Bean Talk

Guest Designer Sarah Webb

Good morning!  Help me welcome this month's guest designer Sarah Webb!  Sarah lives with her husband and two children in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.  She started scrapping to record those special memories and funny moments that highlight our everyday lives.

Sarah's favorite scrappy organization tip is to keep her product sorted by type and not colour. Sarah says, "I find that I always know what I am looking for and the rest of my creation unfolds from there."

You can check out more of Sarah's work at http://scropping.blogspot.com/.  Today, we're sharing a fantastic layout and a great card!

 

A Sweet Spring Sweater Layout by Sarah Webb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Bite Size Bits, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Chicken Thighs, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Shortening, Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms
Pea Pod Parts:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Soup Labels:  Journaling Sentiments
Cool Beans:  Christmas
Corrugated Alphas:  Kool Kraft
Journaling Sprouts:  Circle/Yellow

Other:  American Crafts cardstock, Studio Calico mist, Fiskars border punch, October Afternoon alpha sticker. 

Just A Note Card by Sarah Webb

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Coconut Lime Soup/Chili Paste, Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms
Pea Pod Parts:  Coconut Lime Soup
Felt Blossoms:  Green
Soup Labels:  Card Sentiments
Sugar Picks:  Green/Quartz

Other: American Crafts cardstock, Martha Stewart border punch.

Thanks Sarah!  Tomorrow.....CHA pictures!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Cards on Monday!

Good morning from CHA 2012 in Anaheim, California!  The Jillibean team has arrived and has one full day of the trade show complete.  We'll have some show pictures to share throughout the week, but for now we have some inspiring cards.  Just in time for Valentines Day!

I Love You Card by Aphra Bolyer

Supplies
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Blossom Soup/Half Pound Blossoms, Hearty Barley Soup/Beef Broth
Mini Paper Pad:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Corrugated Sheets:  Red
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley Soup
Cool Beans:  Vintage
Bean Stalks:  Pink Baker's Twine

Other:  White card, EK Success heart punch.

Love Card by Carole Maurin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Hearty Barley/Bite Size Bits, Hearty Barley/Canola Oil
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley Soup
Bean Stalks:  Red/Brown Baker's Twine

Other:  brads, cardstock.

All You Need Is Love Card by Julie Bonner

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Sour Salt
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley Soup, Sweet & Sour Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Hearty Barley Soup
Corrugated Shapes:  Frames
Felt Blossoms:  Red

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, Martha Stewart border punch, thread.

Valentine Wishes Card by Lisa VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley Soup
Pea Pod Parts: Spotted Owl Soup
Bean Stalks:  Orange/Yellow Baker's Twine

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, shape cut with Silhouette Cameo.

XO Card by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley Soup, Christmas Eve Chowder
Pea Pod Parts:  Hearty Barley
Bean Stalks:  Mini Flowers

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, Nestabilities Die (Labels 1).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!



 

Corrugated Albums and New Bakers Twine Colors!!!!

Greetings from sunny California!  We arrived early yesterday so we were able to do some things and head out to Huntington Beach - it was beautiful!  80 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.  Just a little bit better than Ohio weather. ;) 

Oooh, couldn't wait to show you these!  Love, love, love the corrugated albums (and the new colors of the twine)!!!!  I had fun playing with this album...  oh, and I apologize for the yellow photos.

 

Yep, even sewed on it!  Big steps for Jill!

 

You know what comes next...WIN it before you can BUY it!  Leave a comment!  I'll pick a winner next week before the next and final sneak!

Have a great weekend everyone!  Hope you get to enjoy some sunshine too!

Winner, Winner... you know the rest.

Wow, I haven't kept up with these giveaways - my apologies!  Too much going on around here.  I guess I need to pick a couple of winners!  Let's see....

Congrats to #254 Cindy!!!!  You're our Game Day Chili winner!!!

WHooooo you hit this one perfect for me and my 3 sons sports!!!!! I would like 3 sets of everything please!! So excited

Posted by: cindy wolfe | January 20, 2012 at 07:44 AM

Congrats to #117 Lacey!!!   You're our Sticker winner!!!!

Oh boy - i'm a complete sucker for letter stickers!! Seriously! I will need at least 2 of all those colors!

Posted by: Lacey Igo | January 20, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Congrats to #189 Rebecca!!!!  You're our Buttons & Banners winner!

I love the etched buttons so much- all of them are neat but I just adore the etched ones.

Posted by: Rebecca | January 26, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Ladies, if you can e-mail your info to patty@jillibean-soup.com, Patty will get your goodies in the mail!

Have a great day everyone!

Layouts on Thursday!

