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Local Children's Hospital Fundraising Event

Please join me at B&B tonight from 6-9pm for our first Card Bar!  Help us in supporting Children's Hospital! 

See you soon!

Layouts on Thursday 6.17.10

Booth reconfiguration went well. Look for some fun photos soon!

Until then we have our usual Layouts on Thursday's to share with you created by the design team.

Enjoy!

Pout by Becky Williams

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Cardstock: Core'dinations cardstock
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/Pink Sugar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Line
Journaling Sprouts: Numbers-brown circles, orange on White circles
Corrugated Alphas: green
Cool Beans: Red
Bean Stalks: Flour Tortilla

Other:Staples, Maya Mist (brown), Prima rhinestones

 
2peas in a pod by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Cardstock: Core'dinations cardstock
Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Stew/Caraway Seeds, Soup Staples/Pink Sugar, White Stock
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew
Journaling Sprouts: Olive green on white
Corrugated Alphas:White
Canvas Flowers: Brown Letters
Cool Beans: Brown
Bean Stalks: Flour Tortilla

Other: Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive and Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner, Stampin' Up! ink, ColorBox ink, Fiskars border punch, embroidery thread. 

Pretty Feet by Melanie Blackburn

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Egg Drop Soup/White Pepper/Sesame Oil/Green Onions/Eggs

Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Egg Drop Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Shape Color on White or Kraft
Alphabeans: Name of color
Corrugated Alphas: White
Canvas Flowers: Green Grid
Clear Stamps: Birthday Party
Kraft Shipping Tags: Baggage Claim Check, Stock Tag
Bean Stalks: Brown/Natural

Other: Stampin Up Ribbon, Stampin Up Glitter, Kaiser Pearls, Jenni Bowlin Pin, Crafting Beads, Stampin Up Stamp, Helmar Adhesive

The Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive was perfect to hold the ribbon and crafting beads in place. All you need to do is apply a small amount to the desired area and hold in place. Definitely one of my favorite adhesive!

Have a good one!

 

Soup Spotting 6.16.10

Guess what we're doing today? We are working on the booth for CHA. Adding some new fun things to spruce it up a bit. We'll surely take some pictures and sneak a few to you. ;)

First up are two great layout sent to us via email.

Three by Kim Toms

 
First Shoes by Kim Toms

and then another great card that Lynn Mangan linked me to on her blog.

Thank You card by Lynn Mangan

and then finally one from our Facebook Fan page. 

Net Niet Sterk Genoeg by Monique Liedtke  

Thank you all for sharing such wonderful projects.

If YOU would like to be considered for Soup Spotting on Wednesday's simply email me your project or a link to it at kimber@jillibean-soup.com and/or load it up to our Facebook Fan page.

Have a good one!

 

Tutorial on Tuesday! -- Twine Tying Tips

Good Tuesday! Our design team member Kim Arnold pulled together a Tutorial on using Twine on your layouts. Sometimes we don't always think of using ribbon or twine on a layout because we are unsure of how to adhere it to our projects. Kim's here to show you how easy it is. 

Enjoy!

Scooter Boy by Kim Arnold 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples / Olive Sugar, New England Chowder / Butter / Diced Cooked Potato / Diced Bacon, Chicken Noodle / Tarragon Leaves, Old World Cabbage Stew / Diced Tomatoes
Alphabeans: Roasted Red
Cool Beans: Brown

Other: 7 Gypsies stickers, Tattered Angels Glimmermist, twine.

 

Tutorial:

1.       Complete the layout and work out where you want the twine to be.


2.       Using an anywhere hole punch, punch holes where you want the string to wrap around and where you want the bow to be.  If you are wanting to wrap the twine around the whole layout, you only need to punch a hole where the bow will be.

  

3.       Bring a tail of the twine through the hole long enough to tie the bow with.

 

4.       Cut a generous length of twine (estimate how much you are going to need).  Using the long piece of twine (which will be at the back of the layout), come up through the right hand hole,  across the layout and down the left hand hole.  Repeat.

