Bean Talk

Guest Designer Andrea Ancich

Happy Tuesday!  Today, Guest Designer Andrea Ancich is joining us again.  Please give her a warm welcome and a huge thanks for sharing her talent with us this month.  Please check out her blog!

Today Layout by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Sherry Vinegar, Croutons, Bite Size Bits; Fresh Vegetable Soup/Crushed Ginger; Soup Staples II/Gray Salt, Yellow Salt
Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Wise Words:  Gray Smile
Hexies:  Memorable
Banner Bites:  Cherish, Hello

Other:  machine stiching, gray sharpie, Tiny Attacher.

Hello Card by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples II/Gray Salt; Fresh Vegetable Soup/Mushrooms, Baby Carrots
Peap Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Wise Words:  Yellow Smile
Bean Stalks: Orange/Yellow Baker's Twine
Banner Bites:  No. 1, Priceless

Other:  Paperbag and Cream cardstock, pop dots.

Thank You Bunches Tag by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Smashed Garlic; Fresh Vegetable Soup/Stalks of Celery
Paper Pad:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Soup Label:  Card Sentiments
Bean Stalks:  Red/Brown Baker's Twine

Other: May Arts ribbon, machine stitching.

Thank you for joining us this month Andrea!  We've enjoyed all of your inspiration!  Have a great Tuesday:)

Guest Designer Andrea Ancich

Good morning!  We're back again with our March Guest Designer Andrea Ancich!  Today, she is sharing three Jillibean Soup creations:  a layout and two cards.  Please check out her blog for lots more inspiration and ideas!

Remember To Smile Layout by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples II/Turquoise Salt, Yellow Salt; Fresh Vegetable Soup/Crushed Ginger; Chilled Cucumber Soup/Minced Fresh Dill
Coordinating Shape Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Wise Words:  Gray Smile

Other:  Tiny Attacher, paper bag, cream cardstock, machine stitching, mist.

Hello There Sunshine Card by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Minced Fresh Dill, Sherry Vinegar
Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup

Other: paper bag cardstock.

Thinking Of You Card by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples II/Red Salt, Turquoise Salt
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Alphabeans:  Mushroom Gray, Grilled Gray
Soup Labels:  Country Pumpkin Chowder, Sweet and Sour Soup

Other:  Paperbag cardstock, machine stitching.

Thanks Andrea!  And thanks to you for joining us!  Have a great day!

Guest Designer Andrea Ancich

Good morning everyone!  Please help me welcome March's Guest Designer Andrea Ancich!

Andrea is a 30-something, high school Home Ec teacher, who was born and raised in western Washington.  Her favorite scrapbooking product is patterned paper and she loves color.  She's been scrapping for 16 years in some form or another.  She loves incorporating crafty, creative things in her classroom and tries to do at least one crafty thing a day!

Things that make her happy are:  her faith, her family, her friends, music, Duke the dog, patterned paper and scrappy goodness, volunteering, thrifting and going to estate/garage sales, Coca Cola, Carmel Milky Ways, and color.

Please check out her blog Just me creating....  Here's what she's sharing with us today!

Mat Kearney Layout by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples II/Yellow Salt, Black Salt; Irish Farm House Soup/Parsnip, Barley; Chilled Cucumber Soup/Bite Size Bits
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Alphabeans:  Banana Yellow
Banner Bites:  Priceless, Hello
Hexies:  Remember, Forget, Today
Soup Labels:  Funney Sayings
Epoxy Chipboard Buttons:  Coconut Lime Soup

other:  paper bag, machine stitching, mist, thread, washi tape, buttons, twine.

Blessed Card by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Yellow Tomatoes, Minced Fresh Dill
Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Banner Bites:  Cherish

other:  cream cardstock.

Life Is Sweeter Because Of You Card by Andrea Ancich

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Cover Page of Soup Staples II Package
Soup Labels:  Life Is Sweet

other:  paper bag, cream cardstock, gray sharpie, pop dots.

Thanks Andrea!  Have a great day everyone! 

