Y&FH Challenge reminder - Anything Goes Challenge #26

Morning!

Uh oh!  Looks like I forgot to schedule this!!  Sorry about that!

Today Team Fumi is sharing their Anything Goes inspirations for your viewing pleasure.  Head on over to the Y&FH blog to see all of the beautiful creations.  I'm so excited to see all of the projects being added to our challenge, unfortunately I did see several of you link up more than once and it's too bad those entries will have to be deleted from the competition.  It's really mind-boggling to me that some people don't read the rules, but you know I've actually come to expect it.  Sad but true, unfortunately.  I do want to say "Thanks" to the ones who actually follow our rules, we greatly appreciate it and know that you are not only in it to share your creation but that you respect what we share as well, so Thank you!!

Now on to my project which I have to tell you I did a little cheating.  No it's not that bad, I actually made this at the Ontario (California) Rubber Scrapbooking Expo as a make n' take.  Now I wish I had taken a photo of it before I stamped my image to "complete" the frame. 

Acrylic frame featuring Fumi with Bear Backpack

So all you have to do is picture the left side without an image and that is what I made.  I couldn't leave it blank, it did not look finished to me, now it does.  This was our make n' take that Renate' and I did at the Clear Scraps booth.  Isn't it gorgeous?!  I don't remember ever making something like this!!   It was really fun and easy to make and I learned a lot about new products and how to make acrylic look like this!  I know if I tried to do it again it would take me longer than the 20 minutes it took at the show.  I seriously need to go to their blog/website to watch some videos.  We got to use some new products that I probably would never have bought, but ended up buying and can't wait to use.  It's all Viva decor and Adirondack inks and stuff and lots of sparkling stuff.  I know a few ladies that would love some of these products if they don't already.  I also purchased some acrylic and chipboard letters to make a photo album.  We'll see how that works out.  I'm the queen of buying stuff and never using it, but for this project I'm thinking this might be a new beginning.  Check back closer to Christmas as that's when I hope to have it finished. :)  How about a couple more pictures?...  Ok you twisted my arm... hahaha...

Fumi with Bear Backpack with a vintage feel

I wish you could see how beautiful and shiney this frame is.  We used alcohol inks, staz-on ink, inka gold metallic rub and a few other things I can't remember and to glue it all together we used 3-in-1 craft glue.

You're special with bird

This is the other side.  The bird is another acrylic piece and the bottom part is made of cork paper.  We also used a dark brown pearl pen to add some nice dimension to the project.  I even added a small dot to give the bird an eye.  :)  This is one shabby chic project that I loved making!  Next up I'm going to try and tackle the word album.  Wish me luck!  :)

Vintage Fumi with Bear Backpack

Speaking of luck, we hope to see more of you link your Anything Goes projects to the current challenge where you have a chance at winning or being in our Top 3.  Remember the prize is a $10 gift certificate to our online store and the Top 3 will receive a 10% discount as well.  Good luck!
Mahalo for stopping by.  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Hugs,
Leanne

Y&FH CH #16 Reminder

Hey everyone!

We are slowly coming up on the last day to submit your entry over at Yumi & Fumi Handmade.  Challenge #16 is Anything But a Card and we've gotten some really terrific entries.  You still have time to join our challenge which closes at noon, pst on Friday, May 24th.  Stop by Sandie's blog to see her project.  You won't be dissappointed.  And if you missed out on any of the other DT projects stop by the Y&FH blog. 

Wow, it's been some time since I last posted.  I can honestly say my mojo was missing for a few days.  Could not get anything going. :(  Finally found a little bit of it the other day and channeled it in to this project.  If you've got some time to stay and read through, this plans to be a long one. (eek!)

I created another easel 2-drawer box with a "green" theme. :)  I have been having some fun making these.  Hope you like...

I used one of my go-to images, Fumi with Bear Backpack because I wanted to do a little collab with one of the newest images from the last Sister Stamps release, Shin-Shin the Panda.  (Both images can be purchased in the Yumi & Fumi Handmade store.) 

I love how cute and cuddly that little panda is and I had fun mimicking the colors on Fumi's bear backpack to match the colors I used on Shin-Shin. 