  

5.       Bring the end of the twine back up through the hole where the bow will be.

 

6.       Make sure that the two pieces of twine are on either side of the wrapped twine – this is important, as it is this step that holds the twine in place once the bow is tied.

 

7.       Option 1: tie a knot and then a bow over the wrapped twine holding it in place.

 8.       Option 2: thread the ends of the twine through a button and then tie a bow – it is a nice extra touch.

 

9.       Wrap the twine ends around the wrapped twine to finish or let hang.  I find that if the bow is at the bottom of the layout, the wrapped technique works best.

  

10.   Finish embellishing layout and write journaling.

11.   You are done!

Thanks so much Kim!

Have a good one everyone!

 

Cards on Mondays!

Yep, it's another Monday. How was your weekend? Ours was full of birthday parties and baseball games in between storms. In other words, a typical summer weekend! 

Let's kick of another week with more wonderful cards created by the team.

Enjoy!

Diaper Note card set by Aly Dosdall

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/orange sugar, red sugar, green sugar; Egg Drop Soup/sesame oil
Journaling Sprouts: circles red, circles green, circles orange, circles boiled blue
Alphabeans: roasted red, glazed green, boiled blue, orange

Other: scalloped circle punch (The Paper Studio), Zapdots (Helmar)

Loads of Love by Melanie Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card base
Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Stew/Diced Tomatoes, Soup Staples/Red Sugar, New England Chowder/Chopped Sea Clams/Fresh Thyme
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: New England Chowder, Old World Cabbage Stew
Alphabeans: Baked Brown
Bean Stalks: Cars

Other: Cooredination Cardstock, Stampin Up Heart Punch, Helmar Adhesive

Thank You cards by Laura Vegas

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Summer Squash Soup (small hot pepper)
Canvas Flowers: Green Grid, Brown Flowers
Clear Stamps: Sentiments
Cool Beans: Green, Brown
Bean Stalks: 5 Color Polka Ribbon

Other: cardstock (American Crafts), ink (Stampin Up), staples

Miss You card by Melanie Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/White Macaroni, Egg Drop Soup/White Pepper/Green Onions
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew 
Alphabeans: Mixed Yellow Sunshine, 
Clear Stamps: Handmade
Bean Stalks: Green/Brown

Other: Cooredination Cardstock, Staz-On, Liquid Pearls by Ranger, Helmar Adhesive

Time to Soar by Melanie Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/White Stock, Egg Drop Soup/Sesame Oil/White Pepper/Eggs
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew, Egg Drop Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Shape Color on White or Kraft
Alphabeans: Poached Pink

Other: DMC Floss, Martha Stewart and Marvy Punches, Helmar Adhesive

Thank You card by Kim Moreno

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Summer Squash Collection/ Yellow Squash, Tahini
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Summer Squash
Clear Stamps:Sentiments 

other: Core'dinations cardstock, Martha Stewart circle punch, Zva Creative crystals and flowers, Creative Impressions ribbon

Thanks card by Holly Engle-Heerdt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Summer Squash Soup/gold potatoes, small hot pepper, crookneck zucchini
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Summer Squash Soup

Other: Martha Stewart Crafts/Ice Cream Cone punch, ribbon, pink cardstock, ColorBox chalk ink/Lime Pastel, foam adhesive squares, Souffle white puffy pen

Hi card by Shannon Zickel

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Summer Squash Soup Collection/gold potatoes
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Summer Squash Soup
Alphabeans: poached pink

Other: Cardstock- American Crafts

Pool Party card by Shannon Zickel

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Summer Squash Soup Collection/small hot pepper, Summer Squash Soup Collection/tahini
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Summer Squash Soup
Alphabeans: poached pink, glazed green, yellow sunshine

Other: Cardstock- American Crafts, Corner Rounder- EK Success

Have a good one!

Free For All Friday-Projects!

We've got a special treat for this Friday. A few of the girls created some great projects to share with you this month. 

