Lytle Scrapper

Distressed Tag Video

Mr. Lytle here presenting the first Lytle Scrapper video that Ly and I have been working on for the last few days.  I'm sure Ly will be glad to answer any questions you may have -- just leave these in the comments.  

Also, if anyone's interested, I have some photos from my 5-day Yosemite backpacking trip posted here.

Enjoy.  ~Mr. Lytle

Video Saga: Final Stages

Just wanted to quickly check-in to let you know that we are in the final stages of editing the video. As my husband said, "we are taking your 5-part mini-series and turning it into a 30-minute sitcom." So stay tuned... it should be up and running by tomorrow evening. Thank you for all the kind email and comments you've sent supporting our little production.

Heidi Swapp CHA Video

Just a quick little post for all you Heidi Swapp fans like me... Heidi posted a video on You Tube of her CHA Summer Release. You can check it out here. Three words for you... Clear Alphabet Stamps. Okay... back to filming my own video.

Take 1: Basically, umm...

As promised in my previous posts, I am working on posting step-by-step instructions for the tag I made for last week's make-n-take. My intention was to have Tuan photograph me going through the steps and post the photos with instructions. When Tuan got back from his trip, he thought it would be a good idea to post a video instead and I certainly agreed... that would kinda cool! Well, we started filming today and realized that making a video is a lot of work! It took us about an hour just to set everything up. Then we started to film take 1. About half way through the camera stopped filmimg... it had already reached it's maximum capacity. Ok... let's take a look at it anyway and see what we can adjust. I quickly came to the realization that I say "Basically" and "umm..." a whole lot. I also noticed that I missed a couple of tips when talking about the product that would come in handy for the user. So, we have decided that we will need to shoot two videos: one about how to mix the reinker and perfect pearls solution and another on how to make the tag. So, it's back to the drawing board tomorrow for take 2... stay tuned...

And the Winner is...

The Grand Prize winner of the LYTLE Giveaway is:
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THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of you who participated. The response was so overwhelming that I have decided to add TWO MORE PRIZES!

The winner of the next prize is:
sfarthing@roadrunner.com
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And finally, our last winner is:
wmerritt@4pkc.com
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CONGRATULATIONS to all of our winners! Please email me at ly@lytlescrapper.com with your mailing address or arrangement for pick up of your prizes!

Thank you again to all of you who subscribed to the newsletter. I hope that you will continue to find this site as a source for inspiration. Thank you so much for your continued love and support. Stay tuned in the next few days for some step-by-step technique postings.

OMG! NEW Heidi Swapp Stuff!

CHA Summer is coming up this week and many vendors/ manufacturers have starting posting sneak peeks of their new releases. Check out Heidi Swapp's blog as well as Janet Hopkin's blog for a preview of the new collections. I am TOTALLY IN LOVE with the Dream Dining Room Collection! I have got to get my LYTLE hands on some of this!

One Action Packed Weekend

Work was a bit crazy last week, so I was excited when Friday finally came. I spent Friday evening cropping at SBG, where I participated in a card swap and finally got around to designing my make-n-take for the anniversary event. It was definitely a fun and productive crop for me.

I got home and was so wound up about making sure I had everything packed for the make-n-takes that I didn't go to bed until 3:30 am...got up at 7:30 and headed over to SBG. With the help of some excellent volunteers, we built a balloon arch...everything was moving along great and then one of the balloons deflated...no worries... I have a solution! So as I am attempting to put my solution into action, the arch separated into two big pieces! Yikes! That has not happened to me before! Luckily, after about another 15 minutes of patching and many hands to help me hold it in place, our surgery was a success.

As we were building the arch, Alice was telling us that she had a dream where she forgot some supplies for her make-n-take and was trying to get home to get them, but different things kept happening in her dream to prevent her from doing so...anywho, I suddenly realized that I FORGOT MY SAMPLES for the make-n-take at home! And here we are... the arch ran over the opening time of the store and I don't have any samples for my make-n-take! So, I sat down with my first set of make-n-takers (Thank you for being so patient and understanding, ladies!) and made one along with them and it all was right in the world of samples again. YAY!

Make-n-takes as a whole went well for all of us (Alice, Nicole, and myself). We were quite busy at times. THANK YOU to all of you who stopped by to sit down to do a make-n-take with me. Some people have already emailed me and said they were not able to make one. Well, fear not, my friends! I will be posting step-by-step instructions on how to make the tag in the next couple of days, so you can try it out for yourself... and those of you who did get a chance to make one, can have a refresher on it. My hub, Tuan, has been out of town since last Wednesday backpacking in Yosemite (which worked out great since I was tied up all weekend) and will be back later tonight. So, I am waiting for him to photograph me going through the steps.

Sunday morning, Wanda and I headed to the rubber stamp show and spent a few hours there before heading over to SBG for more jammed packed festivities with fun games and more make-n-takes. Needless to say, although tons of fun, I was one tired LYTLE girl! Click on the SBG Events Album to the right to see pictures of the Anniversary Weekend... you might find a picture of you there!

Happy Anniversary, SBG!

It seems like just yesterday that I was reunited with Melissa and the wonderful Disney Girls when I walked into The Scrapbook Garden for the first time. Here we are... one year later! Congratulations, Melissa and Brian, on your one year anniversary of the opening of The Scrapbook Garden! You have created a wonderful place for all of us to come and enjoy, interact, create, love, laugh, and live. Thank you for all that you do to make the Garden such a beautiful place.

So, on to the festivities! Click here to see a list of the festivities for the weekend. I will be demonstrating make-n-takes using tons of Ranger products all day Saturday and most of the day on Sunday. Stop by and learn how to emboss, ink, and distress with Tim Holtz's Distress Reinkers, Perfect Pearls, and Grungeboard. Here is a picture of what I will be demo-ing...

 
Did I mention that Alice Carman and Nicole Capote will also be demo-ing a couple of really cute make-n-takes as well? Oh and let's not forget... balloons and birthday cake! It will be tons of fun... goodie bags, discounts, drawings, prizes, and more.

Speaking of drawings, have you signed up for the Lytle Scrapper mailing list or left a comment for your chance to win the prize pack posted below worth $100? It's not too late... the drawing ends July 15th. I will announce a winner of July 16th. Want more chances to win? Refer a friend! Have your friend sign up for the mailing list AND post a comment stating that she was referred by you, and your name will be entered again.

On another note, for all you rubber stampers out there, The Original Rubber Stamp Convention in Carson, is also this weekend. Don't forget to stop by and check-out Stampscapes! Kevin and Susana are bound to have some awesome make-n-takes!

Stay tuned this coming week for a couple of step-by step postings on some really cool techniques including how to make the tag above and how to emboss brass stencils in your Cuttlebug.

Well, I've got quite the weekend ahead of me. Hope to see you sometime this weekend.