Happy 3rd Birthday, Milk Coffee!

Hello, hello, hello!!

And welcome to Milk Coffee's 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop!!

First of all, I just wanted to say Happy Anniversary to a wonderful company and DT! And secondly, we are celebrating with a special challenge and blog hop! Our theme for this challenge is THREE. That is, you could use three colors, three papers, three images, etc...whatever you want, just do it in threes! Both the showcase and challenge teams are doing it!

So I chose Lisbeth and the Big Mushroom in the rain digi - there are three images in here :). There are three patterned papers (all from Amy Tangerine), and I used three pieces of chipboard stickers to embellish.





I hope you get to join us! The contest/ blog hop will last two weeks -- until the 2nd of October. For those of you in the U.S.A., that is really October 1st because of the time difference. You can always check how much time is left by going to the main Milk Coffee challenge website. Hope you all get to play along!!


The rules of the hop are as follows :

1. Visit each of our DT members blogs in turn and leave a comment on their Birthday Blog Hop post.


2. Return back here to the main blog & add your name into the linky.


Here's the blog order:

Shirl
Sammy
Rita
Rinne -- you are here!
Valou
Andreja
Milk Coffee


The winner of the blog hop will receive 5 DIGI IMAGES and request ONE CUSTOM IMAGE from us :) and will be drawn at random on 2rd of October


* please note - we will be checking that the randomly drawn winner has left a comment on each of our DT's post *

As a freebie, you can copy and paste this awesome image now!!



Toot-a-loo!!

C.C. Designs' Birthday Blog Hop.

Happy Friday, everyone!

Today, I'm here to help greet C.C. Designs!!! It's their 7th Birthday, and that is such a phenomenal occasion!!

I dubbed myself lucky when the April releases happened to be about birthdays! You see, it's my birth month as well! So April is definitely a wonderful month to celebrate!

For CCD's 7th birthday blog hop, I made a card using Pollycraft Dotty. Isn't she cute? I used one of my fave color combos -- pink and green -- and made it very fun with the patterns and stickers! And of course, she is colored in with Copic Markers.

She is perfect for my God-daughter's upcoming birthday, which is also in April. :) :) :)



Anyway, please make sure you visit the C.C. Designs' blog and click on the other Design Team members' links! Happy 7th birthday to such an amazing stamp and craft company!!

Have a stellar weekend!

Renate's Birthday Blog Hop.

Hello, and welcome to my last post for Yumi and Fumi Handmade. It's "Yumi's" birthday, and we planned on surprising her with a birthday blog hop. Of course, this was before the closing of the store, but we decided to go ahead with it... as sort of a farewell with a BANG!! If you hadn't noticed already, we are posting every hour pretty much today!

Try to guess our message for our dear Renate! We tried to all incorporate all of her favorite colors of rose, pink, teal, and yellow. I figured this beautiful paper from Allison Kreft's line was perfect! And that ribbon at the bottom fitted well too! As Ren is from So Cal!

The "P" is from Basic Grey, kinda vintage as it was from circa 2006-ish...



I hope she loves this! I'll miss you, Yumi and Fumi Handmade! Wishing you lots of cake and presents, Renate!

Luv,

Happy Birthday, Rosemary!

Hi all!

And welcome to a very special blog hop for Rosie's birthday!! Happy Birthday, Rosie!! She is super creative and talented!

For this hop, I thought I'd try something different. I have bought some art work from Roben Marie called art pops. They are mixed media pieces from her art journal, and they are beautiful!

I wanted to show y'all the versatility of stamps, especially the ones from Yumi and Fumi Handmade. Fumi looks great on mixed media pieces, don't ya think? I opted to color her hair a little differently. :)

Hope you are all enjoying the weekend!!

Cyber Monday Blog Hop at TGF

Hi, and welcome to The Greeting Farm's Cyber Monday Customer Blog Hop!!! (so sorry for the lighting).



