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Jillibean Soup Gift Card Bouquet Tutorial with Summer Fullerton

Welcome Jillibean Soup friends!  Today, I have a fabulous fun tutorial showing how to make a gift card bouquet.  As the resident crafty mom of my daughter's cheerleading squad, I volunteered to create this adorable project as our coach's gift this year.  Each family purchased a gift card of their choice to fill up the bouquet.  When finished, I couldn't help but think this would make a fabulous end of the year teacher gift.

Let's get started.  First, I purchased a few things from my local Micheals.  These items included:  a metal canister, burlap ribbon, one green Styrofoam block, wood filler and natural wire floral stems.  All of these items were found in the floral department.  Other supplies you will need for this project include:  your favorite Jillibean Soup patterned papers, cardstock, twine, and a hot glue gun.

The cut files for this project include a flower, 2 faux buttons, and a gift card holder.

Each blossom needs 2 flowers and 1 button center in each size.  In my final project, I didn't attach the gift card holders to every blossom.  I wanted my bouquet to look full and knew I would have a limited number of gift cards.  Cut the number of gift card envelopes based upon your needs.  I recommend using kraft paper.  It blends in nicely with the background of the bouquet, without taking away from the flowers.  To start, cut 2 flowers from your favorite Jillibean Soup patterned paper.  Then, using a pencil, gently curl the petals of the flowers.

Next, adhere together the 2 flowers, staggering the petals.

Next, grab your faux buttons and some twine.  Feed the twine through the holes and tie a bow.

Adhere the layered button center to the flower using a hot glue gun.

The natural wire stems that act as the stems for my project are 2 feet long.  I enlisted my husband to cut the wire stems in half.  Then, I hot glued the stems to the back of my blossom.

Fold the gift card holders along the fold lines and use your favorite adhesive to secure the envelope.

Then, hot glue the envelope to the back of the blossom.

Repeat until you have the desired number of flowers you want for the bouquet.  To add some variety to this project, try varying the patterns and sizes of your flowers.  Other ideas include using a clay pot as your base, using pencils as stems, or adding a few butterflies or a little something unexpected.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper:  Soup Staples II/Yellow Salt, Turquoise Salt; Chilled Cucumber Soup/Peeled Cucumber, Minced Fresh Dill, Smashed Garlic; Irish Farm House Soup/Parsnip; Grandma's Lima Bean Soup/Vegetable Bouillon
Custom Silhouette Cutting Files

Other:  metal canister, green styrofoam, natural flower wire stem, wood filler, burlap ribbon, hot glue gun, twine, Silhouette Cutting System.

Thanks for joining me today for my latest Jillibean Soup tutorial!

Tutorial Tuesday with Summer Fullerton

Today it seems so many people are turning to their Silhouette to create fun and unique patterns and embellishments for their layouts.  Let's face it, not every designer owns a Silhouette and not every Silhouette owner can cut the larger 12 x 12 designs.  I personally own the smaller Silhouette and cannot cut the larger 12 x 12 fancy background shapes.  I thought it would be great to create a cool patterned background with my scraps of patterned paper using using a few simple cuts with my exacto knife.

To create this fun background, cut a variety of your favorite Jillibean Soup scraps into a 1.5 x 3.5 inch strips.  I would start at least 15 rectangles.  You may add and subtract pieces once your pattern is all laid out.  I used all patterned papers, but feel free to use cardstock if desired.

I then laid out my strips into a vertical staggered pattern to get a visual idea of how I might want my final background to look.  This didn't end up looking anything like my final background.  I kept swapping out papers because I can never make up my mind.

Then, I cut my rectangles into parallelograms.  To shift the directions, alternate the sides you trim from your rectangles.  Please refer to the photos.

Then re-lay your parallelograms out on your background paper.  I used Jillibean Soup kraft paper for my background.  I kept swapping out and adding new patterned papers until I got my desired look.  I staggered my pattern and decided on color blocked strips of patterned papers.

This didn't end up as my final background.  I decided to pull out pieces of my cardstock and pop out some of the parallelograms color blocks.  Once I finalized my pattern, I thought it would be fun to add a few extra die cuts, stickers, and enamel dots to jazz them up.

The end result is a cool alternating chevron like pattern that is super trendy right now.  I like the idea of mixing all kinds of patterned papers that it almost feels quilt like. 

