Bean Talk

Layouts on Thursday!

So, was I right or was I right?  You LOVED the sneak peek for Homemade 6 Bean Soup!  I can't wait to see it in action:)  For now, the design team has produced many layouts using our other lines of soup.

 
Happy Day, Happy Boy by Carole Maurin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Blossom Soup/Corn Kernels, Spotted Owl soup/Dancing Hats, Spotted Owl Soup/Totally Fun Tunes, Spotted Owl Soup/Silly Owls, Spotted Owl Soup/Unwrapped Presents
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Spotted Owl Soup
Diecuts Shapes: Blossom Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Spotted Owl Soup, Blossom Soup, Pasta Fagioli
Alphabeans: Glazed Green
Corrugated Shapes: Hearts

 

 
Ow.  Momma.  Nose.  by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Spotted Owl Soup/2 Cups of Confetti, Spotted Owl Soup/3 Dancing Hats, Blossom Soup/Corn Kernals, Blossom Soup/Half Pound Blossoms
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Blossom Soup
Journaling Sprouts:  Green Circle on White
Alphabeans:  Baked Brown
Corrugated Shapes:  Hearts
Canvas Flowers:  Green Grid
Sugar Picks:  Packaging

Other:  Staples, embroidery floss, Polly Pocket shoe (extracted from nose).

 
Keeper by Laina Lamb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples/Purple Sugar, Soup Staples/Olive Sugar, Monster Stew/2 Tbsp. Slime, Atomic Soup/Stirred Elements
Journaling Sprouts:  Pasta Fagioli
Corrugated Alphas:  Green
Printed Canvas:  Red Script Stars
Bean Blossoms:  Brown
Cool Beans:Green
Sugar Picks:  Green/Quartz
Bean Stalks: Twill Polkas 

Other:  Cardstock, Silhouette Machine, Fiskars Zig Zag border punch, circle punch, Maya Road Mist, Epiphany Crafts Vintage Buttons and Epoxies, adhesive, pop dots, Typodenski font.

 
Critter by Linda Barber

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Atomic Soup/Quart of Quarks, Monster Stew/Bunch of Monsters
Pea Pods: Spotted Owl, Dutch Mustard Soup
Corrugated Alpha: Kraft
Corrugated Shape: Hearts
Bean Stalk: Blue/Green Baker's Twine
Coordinating Stickers: Dutch Mustard Soup

 
Dear Diary by Lisa VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Blossom Soup/Half Pound Blossoms, Blossom Soup/Fresh Cilantro
Pea Pod Parts:  Blossom Soup
Corrugated Shapes:  Butterflies
Corrugated Kraft Alphas:  White
Alphabeans:  Boiled Blue

Other:  Cardstock:  Bazzill, Embroidery Floss:  DMC, Punch:  Fiskars.

 
Yum by Lisa  VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples/White Pea Pod, Chilled Strawberry
Soup/Cup Sour Cream, Chilled Strawberry Soup/Frozen Strawberries,
Chilled Strawberry Soup/Whipped Cream
Cardstock Stickers:  Chilled Strawberry Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Strawberry Soup
Journaling Sprouts:  Calendars
Bean Stalks:  Twill Polkas
Kraft Shipping Tags
Corrugated Kraft Alphas:  Red

Other:  Cardstock:  Bazzill, Punches:  Creative Memories, Fiskars.

 
Tech Savy by Mel Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Spotted Owl Soup/1 Happy Day/3 Dancing Hats, Soup Staples/Yellow Sugar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Spotted Owl Soup
Coordinating Die Cuts: Spotted Owl Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Spotted Owl Soup
Corrugated Alphas: White

Other: Studio Calico Mister Huey White, Staples, Maya Road Apple Chipboard.

 

 

 
A Few Things by Wendy McKee

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper – Blossom Soup/Corn Kernels, Blossom Soup/Half Pound Blossoms, Blossom Soup/Fresh Cilantro,Soup Staples/Grey Sugar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers- Blossom Soup
Alphabeans – Baked Brown
Corrugated Alphas- White
Chipboard Alphas – Burlap
Corrugated Shapes- Butterflies,hearts

Other – Needle and thread, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Phew!  Good stuff!  Make sure you come back tomorrow to see if you've won the Homemade 6 Bean collection....remember, all you have to do is leave a comment for a chance.  Have a fantastic day!