I've decided to do something a bit different and do a scrapbook page. Not only that, but a Project Lay-out page! :)

Here's an Alice in Wonderland themed one from Halloween back in 2010 when my co-workers and I dressed up for our patients!



My son, MK, was one then and I dressed him up as the caterpillar!!! I can't believe that costume existed!



Luckily, I wasn't working that day, so I was able to go all out as the Queen of Hearts!! We also had Alice, the Cheshire cat, the Mad Hatter, and even a card from the deck of cards! I had fun saying, "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!" a thousand times during the day! LOL!



TGF's AIW themed beans stamps were perfect!!! I'm not sure if they're still available for sale, but they were so cool to color. I just love them!!



And these miniature bottles and mushroom embellishments from Paper Tales were just the right embellies! Still trying to find out how to adhere them, he he.

Have fun hopping and shopping! Don't forget that TGF is having a sale! See this post for more details and to go back to the blog hop list!

Yumi Yummies vs. Fumi Faves Blog Hop.

Good morning everyone!!

You're in for a real treat today. We've got a battle brewing between Team Yumi & Team Fumi and you're invited to a front row seat of the feud. No we're not really fighting, we're just having a bit of fun between teammates and what better way than to show off with a crafty style blog hop? We're going to give the teams a theme to create with and you will be the judges. Now it wouldn't be a blog hop without prizes yes? Well you're absolutely right! As you hop along make sure you leave comments on each blog post because each team member is giving away something on their blog. Yep your eyes do not deceive you, so there are lots of chances to win.




There will be 4 types of winners:

1. Overall Design Team winners
2. Individual DT winner
3. Overall Blog hop winner will receive a stamp of our choice, plus similar items each DT member shares in their picture on their projects (it could be you)
4. DT will choose a winner from their own blogs to receive something as well (it could be you)

Battle #1 - Embellishments
Team Yumi Yummies vs. Team Fumi Faves
Starts: 11/15/13, Midnight pst
Ends: 11/18/13, 11pm pst.

Each DT member will:
1. Share their project
2. List their embellishments
3. Share a picture of what they are giving away on their blog

Here's what you need to do:
1. Go through the blog hop and leave a comment on everyone's blog post
2. When you come back to the Y&FH blog you will vote 1 time by leaving a comment with your favorite designer who you think used the theme the best. We'd also love to hear what you liked about their project so please include that in your comment.
3. Link up below

Now let's get ready to rumbbbbbbbbllllllllllllle! I mean to the hop order (LOL):
Rosemary (TY)
Denice (TF)
Lisa (TY)
Melissa (TF)
Cebelica (TY)
Sheena (TF)
Rinne (TY) --> You are here!
Kathy (TF)
Olivia (TY)
Leanne (TF)
Renate' (TY)
Y&FH -> come back to vote and link up!

Hope you enjoy the hop!
Yumi & Fumi Handmade DT

So here's my card:



And my Favorite Embellies:
1. Twine or washi tape.
2. Epoxy dots or bling or sequins.
3. Stickers.



One of the lucky commenters here will receive some embellishments from me. They would be similar to my faves list above. I'll pick someone by the end of next week!



P.S. Did ya see the oh-so-cute patterned paper I used here? They're from Shanna Noel's new line at Studio Calico called Print Shop. Love it!!! These two were perfect for my project featuring Y&FH's Yumicorn (teehee, that name!!). But it also comes with these bold, graphic papers! So versatile!

And did ya notice the l'il mushrooms? I got those from Paper Tales in San Diego! I'm a sucker for cute ephemera that go so well with what I have in mind for my creations!

The rest of my embellies came from the lovely Leanne Poe, who sent me some happy mail the other week. Thanks a bunch, chica!!

Happy Hopping, peeps!!

Happy BDay, L!

Good morning, peeps!

If you are coming from the Yumi and Fumi Handmade blog, then you know that we are doing a birthday blog hop for Leanne!!!

