Yeti Fumi

It's my last Tuesday as a guest designer at Yumi & Fumi Handmade. I want to thank them for having me as a guest--it's been very fun!

This week I inked up Yeti Fumi. I know it's after Christmas but I've never been one to be on time with holiday cards! LOL!

I kept this card super simple so it would mail easy. She's colored with copics with some sponging around the edges and then I used more scraps that I found in my stash. Some sponging, a border punch for accents and some touches of sparkle with a copic glitter pen finish the card.

Have a wonderful day and again, thank you to Yumi & Fumi Handmade for having me as a guest!! If you are ringing in the New Year tonight, please do so safely!!  

See you next year!

Embrace the White Space

I'll admit it, I'm afraid of white space on a card most of the time. I always feel like it needs to be filled...needs something on it! Well today I decided to embrace the white space and just let it be. 

I must admit, I really like how this turned out. I think I need to learn to embrace the white space more often! 

For this card I used Fumi. She is colored with copics and then fussy cut out. I added a few hexagons from SU, a sentiment and some candy dots and voila', the card was done!

What about you? Do you like white space? use it often? or do you shy away from it??

Have a wonderful day and Merry Christmas Eve! 

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
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Yumi

Time for another post for Yumi & Fumi Handmade!! This week I was in the mood for butterflies! Hehehe..I'm always in the mood for butterflies. 

I saw a tutorial on using the copic airbrush system and getting snowflakes in the background but can't remember where I saw it but anyway, I thought maybe I could do the same with some butterflies and sponging some ink.

First I stamped my image--the super fun Yumi--and cut it out using a nestie die. I left the die in place so I could sponge the edges too. Then I made a mask for Yumi and then I placed some punched butterflies down with some repositionable glue.

Next I just carefully sponged on my ink and then carefully removed my butterflies.

I then let out a sigh of relief that it actually worked! A fun way to make a background and the possibilities are endless because you can use any die cut image!!

To finish the card I colored Yumi with copics and paper pieced her shirt.Then I paired her with some Cosmo Cricket Wanted papers and used a Martha Stewart Butterfly border punch.

I also added an image and strip of patterned paper to the inside to finish the card!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day!!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
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Fumi with Bear Backpack

For today's post for Yumi & Fumi Handmade I decided to use up some scraps that I had and also use the super adorable Fumi with Bear Backpack stamp~~(you can find that stamp HERE!)

I admit it~~I'm a scrap hoarder. It pains me to throw away scraps of paper. I'm getting a bit better at it but I still have tons and tons of scraps to use. I always challenge myself to find fun ways to use them, like today's card. Adding strips with some colored cardstock, ribbon and a few pearls was super easy and super fun!!

Do you save your scraps? Do you use them?? if not, why not challenge yourself to use some today!!

Keep smiling!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
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Winter Yumi

For the entire month of December Yumi & Fumi Handmade is having an inspiration challenge~~you can find the details, HERE~~so I thought I would play along.

Here is the inspiration photo~

Isn't it gorgeous? I started out doing really well by coloring up Winter Yumi in gold and then I took a side road I think, LOL! I must admit, inspiration photo challenges are not my strong suit! I hope that I at least get a gold star for effort!!

Winter Yumi is colored with copics and then fussy cut out. I added a bit of Smooch Illuminate to her legs to look like she has sparkly tights on. Then I paired her with some Basic Grey Jovial papers and some wood veneers to finish the card. 

I also finished the inside by stamping the image in Delicata Gold ink and adding a strip of the designer paper. 

If you get a chance, I'd love to see you join in the fun with this month's challenge at Yumi & Fumi Handmade!! 

Have a super, fabulous day!! And for those not on Facebook~I got the job at HyVee!! I start Thursday and will know more details then as to how many hours and what position,etc!! I'm so excited!!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
Visit my CTMH site for online shopping 24/7 and for inspiration and ideas!!

Fumi with Messenger Bag and news!

I'm super excited to announce that for the month of December I will be the guest designer for Yumi & Fumi Handmade! I am looking forward to sharing these stamps with you each week during December!

You can find my other cards made with these darling stamps~ HERE!

To share my news today I inked up Fumi with Messenger Bag. She's colored with copics and then paired with some TAC papers I still have in my stash. I am on a very simple layout kick so I just added some rhinestones to finish off the card. I think this is such a happy card--hopefully it'll bring a smile to someone who receives it!

Have a fabulous day and be sure to check out the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Blog and Store!!


If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!
Visit my CTMH site for online shopping 24/7 and for inspiration and ideas!!

Happy Belated Birthday Denice!!

Some friends of Denice are getting together today to help celebrate (a bit late) her birthday!! Check out all the fun wishes and creations on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog!!

Hope you had a wonderful birthday Denice and hope today brings a smile to you!! 

Here's my card that I created for this fun day using Summer Yumi~

Keep smiling and have a great day!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!

stamps~ Yumi & Fumi Handmade~ Summer Yumi
ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black
cardstock~ SU Crisp Cantaloupe
designer paper~ American Crafts-Dear Lizzy-5th & Frolic
other goodies~ copics, doily, pearls, Martha Stewart punch

Yumi with Birdie

I made a card!! What an adventure...LOL! It was a game of "where did I put that" and also a game of trying to get use to working at the dining room table. Gonna take a bit to get use to it all but I'm sure it will come quickly!