 

Let's have a little SNEAK.... Introducing Homemade 6 Bean Soup!

Homemade 6 Bean Soup and all it's fixins!

 

You know the drill...with every SNEAK PEEK we do a GIVEAWAY!  Win this collection before you can buy it!  All you have to do is leave a comment - we would love to hear what your favorite Homemade 6 Bean "ingredient" is!  Paper, new Soup Labels, stamps?  Maybe you want it all?  ;) 

Good Luck everyone!  We'll pick a winner on Friday before the next SNEAK goes up! 

Jill

Guest Designer Tuesday - Aphra Bolyer

Today, we complete our month with Aphra Bolyer as our guest designer. Thank you Aphra for all of the wonderful inspiration that you provided us this month.  

Aphra's last project is a personal favorite of mine.  I love it and find myself thinking...hhmmm...why didn't I think of that!  It's a great idea with lots of great attention to detail.  Check this out!

 

 

 
Summer 2011 Bucket List by Aphra Bolyer

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Watermelon Gazpacho/ Seedless Cucumber, Watermelon Gazpacho/Watermelon 
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Journaling Sprouts:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Pea Pods:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Corrugated Shapes:  Buttons
Kraft Shipping Tags:  Baggage Claim Check, Luggage
Bean Blossoms:  Red
Sugar Picks:  Butterfly

Other:  Metal Bucket, Assorted Ribbons. 

Remember to come back tomorrow for a special sneak peek.  You're going to love it!  Until then, have a super day!

 

 

Scrapbook & Cards Today Giveaway Winner!

So wasn't the first sneak peek awesome?  Believe me, you'll love all of it and there are still more sneak peeks to come.  So, you'll have to keep coming back!  And, who wouldn't want the latest copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today?  Kimber did a fabulous job representing Jillibean on the cover!  Would you like to know who the winner is?  Ok, here it goes....

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 18

new product always gets my blood flowing!

Posted by: Amy K | June 24, 2011 at 09:42 AM

Congratulations Amy!  When you get a minute, can you send your e-mail information to jill@jillibean-soup.com so she can send the magazine?

Thanks for playing along everyone! 

 

Cards on Monday

Good Monday morning!  What a weekend!  I had a lot of excessive napping while nursing sick children....that's quite an unusual occurrence for me!  So, I should be full of energy!  Hhhhmmm, we'll see about that:)  I may feel another nap coming on.  Meanwhile, let's start the week off with some cards from our design team and, as an extra bonus, a journal too!

 
U R My Favorite Card by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card base
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Blossom Soup, Watermelon Gazpacho, Chilled Strawberry Soup, Dutch Mustard Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Watermelon Gazpacho

Pea Pod Parts: Blossom Soup, Chilled Strawberry Soup
Cool Beans: brown twine

Other: foam adhesive, black gems (Queen and Company), staples.

Designer note: in order to make the "UR MY Favorite" part of the card I actually used two of the same stickers, cutting the "my favorite" off of one and sticking it onto the bottom of the main sticker. 

 

 
Just 4 U card by Carole Maurin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Blossom Soup/Fresh Cilantro, Dutch Mustard Soup/Cornstarch, Dutch Mustard Soup/Leeks
Journaling sprouts: Spotted Owl Soup
Die cuts shapes: Blossom Soup, Dutch Mustard Soup
+ Package of the sugar picks

Other: punch (Martha Stewart), candies.

 
Thinking of You Card by Lisa VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Blossom Soup 6x6 mini pad
Bean Blossoms:  Natural Bean Blossoms
Cardstock Stickers:  Chilled Strawberry Soup

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, Prima leaf.

 
Thank You Card by Mel Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card base
Patterned Paper: Blossom Soup 6x6 mini pad
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Blossom Soup
Coordinating Die cuts: Blossom Soup
Bean Stalks: Blue/Green Twine

Other: Studio Calico Mister Huey White, Slice Machine for die cuts pennants.