She has no idea so surprise!!!! Happy Birthday, Leanne!!

Here's my card featuring Summer Fumi, and Fumi just happens to be Leanne!



Leanne also happens to be from my home state, California. So she knows that you can pretty much wear sandals all year long. I chose Summer Fumi because it is still quite hot over here. And the white shorts? Well, it's not quite Labor Day, is it now? Hahaha!! (There's a sort of a rule not to wear white bottoms after Labor Day).

I made another rolled flower thanks to Sheena's gift. The material came from a coffee maker filter that Mattie painted at school. :)



If you'd like to see more of the blog hop, please go back to the Y&FH post here.



Happy Labor Day weekend!

Sparkle Creations' 3rd Birthday!

Happy Thursday!

Today, I'm having the privelege of being part of a bloghop for Sparkle's 3rd anniversary of her company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. There'll be so much inspiration, talent, and prizes along the way! I hope you join us!

I am using the new release of Seattle Chloe. I picked her because of my recent trip to Seattle last year. It was a lot of fun, and I loved that city!




Hello and Welcome to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 3rd Anniversary Hop! Not only are we here to help Sparkle celebrate 3 years of SCRS, but we are also officially releasing 4 new SCRS images this month -- Paris Lucy, London Charlotte, New York Josh, and Seattle Chloe. They are ALL available in the store NOW!

We have assembled an all-star lineup consisting of our Current Design Team, DT Alumni and Guest Designers. Click on all the links below to participate in our anniversary blog hop!

What's a hop without prizes? We've hidden TEN single stamp prizes along the way and one lucky winner will win the ENTIRE July release! All you need to do is leave some love at every stop along the hop. You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday to leave comments for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the SCRS blog on Monday. Good luck to all and Happy Hopping!

SCRS 2nd Anniversary Hop

****Please go HERE for my CatShy Crafts felt flowers GiveAway.****


Hello and Welcome to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 2nd Anniversary Hop! Not only are we here to help Sparkle celebrate 2 years of SCRS, but we are also officially releasing 4 new SCRS images this month -- Birthday Cake Emily, Festive Rin, Party Time Oliver, and Your Highness Lucy. They are ALL available in the store NOW!

We have assembled an all-star lineup consisting of our Current Design Team, DT Alumni and Guest Designers. If you happened here by chance, you are in the right place...the hop starts HERE -- please see the complete list below.

What's a hop without prizes? We've hidden TEN single stamp prizes along the way and one lucky winner will win the ENTIRE July release! All you need to do is leave some love at every stop along the hop. You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday to leave comments for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the SCRS blog on Monday. Good luck to all and Happy Hopping!

I was so excited to be a part of these new stamps that I made not one, not two, but three cards!

Festive Rin:



I was invited to my first and only (Eastern) Indian party last year, and I was so severely underdressed! So I vowed that I will be getting a sari if I'm ever invited to one again. I love how bright and colorful saris are. How they are both classy and sexy at the same time! Rin looks awfully lovely in this outfit! I wanted the colors to be lively so I chose a lot of pinks and oranges.

Birthday Cake Emily:



So I don't know about your neck of the woods, but it seems like the trend around my side of the country is ombre-colored hair. Y' know, darker on top and it lightens on the way down. I would love to try it out but my hair is already prone to split ends so I don't know if it can tolerate getting blonde (aka bleached) ends. So I thought I'd try it on Emily here. :) I actually like how it came out! I went with a fresh color palette here of pinks and greens.

Your Highness Lucy:



For Miss Vivacious Lucy here, I wanted a card that would grab your attention. I mean, doesn't she look like she'd be the center of attention at any party? I wanted a 'pop-py' DP but also one that was serene as Miss Thang is relaxing here, LOL! I went with a bold color combo of turquoise and purple. And I just love LOVE the sentiment here! It's my favorite!

And if you noticed, I've got felt flowers galore on these cards! They are so beautiful and very intricate. They are such stunning embellishments to any crafting project.







