Lytle Scrapper

Our Lytle One

I know many of you have been waiting for this post. Thank you so much to all of you who have sent us such wonderful well wishes. So without further delay, here she is...

Kyla Tuyet-Anh Le was born on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 5:08 AM. She weighed 6lb 13oz and was 19.5 inches long. And she wouldn't be Mommy's lytle girl without a plumeria in her hair that Auntie Patty sent to the hospital...

Our lytle butterball arrived just in time for her first Thanksgiving...

Mommy, Daddy, and baby are all doing well. Thank you to everyone who has come to visit us and offered all your help and support. We really appreciate every one of you.

With Love, The Le Family

Lytle Scrapper Kits Available Thru Paypal

That's right everyone! I've stepped into the 21st century and I now have Paypal. Whoo-hoo! That means for all those Lytle Scrapper fans out there who do not live in Southern California or are unable to make it to my classes, Lytle Scrapper kits are now available through Paypal. Right now, I have my Halloween TLC and my Holiday Cards & More kits available. Each kit comes with complete step by step color instructions, with everything pre-cut and pre-stamped for you. If you are interested in any of these kits, email me at ly@lytlescrapper.com and I will forward you my Paypal info. Also, I will be adding a "Kits Available" icon to the sidebar, so check back often as we post more kits over the next month or so... gotta make some room for the lytle one!

Holiday Cards & More Class This Sunday

Just wanted to share some additional photos of the Holiday Cards & More class that I will be teaching this Sunday, October 4th at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach...

Isn't that just the most darling sled you've ever seen? It's from the new Cricut Winter Woodlands cartridge.

This card was inspired by another card I saw in the Close to my Heart Wishes book.

This is the gift card holder/ gift box with a mini ornament inspired by a make and take I did with Tim Holtz back in July at The Original Rubber Stamp Convention.

So to recap... THIS CLASS INCLUDES THE WALL MOUNTED HOLIDAY CARD HOLDER, 4 CARDS, A GIFT CARD HOLDER/ GIFT BOX, AND A MINI ORNAMENT. Seats are filling up fast and kits are also available so call the store at 714-841-1801 to reserve your spot. Click here for the class description and supplies list. Hope to see you there!

Thank You!!!

Tuan and I would like to thank everyone who came to celebrate with us last Sunday at our beautiful baby shower! Thank you from the bottom of my lytle heart for all the wonderful warm wishes, kindness, and love that you all gave us. We are truly blessed to have you in our lives. I have met so many amazing, creative, and talented people through this craft and I am honored to call you all my friends. An extra special thanks to Alice, April, Karen, Linda, Melissa, Nicole, and Wanda for hosting this lovely  english tea. Here are a couple of pictures I managed to sneak in before everyone arrived...

Karen, Linda, and Alice did a wonderful job with all the place settings. Karen also made chocolate lollipops in the shape of teapots. Linda worked her magic with the centerpieces and check out those rose napkins on all the plates. Alice made all of the teapots on the party favor boxes and table markers that matched the invitations... no wonder she's tired of teapots!

The food was absolutely yummy! April makes THE BEST tea sandwiches I've ever had... truly original sandwiches. Thank you to Melissa, Wanda, and Shirley for helping April put them all together. A special thank you to my brother Anthony {who's studying to become a pastry chef} for the tasty scones and tarts he made. Thank you, Mom for the delicious cake from Great Dane.

Thank you to Stacy for this awesome diaper cake and thanks lytle Rachael for giving me a heads up to what's inside =D. Thank you to Nicole for all the fun games we played... you did a great job hosting them and everyone had a blast. Thank you to all the guests for the wonderful gifts and all the diapers we received from the diaper raffle. More photos {to be posted in the sidebar} later when I receive them from Alice and Melissa who took a ton of photos for me as I was too busy running around and enjoying the moment. It was truly a special day I will never forget.

2 More Classes Before Baby

That's right  we're turning down the home stretch! Just two more classes before I take a break for maternity leave. I'm celebrating the holidays early this year with a Halloween class in September and a Christmas class in October.

