It's that time again ... everyone's scurrying around putting the final touches on plans and projects for CHA-Winter -- it's just a little over a week away! We're so excited, we wanted to give you a quick sneaky peek of our upcoming collections. Check back next week to see everything! Yesterday, Liz shared some projects from our Just Because collection - which is shipping very soon! One thing you'll love about Just Because is, while it's a great everyday collection, we've also included some wonderfully coordinated Valentine's-themed stickers, so you can create perfect Valentine's Day projects! Here's a peek: And... Continue reading

Happy New Year friends! We hope you have enjoyed a wonderful holiday season packed with laughter and love. And what better way to kick off the New Year than a fantastic giveaway to get you ready for a whole YEAR of crafting? A while back our friend Lisa Pace asked us to send her some goodies to use in her latest book, Delight in the Seasons, and we were delighted with the results. You will love Delight in the Seasons! Lisa shares her pretty, vintage, glittery style, and demonstrates 40 great techniques on projects perfectly suited for all seasons of... Continue reading

We have so many winners to announce today, we thought we'd make it a super Sunday and announce them all at once! So here we go, from most recent to the oldest! May Arts Swap Week Thanks to everyone for leaving comments on our posts last week! Here are our winners! Wendy Crowe Jennie Wheeler Connie L. Riley Congratulations! You have all won a Once Upon a Christmas prize pack, with coordinating ribbons from May Arts! Kelly Goree and Courtney Walsh Guest Designer Winners The following are winners of Acorn Hollow Prize packs and Courtney Walsh's book from early November!... Continue reading

Whew! What a fun week it has been with May Arts, don't you agree? Well, if it's left you feeling inspired ... and we sure hope it has ... why not put all that creativity to work for you! All month long, we're sponsoring a challenge over on the Two Peas in a Bucket site. Just enter your project (using at least 50% of product from the Once Upon a Christmas and/or Winterings collections), for your chance to win a $50 prize from our upcoming collection "Just Because" (getting ready to debut at CHA-W!) We can't wait to see what... Continue reading

Today is Day 4 of our inspiring ribbonanza with the wonderfully talented designers over at May Arts. Who hasn't been blown away by their projects? Weren't you amazed at the intracacy of yesterday's project from Ribbonista Sandy Allnock? (In case you missed it, click this link for the awesome video tutorial!) Or the dimensional flower with the singed edges from Ribbonista Ginny Cagle? (Here's the link!) And who didn't love Ribbonista Karen Baker's scrumptious Ribbon Wreath? But now it's Biker Chick Corrie Jones' turn to wow you. Simple ... yet simply beautiful! Here's Corrie! If you like using strips of... Continue reading

Halfway through our May Arts blog swap week. Are you having fun? Today I have a project to share from Biker Chick Suzanne Sergi and I think you're going to love it! This beautiful holiday display will look great in your home, or make the perfect hostess gift! Here's a list of supplies: Once Upon A Christmas OC-107 Holly Bird/Brown Carols OC-111 Holly Berry/Green Carols OC-305 Paper Crafting Kit OC-134 Journaling Cards with foil accents OC-135 Cardstock stickers Favorite Pieces with foil & embossing OC-140 Cardstock Stickers Fresh Verse with foil and debossing OC-279 Chipboard Shapes with foil OC-220 Fabric... Continue reading

Hello friends! I'm back for Day 2 of our May Arts Ribbonanza! Today we have an a-May-zing (sorry, couldn't resist) holiday decor project from Biker Chick Lisa Swift that you will NEED to copy. Here's Lisa to tell you all about it! Hi everyone! Happy holidays! I'm here today to share a fun and easy altered project idea using Little Yellow Bicycle's Once Upon a Christmas collection and May Arts ribbon. I created a set of five clothespins to clip onto a length of May Arts wide twill ribbon that will serve as a display for the holiday cards we... Continue reading

We are thrilled to bring you another blog swap week with our friends at May Arts! We had so much fun playing with their lovely ribbons last year, we just had to do it again! So all week long, we'll be featuring projects from the Once Upon a Christmas collection, as well as gorgeous coordinating ribbons from May Arts. And as usual - we encourage you to leave a comment every day for your chance to win some fabulous goodies from the Once Upon a Christmas collection plus May Arts' fabulous ribbons! At the end of this blog post, click... Continue reading