Guest Designer Sarah Hill

Good morning!  We're back today with February's Guest Designer Sarah Hill.  Today, Sarah has a layout and a project to share with us.

Perfect Everyday Layout by Sarah Hill

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Fresh Vegetable Soup, Chilled Cucumber Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Cardstock Shape Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Cardstock Label Stickers:  Irish Farm House Soup
Alphabeans:  Blueberry Teal
Wise Word Stickers:  Yellow Happy

Other:  Sutdio Calico wood veneer, white Signo pen, black Signo pen.

My Farmer's Market Kitchen Frame by Sarah Hill

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Fresh Vegetable Soup, Irish Farm House Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Fresh Vegetable Soup
Cardstock Shape Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup, Fresh Vegetable Soup
Alphabeans:  Tomato Red

Other:  Ikea frame, white Signo pen, stapler.

Please be sure to check out Sarah's monthly kit and blog at The Paper Bakery Kit Club.  Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us Sarah!

Have a great day!

Guest Designer Sarah Hill

Good morning everyone!  For the next two Tuesdays, we have the lovely and talented Sarah Hill joining us as our Guest Designer for the month of February. 

Sarah is the owner and designer of The Paper Bakery Kit Club.  The Paper Bakery offers unique affordable monthly kits such as mini albums, banners, and home decor items.  It also has a great blog and features a design team where you can find inspiration, tutorials and sketches. 

Sarah has been a scrapbooker for more than 12 years and she thinks that it's amazing to learn something new everyday. 

We're glad to have her with us and here's what she can do with some Jillibean Soup:)

Travel On Card by Sarah Hill

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Peeled Cucumber
Pea Pod Parts:  Irish Farm House Soup
Cardstock Label Stickers:  Irish Farm House Soup
Alphabeans:  Tomato Red, Banana Yellow

Other:  white signo pen, black signo pen, stapler.

Please Pass The Ketchup Layout by Sarah Hill

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup, Fresh Vegetable Soup
Placemat:  Kraft Frames
Word Wise Stickers:  Yellow Happy
Cardstock Label Stickers:  Irish Farm House Soup
Cardstock Shape Stickers:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Alphabean:  Blueberry Teal, Tomato Red

Other:  white signo pen, black signo pen, red Dylusions mist.

Thanks and have a great day!

Guest Designer Katrina Hunt

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Before we show off this month's Guest Designer Katrina Hunt's work, I need to thank the Big Bean for a fabulous weekend.  She invited the Jillibean Soup gang for a weekend retreat, which included some of my favorite activities...scrapping, meeting old and new friends, and shopping!  It was great, well until I slept the night at the Minneapolis, Minnesota airport:)  Remember last week, when I mentioned that I wanted some snow.  Well, this is the part where you are to remind that I wouldn't complain about it!  I won't, but I do have to share the worst habit I witnessed while sitting on the plane for over an hour on the runway waiting, waiting, waiting.  I saw a grown man twirling his hair with his fingers.  Mind you, non... stop... twirling.  The mother in me wanted to smack his hand away every time:)  Anyway, there's a lot of stories to share, but we must get on to Katrina.  She did another awesome job this week!

Christmas Cookies Layout by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup/Dry Lima Beans, Lean Ham, Vegetable Bouillon, Leek Bulb; Soup Staples II/Red Salt
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup, Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup
Alphabeans:  Whipped White
Banner Bites:  Priceless, No. 1
Hexies:  Today
Corrugated Shapes:  Arrows
Cool Beans:  Orchard
Felt Blossoms:  Red
Kraft Coin Envelope
Bean Stalks:  Red Baker's Twine

Other:  Wilton doily, adhesives (Scotch, Fabri Tac. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L), Silhouette Cutting System with cutting file, EK Success Border punch, Martha Stewart border punch.

May The Spirit Card by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup/Cheese Tortellini, Garlic Flakes, Frozen Peas
Pea Pod Parts:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup

Other:  Cardbase (Paper Studio); Border Punch (EK Success); Adhesives (Scotch, Fabri-Tac, and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L); Ribbon-Unknown; Jingle Bells.