Happy Thursday!  So did you like what you saw yesterday?  I am so in love with these little embellishments!  As far as what pushes my buttons...hhmmm....the list can be long....but, the biggest thing is gum chomping.  I can't stand the 'cow chewing the cud' look!  Maybe, that's a midwestern phrase?  But, I'm sure you can imagine what I'm talking about:)  How about some layouts?

Valentine Sundaes Layout by Aphra Bolyer

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Hearty Barley/Fresh Mushrooms, Hearty Barley/Quick Cooking Barley, Hearty Barley/Canola Oil, Soup Staples/Brown Stock
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley
Pea Pod Parts:  Hearty Barley
Felt Flowers:  Brown
Corrugated Alphas:  White
Cool Beans:  Typography
Bean Stalks:  Pink Baker's Twine

Other:  pink cardstock.

Snow Love Layout by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Shredded Cabbage, Apple Cheddar Soup/Fresh Apple Slices, Hearty Barley/Canola Oil
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Corrugated Alphas:  White, Rockin' Red

Other:  Spellbinders Lacey Circles Templates.

Love Layout by Carole Maurin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Hearty Barley/Quick Cooking Barley, Hearty Barley/Bite Size Bits, Soup Staples/Gray Sugar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley
Pea Pod Parts:  Hearty Barley
Felt Blossoms:  Red

Other:  Spellbinders Shapeabilities (Nested Lacey Pennants), Zva Creative pearls, Fiskars punch, paper doily, ribbons.

Fifth Grade Layout by Celeste Smith (Hybrid)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Minestrone Soup Digital Paper Pack, Chicken Noodle Soup Digital Paper Pack
Patterned Paper:  Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Bite Size Bits
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Homemade 6 Bean Soup, Apple Cheddar Soup
Bean Stalks:  Blue/Green Baker's Twine, Red/Black Baker's Twine
Cool Beans:  Typography
Corrugated Shapes:  Arrows

Let Her Eat Cake Layout by Paula Gilarde (Hybrid)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Minestrone Soup Digital Paper Pack
(Digital) Cool Beans:  Mixed Buttons
(Digital) Corrugated Alphas:  Set 1
(Digital) Canvas Flowers:  Red Polkas

Other:  Naturally Krafty No 11, Stamped Blocks No 24, Printable Tag and Instamatic Frames No 3 by Katie Pertiet.

Be Mine Layout by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Hearty Barley Soup/Canola Oil, Apple Cheddar Soup/Fresh Apple Slices, Apple Cheddar Soup/Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Buttons:  Apple Cheddar Soup, Typography
Corrugated Shapes:  Hearts
Soup Labels:  Sweet & Sour Soup, Card Sentiments

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, Stampin' Up scallop border punch, JoAnn's stick pin, misc. white floss, Silhouette Cutting System, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, pink paint, foam squares. 

So, guess who will be in California along with the Big Bean?  ME!  And some other members of the design team will be working too:)  I'll be 'wo-manning' the make and takes.  We hope to see you there and hopefully it will be sunny:) 

We might be having another sneak tomorrow - shhhhh:)

Have a great day!

Buttons, Banners and more Buttons!!!!

Are you a button hoarder?  Check these out...

Love the new Epoxy buttons - the colors just pop! AND they're woodgrain!!!!   Here's a cute card with one...

 

Oh wait... did you see those adorable wooden banners?   Here's another card from Your's truly... remember I was working on some cards last week. ;)  Love these wooden flags! 

As always - WIN it before you can BUY it!!!!  Leave a comment about buttons - what pushes your's?  We'll pick a random winner before the next sneak!  Good Luck!

Next time you hear from me - I'll be in sunny California!

Guest Designer Katja Schneider

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Help me welcome back our January Guest Designer Katja Schneider (Australia).  Today, we have a fantastic holiday mini album to share.  Christmas mini albums are always so full of great pics, fun details, great traditions and priceless memories. 

You can visit more of Katja's work on her blog, here.

Christmas Mini Album by Katja Schneider

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Lobster Tail, Christmas Eve Chowder/Dried Green Onion, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Haddock
Album:  Kraft 4 x 4 Mini
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Pea Pod Parts:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Bean Stalks:  Snowflakes
Soup Labels:  Birthday, Christmas
Corrugated Shapes:  Frames
Sugar Picks:  Hearts

A big thank you to Katja for sharing and for inspiration! 

Shhhh, I'm not supposed to tell you - but stop by tomorrow for another sneak!

Have a great day!

Cards on Monday!

Good morning everyone!  Did you have a great weekend?  Mine was uneventful, except that I FINALLY cleaned the bathrooms.  I know that's lame, but man oh man, have I been putting that chore off!  I didn't think I was such a procrastinator:)  Today, we are celebrating birthdays and a little bit of love with cards created by the design team. 