We're so excited to share this news with you. Over the years, many of our fans and followers who cannot buy our collections at a Local Scrapbook Store have asked us to sell our products on line. We are thrilled to anounce that now, you can buy your favorite current collections at our online store at www.mylyb.com. ~ Shop all of our new collections as soon as they're available. ~ Great savings on retired collections (click the Little Yellow Bargains link). ~ FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75! ~ $7.95 or $5.95 fixed-price shipping on smaller orders. ~ United States... Continue reading

Hello Friends! Well it has taken me a little long to wrap up our giveaway from our wonderful blog hop with our friends from Epiphany Crafts! So sorry for the delay! But they say "good things come to those who wait," so let's get to the goodies and our lucky winners! Congratulations to Marcia Scantlin, our first winner! You have won the Epiphany Crafts Flower 25 Shape Studio plus Flower Bubble Caps....which you may remember from Liz's project in which she made these cute starfish: ... plus some goodies from our Splash and The Escape collections! Our next winner is... Continue reading

Ahhh....summer! I am finally heading to the beach this weekend and this blog swap featuring Epiphany Crafts' superb shape studios and LYB's Splash and The Escape collections are absolutely perfect for vacation time! This next layout from Biker Chick Robbie Herring is sure to get you in the mood for some rest, relaxation, and fun (and of course a little bit of scrapbooking!). Here's Robbie to tell you all about it! I love the Splash collection and how it really compliments almost any summer photo. I think that this collection almost scraps itself! Adding the Epiphany Crafts embellishments to the... Continue reading

Hello all! It's DAY 3 of our Blog Swap week with Epiphany Crafts, and today Biker Chick Vicki Boutin is joining us with a fun layout featuring Little Yellow Bicycle's The Escape collection! Here's Vicki to tell you about her layout! I have been a fan of Epiphany Crafts for awhile now and I was excited to be a part of this product swap!! I used the Ephiphany Crafts Shape Studio Star tool and Shape Studio Bubble Cap Stars along with LYB's The Escape line to create some fun embellishments on a layout!! Instead of using paper with the Shape... Continue reading

Hello friends! I'm so excited to bring you another blog swap week - this time with another one of our favorite manufacturers ... Epiphany Crafts! Epiphany Craft's shape studio tools are a fun way to add a little pop to your projects. So we did a little product swap ... they sent us some amazing Shape Studio tools and we sent their team our Splash collection, and I'm so excited to share the projects our super talented designers have created. Our Biker Chicks will be creating with both Splash and The Escape, just to mix it up a bit! Prizes?... Continue reading

Happy Friday All! Thanks for following our posts this week as we've revealed our new CHA-Summer collections! Our winners are: Robin Buchholz - you've won our Escape Prize Pack and Carol Ann Ater - you've won our Makin' The Grade Prize Pack! Please send your contact info to: peg@cthruruler.com. (Carol remember yours won't ship until August!) Thanks everyone! Have a super weekend! -Peg Continue reading

Well once again CHA summer has come to a close! I want to thank all of you for following along with our sneak peeks and for all your wonderful comments! We're busily updating our website, but if you want to see all of the new collections up-close-and-personal, click below to view our full catalog. We'll also be posting larger images of everything from each of the collections on Facebook! Download LYBCatalog14-Fall2012 Keep those comments coming! I'll be picking a winner at 5PM EDT Today! Continue reading

Just a quick post on this last day of CHA to share some pics of the booth before the show's over and we have to take it all down! Do you have a favorite? Leave a comment for another chance to win! - Peg Continue reading

Winterings is a collection that makes you want bundle up ... even on the hottest summer day! This collection blends a beautiful soft palette and patterns of cozy knits and textiles with wonderful touches of frosty goodness - snowflakes and glitter and foil - for a special touch of magical charm! I think you're going to love this lovely mix of blues, whites, ivories and browns. Our designers have truly outdone themselves! But why not see for yourself? Here are a few projects from our talented Biker Chicks: And here are a few product close ups! The Paper Crafting Kit... Continue reading