The Stockings Were Hung Card by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup/Fresh Basil, Stewed Tomatoes, Garlic Flakes, Fresh Baby Spinach
Pea Pod Parts:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup

Other Supplies:  Cardstock (American Crafts); Border Punch (Martha Stewart); Adhesives (Scotch and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L).

Altered Canvas by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup/Stewed Tomatoes, Garlic Flakes, Fresh Baby Spinach, Frozen Peas, Cheese Tortellini
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Bean Stalks:  Red Baker's Twine
Corrugated Shapes:  Arrow
Cool Beans:  Orchard

Other Supplies: Blank Artist Canvas; Modeling Paste; Gingham Fabric Tape (Love My Tapes); Adhesives (Scotch, Fabri Tac and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L); EK Success Border Punch: Tree Sketch (Add-on Sketch by Allison Davis).

Thanks and have a great day!

Guest Designer Katrina Hunt

Happy Tuesday!  Here's December's Guest Designer Katrina Hunt! 

Katrina started papercrafting in February 2009.  She found her love of this through her love of her dogs and digital scrapbooking.  She is currently the Design Team Leader for Nicki Sivils, Scrapbooker and members of the Design Team for The Twinery and Sketch Support.

For more about Katrina, please check out her blog.  I just looked over there and saw a cute dressy ornament:) 

Today, she's got layouts and cards to share!

Always Wear A Fun Hat Layout by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup/Leek Bulb, Vegetable Bouillon, Dry Lima Beans; Soup Staples II/Orange Salt, Turquoise Salt
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup
Banner Bites:  Priceless, No. 1
Hexies:  Forget
Alphabeans:  Whipped White
Corrugated Alphas:  Rockin' Red
Chipboard Alphas:  Stained Canvas

Other:  toothpick, 1.5 inch circle punch, Fiskars border punch, adhesives (Scotch, Fabri Tac, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L).


Hello Friend Card by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup/Dry Lima Beans, Small Onion
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Grandma's Lima Bean Soup
Soup Labels:  The Little Things

Other:  American Crafts cardstock, Martha Stewart punch around the page, adhesives (Scotch, Fabri Tac, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L).

Mini Gift Cards by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup/Cheese Tortellini, Garlic Flakes, Frozen Peas, Stewed Tomatoes
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Bean Stalks:  Black Baker's Twine

Other:  American Crafts cardstock, adhesives (Scotch, Fabri Tac, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L).

Our Couch Potato Layout by Katrina Hunt

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup/Stewed Tomatoes, Garlic Flakes, Fresh Baby Spinach, Frozen Peas, Cheese Tortellini; Soup Staples II/Navy Salt
Corrugated Sheet:  White
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup
Banner Bites:  Priceless, No. 1
Hexies:  Today
Soup Labels:  Funny Sayings
Cool Beans:  Orchard
Epoxy Chipboard Buttons:  Game Day Chili
Kraft Tag:  Large
Chipboard Alpha:  Stained Canvas
Bean Stalks:  Red/Olive Baker's Twine

Other: adhesives (Scotch, Fabri Tac and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L), EK Success Border Punch.

Thanks and have a great day!

Guest Designer Vicki Boutin

Happy Tuesday!  Can you believe that this is the last Tuesday of November?  And, that means this is our last day with Guest Designer Vicki Boutin:(.  We have enjoyed having her and her inspiration join us for the month of November! 

Vicki has had alot of fun playing with Jillibean Soup this month.  She can't wait to make some memories in December to start filling up the minibook she created for her November guest spot on the blog.  To wrap up her visit, she created two tags using some of the same concepts she incorporated in her minibook.

She misted and painted the tags using masks and sprinkled glitter in the wet paint.  She had some left over die cuts and added them to the tags with a sticker and some buttons.

On this tag, she used a mask and misted it with white ink for the base.