Enjoy!

Brain at rest door hanger by Paula Gilarde

Supplies: 
Jillibean Soup 
Patterned Paper: Egg Drop Soup/white pepper, Egg Drop Soup/sesame oil, Egg Drop Soup/green onions
Alphabeans: poached pink
Bean Stalks: pink/green ribbon

Other: Wooden door hanger (craft store), Spellbinders dies.
I attached the papers to the base using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. I used Helmar's Liquid Scrap Dots to add some dimension when adhering my die cut butterflies.

Fridge Magnets by Aly Dosdall

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Stew/carraway seeds, Old World Cabbage Stew/red peppers, Chicken Noodle on White/tarragon leaves, Egg Drop Soup/green onions
Journaling Sprouts: circle calendars red, circle calendars green, circles pink, circle numbers red, circle numbers brown
Bean Stalks: pigs ribbon, cars ribbon

Other: 1/8 inch hole punch, magnets, Helmar glue

 


Happy Birthday Banner by Cindy Liebel

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/Red Sugar, Egg Drop Soup/White Pepper, Egg Drop Soup/Sesame Oil, 
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Line
Alphabeans: Poached Pink
Corrugated Alphas: White
Canvas Flowers: Green Grid
Cool Beans: Green

Other: Gemstone Glue & Quick-Dry Permanent Adhesive Runner by Helmar, Twine & Double scallop punch by Martha Stewart, Archival Pen by American Crafts, Silhouette die-cut machine & Gems by Making Memories

Have a good one!

 

Layouts on Thursday 6.10.10

How's your Thursday treating you? It looks like another hot one here. I'm not complaining. If it's going to be summer time it might as well feel like summer time! Right?!

Ok, today I bring you a SLEW of Kraft based layouts created by the team this month. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!

Storyland by Paula Gilarde

Supplies: 
Jillibean Soup 
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Stew/spring onions, Old World Cabbage Stew/caraway seeds, Old World Cabbage Stew/brown rice, Old World Cabbage Stew/red peppers
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew 
Alphabeans: roasted red

Other: Digital cluster frame by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals)
I attached my patterned papers using Helmar's Quick-fix Adhesive Runner. I added dimension to my frame and the cardstock stickers using Helmar's Zapdots - the black ones.

No Speed Limit No Detour by Kim Arnold

Trapped by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Talk Soup/A Hint of Gossip, Old World Cabbage Stew/Red Peppers, Chicken Noodle/Tarragon Leaves
Alphabeans: Baked Brown
Canvas Flowers: Red Polkas
Clear Stamps: How Tweet
Cool Beans: Green
Kraft Shipping Tags: Luggage Tag
Bean Stalks: 5 Color Polka, Green/Brown

Other: Green button, coloring pencils, and ink.

My Fair Lady by Julian Michaels

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples on Kraft/White Macaroni; Soup Staples on White/Purple Sugar and Pink Sugar; Egg Drop Soup/White Pepper
Alphabeans:Poached Pink
Corrugated Alphas: White
Journaling Sprouts: Pink on White

Other: All Adhesive by Helmar/Zap Dots, Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Pink Cardstock unknown; Border Punches by EK Success; Butterfly Punches by Martha Stewart; Silver Journaling Pen by Signo; Sewing Machine; Stickles by Ranger

Crop by Karen Nuce

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper: Chicken Noodle Soup on White/Dried Egg Noodles, New England Chowder on Kraft/Fresh Thyme, Minestrone on White/Olive Oil (both sides), Talk Soup on Kraft/Jibber Jabber
Jillibean Soup by Core'dinations - red graph
Journaling Sprouts:Round, red on Kraft
Corrugated Alphas:Kraft
Bean Seeds:large, medium and small harvest seeds
Cardstock Stickers:New England Chowder

Other:  Sizzex Large Swirl Die, Making Memories brads, Stampin' Up Red Ink and soft suede cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress inks and distress stickles, Fiskars large scallop border punch.