Hello friends! I'm back again with more CHA peeks. But before I get started, I have a quick share from Biker Chick Shanna Vineyard - because even though we're at CHA, it's still summer, and you may be on vacation and, well, I just couldn't wait to share this amazing project with you! Here's Shanna to tell you about it: The Escape Travel Gift Case I’m so excited to share this fun project with you! While I was brainstorming for ideas on what to create using The Escape I kept thinking about a friend of mine who is leaving on... Continue reading

I'm so excited to share this next collection with you - It's Once Upon a Christmas ~ an exquisite blend of traditional holiday motifs with rich Christmasy colors and the perfect touch of antique foil! Everything you love about the holidays all rolled up in one fabulously yummy collection! So let's get right to it with the peeks! The paper crafting kit helps you make lovely embellishments for your layouts and cards: Beautiful patterns and traditional holiday colors! Once Upon a Christmas. Don't you just love it? Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!... Continue reading

Hello all! While Ross and Sharon are busy setting up for CHA-Summer ... [don't worry, I'm pretty sure he'll get it figured out in time] ...I get to share some peeks of our fall and winter collections ... one per day ... all this week! Leave a comment for a chance to win - and on Friday I'll announce two winners - one person will win a prize pack from our current collectin, The Escape, and another lucky winner will win some goodies from our next collection (the one I"m sneak peeking here) ... Makin' The Grade! Makin' The Grade... Continue reading

For Immediate Release: Contact: Ross Zachs, Executive Vice President (ph) 800-243-8419 Email: rossz@mylyb.com The C-Thru® Ruler Company Sells Ruler, Lettering, and Drafting Business Bloomfield, Connecticut, June 7, 2012 – The C-Thru Ruler Company (C-Thru) today announced the Company has sold the Ruler, Lettering and Drafting portions of its business to Acme United Corporation of Fairfield, Connecticut. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1939 by Jennie R. Zachs, The C-Thru Ruler Company has been an innovator in the measurement and art materials industry, and expanded into the design and paper crafting field during the past decade under the Little Yellow Bicycle®... Continue reading

Hello friends! I'm sorry! I meant to announce our NSD Challenge winners yesterday but, well, it was Mother's Day and I forgot! So now without any further delay, here are our talented winners, selected by our Biker Chicks! Our "Kickin' it Old Style" winner was Wendy Rasbach with her layout "Bloom and Grow" featuring the very popular Elizabeth Park collection: Our "Spring Color Challenge" winner was Eileen Mead, with "Be You" featuring this winter's Paradise collection: And finally, for our "Hot Off the Presses" category, our Biker Chicks' pick (and a fan favorite judging by all of the comments on... Continue reading

Thanks so much to everyone who followed us this week for our Petaloo swap and thanks also to Cheryl Cohen and the wonderfully creative team over at Petaloo! We're happy to announce our two winners of the Petaloo and Hello Spring prize packs! They are: Kathy P Oh, such deliciousness! I loved Vicky's gorgeous tags, and the pages on Liz and Shanna's blogs were so pretty....I have to have that tree! My fave was Jenny's layout....just absolutely perfect, awesome, magnificent. and Carla So pretty. And I have a box that I could use. I really liked the paper spirals. They... Continue reading

Welcome back to Day 4 of our Mother's Day Hello Spring Blog Swap with Petaloo International! Today we have a beautiful gift box created by Biker Chick Greta Hammond that will be just perfect for that special gift for Mom! Here's Greta to tell you about it! Hey everyone. I'm here to share a little project I made for LYB's swap with Petaloo Flowers. With it being so close to Mother's Day, I thought I would make a little gift box to hold that perfect little something for Mom. I painted the edges of a heart shaped paper mache box... Continue reading

It's Day 3 in our blog swap with our friends over at Petaloo! Didn't you love yesterday's cards and gift card holders? Perfect for Mother's Day gift giving (or teacher gifts, birthday, or, really ... anything)! Today, Biker Chick Robbie Herring is here to share a super cute 12X12 layout featuring (what else) Hello Spring and Petaloo flowers! Here's Robbie to tell you about it! ___________________________ Isn't it great when you mix two companies together for a page? Hearing that we were going to swap with Petaloo had me so excited and when I saw the Mulberry Daisies, I knew... Continue reading