Bean Talk

Welcome to Minnesota! psst...there may be a giveaway at the end of the post. ;)

Yep, I'm in Minnesota!  Laina and I are here teaching at Scrapfest at the Mall of America.  Have you been?  It's huge and there's an amusement park in the middle of it!  Next time I think I'll bring the girls. I had fun driving up here and going through some old stomping grounds.  Driving through Chicago reminds me of the shopping trips I used to make while at school in Iowa.  I drove through Rockford, IL where I used to live. The building I used to work in is still there - it's owned by the Rockford Diocese now.  I've rock climbed in Baraboo, Wisconsin, skied in Minnesota, traveled to both for work .   I love the Midwest.  Some people say Ohio is in the Midwest but when you start driving through Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin - that's the midwest.  I have a few pics to share from my trip...

 
Uh-oh. This actually wasn't taken on my trip.  I did get pulled over last night but it was darker.  That bright light that you see on the "cop" shows was shining in my rearview window and I thought I might ruin my chances of getting out of the ticket if the officer saw a flash going off and I was taking pictures!  This was taken in 2008 - I actually asked the officer (after he gave me the ticket) if I could take the pic. ;)

 
Chicago was just beautiful last night!  Clear sky - you could see for miles.  I attempted to take a pic while driving - not the best idea. 

 
Yep, just another convenience store - but it brings back fond memories!  I lived in Coralville, Iowa for a while, while attending the University of Iowa.  Every morning I would stop for a cheap fountain drink.  Did you know - I LOVE fountain pop?  My goal for Jillibean Soup is to have an office with a fountain machine in it - once that happens then you will know I made it big!  Anyhow, remembering the days of Kwik Trip - Jen?

 
Saw this sign in Wisconsin and it made me giggle.  "Almost World Famous" - cute!

 
Ahhh, my first purchase at the Mall of America. 

 
Lego Land at the Mall - Laina will be spending some time here! 

 
Wait - how'd that get in there?  My 3 girls being silly - miss them :)

More pics this weekend!  I do have an extra card kit from the class I'm teaching that I would LOVE to GIVEAWAY!

 
If you would like to win all the pieces parts to complete this kit, leave a comment!  I'll have Jen pick a winner on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

 

Thursday layouts and a project too!

Happy Thursday!  So, I was trying to think of another knock knock joke and I drew a complete blank.  Can you believe that?  Even the extra dose of caffeine didn't move me:(  So, we'll just skip that today and move onto some great layouts and a great mini album from our design team!

 

Sweet Layout by Aphra Bolyer

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup

Kraft Paper
Patterned Paper:  Dutch Mustard Soup/Creme Fraiche, Dutch Mustard Soup/Dry Mustard Powder

Sprouts: Dutch Mustard Soup

Cardstock Stickers: Dutch Mustard Soup

Pea Pods: Dutch Mustard Soup

Corrugated Alphas: Green

 

Other:  American Crafts Garden Cafe Cover Cantina Patterned Paper, Basic Grey button.



 
XO Layout by Aphra Bolyer

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Dutch Mustard Soup/Creme Fraiche, Dutch Mustard Soup/Dry Mustard Powder, Dutch Mustard Soup/Gruyere

Bean Stalks: Orange Baker's Twine

Pea Pods: Dutch Mustard Soup

Cardstock Stickers: Dutch Mustard Soup

Sugar Picks: Butterfly

Sprouts: Dutch Mustard Soup

Corrugated Shapes: Heart

Corrugated Alphas: Kraft

 

Other:  American Crafts Beige Cardstock.

 

 
F is for Friend Layout by Laina Lamb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Tomato Sauce, Sweet & Sour Soup/Shredded Cabbage, Sweet & Sour Soup/Sauerkraut, Sweet & Soup Soup/Sour Salt
Diecut Shapes:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Cardstock Stickers:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Soup Labels:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamps:  Sweet & Soup
Sugar Picks:  Orange/Turquoise 

Other: Pen, Staples, Adhesive, Notebook Edge Die-namics from My Favorite Things.