 
Friends Are Flowers Card by Nicole Nowosad 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Chilled Strawberry Soup/Vanilla Soy Milk, Chilled Strawbeery Soup/Sour Cream, Chilled Strawberry Soup/Fresh Lime Juice

Coordinating stickers: Chilled Strawberry Soup

Bean Stalks: Red/Black Ribbon
Pea Pods: Blossom Soup
 

Other: Bazzill white cardstock, Kaiser pearls, Foofala buttons, foam squares, Spellbinders label die, sewing.

 

May Today Be Filled With Sunshine Card by Nicole Nowosad

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Blossom Soup 6x6 paper pad, Dutch Mustard Soup 6x6 paper pad
Journaling Sprouts: Blossom Soup

Pea Pods: Blossom Soup
Kraft Shipping Tags: Baggage Claim Check Tags

Bean Stalks: Orange/Yellow Baker’s Twine

 

Other: Speedball white ink, Kaiser pearls, Foofala buttons, foam squares.

 

Just Saying Hello by Stephanie Klauck

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Blossom Soup/Fresh Cilantro, Blossom Soup/Corn Kernels; Dutch Mustard Soup/Leeks

Diecut Shapes: Chilled Strawberry Soup

Corrugated Shapes: Houses

Bean Stalks: Blue/Green

 

Other: WorldWin Cardstock, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Hero Arts Stamps, Jenni Bowlin Ink.

 
 
 
 

Personal Journal by Summer Fullerton

  

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Blossom Soup(mini paper pad)/Anejo Cheese, Half Pound Blossoms & Cornmeal

Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Dutch Mustard and Blossom Soup
Journaling Sprouts: Blossom Soup

Diecut Shapes: Blossom Soup

Corrugated Shapes: Butterflies

Bean Stalks:Red/Brown
Kraft Shipping Tags: Luggage Tag

Other: Bazzill Cardstock, Making Memories Paint, misc rhinestones, Tattered Angeles Mist and Mini Album .

 

I'll be back shortly with the Scrapbook & Cards Today giveaway annoucement...so check back!

 

 

 

Free for All Friday...and a GIVEAWAY!

It's Friday and I'm starting to get a bit anxious about our upcoming CHA show!  Wow, we leave in 22 days and I still have waaaayyy too much to do!  The good news is...  we start SNEAK PEEKS next week!  Woo Hoo!  Let me give you a litte one now...

 

I was at my press check yesterday for 12 hours so I got to spend some quality time with my sales rep and take some pics of "hot off the press" product! 

Next up: Let's see what's up with Ella Publishing!  Jillibean Soup is sponsoring the "Stretch Your Sketches" Challenge Series this month!  Check out one of this month's sketches...

Here is Donna Jannuzzi's take on the sketch...  ADORABLE!

 

You can head on over to their blog and check out a 2nd sketch and a layout Donna created using Pasta Fagioli.  Also, Donna has posted instructions to win a prize pack of Watermelon Gazpacho!  Hurry, you'll need to link up your projects by June 30th to be included in the giveaway.  Cute, cute stuff!  Thank you Donna!

For more inspiration check out Donna's e-book...

 

For our Retailers:: this is the last day to take advantage of our SUMMER WAREHOUSE SALE!!!  Great prices on fabulous products!

For our Consumers:: All of our card kits and project kits are 20% off right now in the retail store.  Head on over - supplies are limited!

Now, for a Giveaway!!!!  I received my copies of Scrapbook & Cards Today this week and I have an extra one to share!  I just love this magazine!  It's special this time because our own Kimber McGray designed the cover and there's Jillibean Soup on there! 

If you would like to win a copy of this fabulous magazine, leave a comment.  Jen, the gnome-loving, elf collecting blogger girl will pick a winner on Monday!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Jill

Layouts (and a project) on Thursday!

Hello everyone!  Let's keep it going with some more summer and sunshine layouts today!  I need it.  It has been dreary and rainy here in Iowa for several days and it's starting to 'storm' in on my summer fun....ha, ha!  And,  if you haven't used all your Jillibean Soup scraps yet, check out these embellishment ideas that you can make with them!  

