Oct 31, 2013

TGF Alter-Ego and FFF Sketch

Awareness Anya and  Latte Anya have teamed up together for a couple of fun challenges at TGF...
 
 
 
As cute as I think Awareness Anya's hair is, I do miss Latte Anya's ultra hip cap!
 
The inside of this 4x4 card will hold a gift card to a local coffee shop. I love having a couple of these gift card holders ready and waiting....they're perfect when I want to send a little something to a friend.



Have a great Thursday, hope it's fun and filled with sweet treats!

Oct 30, 2013

WW #108 Creepy Halloween

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Please scroll down for FBW's #259
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Last week at Wicked Wednesday our theme was all about Cute Halloween ATC's and this week we switched it around and thought it should be Creepy!
 
Just Some Lines is our sponsor this week and I used their appropriately named  image called The Eater....creepy, right?!!
 
 
We'd love to have you join us at Wicked Wednesday, you have until 7:00 pm EST next Tuesday evening to be enter your ATC...feel free to click HERE to go to the link.

Happy Halloween...
be safe, have fun!
:Dxx

FBW #259 Any Winged Creature

 
This week's challenge at FBW is Any Winged Creature, which means a butterfly and/or fairy is NOT required. If you look closely you will see which winged creatures I used....some low flying bats in a fun shaker wall hanging. Every time I walk by this wall hanging I have to shake it...I love the noise and movement.
 
 
Dilly Beans images were used, #483-Monsters and #477-Bats. About 8 of these bats were printed, colored, fussy cut and included in the shaker...I thought they would be cute flying around with all of the beads. The orange and black seed beads were gifted to me over a year ago, along with other small beads that were added to make this a fun...not too scary...wall hanging. 
 
Also used were a MS blood dripping border punch, along with a Spellbinders fence die. DP is from Paper Studio.
 
Challenge #259 details:
  • FBW challenge #259 is Any Winged Creature
  • Once you've made your NEW creation, please leave a direct link in the InLinkz which you can find HERE
  • FBW reserves the right to remove any links not linked properly or that are deemed inappropriate by the blog owner
  • Enter your link before midnight PST next Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013
Don't forget that FBW has recently announced that any challenge that reaches over 50 entries will have a prize...just one more reason for you to come and flutter with us!
 
Challenges I'm entering this in:
Dilly Beans: Halloween Week 4
Thru the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes Oct 29 - Nov 4
Use it Tuesday: #66 Creatures (hoarded items are seed beads, overlay transparency, and adhesive foam)
 
Happy creating,
happy Wednesday,
:Dxx

Oct 26, 2013

WW #107 Cute Halloween Reminder

Yep, I'm late again with this week's Wicked Wednesday post.
 I will be on time, I will be on time, I will be on time.....
 
Both images are from this week's sponsor Birdie Brown, and are perfect for our Cute Halloween challenge. First up is this adorable Halloween Cat 01 image that was colored to look like candy corn.
 
 
 
The second image, Witch Doll 02 was just too much fun to color and the sentiment inchie is from one of the many inchie swaps I've been in.
 
Seeing how I've been in a crafty mood lately I decided to make a little something for a good friend and thought I would use the second ATC to make a craft box goodie box.
 

I filled in all of the sections of the craft box with sweet treats and crafting treats, with one of the crafty treats being this handmade charm made with beads and TH fragments. I sure hope she likes this!
 
 
 
As a reminder, you need to link your ATC by 7:00 pm EST next Tuesday evening to be entered to win...feel free to click HERE to go to the link.
 
Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a happy Saturday!

Oct 24, 2013

Y&FH 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!

Oct 23, 2013

Y&FH and Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday! Today Yumi & Fumi Handmade is teaming up with the talented DT from Perfect Paper Crafting, the makers of the Perfect Layers rulers, for a fun-filled and creative blog hop.  If you just hopped over from Pam's blog then you are on the right track.  If you stopped here just to say "hi" but want to get in on the fun, all you have to do is start at Laura's/Perfect Paper Crafting blog which is the first stop of this hop.  The hop line-up, along with your next stop is at the bottom of this post.

