Bean Talk

Free For All Friday!

Today is truly a free for all! We had our big announcement yesterday for new Jillibean Soup stamps by Unity Stamp Company. So today I will share a few more layouts the design team created for you, plus a special project from Sarah Hodgkinson that is SO dog-gone CUTE! ;)

School Halloween Party by Shannon Zickel

 

Jillibean Soup:

Patterned Paper: monster stew collection/ bunch of monsters

Journaling Sprouts: monster stew; atomic soup

Cardstock Stickers: monster stew

Alphabeans: blanched black

Bean Stalks: orange/yellow, blue/green

Corrugated Alphas: krafts

  

Other:  pen, small letter & number stickers, mummy sticker, ink- American Crafts; buttons- Fancy Pants, orange patterned paper- Little Yellow Bicycle

 

Daddy Tickle Monster by Kim Arnold

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock or Card base
Patterned Paper: Monster Stew / 3 arms / pinch of hair / 2 tbsp slime
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Chicken Noodle Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Monster Stew
Alphabeans: baked brown
Corrugated Alphas: kraft
Cool Beans: green

Other: Bazzill cardstock, twine, Stampin’ Up! pen, brad, staples.

Lil' Monsters by Kim Moreno

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Patterned paper- Monster Stew: 2 tbsp slime/ Bunch of Monsters/ Pinch of Hair/ 3 Arms

Journaling Spots: Monster Stew

Alpha Beans: Blanched Black

 

Other: Core'dinations cardstock, EK Success border punch (scallop), Martha Stewart border punch, DMC floss

 

Jillibean Soup Dog Collar and Leash by Sarah Hodgkinson

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Canvas Flowers: Red Polkas
Cool Beans: Red
Bean Stalks: Polka Dot Ribbon, Cars Ribbon (red twine)

Other: Elan slide release buckle, slide/strap adjuster, swivel snap hook, d-ring, Kenmore sewing machine, Gutermann invisible thread, Coats & Clark thread, Klasse denim needle, other: nylon webbing, large darning needle. Basic instructions for leash and collar by Alicia Thommas and Liz Johnson at http://sew4home.com/projects/fabric-art-a-accents/637-summer-fun-dog-collar-a-leash.

 

Have a good one!

BIG Announcement!!! It's Jillibean Soup + Unity!!!!!

I've been waiting to share this information for a while!  It's hard keeping a secret around here!

 Jillibean Soup + Unity = Creative Joy!

Yep, that's right!  We've joined forces with Unity Stamp Company to bring you some yummy new stamp sets!  I LOVE this company!!!  They have the coolest products and their team is FABULOUS! And guess what...our current best selling paper - Christmas Chesnut Soup is getting 4 new coordinating stamp sets added to the collection! 

Check them out...

 
 


 

 

Also, we've got some great samples to share! 

Joy card from Jenifer Buck

We're all just a little flaky card by Kimber McGray

 
Christmas List by Summer Fullerton

Celebrate the Season by Cindy Liebel

 
Naughty or Nice? card by Summer Fullerton

 
 
Snowflakes fall from heaven... card by Kimber McGray

 
We're all just a little flaky by Jennifer Buck

 
May the gladness of Christmas card by Paula Gilarde

We're all just a little flaky card by Aly Dosdall

 
Wishing you Blessings card by Paula Gilarde

PLEASE NOTE:  these stamps will only be sold through Unity, not through Jillibean Soup.  Retailers and Consumers can buy direct!  Make sure to head over to the Unity site and check out their top notch products!

A special thanks to Jennifer Buck and the DT gals for turning these oh-so-cute samples around so quickly! 

As you know, every time we release new product around here, we do a GIVEAWAY...well, this is no different!  I have 4 (1 of each) hot-off-the-press sets of these adorable stamps to give away and will pick 4 lucky winners!!!! 

All you have to do is leave a comment about Joy and what makes you happy. 

Good Luck! 

Jill

Soup Spotting 10.27.10 Facebook style!!

Oh me- Oh MY! I just spent a lot of time digging around our Facebook Page. We've been doing a lot of traveling this month and haven't been able to catch every great project you all have posted over there. WOWZERS! Seriously you guys have been creating some AMAZING projects with the Jillibean Soup products. 

Here are just a sampling of some of the great ones I found on our Facebook Fan page!

Enjoy!

1st up are a great layout and card created by Tanisha Long. Minestrone is hands down my favorite line from Jillibean. The butterflies make me smile every time I see them on a project.

Butterfly card by Tanisha Long

Professor by Tanisha Long

Next up is another Layout and Card combination from Carly Gannon this time. The different patterns in Pasta Fagioli are so versatile. 

Score! by Carly Gannon

Missing You card by Carly Gannon

Finally 2 more projects using Pasta Fagioli that caught my eye. 