Things in Common by Kim Moreno

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Collection/ Head of Cabbage, Alphabet Soup Collection/ Alphabet Pasta
Alphabeans: Baked Brown
Journaling Sprouts on White: Brown
Cool Beans: Brown, Green
Bean Stalks: Brown/Natural Ribbon
Corrugated Alphas: Green

other: Core'dinations cardstock, EK Success border punch, American Crafts pen

Strike a Pose by Paula Gilarde

Supplies: 
Jillibean Soup 
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper: Old World Cabbage Stew/head of cabbage, Old World Cabbage Stew/spring onions, Old World Cabbage Stew/caraway seeds, Old World Cabbage Stew/brown rice, Old World Cabbage Stew/diced tomatoes
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew and New England Chowder
Corrugated Alphas: green

Other: Digital cluster frame by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals)
I used Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere the corrugate alphas. I made a patchwork background using various patterned papers and Helmar's Quick-fix Adhesive Runner. I added dimension to my frame using Helmar's Zapdots - they add lots of height and they stick really well!

School Foto by Ingrid Danvers

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples on Kraft/White Stock, Old World Cabbage Stew/Brown Rice, Diced Tomatoes
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew
Journaling Sprouts: Circles Red on Kraft
Alphabeans: Baked Brown
Canvas Flowers: Green Grid
Cool Beans: Red
Kraft Shipping Tags: Stock TagBean Seeds: Spring Fling/Small
Bean Stalks: Brown/natural ribbon

Other: Zva Creative Pearl Dots (PE02CB102), Pearl Flourish Taupe (PE03CA107), Making Memories alphabet stickers, EK Success circle punch, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Mich City by Shannon Zickel

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Cardstock: Kraft
Patterned Paper: Summer Squash Soup Collection/gold potatoes, Minestrone Collection/sliced leek
Corrugated Alphas: white
Alphabeans: boiled blue
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew

Other: "vacation" "time together" stickers, twine- Studio Calico,   pen- American Crafts, itinerary sticker, one fare sticker- Making Memories, ink- Colorbox, rubon- Little Yellow Bicycle, Buttons- Fancy Pants

Who says you can't get a lot of pictures on your page and still have white space?  in this layout I used 11 pictures,  I just resized them to be 2"- 2.5" tall and left a white border when trimming. by overlapping the photos in non critical space it allows for a nice collage on the page.

 
One Look at This Picture by Shannon Zickel

Jillibean Soup:

Cardstock: Kraft

Patterned Paper: Chicken Noodle Collection/dried egg noodles, Soup Staples/gray sugar

Alphabeans: blanched black

Corrugated Alphas: white

Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Old World Cabbage Stew

 

Other: rubons, pen - American Crafts, Buttons- sticker strips- Studio Calico, Letter tabs- October Afternoon, Flowers with buttons- Sassafrass Lass, ink- Colorbox

 

In order to tell the story I needed a lot of room for the journaling, so I kept my design in the top third of the page and then used a ruler to sketch slightly uneven lines to add my journaling to.

Have a good one!

     

Soup Spotting 6.9.10

Last week I asked you to load up your projects over at Facebook and WOW! So many wonderful projects to be inspired by. Here are just a few of them...

Enjoy!

1st up are 2 great layouts by Diana Fisher. I love how she mixed up some of the older Minestrone (my favorite butterflies) along with the newer Old World Cabbage Soup. A perfect combination.

Slide by Diana Fisher

So Cool by Diana Fisher

I had to know what Amy used to stamp on her background. She grabbed some 'trash' - a paint lid and a cardboard tube- to stamp the circles. So clever!

So Big by Amy Muffoletto   

This is the 1st I have seen someone use the new Summer Squash Soup. Go Rebecca! Perfect for those summer photos. Love that you grabbed some Soup Staples to use with this line as well. 

Carousel by Rebecca Keppel

Have a good one!

  

Welcome Guest Designer Jennifer Buck!

Please help me welcome our next Guest Designer, Jennifer Buck!