Halloween TLC {2 Treat Boxes, 2-Page Layout, & Card}
Saturday, September 26th from 2-5PM

Join me on Saturday, September 26th from 2-5 PM at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach for my Halloween TLC class. You will make 2 Treat Boxes, a 2-Page Layout, and Card featuring ATC (artist trading card) techniques. We will be using Cosmo Cricket's Haunted Line with stamps by Heidi Swapp, Tim Holtz, and Making Memories. This kit is loaded with tons ribbon, bling, buttons, brads, and flowers {oh my!}. Space is limited so call the store at (714) 841-1801 to reserve your spot or stop by the store and check out the sample in person. As always, there will be ghoulish treats to eat and spooky prizes to win. Hope to see you there!

Class Supplies List:
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Your Favorite Adhesive
Glue Dots
Foam Dots or Tape
3L Photo Tape or Terrifically Tacky Tape
Black Inkpad
Paper Piercer or Pin
Black Journaling Pen
White Journaling Pen

Optional Items:
Bone Folder, Scoring Blade, or Score Pal
Crimping Tool

I was extremely honored to be asked by Creative Imaginations earlier this summer to design some projects for their Summer CHA Booth. This next class is one of the projects I designed for them.

Holiday Card Holder & More
Sunday, October 4th from  12:30-4PM

Come join me on Sunday, October 4th from 12:30-4 PM at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach for my Holiday Card Holder & More class. You will make this great wall mounted card holder, at least 4 cards including a giftcard holder, and more... perhaps a gift box or an ornament. We will be using Creative Imaginations NEW Winter Woodland Line by Christine Adolph. This kit is loaded with full packages of embellishments, epoxy stickers, chipboard diecuts, a full alphabet set, paint, and the usual suspects... ribbon, bling, brads, and flowers. You will leave with plenty of left over supplies {and time} to make more cards in time for the holidays. Space is limited so call the store at (714) 841-1801 to reserve your spot or stop by the store and check out the sample in person. As always, there will be naughty treats to eat and nice prizes to win. Hope to see you there!

Class Supplies List:
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Your Favorite Adhesive
Glue Dots
Foam Dots or Tape
3L Photo Tape or Terrifically Tacky Tape
Your Favorite Liquid Adhesive
Paper Piercer or Pin

Optional Items:
Pliers or Jump Ring Ring
Crop-A-Dile
Xyron 150 Create-A-Sticker
Hot Glue Gun

Card Class This Sunday

Just wanted to let you all know that the All Occasion Cards Class is THIS Sunday, AUGUST 16th... must be that pregnancy brain everyone is telling me that I am developing...LOL! I did the same thing on the display board at the store...hehehe! Sorry for the mix-up... you didn't miss it! =D

Anywho, I'm back from our Le Family vacation in Las Vegas with all of Tuan's family {so, sorry for not replying to all your emails about the class clarifications}... it wasn't actually too hot and between the two of us we lost $50. We went to see two shows... Cirque Du Soleil's Ka at MGM and Wayne Brady's Making %@it Up at The Venetian. Both were great shows... the Ka set was amazing and Wayne Brady is just plain hilarious. I do recommend them if you haven't seen them. We did a lytle shopping along the way... on the way up, we stopped in Barstow for lunch and I bought my first Coach purse and wallet {all my other coach bags have been hand-me-down's... thanks to my Auntie!}. While in Vegas we went to the outlets there and I bought a $2 shirt for the baby and spent $10 on Orange Julius drinks. On the way home, we stopped in Victorville at a friend's furniture store and bought a new Cal-King bed... whoo-hoo! Cross that one off the home upgrades list! 

Today, I went to a Customer Day put together by Monika Thomas, one of the Sales Reps in Southern California. We spent the day doing several Make and Takes and seeing all the new releases from Summer CHA from the manufacturers in which she represents. Here are a few of my favorites... Holiday Dazzlers from Petaloo, Earth Love by Cosmo Cricket, and Christmas Past by Graphic 45.

On the baby front, we had our highly anticipated ultrasound last Wednesday before leaving for our trip and went to see the doctor today. I am happy to report that everything looks great. The choroid plexus cyst has dissipated... YAY! She is about 1.5 lbs and is a lytle on the small side but hey, her parents are small people... so I guess that's normal =D.

Just a friendly reminder, the Vintage Travel Journal Class is next Saturday, August 22nd. If you are interested in either class, please call The Scrapbook Garden at (714) 841-1801 to sign up. Well, that's all for now... will check back in in a few days...

August Classes!

