The Dynamic Art of Yumi Muraeda
Welcome to another week on the G45 blog! This week we will be introducing our final Design Team member, and tomorrow you'll get to meet the new Graphic 45 Ambassadors! How much fun this will be. Today, we get to know the intricate and masterful work of Yumi Muraeda. Yumi is a wonderful designer and we are incredibly excited to have her on our team. We will be sharing three jaw-dropping creations today on the blog. Her dimensional projects are full of details to discover. You will leave the blog excited for another week of creativity!
Before we meet the talented Yumi, how about another blog contest? This week we are giving to one lucky winner this An Eerie Tale gift pack! Hours of fun can be had with these winnings. All you have to do is comment here on the blog or on our Facebook page. Fun, fun, fun!
We now introduce the incredible Yumi Muraeda!
"In 1980 I came to Los Angeles from Kyoto Japan as a Package Designer.
While I was there I studied and became fluent in the English language.
I worked for Gould AND Associates in Los Angeles as a Package designer/illustrator, production artist.
PLAY JOYS inc.,Lomita toy company as a designer,
After this I established my own company as a freelancer.
My last job in US is Landmark Entertainment as a designer for SANRIO Theme Park.
I transferred back to Tokyo in 1993 .
I became a Mother and wife and continued to expand my art.
I have a daughter who is a 21year old and a gentle husband.
Two years ago I started doing scrap booking and became a Creative Professional at CHA last year.
I attended the Show in Las Vegas 2013, and the inspiration was fantastic.
I was able to attend the Graphic 45 Workshop and was very inspired. In an instant I was captivated and the encounter brought my hopes and dreams to life.
For me the figure was in sight.
Born in the U.S.A. about Roaring 20’s and 30’s. With the greatest fashion, beaded dresses, straight bob hair, cigarette holders, sipping cocktails in an elegant Bar dancing the Charleston . Such an American icon! And liberated woman…"
This By the Sea tag mini album is so much more! It is Yumi's very own aquarium that opens in the most clever of ways! You will love each and every detail of this wonderful project.
"I wanted to have made the stamp on the acrylic board and to make the image of aquarium."
Yumi's By the Sea mini album Video
Wow! This opens up so amazingly to reveal pictures, more hidden images, fun ocean creatures, and more!
Download Aquarium By The Sea PDF Tutorial Yumi
Supply List
Graphic 45 BY THE SEA 8”x8”paper pad
Two Regular Ivory Tag Album
Graphic 45 BY THE SEA Cling Stamp1
By the Sea Cling Stamp 2
By the Sea Cling Stamp 3
Acrylic Board 6”x6”
Wonder tape,
Glossy Accents
Staz-On 0paque Abyssal Blue
Stampin’pad TEMPTING TURQUOISE
Distress Ink frayed burlap
ARCHIVAL INK jet black
Distress Marker
PopBlock
We know our G45ers love the beautiful Secret Garden. Yumi makes it come alive with her gorgeous use of the cardstock flowers, paper cut-outs and beautiful dimension. What a stunning album!
"Was thrilled to participate in the workshop of CHA G45 of last summer
I wanted to make new ones using the pocket idea, I made this last August."
Yumi's Secret Garden Stand Album Video
Each page is a work of art!
Supply List
Secret Garden 12’ parper
Secret Garden
Seed fairy
Sun Kissed
Pretty Primrose
Meadow Lark
Posy Patch
Coming Up Roses
April Showers
May Flowers
Secret Garden 8’pad
Secret Garden Chipboard Tag1
Secret Garden Card stock Banners
Secret Garden Card stock Flowers
Secret Garden Card stock Tag and Pockets
Ornate Metal Keys small
White Chipboard 12’x12’
Magnet Diameter1/4
Magnolia Dooh-Out13 Tilda Envelope Edge
This is such an incredibly inspired and executed project using Couture. This opens in the most amazing ways, with albums, and secret compartments hid throughout. Wow!
"I would like to make in the paper to see the drawer furnishings The Getty Center in LA. In addition, to make a lot of drawer, put a mini album in it."
Love the amazing ways this project unfolds!
Supply List
Couture 12’ pad x1
Couture 8’ pad x1
Couture 6’ pad x1
Couture Cardstock Flowers x1
Couture Cardstock Banners x1
Metal Butterflies 2’ x4
Metal Door Pulls 2’ x4
Small Matchbook Box x4
Washi Tape Sets x1
Black Chipboard 12’x12 x8
Zutter Antique Brass 3/8’ x1
Line Stone 1/8’ x36
idea-ology Mirrored x1
idea-ology Coners x8
Distress Paint Antiqued Bronze
Distress Paint Brushed Pewter
Distress Paint Tarnished Brass
Sizzix Movers and Shapers Mini Hearts set
Ribbon Black and Pink
Wow, what a day full of incredible projects! Yumi is a wonderful designer and we are so excited to see what she will create next. What project above did you love? Don't you love the dimension and hidden treasures in her projects? Please welcome the talented Yumi in the comments below, and join us tomorrow to meet our Graphic 45 Ambassadors!
Your Pals in Paper,
Graphic 45
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Oh, wow!!! Yumi, these creations are wonderful, amazing, & beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing them w/ all of us!
Posted by: Marlene | June 25, 2014 at 10:44 AM
Great projects-a feast for the eyes. Thank for sharing.
Posted by: Shelley | June 25, 2014 at 11:47 AM
I just saw "An Eerie Tale" at an online store and had to stop by to see the projects. The g45 blog never fails to amaze me with the talent displayed.
Posted by: Lura | June 25, 2014 at 06:07 PM
Absolutely love meeting the design team...Yumi"s By the Sea mini album makes me long for the beach. An Eerie Tale is a beautiful collection. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Kimberly C | June 25, 2014 at 08:26 PM
The projects are always wonderful! Would sure love An Eerie Tale!
Posted by: Kathy Lutter | June 26, 2014 at 06:29 AM
The Couture box is extraordinary!
Posted by: Marina | June 26, 2014 at 07:57 AM
Wow I'm speechless! Wow
Posted by: Pamela Bennett | June 26, 2014 at 03:19 PM
Perfection. Thank you so much for sharing.
Posted by: SuZeQ | June 26, 2014 at 03:58 PM
Another wonderful project by the amazing design team!
Posted by: Samantha Reed | June 26, 2014 at 04:09 PM
Yumi has definitely found her niche at G45! Her things should go in the G45 museum!
Posted by: Lynda | June 26, 2014 at 08:14 PM
All of these projects are so beautiful. I just love the details and really appreciate the tutorials. Wonderful inspiration!
Posted by: ruth | June 26, 2014 at 08:29 PM
Stunning.....
Posted by: Joan Michel | June 28, 2014 at 01:27 AM
Isn't this imaginative? Yumi's work is awe-inspiring, to say the least!! I'd L O V E to win a ANY prize pack ANY DAY , just to increase my stash of G45 paper!!!!!
Posted by: Mare Williams | June 29, 2014 at 07:18 AM
Wow, so many ideas and so little time. Thank you for the inspiration
Posted by: Rita Harris | July 16, 2014 at 05:54 PM
AMEI!!!
Posted by: marlis | October 01, 2014 at 05:29 PM