 
Sounds of Home Layout by Mel Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Sweet & Sour Soup/Bite Size Bits, Sweet & Sour Soup/Crushed Tomatoes, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Navy Beans
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Sweet & Sour Soup
Pea Pod Parts: Sweet & Sour Soup
Corrugated Alphas: Blue
Bean Stalks: Turquoise/Green Twine

Other: White Bazzil Cardstock, Studio Calico Mist, Fiskars Punch.

 
Totally Happy Layout by Stephanie Klauck

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho/Watermelon, Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice, Watermelon Gazpacho/Ice Cubes, Watermelon Gazpacho/Sprig Of Mint, Atomic Soup/Minced Molecules
Pea Pod Parts: Watermelon Gazpacho
Cardstock Stickers: Watermelon Gazpacho

Other: WorldWin Papers Cardstock, Silhouette Diecut Machine & Design (title), My Favorite Things Notebook Edge Die, Brads.

 
This Little Piggy Layout by Teka Cochonneau

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper:  Dutch Mustard Soup/Dry Mustard Powder, Dutch Mustard Soup/Leeks, Dutch Mustard Soup/Creme Fraiche, Dutch Mustard Soup/Cornstarch
Diecuts: Dutch Mustard Pea Pod Parts
Chipboard Alphas:  Gingham, Newsprint
Corrugated Alphas: White
Kraft Tags: Small
Flowers: Bean Blossoms Red

Other: White cardstock.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Us Accordion Album by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Accordion Album
Patterned Paper:  Apple Cheddar Soup/Fresh Apple Slices, Apple Cheddar Soup/Green Peppercorns, Apple Cheddar Soup/Bite Sized Bits, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Haddock, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Barley Pearls, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Black Eyed Peas, Hearty Barley/Beef Broth, Sweet & Sour Soup/Sour Salt, Sweet & Sour Soup/Raisins, Sweet & Sour Soup/Bite Sized Bits
Pea Pod Parts:  Sweet & Sour Soup, Hearty Barley, Apple Cheddar
Cardstock Stickers:  Blossom Soup, Sweet & Sour Soup, Hearty Barley, Chilled Strawberry Soup, Dutch Mustard Soup
Corrugated Shapes:  Heart, Butterfly, Frame
Corrugated Alphas:  Red
Kraft Tag:  Medium
Soup Labels:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Bean Stalks:  Red/Brown, Green Baker's Twine
Felt Blossoms:  Red
Jillibean Packaging:  to create flower shape on last page of album

Other:  Fiskars products: Apron lace punch, 2 way corner rounder, machine stitching.

 

Come back tomorrow to see what the Big Bean has for us!  Have a great day!
 

 

 

 



Soup Spotting 9.14.11

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Let's start off with a good old fashion knock, knock joke:)  'Knock, knock.  Who's there?  Hatch.  Hatch Who?  Gesundheit!'  Pretty funny, huh?  We've already started the jokes around here for very early preparation of Halloween!  Now, let's check out this week of soup spotting!

 
Be Mine Card by Celeste Brodnik

 
You Are the Apple of My Eye Layout by Jodi Wilton

Look what past design team member Aly Dosdall has been up to!  She posted these great back to school projects on Scrapbook Cards & Today Magazine. 

 

And last, go check out this layout by Liz Qualman on the Fall 2011 of Scrapbooking & Beyond. 

  

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). Come back tomorrow because there will be some awesome layouts and projects! Have a great day!
 

Blog Hop and Giveaway…Join Us and Create Your Future at CRAFT!

Welcome to the CRAFT: Creating Reflective Art for Transformation Blog Hop!

We are proud to be sponsoring this event, brought to you by the team at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, the premier source for inspiration to explore your inner world.

Six talented and well-known instructors will be leading creative and meaningful workshops using our latest and greatest products at this intimate, boutique event right on the beach in beautiful Santa Monica, CA, November 11-13, 2011. You’ll spend a magical weekend focused on embracing who you truly are and gaining the skills, techniques and tools to use our craft to understand yourself more deeply on an ongoing basis.