There are some wonderful prizes being offered during this hop, Perfect Paper Crafting is giving away a very generous $50 gift certificate to one lucky hopper and Y&FH is giving four (4) single stamps from their Kigurumi series (a value of $40) to 4 lucky hoppers. Great prizes indeed! All you have to do to be in the contest is to leave a comment on every one's blog, it's that easy and you have until Oct 28th, 12am PST.

The DT from both teams are featuring the Y&FH Kigurumi images and using a Perfect Layers tool on their blogs.  My project allowed me to used the Perfect Layers tool quite a bit and to be honest....ever since using it for this project I keep grabbing it for all of my other projects, as I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE precise and even matting.


Top 10 reasons you're DINO-MITE
using Yumi & Fumi Handmade Chasezilla
 and Perfect Layers rulers in sizes 1/4", 1/8" and 1/16"
 

These tags were stamped with Chasezilla in various colors...
then matted perfectly using the 1/8" edge on Perfect Layers Ruler #1.



I hope you're having fun seeing these adorable Kigurumi kids used in various ways, along with seeing just how awesome the Perfect Layers tool is...it really does give every project a professional look!  

 Time to hop on...

Denice - You are here
 
Whew, lots of pictures....thanks for hanging with me through them all! 
Happy Wednesday, thanks for joining us!
:Dxx

FBW #258 Any Color EXCEPT Orange and Black

Gosh, this ANY COLOR EXCEPT ORANGE AND BLACK challenge sure sounds easy but I found myself reaching for black numerous times, with black ink and black cardstock being the hardest to forgo.

However you interpret this challenge don't forget your butterfly or fairy as this is a Flutter By Wednesday challenge.

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DP: MME Wildflowers
MS: 3-1 Butterfly Punch
Cheery Lynn Designs B161 Corner Die

Lace, mesh bling, ribbon, brads, pearls, flowers, gold heart and
LSG: Scintillating Silver and A Bit o' Bubbly
 
TH DI: Pumice Stone
TH: Simple Sayings sentiment


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Challenge #258 details:
  • FBW challenge #258 is Any Color EXCEPT Orange and Black, don't forget to have a butterfly or fairy on your creation
  • Once you've made your NEW creation, please leave a direct link in the InLinkz which you can find HERE
  • FBW reserves the right to remove any links not linked properly or that are deemed inappropriate by the blog owner
  • Enter your link before midnight (PST next Tuesday, October 29th, 2013)
  • Have fun!
Last week we welcomed a few new members to the DT and hope you had the chance to stop by with a warm welcome, these gals are oh-so creative! Also, we have recently announced that any challenge that reaches over 100 entries will have a prize. 
 
I've just given you a few reasons to stop by the FBW blog and join us this week and I hope you will!
 
Happy Wednesday,
:Dxx

Oct 20, 2013

Y&FH #26 Anything Goes Reminder

Happy Sunday! A couple of weeks ago I made an ATC with Daisy from the Great Gatsby in mind, and today I'm sharing a tag that features Chase from Yumi & Fumi Handmade colored and embellished as her romantic and hopelessly obsessed lover, Jay Gatsby.

As I traveled back and forth to my parents house this summer I would listen to The Great Gatsby on tape and envisioned Jay Gatsby walking into the room with his "white suit, gray shirt, and gold tie." I'm not sure if I was hoping for Jay Gatsby or Leonardo DiCaprio to be the one to enter the room,  either way, here is my version him.


Challenge 26 Details:
  • You can now use ANY stamped image in the bi-weekly challenges.
  • As a bonus for using a Y&FH image, your name will be added a maximum of one (1) extra time after the last linked entry.
  • All projects/cards must have a hand-colored image, "sentiment only" cards are NOT allowed.
  • One (1) entry per person.
  • All of the challenge rules can be found HERE.
  • The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the Yumi & Fumi Handmade online store. The Top 3 will receive a 10% discount code to be used in the Yumi & Fumi Handmade online store.
We would love to have you join the Anything Goes challenge, which runs 10/13/13 through 10/25/13. Feel free to scroll down or click HERE to find the original challenge post and link your entry.  The winner and Top 3 picks will be announced on Saturday, October 26th.