They are from CatShy Crafts, and I'm hosting a giveaway here.

TGF 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop

****Please scroll down for the SOG Customer Blog Hop (the last four posts).****

Hello, hello, hello!

Wow! There sure is a lot of action in the blog world today! :)

The Greeting Farm is having their 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop, and I'm joining in!



With over 65 participants, all the participants' links will be listed on the blog. So if you get lost along the way, just head on over there.

There are two categories for the projects: Holiday or non-Holiday (or even both!). I decided to go for the Non-Holiday one since I'm thinking most people would be creating something for Christmas. Y'all know how much I like to be different. I'm such a rebel, haha! LOL!

I used the TGF McSplendid Farm set -- I'm thinking that it may be retired? I love how quirky and whimsical the animals look. And I'm a sucker for scenic cards so I just had to make one :).



The stamps were colored with Copics. I used the Deconstructed Sketch No. 31. I distressed and inked up most of the edges. And used DPs from American Crafts (sky), Jillibean Soup (cornstalks), and Basic Grey (orange). Used Kraft paper for the CS and 'grass.' Included a strip of paper from an old book -- it was totally random that it included the words "great herds" :).

In addition to the two Grand Prizes that TGF will draw for the participants' creations, a random hopper will ALSO win the ENTIRE upcoming January Release! That's 6 sets in all- a HUGE prize...and the only way to win is by participating in the blog hop!

Ok, folks, thanks for visiting! Have fun hoppin'!

SOG Customer Blog Hop *NT*

Hola! Here's another entry for the 2011 customer blog hop at SOG. This time, it's to make a card with non-traditional colors.



Because my style tend to be bright and cute-sy, I felt quite at home with this challenge. I'm pretty comfortable mixing up different color combinations, and non-traditional Christmas cards are one of my favorites!

For this creation, I used Tree Trimming Kaylee. She's having a blast decorating her awesome pink tree. It's a dream of mine to get a white Xmas tree or any other color besides green. One day, I'll do it & have lots of shiny ornaments!

Used Hambly and American Crafts (Dear Lizzy) rub-ons. The DPs are from My Mind's Eye and 2009. (yay for using my stash!).

Toot-a-loo!

SOG Customer Blog Hop *Gift*

Hello, hello! For one of the categories of SOG's 2nd Annual Customer Blog Hop, we were to make a gift card holder or gift bag.



I decided to make a gift bag and challenge myself. Because I sometimes don't have a lot of time and sometimes craft in 'shifts,' I tend to stay away from projects that take too long to do. Surprisingly, this multi-dimensional paper project was fairly easy and fast. And isn't it super cute and functional? I first saw this gift bag at Janet's blog. The actual instructions could be found here.



I used a 12 x 12 double-sided patterned paper from Graphic 45. This brand is absolutely classic and retro, and I wanted to use something different for Deer Mae.

Anyway, the inside will show when the recipient opens it so it's nice to use DP. Plus, it's thinner than card stock so it'll be easier to fold and score.



I added chocolates in there, and tied it with Twine to stay closed. You can also use a velcro closure. I, then, decorated a strip of paper with the stamped image and some stickers from Bo Bunny to finish the front.



Hope you're all having a blast at the blog hop! Hope you enjoy all the different projects and styles! I find it truly inspiring!

SOG Customer Blog Hop *White*

Hi everyone! Here's my card entry for the SOG's All White challenge at their 2nd Annual Customer Blog Hop.



All White cards can be super challenging for me! So I try to bring in lots of textures and dimensions, and since I don't own an embossing/ die-cutting machine, it could be difficult. Luckily, I've got punches, overlays, and ribbons to help :).

Doesn't HollyDay Gwen look absolutely astonishing with the white background? I couldn't help but take a picture of her with this package of a gingerbread house. She looks like she's playing outside in the snow....except she must be super cold, haha!



Thanks for visiting!