Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts Challenge #3

Hi! Wow, the days go by really quickly, don't they?  It's already Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts 3rd challenge!  Just seems like we had the first one!  The next challenge theme is Anything But a Card!

I used Yumi with Bookbag and Fumi with Messenger Bag on some alterable photo frames from Kaisercraft.  It actually came in a set of 4 or 5 (I can't quite remember) that folded accordion style but I've been using a page here and there for other projects as well.  The sentiments are ATC style from 7Gypsies that I've been saving for a project like this.  I made this for my daughter to keep in her room.  A reminder to do her best otherwise she has me to deal with.  Hahaha. 

I know the ATCs are a bit more distressed looking but I didn't want to make the whole project distressed since my daughter is not into that style.  She likes the pinks and purples and all the shiny glittery stuff.

If you've been playing along with the challenges, thank you so much!  We love visiting your blogs and seeing your creations.  And it just got a bit easier to play along as the challenge rules have been changed to include The Greeting Farm images!!  Yay!  Please visit the complete challenge rules HERE for qualifying stamps.

Thanks for reading and hope to see your creations linked up on the Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts blog!

Altered photo frames

Hi!  Yes, I have survived another school year and I'm relieved and sad and happy and tired and so many other emotions too.  Mostly though, I am ready for the summer to just hang out with the kiddies.  It's gonna be busy with summer school, swimming and tennis and birthdays for the boys.

I don't know why I waited til almost the last minute to put together some teacher gifts.  Never again!  While I was at Ben Franklin I saw these frames that I've seen Jenny alter on her blog.  And they were reasonably priced.  I was really surprised when I went to the register to pay that they were on sale for $3!  So I actually went back to buy more!  The washi paper I used cost more than the frame!  I altered 5 frames for my kiddies' Japanese language teachers.

Sorry, the angle may be kind of awkward in these photos.  Trying to avoid the glare.  I liked this green washi paper but it wasn't really a hit with my kids.  I finally got my own Sister Stamps Yoshimi.  The sentiments are from PTI.

A pair of orange ones which the kids weren't too fond of either.  I don't know, they only seem to like pink or red or something.  But I liked this orange one too.

My daughter's favorite one cause it's pink.  I actually painted the edges of the frames with white acrylic paint.  I placed the frame on the edge of the washi paper and used my blade to cut the paper.  It cut nice and straight.  I glued the washi paper to the frame and added more glue to the edge of the paper so nothing would flap around.  These didn't take me too long to make.  Maybe just a day.  I'll share later what took me forever to make!

Thanks so much for reading!