Jennifer is better known for her great card making but she can whip up a sweet layout too when asked. 

She's got a clean style mixed with a bit of homespun sweetness. 

Make sure you check out her blog for many other wonderful projects. 

Enjoy!

Love You card by Jennifer Buck

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Old World Cabbage Stew/Brown Rice, Diced Tomatoes

Corrugated Alphas:  Kraft

Journaling Sprouts:  Circles Yellow

 

Other:  Coordinations Cardstock {Red}, Old Olive Ribbon SU, Chipboard Heart, Ranger distress ink

Spring Card by Jennifer Buck

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper:  Old World Cabbage Stew/ Brown Rice

Patterned Paper:  White Pea Pod

Clear Stamps: Eggcellent

 

Other:  Coordinations Cardstock {Red}, Ranger distress ink {brushed corduroy}, Old Olive Card Stock SU, Old Olive Ribbon SU, Twine, Button, Cricut Machine, Flower Soft {Polar White, Raspberry Fizz, Sand}, Jiggle Eye.

Spring has Sprung card by Jennifer Buck

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper:  Egg Drop Soup/ Green Onions

Clear Stamps: Handmade

Alphabeans cardstock stickers:  Egg Drop Soup

 

Other:  PTI Sweet Blush cardstock and ribbon, Copic Markers, Distress Stickles, Martha Stewart border punch

Oh Baby layout by Jennifer Buck

Supplies:

 

Jillibean Soup

Kraft cardstock

Patterned Paper:  Old World Cabbage Stew/Diced Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Brown Rice

Alphabeans Cardstock Stickers:  Old World Cabbage Stew

Luggage Tag

Cool Beans:  Red

Canvas Flowers

Corrugated Alphas:  Kraft

Thread

 

Other:  Coordinations Cardstock {Red}, Tim Holtz hardware, Ranger distress ink {brushed corduroy}.

Have a good one!

    

Cards on Mondays!

Ah... another Monday. How about some more great cards to get the week started of on the right foot? Let's go with the theme of Dad's and Grads. Perfect for this time of year.

Enjoy!

 



Congratulations card by Cindy Liebel

Supplies:
Alphabeans: Roasted Red
Clear Stamps: Sentiments

Other: Zapdots & 450 Quick Dry Adhesive by Helmar, Silhouette die-cut machine & Glitter by Making Memories

Congrats Grad card by Melanie Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: New England Chowder/Fresh Thyme, Alphabet Soup/Hot Water/Beef Bouillon/Vegetable Juice

Journaling Sprouts: Circle Red, Numbers Black
Alphabeans: Glazed Green
Bean Stalks: Numbers

Other: Stampin Up Punch, Creative Imagination Brad, Crafting Beads, Paper Template from Scrapbook Etc., Helmar Adhesive

Congratulations card by Ingrid Danvers

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Clear Stamps: Sending Thoughts, Sentiments
Bean Seeds: Spring Fling/Small

Other: white card base, Bazzill Basics Paper cardstock (green), Memento ink (Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky, Tuxedo Black), Rusty Pickle button.

2010 It's Your Day Celebrate card by Sarah Hodgkinson

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card base
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/Navy Sugar, Red Sugar, Yellow Sugar
Corrugated Alphas: White
Clear Stamps: Birthday Party

Other: Core'dinations cardstock (Snowflake white), Tsukineko ink (VersaFine), Riff Raff Designs chipboard, EK Success pen and circle punch, Helmar tape runner and layering tape, other: sewing machine and thread.

Super Dad card by Sarah Hodgkinson

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/Red Sugar, Yellow Sugar, Navy Sugar, Alphabet Soup/Ground Round
Alphabeans: Mixed Yellow Sunshine
Corrugated Alphas: White
Clear Stamps: Birthday Party

Other: EK Success marker, Tsukineko ink, Helmar layering tape and Fiskars circle punch. The image of the tie can be found at:http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/father/necktie.gif

Have a good one!