EDITED: The All Occasion Cards Class is on Sunday, AUGUST 16th... must be that pregnancy brain everyone is telling me that I am developing...LOL! I did the same thing on the display board at the store...hehehe! Sorry for the mix-up... you didn't miss it! =D

Many of you have emailed all your kind thoughts and warm wishes for Tuan and I and our lytle one... we're 25 weeks along (6 months next week) and it's a lytle GIRL! We think we've settled on Kyla for her name... but who knows until you meet her, right? I am definitely feeling pregnant these days and my belly is getting big... I can finally feel her move. We're having another ultrasound tomorrow and hopefully everything will look great.

Nesting is in full swing at the Le Residence... the scraproom is slowly coming along so that the loft can be converted into a nursery. We've been shopping for some home upgrades and hopefully we'll be able to take some action soon, right Tuan? In between all of that, I am gearing up for a family vacation in two days, a girls getaway next week, and Creative Escape in just three weeks. So now let's throw two classes into the mix...

ALL OCCASION CARDS...

One of the things I participated in for Creative Escape was a card swap... so why not share the fun with all of you! Come join me for this awesome All Occasion Cards Class on Sunday, August 16th from 12:30 - 4:00 PM at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach. Learn how to make a never-ending card, a bobble-head card, a gift card holder, and 3 more! You will learn techniques in stamping, inking, wet and dry embossing, and so much more. As usual, there will be yummy treats and fun goodies to win.

Class Supplies:
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Your Favorite Adhesive
Foam Dots (preferably round)
Glue Dots
Brown Ink Pad
Paper Piercer or a Pin

Optional:
Scor-Pal or Scoring Blade for your trimmer
Crop-a-Dile
Glossy Accents
Xyron 150 Create-a-Sticker

VINTAGE TRAVEL JOURNAL...

Ah... summer time... vacation time! Come and join me on Saturday, August 22nd for this Vintage Travel Journal from 2-5 PM at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach. Learn how to make this great book using a standard letter size envelope and a note pad to complete your very own journal to take with you on your next trip. We'll take a trip back in time with distressing, inking, stamping, beading, and so much more. And let's not forget the yummy treats and prizes.

Instructor's Note: What is old is new again... please note that this is a class I taught a few years ago at Scrappin' in the Hills, and while every effort is made to make your kits as close to the original sample as possible, some products in your kit may vary according to product availability. Thank you for your understanding.

Class Supplies:
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Your Favorite Adhesive
Foam Dots (preferably round)
Glue Dots
3L Photo Tape or Red Liner Tape
Paper Piercer or Pin
Pencil & Eraser
Ruler
Crop-a-Dile
Black Ink Pad
Black Journaling Pen

Optional:
Fastenator
Paper Drill
Xyron 150 Create-a-Sticker
Scor-Pal, Bone Folder, or Scoring Blade

SOOO, I hope you will be able to make it our to one of these classes... I'd love to see you all... it's been a while and I'm sure you'd love to see my big belly =D. I have a few more classes lined up for September and October before the baby arrives in November, so stay tuned...

Life Happens...

What made you decide to get into scrapbooking? Why do you scrapbook? More often than not, many women get into scrapbooking to capture a significant event in their life such as getting married or having a baby. Me? I’m a scrapper from waaaay back… long before I got married or had kids. I was sticking down any photo, memorabilia, sticker, coaster, or wrapper I could get my little hands on into those old-school magnetic photo albums ever since I was a kid. So, I am often asked, “What? You don’t have any kids? Well, what do you scrapbook?” Well, life happens and I scrap it. I scrapbook about my husband and our trips, my friends, and special events… and in about 6 months, I will have another subject to scrapbook about...



I am 14 weeks along and feeling great. And yes, this will be our first baby. So many things to journal and scrap about these days… How did we find out? What was our first OB visit and ultrasound like? How did we tell our moms…especially my mom, who will be a first-time grandma! Along with this life-changing event… so many things to do before the baby comes… home improvement projects, baby proofing, putting together a nursery, oh and shopping and baby showers…YAY! And oh yeah… re-organizing that darn craft room! Something I will try to tackle this weekend.