While I was moving Yumi & Fumi Handmade celebrated their first birthday/anniversary!! I was bummed I missed the celebration so I knew my first card once I got settled would be one using their stamps! A big Happy Birthday/Anniversary to them from me!!

For their blog hop (even though the hop is over, there is some awesome inspiration along it if you have a few minutes--start HERE!)they had an inspiration photo for everyone to use so I also used that photo as the start for my card. I used the super cute Yumi with Birdie for my card--isn't she sweet?

Here's the photo~

Here's my card~

I also used the current Sketch Saturday sketch for my layout~

Have a super fabulous day and I hope to be back real soon with more cards to share!!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly! 

stamps~ Yumi & Fumi Handmade-Yumi with Birdie,
ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black,
cardstock~ misc white, SU Pretty in Pink,
designer paper~ some from my older than the hills stash,
other goodies~ copics, copic multi-liner, nestabilities, Martha Stewart punch, 

copics used- E00, E01, E11, R30, R20, B21, B24, B28, YR20, E35, E31, R81, R83, R85, YG03, YG06, YG09, YR02, YR04, Y11, Y13, Y15, Y38, BG10

Fumi with Turtle

I think I'm liking turtles this week as here's another stamp I just fell in love with and it has a turtle! This is Fumi with Turtle from Yumi & Fumi Handmade. I just think it's adorable!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!! 

stamps~ Yumi & Fumi Handmade-Fumi with Turtle, Paper Makeup Stamps- Little Moments,
ink~Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Crumb Cake, SU Peach Parfait, SU Primrose Petals, 
cardstock~ misc white, kraft, SU Primrose Petals, 
designer paper~ Basic Grey- Green at Heart,
other goodies~ copics, white pen, copic multi-liner, nestabilities, SU border punch, rhinestones,

Happy Birthday Eva!

Today we are wishing the ever so talented and sweet, Eva a very Happy Birthday!! Be sure to stop by her blog and the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Blog to leave her some birthday love!

For my birthday card to Eva, I used the cute Fumi with Messenger Bag. 

Enjoy your day Eva and hope it's a great birthday!!

stamps~ Yumi & Fumi Handmade-Fumi with Messenger Bag, SU Pretty Petites,

ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Poppy Parade,
cardstock~ Copic xpress it, SU Soft Suede, Georgia Pacific white,
designer paper~ Basic Grey Konnichiwa,
other goodies~ copics, white pen, Cuttlebug Floral Frenzy embossing folder, SU Punch, butterflies that I found already punched out in my paper pad from a previous crafting session, rhinestones

copics~ skin-YR000, YR00, YR01, R30, R20 hair-E57, E53, E50, E33, eyes- E33, E37 shirt-E40, E41, E42 vest- R12, R14, R17, skirt- E43, E44, E47, socks- E40, E41 shoes- E37 bag- BG72, BG75

Fumi

If you've followed me for very long you know that I love sketches! I was excited to see Raise The Bar has a sketch for this week's challenge so I just had to play along!

Here's the sketch~

Here's what I came up with using one of my new stamps, Fumi by Yumi & Fumi Handmade. I also am still working on my challenge to myself to use up a 6x6 pad of paper, not much left!! This makes 13 cards from the same pad of paper.

I  love my new SU Cloudy Day Embossing Folder! I can see lots of possibilities with it!!

I'm also entering this into the following challenges~

• Stampin' For the Weekend- Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday- Inspired by theme "New"- I used a new embossing folder and a new stamp

stamps~ Fumi, Itty Bitty Banners,
ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip, 
cardstock~ misc. white cardstock, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, 
designer paper~ Basic Grey Oliva,
other goodies~ copics, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, nestabilities, SU Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Bitty Banner Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, stickles,

Remember you can purchase all your stamping and crafting needs at my Stampin' Up website anytime~ Click HERE to go shopping!!
All items in bold type are Stampin' Up products!

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Release Day!

It's release day at Yumi & Fumi Handmade! I was invited to help showcase their new stamps for this fun day!

They are also having a Cyber Monday Sale!! Use the keyword YFCYBERMON20 to take 20% off your shopping cart! One time use, valid only today 11/26/12 and it expires at 11:59pm (PST).

Today I'm showing the new Bob the Yeti. He's just so fun!! He's colored with copics and then has Smooch Illuminate on all of his fun Christmas lights to help them stand out a bit. A few rhinestones in the corner and the card was done. It sort of reminds me of a "Where's Waldo" only "Where's Bob the Yeti?"  LOL!

Be sure to visit the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog for more details on the release and also visit their store to go shopping!!

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Winter Preview

Recently my blogging buddy, Leanne and her friend, Renaté started a new stamp company, Yumi & Fumi Handmade! Today I have the privilege of previewing one of their new stamps for their next release which is Monday, November 26th!

This is Winter Yumi- isn’t she stylish? I colored her with copics  and then cut her out. I paired her with some older Basic Grey-Figgy.  I kept the card fairly simple so it could be mailed easy and just added a few rhinestones, some snowflakes and a few touches with a stardust pen.

For more previews of the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Winter Preview be sure to visit the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog and you can find all their stamps at their store- HERE!(remember these stamps previewed will be available on Monday, November 26th)

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!