You Make Me Smile Mini album by Kara LeMaster

Best of Luck card and Envelope by Ellen Sosnoski

Would YOU like to be considered for Soup Spotting? Simply email me with your project or a link to your project using Jillibean Soup to kimber@jillibean-soup.com or load it up to our Facebook page. We can't wait to see what you create!

Have a good one!

Coordinates Collections Kit winner!!

We forgot to post the winner of the Coordinates Collections kit from a few weeks ago.

We will make you wait no longer... :)

CUTE pages! I love everything about October!! I love fall, the cooler temps, the changing leaves, Halloween!! It's all fabulous! It's my favorite time of the year!!

Posted by: Carol (ScrapMomOf2) | October 01, 2010 at 08:36 AM

Congrats Carol! And thank you to Coordinates Collections for their fantastic kit.

Have a good one!

Welcome Guest Designer -- Sasha Holloway!

Please help me welcome our next guest designer -- Sasha Holloway!

Sasha is full of pep and energy and this definitely shows in her work. She uses products in ways I would never have thought of. Check out how she left the information strip that is on the bottom of the pattern papers.

So unexpected and fun at the same time!

Check out more of Sasha's work on her blog. 

Thank you for sharing your talents with us Sasha!

Love by Sasha Holloway

Supplies
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Atomic Soup Collection
Journaling Sprouts: Atomic Soup
Cardstock Stickers: Atomic Soup

HA! by Sasha Holloway

Supplies

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Pasta Fagioli Collection

Cardstock Stickers: Pasta Fagioli Collection

Letters: Corrugated Alphas Green

Cardstock: Kraft

Journaling Sprouts: Pasta Fagioli 

136 Cars by Sasha Holloway

Supplies

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Chicken Noodle Collection

Butterflies: Old news book

Letters: Corrugated Alphas Green

Cardstock: standard white 

Nerd by Sasha Holloway 

Supplies

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Atomic Soup Collection

Cardstock Stickers: Atomic Soup Collection

Chipboard: Etsy Milk Cap

Cardstock: Kraft

Just Swinging By card by Sasha Holloway

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staple Orange Sugar

Patterned Paper: Romano Cheese (butterfly)

Kraft Collection: White Stock

Cardstock Sticker: Pasta Fagioli 

Home Tweet Home card by Sasha Holloway

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Dried Egg Noodles, Chicken Bouillon, Choppen Lemon Grass

Kraft Collection: Jillibean Soup Kraft Card pack

Pen: White Signo Gel 

Have a good one!

Scrapscription Formula For A Good Life Winner...

Congrats to Dawn!  You're the winner of the Scrapscription Formula For A Good Life Winner!!!!!

What a wonderful kit!

Posted by: Dawn | October 23, 2010 at 01:03 PM

Result: 96 (Random Generator)

When you get a minute, can you send your information to jill@jillibean-soup.com so we can get this awesome kit out to you!

Thank you everyone for your great comments!  Make sure to visit the Scrapscription site often as they have amazing new kits every couple of weeks!

Jill

Cards on Mondays!

Good Monday Morning! How about some nice and cheery cards to start off your week? I love the cards from the Design Team today because they all used a bit of the Corrugated that Jillibean Soup has gotten to be known for.

Laura uses a Corrugated Shaped Flower on her card with a few Sugar PIcks and Bakers Twine. The perfect combination!

Kim Arnold uses a Corrugated Shaped Arrow wrapped with some basic brown twine to make a statement about her sentiment.

Finally Becky uses the beautiful new Green Corrugated Alphas to add a splash of color to her Hi card. 

The versatility of the Jillibean Soup Corrugated Products makes them ideal for not only layouts but card making too!

Enjoy!

You Made My Day by Laura Vegas

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Pasta Fagioli on White (italian seasoning, romano cheese, meatballs), Atomic Soup on White (minced molecules)
Corrugated Shapes: Buttons
Sugar Picks: Green/Quartz, Orange/Turquoise

Bean Stalks: Orange/Yellow

Other: Couture Cardstock specialty paper, Making Memories Slice, Making Memories tag, Making Memories rubon, Cornish Heritage Farms stamp, Stampin Up ink 

 

Friends card by Kim Arnold

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Atomic Soup / Stirred elements / Minced molecules, Soup Staples / Blue Stock
Journaling Sprouts: Atomic Soup
Corrugated shapes: arrows

Other: brown ink, twine, Stampin’ Up! punch.

Hi Card by Becky Williams

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card base
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples on Kraft/White Macaroni;Old World Cabbage Stew/Brown Rice, Diced Tomatoes;Minestrone/Sliced Leek

Corrugated Alphas: green
Bean Stalks: blue/green twine

Other: Helmar 450 Quick Dry and Zap Dots foam adhesive, EK Success corner rounder

 

Have a good one!

Millionth Sprout Winner and a GIVEAWAY from our friends at Scrapscription!!!!