So far, 2009 has been filled with many special events for me. Lytle Scrapper celebrated its 1 year anniversary with a successful Weekend Retreat thanks to amazing networking opportunities at CHA. I became a Copic Certified Designer and have been invited to participate in several demonstrations and crafting events. My husband and I recently celebrated our 4^th wedding anniversary, his 41^st and my 31^st birthdays. Getting pregnant and celebrating the news with family and friends. Life happens…

And there is still so much to look forward to this year. My mom will retire in July and is uber excited about her new career as a grandma. Here’s one that I am really excited about… after 3 years of trying to get into the lottery for Heidi Swapp’s Creative Escape, I will finally get to go this year! YAY! Did I mention new home projects, a new nursery, and a new craft room? And come November, a new lytle addition to our family.

So what does all of this mean to all of you who have helped Lytle Scrapper become what it is today? More technique-driven classes, Copics, TLC’s, tutorials/videos. Quarterly project-driven (mini-albums, etc.) classes. Sadly, no Summer Weekend Retreat this year but you can bet your bottom dollar there will be another Winter Weekend Retreat in early 2010 after the baby has arrived! And lastly, with so much going on, I will have to give something up. I will be placing my last Close to my Heart order at the end of June. So if you would like to place an order or see a copy of the NEW Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog, email me. In the meantime, I will be looking for someone who would like to replace me… (anyone interested?) so more to come on that.

So, sometimes life happens and you just have to sit back and scrap it! I hope you are all having a great time scrapping your life happenings!

Easter Mini-Album Class

Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner! Come and join me for this cute Easter Mini-Album Class on Saturday, April 4th from 2PM-5PM at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach...

We will be using Cosmo Cricket's Honey Pie line and Creative Imaginations chipboard and acrylic sheets cut through the Accucut System. Included in your kit are full packages of Honey Pie Blackboard, Diecuts, Rub-ons, Stickers, Ribbon Pack, a Full 8x8 Paper Pad, an alphabet set, and more...

And let's not forget the usual suspects such as buttons, flowers, bling, and so much more. Then to top it all off, you will learn some awesome techniques using the Zutter Bind-It-All and Copic Marker Systems. As usual, there will be yummy treats and fun goodies to win. Call the Scrapbook Garden at (714) 841-1801 to reserve your spot. Hope to see you there!

Class Supplies List:
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Your Favorite Adhesive
Foam Dots/Tape
Glue Dots
Zip Dry
Brown Ink Pad

Optional:
Pinking Shears
Xacto Knife
Xyron Machine

Intro to Copic Markers Class

What's a Copic Marker? What's so great about them? And why are they so popular? Find out the answers to these questions and more at my Intro to Copic Markers class on Saturday, April 4th at 10AM {2nd session at 12 PM, if needed} at The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach.



As a Copic Certified Designer, I will be presenting a lecture and hands-on demonstration of everything you ever wanted to know about Copic Markers and more. You will get a chance to touch, feel, test, and play with the Copic Marker System and decide for yourself before you buy. We will not be making any completed projects in this introductory class. If there is enough interest, we would like to introduce a monthly Copic Marker Club and/or a series of Copic Marker Techniques classes where we would complete projects using the Copic Marker System.

Here's a list of just some of the topics/questions that will be covered in the Intro to Copic Markers class:

Why Copic Markers and what makes them so unique?
What's the difference between the different markers and their features?
What is the best type of paper and ink to use with Copic Markers?
Techniques for Coloring, Stamping, and Airbrushing with Copics
What is the difference between the different airbrush systems?
What do the numbers on the markers mean?
How do I know which colors to choose?
How should I buy/collect Copic Markers?

Everyone will receive a class information packet with all the topics and answers covered throughout the class. You may want to bring a pen to take additional notes. If you already own a few Copics and wish to bring them to class to play with, you may do so but be sure to label them. As usual, there will be yummy treats and fun goodies to win.

Here are some stamps that I colored using Copics... excuse the scan and random stray doodling...

As you can see, Copic Markers offers smooth coloring and blending. I also colored my clear bling with my Copics and played with brush lettering and airbrushing.

Here are a couple more examples of airburshing with Copics and Stampscapes... again excuse the scan... a better example of this technique to come in a later posting...



If you are interested in taking this class or seeing other Copic Marker classes in the future, call the Scrapbook Garden at (714) 841-1801 to reserve your spot and let us know what you think about Copic Markers. Hope to see you there!