Tales From The Garden Layout by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber/Sherry Vinegar, Smashed Garlic; Fresh Vegetable Soup/Bite Size Bits, Baby Carrots, Chicken Base, Stalks of Celery, Mushrooms, Crushed Ginger; Irish Farm House Soup/Stewed Beef, Beef Stock, Parsnip, Sea Salt; Soup Staples II/Yellow Salt, Orange Salt, Red Salt, Pink Salt, Green Salt, Turquoise Salt; Country Pumpkin Chower/Cream Style Corn, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pea Pod Parts:  Fresh Vegetable Soup, Irish Farm House Soup
Coordinating Shape Sticker:  Fresh Vegetable Soup
Coordinating Label Sticker:  Fresh Vegetable Soup, Chilled Cucumber Soup
Alphabeans:  Tomato Red
Soup Label:  So Thankful
Banner Bites:  No. 1, Hello
Hexies:  Memorable

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, My Minds Eye enamel dots, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Stampin' Up scallop border punch, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

This pattern can easily be done horizontal or vertical.  The base rectangle size can easily be changed depending on your desired look.  Other design ideas include:  altering the length of your rectangles to change up the pattern, add your journaling and/or title to one of the parallelogram blocks or use the design idea to create an entire full background.  The ideas are endless.

Thank you for joining me today for this super fun background tutorial.

#TrendingTuesday with Nicole Nowosad

Feathers seem to be everywhere these days –in clothes, fabrics, papercrafting, hair and more! 

Design Team member Nicole Nowosad is going to show us how to make some quick, cool, trendy feathers using Jillibean Soup papers.  And guess how she's going to show us?  With a VIDEO!  Our FIRST EVER on the Bean Talk blog!!  Yep, that's right...  THANK YOU Nicole for taking a stab at this!  We hope this is the first of many! 

Check it out...

 

Here's Nicole's take on the project...

I thought I would give this trend a try, by creating a quick how to video on how to make 2 different types of feathers, using Jillibean Soup products like I used for the page below...

Today Happy Layout by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Peeled Cucumber, Minced Fresh Dill, Parsnip, Croutons, Sherry Vinegar; Soup Staples II/Turquoise Salt, Black Salt
Coordinating Label Stickers:  Irish Farm House Soup
Wise Words:  Happy/Yellow
Clear Stamps:  Chilled Cucumber Soup, Irish Farm House Soup/Small Set 2
Placemats:  Kraft Hexagons

Hope you enjoy the video – if you give this a try, share your projects with us on Facebook or link up to this blog post!

Thanks and have a great day!

Life Album with Melanie Blackburn!

Hello everyone!  Melanie here today, welcome to my very first Life Album post!!!  I'm very excited to share with you how Jillibean Soup can be used for Project Life spreads.  If you don't know what Project Life is, check out Becky Higgins website on how to make more simplified version of scrapbooking.   I started Life Album in January and I love it!!  I have been able to capture our life in a whole new way, which I think my family will love reading for years to come.  I've been experimenting with various ways to create my spreads and I've finally chosen the regular double 12 x 12 spread.  However, I do give myself permission to change it up if I have less time to create.

One of my favorite Jillibean Soup item to use on my Life Album spreads is Bite Size Bits.  The card designs are the perfect size for the 3x4 slots.  I also love the mix of the greeting, journaling and embellishment patterns these cards offer.  I was so very happy to see the "sunshine" quote on a card, since we sing that song all of the time.  It's only normal that that this card would have a spot right along side a picture of my daughters.

To coordinate with the Bite Size cards, I've also used the patterned papers from the same collection.  These were mostly used for the 4x6 slots, which were embellished with the pea pod parts and the coordinating stickers. 

I hope you have enjoyed reading about how I incorporate Jillibean Soup products in my Project Life album.  I will return later this month with a new spread and design ideas.  Of course, if you would like me to feature a certain product on my PL spreads, feel free to let us know in the comment section.

In the meantime, happy memory keeping!