Some of you have requested a tutorial on how to make this box and I am working on one.  It's hard going if you've never done one before, but I will try my best to make it as simple as possible.  I like simple so it should not be too hard.  If you're anxious though, Kathy posted a tutorial on her blog.  Her version is slightly different from mine, but the end result is the same.  :)

I did not use any designer or patterned paper on this project!  Pretty proud of myself.  I used kraft and dark brown cardstock to create the box.  I wish I could remember where I saw the tutorial for the embossing parts.  It was actually really easy and very cool to do.  Taking the bamboo embossing folder from the Oriental weave set, I inked the top portion of the panel with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink, not the raised side, but the "negative" side.  Carefully slide the cardstock paper in, closed it and ran it through my Cuttlebug machine.  I did it twice since the panel was longer.  The end result is a negative impression with the raised parts the color of the original cardstock.  To emphasize the raised parts on the cardstock I used the same ink and went over the whole panel with it.  It created this awesome softness that emphasizes the details on the embossed parts.  I did the same for the bottom portion of the box using the  Distressed stripes embossing folder.  It totally looks like bamboo to me so I went with it.  Used the same technique as I did with the bamboo background.  (The pictures below are the steps I just described using the 2nd embossing folder)

The kanji sign for Harmony was stamped using the same ink and die cut with a circle punch from SU.  Used a sponge to add a bit of distress to the circle and pop dotted it in the center between Fumi and Shin-Shin.  The bottom sentiment says "capture the moment in your heart." and is a $1 stamp I bought at Michael's a few years ago.

 The last touch was the brads I used for the "knobs" on the drawers.  They are leaves and thought they tied everything together well.  Glad I could pull those out of the "vault" to use. (lol). 

And there you have it.  If you've read all the way through thank you and I hope it was well worth the read.  :)  I am really excited about this one especially because I was able to use a Sister Stamp and a Y&FH stamp all on the same project and learned a new technique along the way.  Yay me! hehe :) 

Make sure to link up HERE before noon, pst tomorrow and please, before you link make sure that you followed our challenge rules else your project will be removed from our Inlinks link.  Mahalo for stopping by!  Have an awesome day!

Hugs,

Leanne

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Y&FH Challenge #15 ~ Shaped card for Mother's Day

Morning!!

Happy Sunday friends!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend.  Today starts a new challenge at Yumi & Fumi Handmade. The challenge is to create a shaped card other than one that you would normally make and to give it a theme we want you to create something that you would give for Mother's Day.   Today Rosie & I are starting off the show and we both hope you get inspired.  Stop by the blog to see all the challenge rules, details and then head on over to Rosie's blog to leave her some love.  Her card is adorable!!

Normally I love to make shaped cards but sometimes it's just easier to make that normal shaped card right?  That's why I'm so glad we're doing this challenge because now I have to make a different shaped card which means breaking out my Spellbinders.  Woo Hoo!!  I have a couple new ones that I have been wanting to use.  Sweet!  Here's my card using the largest of the Floral Ovals as the card base with the rest of the card layered with regular ovals and one of the banner dies from Spellbinders.   The image I used is one of my favorites, Fumi with Bear Backpack...


This card reminds me of one of those fancy frames or a cameo brooch.  Love the ornateness (is that a word?) of the card base and the layered ovals on top bring the card together nicely.  The dp is from MME, Miss Caroline.  I used Copics and Distress inks (Dusty Concord & Stormy Sky) for the main image as well as to stamp the sentiment.  Decided to do something simple on the inside for fun...

Stamped Fumi with Bear Backpack with the Distress inks, then I stamped over her with the two sentiments from AmyR (All About Mom sentiments).  I can't wait to make more shaped cards and hope you can join us too.  Stop by next week to see the rest of the DT's inspirations and hope you'll all play along. 

**The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to our online store.

Before I forget, we will be wrapping up our last two Spread the Love events this week.  The first is our Week #4 Giveaway on Facebook, stop by the blog tomorrow to check out the link and the prize. The second is our Anything Goes with Yumi & Fumi blog challenge.  Both end on Friday, May 3rd.

Thank you for stopping by and commenting.  It truly makes me smile.  Have a fantastic Sunday everyone!  Take care!!

xx

Leanne

Y&FH Challenge #12 Reminder

Hello!!!