Hello Jillibean Peeps!  It's almost the weekend - yay!  If you're planning on attending the Crop for the Cure tomorrow in Cincy, make sure to stop by the Jillibean booth and say "hi"!   We will have make n' takes cards at our booth from 1-3 ($2 each) - 100% of the proceeds go towards the Crop (Susan G. Komen fund). 

Can you believe we found our first Millionth Sprout Winner?  Congrats to Patti, the first winner of our Millionth Sprout Contest!!!!  Patti wins $100 of Jillibean product! 

 

She purchased the winning sprout from Scrapzone in Quebec, Canada!   That means Scrapzone also wins Jillibean product!  Congrats to both of you! 

Now, would YOU like to win some Jillibean?  Great news, Scrapscription is giving away one of their SOLD OUT October kits!!!!   Many of you know, Scrapscription is an Ohio based kit club.  Lori Slawinski, one of it's founders is on our in-house team and always contributes wonderful mini-albums for our CHA shows!   We're thrilled that they've used the Atomic Soup for their October kit!  This kit sold so fast that unfortunately there are currently no more available for purchase.  UPDATE: BUT YOU CAN WIN THE LAST ONE HERE ON THE JILLIBEAN SOUP BLOG!!!!

Check it out...

 
 

As a consolation, ScrapScription is offering a special coupon code just for Jillibean Soup blog readers – purchase any in-stock kit, enter JBBLOG as a coupon code and receive $5 off your purchase now through October 31^st!

If you're interested in winning this kit, all you have to do is leave a comment!  We'll pick a winner on Monday.  Good Luck, this is a great kit!

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Layouts on Thursdays!

Ok, now that we are back on schedule, I've got some great 'school' themed layouts for you from the Design Team. I love that our team has such a wide variety of ages of their children. Here are some great school layouts that are more 'teen' focused. Kim uses Pasta Fagioli for a Homecoming Pep Rally layout and Laura uses it to document her 11 year old daughter. I guess that's more tween than teen but, you get the idea. ;)

Laura then uses Atomic Soup to document the last day of school for an older child. This is still one of my favorite lines. Just a bit more grown up than the typical 'school' themed layouts.

Enjoy!

Homecoming Pep Rally by Kim Moreno

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper- Pasta Fagioli:Shell Macaroni/ Clove Fresh Garlic/ Romano Cheese/ Blended Beans

Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Pasta Fagioli

Corrugated Alphas: red

Journaling Sprouts: Pasta Fagioli

Sugar Picks: Red/Brown

Bean Stalks: Five Polka Dot Ribbon, Blue/Green twine

Corrugated Shapes: Buttons

 

Other: Core'dinations cardstock, EK Success border punch

My 11-year old by Laura Vegas

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock 
Patterned Paper: Pasta Fagioli on White (italian seasoning, romano cheese, clove fresh garlic, meatballs, shell macaroni, blended beans), Atomic Soup on White (minced molecules)
Journaling Sprouts: Pasta Fagioli Circles on White
Alphabeans: Baked Brown
Corrugated Alphas: Red, Blue
Corrugated Shapes: Flowers

Cool Beans: Brown, Red

Sugar Picks: Orange/Turquoise, Red/Brown, Green/Quartz

Other: Couture Cardstock specialty paper, Making Memories Slice, Making Memories Brads, thread, staples

Last Day of Jr. High by Laura Vegas

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Core Impressions cardstock
Patterned Paper: Atomic Soup on White (cup of equations, bunch of matter)
Journaling Sprouts: Atomic Soup Circles on White 

Alphabeans: Baked Brown
Corrugated Alphas: Blue
Corrugated Shapes: Arrows

Cool Beans: Green

Other: Making Memories buttons, thread

Have a good one!

Serious Soup Spotting 10.20.10!

AWow have you guys ever been emailing me some amazing projects lately! My email has been overloaded the past few weeks. PLUS there have been a ton of great uploads on Facebook. Normally I just pick 2 or 3 to share but today I couldn't stop. There are more where these came from so be prepared for a few full weeks of Soup Spotting! I love it!!!

Enjoy!

1st up are 2 layouts that use the film strip paper from Pasta Fagioli. I also like all the Journaling Sprouts both Aubree and Heather used. Great job ladies!

Photos by Aubree Greenspun

Cool New Jeans by Heather Binnie

Next up are 2 fun layouts that use the Monster Stew line in a NON Halloween way. This just goes to show this line isn't a traditional Halloween line that needs packed away at the end of the month.

Funny by Nicole Martel

Goof Balls by Jill Sarginson

And then an AMAZING layout by Nancy Damiano that shows how fun Monster Stew can be used for a Scarier take.

I am Not Afraid by Nancy Damiano

And of course today's post wouldn't be complete without a card.

A little note by Glenda Wyatt

Would YOU Like to be considered for Soup Spotting? Simply email me your project at kimber@jillibean-soup.com or load it up on our Facebook page. 

Have a good one!