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Bite Size Bits, Sherry Vinegar, Minced Fresh Dill, Smashed Garlic
Coordinating Label Sticker:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Pea Pods:  Chilled Cucumber Soup
Clear Stamps:  Chilled Cucumber Soup/Set 1 and Set 2
Alphabeans:  Blueberry Teal, Apple Green, Grilled Gray
Wise Word Stickers:  Smile/White

Other:  Jenni Bowlin ink, Cameo Cut from the Silhouette online store, Tiny Attacher, Studio Calico "lucky" card.

-Melanie

 

Tutorial Tuesday with Melinda Spinks

I'm such a hoarder of packaging as I can't seem to bring myself to throw anything away as I'm always afraid that I will need something the moment it's gone.

Hi, it's Melinda with you today and I'm going to show you how I upcycled the Jillibean Epoxy Button packaging into a fun sunflower card filled with chocolates.

STEP ONE: Score and fold a sheet of white cardstock in half. Using a hand-held circle cutter make a 12cm wide circle with a slight overhang to allow for the folded edge.

STEP TWO:  Using a craft knife and ruler gentle press the knife through the front of the card to create a perforated cross. (This allows access to the chocolates)

STEP THREE: On the reverse side of your patterned paper draw around the scalloped edge of the package to create your flower shape.

STEP FOUR: Cut out the flower shape from your patterned paper and using a hand-held circle cutter remove a 10cm wide circle from the centre. I have added a light dusting of chalk to the edges for added dimension.

STEP FIVE: Adhere the flower ring on top of the card with the perforated cross facing up.

STEP SIX: Using a tape runner add a line of adhesive around the inner edge of the flower and set aside.

STEP SEVEN: Run your craft knife gently underneath the plastic packaging to remove it from the cardboard backing sheet. Then fill the container with chocolates. Carefully place card (facing down) over the container and press gently to adhere together. Turn over and run your finger around the edge of the plastic container to make sure it is secure so you don't lose any chocolates.

STEP EIGHT: Cut a 12cm wide circle from patterned paper and an inner circle of 9cm in wide and snip a fringed edge around the outer edge.Adhere over the plastic container to hide the raw edge and gentle tease the fringed edge to give it a bit of dimension.

I finished off my card with a message to our retiring school Principal and attached it to a parcel of freshly baked biscuits.

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper - Fresh Vegetable Soup/Chicken Base; Soup Staples II/Brown Salt.
Epoxy Button Packaging

Other: White Card Stock, Hand-held Circle Cutter, Pan Pastel Chalks - Mustard Yellow.

I hope today's tutorial has given you some inspiration on how to transform your left over packaging. It's a great way to save money and also to do our bit for helping the planet.

- Melinda

3-D Christmas Tree Tutorial

Just in case you don't have your Christmas cards ready - how about one last fantabulous idea!  Thank you to Stephanie for this great tutorial on her 3-D tree from our Corrugated sheets!

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Corrugated Sheets - White, Brown

Patterned Paper - Apple Cheddar Soup/Fresh Apple Slices; Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Lobster Tail

Soup Labels - Christmas Eve Chowder

Bean Stalks - Pink/Purple

Other:

Ranger Glossy Accents, Hero Arts Gemstones, Studio Calico Shine Spray

Instructions:

Creating projects with dimension and texture is easy with Jillibean Soup's Corrugated Sheets. There are so many different things you can do with this fun product. The card above shows how you can die cut things from it to create 3 dimensional shapes.

1. Choose an image to die cut and run the die and a piece of the corrugated sheet through your die cut machine. For this card I am die cutting a Christmas tree from a Quickutz die. To recreate the tree on the card example, you will need 3 die cut trees. If you don't have a die cut machine or a die with the shape you want to cut, it is super easy to cut out the shape by hand. Just create a template, trace it on the backside of the corrugated sheet and cut it out with scissors.

2. Once you have your three trees cut out you will need to fold them all in half lengthwise with the white corrugated side on the inside. To make the folding a little easier and ensure the fold is right down the middle, I scored my trees down the centre with my scoring board. If using a scoring board, put the tree upside down (white corrugated side facing down) to make it easier to run the scoring tool down the tree.

3. When all three trees are folded in half, you will need to adhere them all together to create your dimensional tree. I recommend using a strong adhesive as the corrugated sheets are thick and you will be bending the tree pieces a lot to assemble the tree and adhere it on your card. I used Glossy Accents by Ranger and my tree held together great!