 
First Time at the Beach by Teka Cochonneau

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho / Orange Juice and Ice Cubes
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Watermelon Gazpacho
Coordinating Sprouts: Watermelon Gazpacho
AlphaBeans: Roasted Red
Mini Kraft Alphas: Red
Corrugated Alphas: Kraft
Corrugated Shapes: Arrows
Kraft Shipping Tag: Luggage Tags
Bean Stalk Twine: Orange/Yellow Bakers Twine

Other:  White Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock, Foam Adhesive and Photo Corners

 
Cool Shades by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho/Seedless Cucumber, Sprig of Mint, Yellow Bell Pepper
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Watermelon Gazpacho
Journaling Sprouts: Watermelon Gazpacho
Pea Pod Parts: Watermelon Gazpacho
Corrugated Alphas: White

Other: Foam Adhesive, Scallop Border Punch by Fiskars.

 
A Day At The Beach Layout by Julie Bonner

Supplies:  

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice, Yellow Bell Pepper, Watermelon, Seedless Cucumber, Sprig of MInt

Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Watermelon Gazpacho
Journaling Sprouts: Watermelon Gazpacho

Pea Pods:  Watermelon Gazpacho

Other: Bazzil Cardstock, Maya Road Mist, Button.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Designer Embellishment Ideas by Wendy Mckee

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Dutch Mustard/Cornstarch, Dutch Mustard/Leeks, Blossom soup/Anejo Cheese, Blossom Soup/Half Pound Blossom
Paper Pad Line: Dutch Mustard, Blossom Soup, Spotted Owl Soup
Corrugated Shapes: Butterfly
Bean Stalks: Twill Polkas
Cordinating die cut shapes: Blossom Soup,Dutch Mustard

Other: Different punches (heart, star, butterfly).

Have a fantastic day!

 

Gnomeo Winner!

Monday....Tuesday...Wednesday!  Time flies:)  I LOVED reading through all of the names - made me giggle!  So creative!

The winner of the $50.00 gift certificate for the Jillibean Soup Retail Store is........drum roll please.......

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 75

 I foung the gnome!

call him jack (like, jack and jill...)

Posted by djp on June 17, 2011 1:46 PM

Congratulations Jana!!  When you get a minute, can you send your e-mail information to jill@jillibean-soup.com so she can send you your gift certificate!

Thanks for playing along everyone!

 

Soup Spotting 6.22.11

Do you know what yesterday was?  June 21st!  I realized at 4:00 pm during a rain shower, which was followed by a beautiful rainbow, it was the first day of summer!  To celebrate, let me show you two cards, a layout, and a journal that all feature our newest and latest summer line Watermelon Gazpacho.

The first two cards use the new Jillibean Soup/Unity Watermelon Gazpacho stamps.  How cute are these?

 
Smile, It Suits You Card by Angie Blom

 
Sending Sunny Summer Smiles Card by Angie Blom

How about a journal to jot down all the fun things that you did during the summer months?

 
The Lazy Days of Summer Journal by Annette

And then this 'cool' layout.....check out all the details....the sun...the watermelons...the journaling....

 
They Jump to Their Own Beat Layout by Carolyn Wolff

If you would like to be considered for Soup Spotting, you can simply email me with your Jillibean Soup projects to jen@jillibean-soup.com or load up your projects to our Facebook page (there's a link to the left to sign up).  Thanks and have a fantastic day!

 

Guest Designer Tuesday - Aphra Bolyer

Good Tuesday everyone!  We are continuing to showcase our guest designer Aphra and her FABULOUS work.  Today, is no exception...check out this layout!

 

 
 
Soar Layout by Aphra Bolyer

Supplies: 
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Blossom Soup/Corn Kernals, Blossom Soup/Fresh Cilantro, Blossom Soup/Cornmeal, Blossom Soup/Half Pound, Soup Staples/Yellow Sugar
Diecut Shapes:  Blossom Soup
Journaling Sprouts:  Blossom Soup
Cardstock Stickers:  Blossom Soup
Corrugated Shapes:  Buttons
Corrugated Alphas:  Blue
Alphabeans:  Mixed Yellow Sunshine
Bean Stalks:  Polka Twill

Other:  Martha Stewart Border Punch.

Be sure to check back next Tuesday for Aphra's last project....it is something you are going to want to do!