Happy Birthday To You Card by Linda Barber

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Apple Cheddar Soup/Dried Thyme
Soup Labels:  Happy Birthday
Sugar Picks:  Flower, Heart, Butterfly
Bean Stalks:  Orange/Yellow Baker's Twine

Other: Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities-Grand Big Scalloped Circles. 

Where's The Party Card by Lisa VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Spotted Owl Soup
Bean Stalks:  Orange/Yellow Baker's Twine

Other:  Bazzill cardstock.

I Love You Card by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:   Sweet & Sour Soup/Shredded Cabbage, Hearty Barley Soup/Canola Oil
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Hearty Barley Soup, Homemade 6 Bean Soup
Bean Stalks:  Brown Twine.

Thanks everyone and have a great day!

Stickers, Stickers and more Stickers!!!!

When I first started the business, I wasn't much of a sticker person when it came to scrapbooking.. really, I wasn't.  Then, we grew a little bit and people kept asking for stickers to go with our collections, so I bit.  I'm really glad I did because I LOVE to use our alphas, stickers sheets and Soup Labels!  I think I would be a Soup Label addict if I didn't own Jillibean ;), 

Love, love, love all the colors and the new Alphabeans are a bit smaller than the normal alphas.  Check out the first set of Soup Labels - love "this is totally going on my blog". ;)

Introducing NEW Alphabeans and Soup Labels!

If you think you could use these on your papercrafting projects, leave a comment!  This is your chance to WIN it before you can BUY it!!!!  Good Luck!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Layouts on Thursday!

Hhhheeeelllooo!  And, good morning!  We finally got the snow my daughters wanted so badly!  They're getting their chance to dig out the snow pants, the boots, and the sleds.  And, I'll watch it all from the windows in my nice warm, cozy house while eating my 'Game Day Chili!'  Here's some layouts created by the design team.

The ABCs Of You Layout by Lisa VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Sauerkraut
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Sweet & Sour Soup

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, DMC floss.

Purr...FECT...ly Layout by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Sweet & Sour Soup/Shredded Cabbage, Sweet & Sour Soup/Tomato Sauce, Sweet & Sour Soup/Crushed Tomatoes, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Barley Pearls, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Pinto Beans, Apple Cheddar Soup/Fresh Apple Slices, Soup Staples/Black Sugar, Egg Drop Soup
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Sweet & Sour Soup, Homemade 6 Bean Soup
Corrugated Alphas:  Wonderful White
Alphabeans:  Blanched Black
Bean Stalks:  Pink/Purple Baker's Twine

Other:  black ink, Heidi Grace Color Your Own Stickers, markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Nineteen.

Six Layout by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Monster Stew/Bunch of Monsters, Monster Stew/2 Tbsp Slime
Pea Pod Parts:  Spotted Owl Soup
Kraft File Folder
Corrugated Alphas:  Bold Brown
Bean Stalks:  Orange Baker's Twine, Mini Flowers (brown yarn)
Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamps:  Sweet & Sour Soup, Favorite Sentiments
Jillibean Soup Packaging:  From the felt blossoms to make the pennant tags for the sentiments. 

Other:  Versamark ink, machine stitching, Tattered Angels glimmer glaze, Maya Mist.

Poetry Layout by Paula Gilarde (digital)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Alphabet Soup Digital Paper Pack
(Digital) Calendar Journaling Sprouts on White Digital Sprout Pack #1
(Digital) Chicken Noodle Soup Digital Elements Pack
(Digital) Corrugated Alphabets Set #1
(Digital) Cool Beans Mixed Buttons

Other:  Naturally Krafty No., 12 Christmas Village kit (frame, ribbon) by Katie Pertiet (designerdigitals.com). 

Sun day Layout by Paula Gilarde (Digital)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Cream of Mushroom Soup Digital Paper Pack
(Digital) Calendar Journaling Sprouts on White Digital Sprout Pack #1
(Digital) Corrugated Alphabets Set 1
(Digital) Felt Flowers Spring

Other:  Just Linens No. 20 by Mablebrook Studios, Stitching by Katie Pertiet (designerdigitals.com).

Easter Morning Layout by Stephanie Klauck

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Black Eyed Peas, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Navy Beans,
Pasta Fagioli/Romano Cheese, Atomic Soup/Minced Molecules
Soup Labels:  Journaling
Bean Stalks:  Pink/Purple Baker's Twine, Turquoise/Green Baker's Twine, Blue/Green Baker's Twine
Cool Beans:  Orchard
Chipboard Alphas:  Stained Canvas

Other:  Worldwin cardstock, Silhouette Machine and Digital Design (egg), EK Success border punch.

Have a great day!