Are you just beginning at this blog? Make sure you begin at the SFTIO blog so you don't miss all sneaky peeks and your chance to win one of six kits! If you get lost, a list of all the stops on the hop is at the end of this post

The CRAFT sponsors and instructors have a blog hop going on today with great prizes…Are you just beginning here? Make sure you begin at the SFTIO blog so you don't miss all sneak peeks and your chance to win one of six kits! 

Jillibean is sponsoring a great class led by Design Team member Linda Barber at CRAFT. Here are some sneak peeks:

Linda Barber's workshop will have you digging deep about the roles you play in life with a project called 'Double Agent'. This innovative mini album-ish project will let you explore the faces you show the world, and the ones you don't. We're excited to sponsor one of our designers! 
Think about the roles you play that you share with the world. Are you a mother, daughter, teacher, doctor? What about three parts of yourself that you don't show... are you a worrier, a daydreamer, a rebel, a gossiper? You'll learn a lot about yourself and feel more expressed. 

And you’ll play with these products and more…

ALL ABOUT CRAFT:

Three full days of crafting, creativity and camaraderie for only $450

(three consecutive monthly payments of $150 each.) 

Spots are still available for this unique, pampering and heart-expanding getaway.

The Dates: November 11-13, 2011
The Times: Workshops from 9-5 each day, broken into two sessions.

Read all the details about CRAFT and register here...

And now for a giveaway! SFTIO is giving away FIVE kits to FIVE lucky readers…make sure to leave a comment (before Noon Pacific Time on 9-15) on each blog you visit in the hop to increase your chance of winning. Tell us please, in your comment, what emotion you’d love to explore in your scrapbooking! Winners will be chosen from all blog comment entries and will be announced on 9-16 on the SFTIO blog.

For your next stop, make sure to check out Rita Barakat’s blog.

Good luck and we hope to see you at CRAFT!

Guest Designer Tuesday-Jamie Cripps

Good morning!  We're back with this month's guest designer Jamie Cripps!   Today, Jamie is showing us a great layout using the great Apple Cheddar Soup line.

 

 
 

 
Thankful for Family Layout by Jamie Cripps

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Apple Cheddar Soup/Green Peppercorns, Apple Cheddar Soup/Milk, Apple Cheddar Soup/Apple Cider, Apple Cheddar Soup/Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Cardstock Stickers:  Apple Cheddar Soup
Diecut Shapes:  Apple Cheddar
Soup Labels:  Apple Cheddar
Chipboard Alphas: Dark Wood
Sugar Picks: Heart
Bean Stalks: Red/Brown Twine

Other: Clothes Pins, Copic Markers, Brown Dual-Tip Pen (Creative Memories), Frame (Creative Memories), Ink (Cat's Eye Chalk Ink).

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Come back tomorrow for soup spotting.  See you then!
 

Cards and a Project too on Monday!

Good Monday morning!  Our weekend was consumed by sporting events...a huge interstate rivalry football college game, NFL, and the opening soccer season.  I'm not ready for ALL of that!  But, it came anyway:) Funny how that happens!  Let's start the week off with a group of fantastic cards that just want to say 'hi,' but in a creative way.  Then, to top it off we got a great project too:)

 
Sending a Line Card by Laina Lamb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card Base
Patterned Paper:  Watermelon Gazpacho/Ice Cubes, Watermelon Gazpacho/Seedless Cucumber, Watermelon Gazpacho/Yellow Bell Pepper, Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice, Watermelon Gazpacho/Sprig of Mint, Watermelon Gazpacho/Watermelon
Journaling Sprouts:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Cardstock Stickers:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Unity/Jillibean Stamp:  Watermelon Gazpacho

Other: ink, colored pencils, adhesive.

 

Hello Card by Linda Barber



Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Kraft Card Base

Patterned Papers: Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice, Watermelon Gazpacho/Yellow Bell Pepper, Watermelon Gazpacho/Sprig of Mint, Spotted Owl Soup/2 Cups of Confetti, Blossom Soup/Corn Kernels

Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamp: Dutch Mustard Soup



Other: punch.