For this tag, she flipped the mask she used on the first tag and 'stamped' the ink remaining on the mask onto the tag.  That's a great way to stretch your mists!

These tags took Vicki only minutes to complete.  They will be put to great use with the gift giving she has planned for December!

Please remember to check out Vicki on her blog.  Thanks so much Vicki and have a great day!

Guest Designer Vicki Boutin

This week we are back with November Jillibean Soup Guest Designer Vicki Boutin.  Vicki is sharing with us of this minibook that she created last week.  Here's the minibook!

She used one of Jillibean Soup's corrugated albums and jazzed it up with some paint and glitter.

She placed a mask over the album and dabbed on a thick layer of paint.

Immediately, remove the mask and sprinkle the wet paint with glitter.  Let it dry.  Also, note that she dry brushed all the edges (cover and pages) with the green paint.  To finish the cover, she added yellow dots with a paint dabber.

Cut 12 x 12 paper into three 12 x 4 strips.  Fold the strips in half to make flip out pages. 

 

When Vicki creates mini books, she likes to prep out all pieces to make assembly quick.  She diecut mats, punched circles, and cut the flip out mats.  Jillibean is the perfect company to make mini books.  They have alot of products that have multiple pieces of the same shapes, sticker sizes, etc.  These lend themselves well to a project with lots of pages.

 

For the inside pages, Vicki masked and misted them.  To add the black circles, she used plastic cups and ink to create the "stamped" images.  The arrows and numbers are Jillibean Soup.

The star was covered in red chalk ink.  The arrow was inked in yellow and then Vicki added a glimmer glaze.

Vicki loves the Jillibean kraft tags.  They made a great little add on to the album.  She simply layered stamps, added the numbers and an arrow. 

 

Here is a closeup of a completed page.  She just repeated the design throughout the book.  Hope that a look at all the little details help you if you decide to recreate this mini book.  Vicki will be back next week with a few gift tags using the same techniques in a different week.

Please remember to check out Vicki on her blog.  Thanks so much and have a great day!

Guest Designer Vicki Boutin

Happy and great Monday morning!  Today, we are super excited to have Vicki Boutin has our guest designer joining us for November. 

Vicki has loved making pretty things since she was a little girl.  With a background in fine arts and graphic design she was always searching for a creative outlet that was a good fit.  She finally found it in the world of paper crafting after the birth of her first child 10 years ago.  She hasn’t looked back since!

In 2006 Vicki became a Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame winner and went on to be part of Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc’s Creative Team.  Her work is currently published in a quarterly article for Scrapbooks and Cards, Today magazine.  Vicki is also a Ranger Certified instructor.

Vicki is always on a mission to learn something new and then find a way to share it!  That is where teaching comes in.  She has taught workshops in the United States, Canada and Europe and loves to approach art in a fun, fresh and accessible way.  Her motto is “Try anything once.  You won’t know if it’s your style unless you try it!”  Her workshops offer an opportunity to meet new friends, try new things and most of all have FUN!!!  

Vicki’s first book Creative Foundations hit stores in January 2012 and is jam packed with techniques and ideas to jump start readers creativity.  Look for it at your local book store or online at your favorite book vendor.

You can follow Vicki on her blog.

Vicki is a huge fan of Jillibean Soup!  She remembered when Jill debuted at CHA in that awesome corrugated metal booth...she was hooked.  So she is beyond happy to be a guest designer for November.  She has a big thing for minibooks and decided that's what she wanted to whip up with the box of goodies that arrived from Jillibean.

With December around the corner she thought she would get ahead of the game for once and create a book to showcase a few of the traditions her family has leading up to Christmas.

 

Today she has a bunch of photos showing the album and the interior photos.  She will be back later this month to show us how she added a few techniques. 

In order to get the more photos in the book, she added fold out pages.




She is so excited to have a book that she can add photos of her family to get ready for December 25th!  She thanks Jillibean for making products that are down right perfect for projects just like this one!  She'll be back with more details and  tidbits on how she added the glitter and altered the cardboard pieces. 

Thanks so much and have a great day!