4. To adhere the tree pieces together you will need to apply the glue to both brown sides of one tree. Once you have the glue on, you will adhere another tree on each side of the one with the glue on it. You will want to hold the pieces together until the glue has a chance to set a bit so the tree doesn't fall apart. When all the pieces are adhered, you should be able to open the trees so that there is a brown side from the two outside trees on the bottom that can be adhered flat to the card.

5. Once the tree is all adhered and the glue is dry, you can add colour to the tree with paint, inks, markers or whatever other method you choose. For my tree I used green paint for my tree. I didn't have the right shades of brown and yellow for the trunk and star on the tree, so I used inks for those pieces. Let the tree dry fully before adhering to the card.

6. Once all the parts of the tree are dry, it is time to adhere it to the card. To create the rest of the card I adhered a piece of brown corrugated sheet onto the card front and then added two panels of patterned paper. I also added a Soup Label and Pink Twine. I then adhered the tree to the card by putting Glossy Accents onto the bottom pieces of the tree and laying it flat onto the card. You'll want to hold it there for a few minutes until the glue starts to set. Once the glue is dry and the tree is adhered well to the card, you can add the star on top and gemstones to the tree for added interest. I also added a little shimmer spray to give the tree a little added sparkle.

When the tree is all decorated your card is complete!

I hope this card inspires you to get out your Jillibean Soup corrugated sheets and try something new with them. Cut out shapes and layer and fold them to create fun 3 dimensional shapes for all kinds of cards and projects.

Have a great day!

Scor-Pal Cross-Promotion-Project and Tutorial on Tuesday!

Good morning!  Did you enjoy yesterday's projects and the tutorial featuring Jillibean Soup and Scor-Pal?  Hope so, because we've got another great round to share!

 
Miniature Christmas Tree by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Christmas Eve Chowder/Salt & Pepper
Corrugated Shapes:  Stars
Bean Stalks:  Orange/Yellow Baker's Twine

Other:  Scor-pal, hot glue.

*Designer Instructions:  Use your Scor-Pal to make accordion lamp shades to cover Dixie Cups.  I recommend using a hot glue gun for this project.  It makes putting together these little lamp shades together in a snap.  Once you cover the Dixie Cups, use a stick pin to pierce a small hole in the top.  Then, gently push the light through and viola, you have an adorable decorative light set!

Decorative Lights and Tutorial by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Christmas Eve Chowder/Dried Green Onion, Christmas Eve Chowder/Salt & Pepper, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Shrimp, Christmas Eve Chowder/Bite Size Bits

Other:  Scor-Pal, Bazzill cardstock, circle punch, scallop border punch, Dixie Cups, hot glue gun, LED lights.

Have a great day!

Scor-Pal Cross-Promotion-Projects and a Tutorial on Monday!

Good Monday morning!  We have another exciting week at Jillibean Soup!  We've teamed up with Scor-Pal.  Scor-Pal is an awesome tool that creates accurate and precise scores giving you professional looking folds.  Its perfect for so many projects and this week we're going to show you some!  And, be sure to check out the Scor-Pal blog too!

Merry Banner by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup:
Mini Paper Pad:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Corrugated Alphas:  Rockin' Red
Bean Stalks:  Red Baker's Twine, Turquoise Baker's Twine

Other:  Scor-Pal, ivory hemp from craft supply, American Crafts mest trim, Cricut cartridge for stars.

Take one piece of paper measuring 7 x 7 inches.

*Adjusting the size of the paper, and the size of the scoring, will adjust how small/large or tall/wide the box you make.  

Gift Boxes and Tutorial by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper:  Large Box-Christmas Eve Chowder/Boiling Water, Christmas Eve Chowder/Salt & Pepper; Medium Box-Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Haddock, Christmas Eve Chowder/Boiling Water, Christmas Eve Chowder/Frozen Shrimp; Small Box-Old World Cabbage Stew/Brown Rice, Christmas Eve Chowder/Dried Green Onion; Tiny Box-Egg Drop Soup/Green Onions
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Pea Pod Parts:  Christmas Eve Chowder
Bean Stalks:  Red Baker's Twine, Pink Baker's Twine, Brown Baker's Twine, Mini Flowers Ribbon

Other:  Scor Pal, Stampin' Up edge punch, Fiskars edge punch, Petaloo Flora Doodles-Candies Poinsettas Green, Petaloo floral embellishments-Mini Rose Blue Topaz. 

