4  ( 29, 5 cm x 21 cm )

design papers

scissors

glue

ruler

pencil

cutter

scoreboard  ( I have used my multi-pro from crafter's companion )

stamps and decorations of choice

step 1:

Out of the A4 cardstock you will need to lightly mark

the long side at 5cm  -  10 cm  - 19,5 cm  - 24, 5 cm 

the short side at 4 cm - 11 cm 

the remaining piece needs to be removed

step 2:

this is what you get 

now cut along the red lines ( see step 1 )

step 3: 

score the lines

up fold and down folds

 ( see step 1 )

step 4:

your card should look like this afterwards

step 5:

bend the folds 

step 6:

cut design paper pieces to decorate the tri shutter card

9, 5 cm x 6 cm  = 2 pieces

9 cm x 6 cm = 1 piece

9 cm x 3, 5 cm = 2 pieces

4,5 cm x 3, 5 cm =  8 pieces 

( I have used two different papers, 4 pieces of design paper and 

4 pieces of marbled papers which I have embossed ) 

step 7:

glue it onto the tri shutter card like this

step 8:

I have embellished the tri shutter card with Yumi & Fumi stamps

 and some dies and ribbon

What do you think??

the closed tri shutter card fits into a normal C 6 envelope

my recipe:

stamp Yumi & Fumi ( here ), swirls stamp Kaisercraft, floral stamp Marianne Design,

sentiment stamp The Greeting Farm, hexagon die Nellie Snellen, butterfly die Sizzix,

design papers Marianne Design, foil art cardstock , embossing folder, ribbon, strass

Hope you have enjoyed my little tutorial, is it all clear to you?

 If you have questions or comments do not hesitate to leave a  message on my BLOG.

Cannot wait to see your cards!

THANKS!

My Last Post ...

Hi everyone!  It is sad to say but this will be my last post on the Yumi and Fumi Handmade blog as I will be stepping down from the design team at the end of July.  I've had such a wonderful time and the year I spent on this design team definitely just flew by.  But it's time for me to move on and time for others to join in and share their talents as well.  I am really excited to see the new DT!  Aren't you?

Before I go, I wanted to share one last project.  This was inspired by all those little trinkets I used to see at Claire's.  You know, like matching necklaces or keychains that were made for best friends to share.  You can put them together to complete an image or a best friends forever saying.

I made little notebooks (4x4 inches) featuring the Yumi and Fumi stamp.  Because they are best friends I thought they were perfect for this project.  So you can keep one and give the other to your BFF.  Then when you get together, you can match up your mini notebooks.  I think these would be so cute for pre-teen girls to give their friends.

This is how the two notebooks look apart.  The little alphabets are from CC Designs Mini Alphabet die set.

Thank you so much to Leanne and Renate'!  They are truly a couple of the most generous, kind and thoughtful people I've ever "met" in blogland.  

Hope you like this idea and thank you so much for stopping by!

eva

Tutorial: 2-Drawer Easel Box

Good morning!

Hope you are all doing well.  We're gearing up for a fun new stamp release for the summer so make sure to mark you calendars for our release day, June 15th.  We'll start with previews next week so be sure to stop back.

Well I've finally finished it, here is the tutorial for the 2-drawer easel box which I feature Yumi & Fumi.  Mind you it's my first tutorial and I would love some feedback.  It's mostly pictures with lots of subtitles so hopefully it's easy to follow.  Click on the pictures for the details and if you have any questions please leave them in the comments section.  I want to thank Kathy for the inspiration and help with parts of this tutorial!!  Thanks!

Easel drawer box Tutorial
Supplies:
3 – 12” x 12” sturdy cardstock for base (you can also use 5 - 8 ½” x 11” cardstock)
Your choice of patterned paper
Scoring board
Straight edge cutter
Scissors
Adhesive (Glue or tape runner)
Pop dots
2 brads (drawer knobs)
Small hole punch
Ruler
Pen
Optional:
Your choice of punches & dies to decorate
Stamps
Twine or ribbon

Cutting dimensions:
Easel card: 1 @ 6 1/16” x 12” sturdy cardstock (Easel card)
**(If you use 8 ½ x 11 cardstock cut @ 6 1/16” x 11”)
Box base: 2 @ 4” x 8 1/16” sturdy cardstock
4x4 drawer: 1 @ 8” x 8” sturdy cardstock
2x4 drawer: 1 @ 6” x 8” sturdy cardstock
Stopper strip (Optional) 1 @ 1” x 6 1/16” sturdy cardstock (**Necessary for 6 1/16” x 11” - not in photo)

Score lines for cardstock:
Easel base: Score @ 4”, 6”, 8”
Box base: Score 1” on both sides to both pieces of cardstock
4” x 4” box: Score 8” x 8” cardstock @ 1” & 2” on all 4 sides
2” x 4” box: Score 6” x 8” cardstock @ 1” & 2” on all 4 sides

Patterned Paper cut dimensions:
2 @ 3 15/16” x 6” patterned paper (For easel card)
3 @ 3 15/16” x 15/16” patterned paper (strips for outside side panels and 4x4 drawer face cover)
1 @ 3 15/16” x 3 15/16” patterned paper (4x4 drawer liner – optional)
1 @ 1 15/16” x 3 15/16” (2x4 drawer liner – optional)
1 @ 1 15/16” x 15/16” (2x4 drawer face cover)
1 @ 15/16" x 6" (optional for strip - not in photo)

Box base assembly:

 

Drawer assembly:
2x4 drawer

 

 

Drawer assembly

4x4 follow same directions as above

Easel card:



After decorating the top panel:

Finished box:



The End. 

 



hahaha... Let me know how you all do.  Would love some feedback.  Again it's my very first tutorial so please be gentle. :)  Mahalo for stopping by!! Ya'll have a nice day!!

Hugs,

Leanne

Supplies: 

Stamps:

Yumi & Fumi rubber stamp; clear letter stamps from CTMH, G Studio rubber stamp sentiment,

Dies, punches, embossing folders:

C.C. Designs Cutters frilly banner, Spellbinders circles and lacey circles, Swiss dots embossing folder, EK Success die for the stopper 

Paper:

Brown Bazzil cardstock, MME 29th Street Market Grass Green paper, K&Co blue-green with brown polka dots patterned paper

Brads: K&Company Roam

Distress ink Vintage photo, Memento rich cocoa and tuxedo black

Copics:  Sorry I didn't write them down, but I used them to color Yumi & Fumi