 

 
Hello There Sunshine Card by Stephanie Klauck

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card
Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho/Watermelon, Watermelon Gazpacho/Ice Cubes
Pea Pod Parts: Watermelon Gazpacho
Corrugated Shapes: Butterfly
Sugar Picks: Butterfly

Other: Hero Arts Gems, White Uniball Signo Gel Pen, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

Just a Note CARD by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Sweet & Sour Soup/Crushed Tomatoes

Die Cut Shapes: Sweet & Sour Soup

Bean Stalks: Turquoise/Green

 

Other: Cardstock Bazzill and Corner Rounder.

 

 
Warm Thoughts For You Card by Wendy McKee

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
White Card Base
Patterned Paper:  Apple Cheddar Soup/Fresh Sliced Apples, Apple Cheddar Soup/Green Peppercorns, Apple Cheddar Soup/Apple Cider, Christmas Eve Chowder/Boiling Water

Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamps:  Watermelon Gazpacho 



Other:  ink,  bling.

 

 

Summer Reading Bookmarks by Laina Lamb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Watermelon Gazpacho/Ice Cubes, Watermelon Gazpacho/Seedless Cucumber, Watermelon Gazpacho/Yellow Bell Pepper, Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice, Watermelon Gazpacho/Sprig of Mint, Watermelon Gazpacho/Watermelon
Journaling Sprouts:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Coordinating Diecuts:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamps:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Kraft Tags;  Large, Medium, Small
Bean Stalks: Twine

Other: ink, markers, adhesive.

Join us tomorrow for more inspiration from guest designer Jamie Cripps!

 

Well, Hello there Friday!!! Snuck up on me!

How about you?  It's a good sneak though, right?  The weekend's here!  This is my last weekend before I head off to Scrapfest at the Mall of America next week.  I'm almost ready.  I am ready to do some shopping - yeah! 

Couple things today...

Should we pick a winner for the Maya Road/Jillibean Soup cross-promotion giveaway?  Well, yes we should!  Congrats to:

#94 Marie !!!

All of my scrapping is done at the dining room table with my 6 yr old! Love to share my supplies with her!

Posted by: Marie | September 03, 2011 at 07:07 PM

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 94 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Marie, when you get a minute, can you send your info to jill@jillibean-soup.com so we can get your goodies out to you!

Jillibean Sketch on the Cord blog!

This week Jillibean Soup sponsored a sketch challenge over on the Cord Camera blog (Cord is a local chain in Ohio/Indiana).  Julie was kind enough to create the sketch for us...

 
You may recognize it from this layout...

 
If you're interested in playing along, you can create a project using the sketch above and post it on the Cord Facebook page and/or blog OR link us up here!  We're giving away a fat pack of paper (one 12x12 of each of the new collections). 

Check out the Freehand Scraps Kit!

Next we'll give a little shout out to the kit club Freehand Scraps.  They have included a bunch of Jillibean goodies in their Sept kit.  Make sure to check out their blog, they've got lots of really great ideas there!  Take a look...

 
Love it!  Love those little wooden people!

Head over to the Card Kitchen to see some of my card samples!!!

 
Yes, I had a lot of fun playing with this kit!  Infact I could not wait to and since playing with it, I've turned my cards into a card class that I'll be teaching later this fall!  If you want to see more, head over to the Card Kitchen blog!  We still have a handful of kits left - you can purchase one in the consumer store.

Have a great weekend!

 

 

Layouts on Thursday!

Happy Thursday everyone!  It is a beautiful fall morning, which just happens to be my favorite time of the year.  I love to celebrate the 'chilly' weather watching soccer and football when I'm wearing a big old baggy sweatshirt.  Each of today's layouts celebrate lots of occasions from holidays to food to birthdays.  Enjoy!

Joyeux Noël Layout by Carole Maurin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Haddock, Christmas Eve Chowder/Dried Green Onion, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Shrimp, Christmas Eve Chowder/Salt and Pepper
Corrugated Alphas: Red
Printed Canvas: Red Script
Kraft Shipping Tags: Stock

 

Where Is Waldo Layout by Jenifer Harkin

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Raisins, Sweet & Sour Soup/Tomato Sauce, Sweet & Sour Soup/Crushed Tomatoes, Soup Staples/Olive Sugar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Bite Size Bits:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Die Cut Shapes:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Kraft Mini Alphas:  Red
Corrugated Shapes:  Arrows

Stamps:  Homemade 6 Bean Soup
Baker's Twine:  Blue

Other:  Maya Road Rag Tag Animal Rub-Ons, staples, ink.