I'll be 'spotting' special Scor-Pal/Jillibean Soup projects this week.  So, if you got them, forward them to me jen@jillibean-soup.com.  Have a great day!

What's up Tuesday?

Jill here on this Tuesday before Thanksgiving!  I loved reading everyone's "thankful" comments on last Friday's giveaway.  I too have so very much to be thankful for - I'm reminded every time I see my 3 girls.  My middle daughter had a Thanksgiving play yesterday and she was the cutest little Indian girl.  I didn't cry but had "wet" eyes from pride.  We are truly blessed. Thank you for sharing your blessings too.

With that said, how about I pick a winner for the stamp sets?

Random Generator picked #86 and #133...

#86 Congrats to Jeannie L!!!  You win the Hearty Barley Set!

I'm thankful for my husband and my family! Thankful for the each & every day I get to live my life doing things I enjoy.

Posted by: Jeannie L | November 18, 2011 at 07:13 PM

#133 Congrats to KatKat!!!  You win the Sentiment Set!

I'm thankful for my family, friends, good life and health!! =)

Posted by: Katkat | November 20, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Congrats ladies!  When you get a minute, can you send your mailing info to jill@jillibean-soup.com so we can get your stamp set out to you!  Thank you again to everyone that left a comment.

Also, I mentioned I would share a short tutorial on the sour cream containers.  Here you go...

Step 1: Grab your papers, tacky tape (or some other sticky tape), twine, crimper and embellies.

Step 2: Cut your paper to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Step 3: Put tacky tape (or some other sticky tape) on 3 sides - 1 short and 2 long.  Make sure to put the tape on the backside - or the patterned side that will be in the inside of your container.  Peel off the tape cover.

Step 4: Roll 2 short sides together, overlap to form roll (like toilet paper roll).

Step 5: Pinch one of the ends together (I usually have the seam in the middle).

Step 6: Add your treats.

Step 7: Once you've filled it with treats, pinch it closed by pinching the second end in the opposite direction of the first seam.

Step 8: Crimp edges with a crimper.  You can skip this step if you do not have a crimper.  They still look cute ;).

Step 9: Embellish. 

These cuties have become one of my favorite new things to make.  I know they've been around for a while and I did not create anything new!  I love the simplicity of them! 

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Stop back later this week for our Black Friday specials!

 

Free For All Friday! -- Paper Bow Tutorial by Becky Williams

Good Friday!!!

As you are getting ready to wrap up your gifts, how about topping them off with a few paper bows? Becky Williams created a great little gift bow with a paper bow that we shared on Monday. Today she shows us how she made the bow.

A pdf file of this tutorial can be found over on the left side of the blog under the 'recipes' section.

Enjoy!

Jillibean Soup Paper Bow Tutorial
by Becky Williams 

I am excited to share a quick and easy tutorial with you on how to make cute paper bows. This is a great way to use up some of your scraps and add a nice personal touch to gifts as well.

1. First of all, gather your supplies:
-favorite Jillibean Soup paper ( I used some Pasta Fagioli, Soup Staples, Summer Squash Soup and Monster Stew. )
-paper trimmer
-stapler and/or liquid glue
-ink if desired
-twine, ribbon, corrugated and/or canvas shapes, buttons, etc. for bow centers

2. Cut strips of paper to make bow. For this sample bow I cut 3 of each size of 3 kinds of paper:
Cut 3 strips each:  ½ inch by 12 inches, 5/8 inch by 12 inches, ¾ inch by 12 inches

*You can also cut strips in the same pattern and can vary the width/length of strips as well as the number of strips you use based on the desired bow fullness.

 
3. Bend strip in half and staple/glue at center. Do not crease the ends. Make sure that you put the side that you want to have seen on the outside. Do this with each strip for your bow.


 

4. Overlap pieces and staple or glue, adding pieces until the bow is as full as you’d like.

5. Add desired embellishment to the center of your bow and add to gift for a beautiful handmade touch.

Thanks so much Becky for a quick and easy tutorial that we can do with our scraps!

Now head over to the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog for a GREAT giveaway! ;)

Have a good one!