Wow it's been so long since I've been here!!  How's everyone doing?  As you can tell my mojo has been hibernating and it's been hard to get crafty lately.  Hoping with the forecast which calls for sunny and bright, that things will pick up.  I have been working on something for my cousin which has my attention and we're planning some fun/cool things at Yumi and Fumi Handmade.  More details soon. (wink, wink)

But today I have a card!  Yay!!  It corresponds with the current challenge at Yumi and Fumi Handmade.  The theme is Springtime and for the past week the rest of the team has shared their beautiful spring creations.  I just love this team!  Today Sandie & I are sharing our springtime cards.  Stop by the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog for details and then hop on over to Sandie's blog to see the details of her beautiful card.  She's got the greenest thumb I've ever seen!  Wish I had me one of those.  LOL!! 

Fumi with Bear Backpack

Here's Fumi with Bear Backpack on my CAS, with no patterned paper themed card!  Yep I said no patterned paper.  {LOL}  I know there are sooo many pretty papers that I could have used, but I wanted to show off three of my newest purchases.  The first is the floral embossing folder from Crafter's Companion which I got at CHA, the second is the Circle Picot Spellbinder (that I have been wanting for like EVER) and the last is the new Evergreen Distress ink I used to create the soft affect inside the circle.  (I bought it after watching Tim Holtz demo it at the last Carson Rubber Stamp Show).  Did you know that there are not going to be anymore limited edition Distress Inks?  I heard it straight from him.  That means they will all be available all year long!  Yep if Tim says it, it's the TRUTH!  (LOL) 

Anyhoos, getting back to my card...

I used two shimmery blue and green pieces of cardstock from Bazzil and matted them together first, then ran them through the embossing folder with my trusty Cuttlebug.  The embossing folder is 6x6 and it fits perfectly through the Cuttlebug.  The impression is gorgeous and unfortunately I hid a lot of the details, but I think you can still see it and appreciate it.  I used a lighter orange Bazzil cardstock called Spoiled Brat (I kid you NOT!) to cut out the biggest Picot circle and then added my slightly distressed image on top.  It looked a bit too plain for a springtime card so I grabbed my sorely neglected flower and sun punches and made some daisies or plumerias (depending on how you look at them) and scattered them around.  One of them happened to land in Fumi's hair and I thought wow looks perfect!

Ok, time to share the prize up for grabs:

You've got until Friday, March 29th, (noon pst) to link up your card/project using Inlinks.  We'll announce the winner on Saturday.  Click HERE to see all the details and to link up your card.  **Remember to follow the challenge rules or else you will not be considered for the prize.  Looking forward to seeing more creations flood our site. 

Well friends, thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'm slowly getting around to visiting your blogs, but boy do I have a lot of catching up to do.  Please don't be too upset if I can't get to all of them. 

Take care!!

Hugs,

Leanne

Hello....

Hello!

Today I'd like to share another Y&FH image, this is Fumi with Bear Backpack.  I haven't given her much love since the B2S series was released so inked her up and colored her up.  I wanted to try a different hair color, so I grabbed some reds and "went to town."   Love how it turned out.  Gave her some blue green eyes and a nice porcelain skin.  {lol}

I used the latest Jen Shults DS83 sketch because I was inspired by the adorable card that Denice used on her Tuesday post at Y&FH.  Please stop by to check it out, you'll be entertained by the really funny story she shared.  :)  The dp is from MME, with dark chocolate accents.  I handwrote the sentiment on the bottom and added half pearls here and there.

Time for me to check out.  I hope you're having a wonderful day.  Mahalo for stopping by.  We'll see you again tomorrow.

Hugs,

Leanne

Y&FH Challenge #3 - Anything but a Card

Greeting friends!!
Today, we have a new challenge over at the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog.  This bi-weekly challenge is Anything but a card.  Please visit the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog for all the details and see the gorgeous projects from our very talented DT.  There is no prize for this challenge but we hope you'll play along because you will still be in the running for our top 3.

I made a fun tag with some scraps of designer paper from the October Afternoon School House paper.  I also chose to use Fumi with Bear Backpack...

I had a ton of fun coloring her up, especially her "Panda" bag.  hehehe!  I handwrote the sentiments because I didn't have any stamps that would work.  It's always fun to do that every once in a while.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, BV20

Hair: E35, E37, E39, E49

Eyes: BV20, BV23

Shirt: B21

Vest: N2

Skirt: B21, N3, N4

Socks: N3

Shoes: N7

Panda: N5, N3, white gel pen



I hope you decide to join us for our bi-weekly challenge.  We've added another awesome stamp company to our list of stamps you may use for our challenges.  Surely you'll have one of them to play along with.

Mahalo for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Leanne