 
Tasty Treats Layout by Julie Bonner

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup                                    
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper: Christmas Eve Chowder/ Diced Green Onion, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Haddock, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Lobster Tail, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Shrimp, Christmas Eve Chowder/Boiling Water, Apple Cheddar Soup/Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Christmas Eve Chowder, Homemade Six Bean Soup

Cool Beans: Brown
Bite Size Bits:  Christmas Eve Chowder

Pea Pods:  Christmas Eve Chowder

Soup Labels:  Christmas Eve Chowder

Sugar Picks:  Green/Quartz

Bakers Twine:  Red/Brown

Chipboard Alphas:   Burlap

Other: Bazzill Cardstock. 

 

Bowling Birthday Layout by Laina Lamb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Tomato Sauce, Sweet & Sour Soup/Shredded Cabbage, Sweet & Sour Soup/Sauerkraut, Sweet & Sour Soup/Sour Salt
Diecut Shapes:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Cardstock Stickers:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Soup Labels:  Sweet & Sour Soup

Other: Pen, Staples, Adhesive.

 
Happy Time Layout by Linda Barber

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice; Watermelon Gazpacho/Yellow Bell Pepper, Watermelon Gazpacho/Sprig of Mint, Soup Staples/Green Sugar

Cardstock Stickers: Watermelon Gazpacho

Diecut Shapes: Watermelon Gazpacho

Bean Stalks: Green/Brown Ribbon

 

Other: punches.

 

 
Smores Layout by Lisa VanderVeen

 

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Watermelon Gazpacho Soup/Seedless Cucumber
Pea Pod Parts:  Watermelon Gazpacho Soup
Corrugated Shapes:  Butterflies
Alphabeans:  Diced Damask
Bean Stalks:  Orange

Other:  Cardstock by Bazzill, Punches by Fiskars, Staples from Tiny Attacher.

Have a great day!
 

Soup Spotting 9.7.11

Good morning!  We'll start off the day with a little 'spotting' story of my own.  I decided to make monster cookies....why?....just because:)  Anyway, after I finished stirring the monstrous mix, I realized I was missing half my spatula.  I couldn't 'spot' the missing piece in all that cookie dough.  Needless to say, someone is going to get an extra bonus in their cookie.  At least, I'm better with soup spotting!  Take a look at what I found this week.

 
Mums Jordbubbar Layout by Marie Johansson

 
3 Girls Layout by Jody Wenke

 
Cooling Off Layout by Pamella Brown

 
Thanks Card by Jean Marmo

If you would like to be considered for Soup Spotting, you can simply email me with your Jillibean Soup projects to jen@jillibean-soup.comor load up your projects to our Facebook page (there's a link to the left to sign up). Come back tomorrow because there will be some awesome creations! Have a great day and beware of monster cookies!
 

Guest Designer Tuesday-Jamie Cripps

Let's welcome this month's guest designer Jamie Cripps!

Jamie loves to mix paper and ideas to form scrapbook pages and cards.  You can learn more about Jamie at her blog jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com.

Here's Jamie's first project.  Check out these checkers:)!

 

 

 


Checkers by Jamie Cripps 

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Watermelon Gazpacho/Ice Cubes, Watermelon Gazpacho/Seedless Cucumbers, Watermelon Gazpacho/Orange Juice, Watermelon Gazpacho/Sprig of Mint

Coordinating Embellishments:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Cardstock Stickers:  Watermelon Gazpacho
Bean Stalks: Red/Brown Twine

 

Other: Punch, Circle Maker (Creative Memories), Ink (Cat's Eye Chalk Ink), Wonderfilm (P K Glitz), Black Dual-Tip Pen (Creative Memories), Acrylic Sealer (Krylon).

Check back next Tuesday for more inspiration from Jamie!  See you tomorrow for some soup spotting!