Jillibean Soup Bean Talk

Easter Themed Scrapbooking Layout

Are you preparing to document your Easter activities? Today Nicole Nowosad shares this beautiful Easter themed scrapbooking layout. You will notice that she created a beautiful wreath that features stamped flowers and leaf stems. What a gorgeous way to focus on the Easter photos she shared. This Easter as you plan your scrapbooking layouts some topics you might think about capturing: coloring eggs, hiding the eggs, your religious practices and observances, the kids' reaction to their Easter baskets, your favorite memories of Easters past. Try to capture both objects like the candy and eggs Nicole shared here, as well as, people in your photos. This will help to tell a more full picture of your memories.

Here's a closer look at Nicole's layout and stamping. We also love how she used different font types to create her darling title. It's a great way to use up your stickers.

Take a moment to pin this layout for inspiration later. Then shop your stamps to see if you can recreate this sweet looking layout.

Supplies:

• White cardstock
• JB1409 Kiss My Grits Patterned Paper
• JB1068 Healthy Hello Large Stamp Set
• JB1426 Teal Grid Alphabeans Letter Stickers
• Stamping Ink
• Digital Die Cut Machine (to cut large circle)
• Enamel Dots and Clear Dots

Creative Grid Summer Layout Design for Scrapbooking

One of my creative go to scrapbook designs is the grid. The grid is such an easy formula to follow. Layouts can be broken in to as few and as many grids as you want. Grids keep your pages fresh, they allow for flow, and each grid is a window to house photos, embellishments, and/or words that tell your story.

When I planned out my page, I started with a basic 9 grid circle design. Rather than keeping my title bound to a grid I decided to have it spread out over the width of my grid design. Knowing I would have a decent amount of journaling I planned my journaling to span the area of the bottom left grids of my layout. Starting from the upper left corner moving left to right I used my grid to tell a story, adding numbers that correspond to my journaling. I then filled in the other grids with patterned paper and embellishments.

Photo Stories Scrapbook Layout by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Rainbow Roux/Drop of Fantasy, Smidgen of Happiness, Pinch of Color, Tad of Imagination, Bite Size Bits
Washi Sheets: Rainbow Roux
Pea Pod Parts: Rainbow Roux
Cardstock Stickers: Rainbow Roux
Foam Stickers: Rainbow Roux
Epoxy Stickers: Rainbow Roux
Alphabeans: Orange Grid (any color would work)

Other: White Cardstock, Vicki Boutin Art Crayons, Hero Arts Circle Dies, Black Sharpie and Tim Holtz tiny attacher.

Designer tip: if your alphas don’t fit the color of your design try coloring them with a sharpie.

Want more grid layout inspiration look no further than the Jillibean Soup Blog. Check out some of my favorite layouts and projects from the last couple of years; You + Me, Home Sweet Home, Some people are worth melting for, Their Story, Say Yes to the Dress, Beautiful Creation and Explore Dream Discover.

Tuesday Tutorial Video: Rainbow Inspired Layout

Who doesn’t love rainbows!  Rainbows provide a great color palette of inspiration for your next scrapbook project. Jillibean Soup has a great variety of patterned papers that can be easily combined in rainbow array!

Designer Nicole Nowosad shares she created this scrapbook layout using strips of paper from Jillibean Soup 6x8 paper pads in a rainbow of color! She added in a rainbow of various Jillibean Soup embellishments such as stickers, washi tape strips and puffy stickers too!

She added in a neutral title using Jillibean Soup foam stickers and some fussy cut flowers in a rainbow of colors to add some movement to the strips of paper along the left edge of the page.

Hello Sunshine Scrapbook Layout by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Paper Pad:  All About Dots, All About Plaid
Patterned Paper:  Bowl of Dreams/Pie in the Sky; Bohemian Brew/Bite Sized Bits; Rainbow Roux/Dash of Daydream; Spoonful of Soul/Gentle Soul
Foam Stickers:  Rainbow Roux
Washi Tape Strips:  Rainbow Roux, Farmhouse Stew
Coordinating Stickers:  Shades of Color, Rainbow Roux, 2 Cool for School
Puffy Stickers: Bohemian Brew, Farmhouse Stew, Shades of Color

Other: cardstock, sewing machine.

Looking for additional scrapbooking layout inspiration? Be sure to follow us on Pinterest HERE for lots of scrapbooking layout inspiration! We have lots of amazing scrapbooking page ideas to inspire you.

Motivational Quote on a Layout

Hey Friends! Erica here with you today to share a fun scrapbook layout with you today using a motivational quote. The Silhouette Design Store has a great selection of quotes from Jillibean Soup that are perfect for any project!

I found the All You Need is Love cut file in the Silhouette Design Store and thought it was perfect for a photo of Eli James and his best friend Lola. Lola is a Red Nose Pitbull and she has so much love to give to everyone. We are big Pitbull lovers and we love the breed. We try to advocate for the breed and let people know just how wonderful these dogs are. This quote was perfect to highlight on my layout!

I used the Rainbow Roux collection and the 6x8 paper pads! I wanted this layout to be fun and full of color! To add some texture to my page I added stitching to the rainbow pieces! I distressed the edges a little with my scissors for even more texture. For something a little different I decided to cut my photo out in the shape of the heart to go along with the title! I also added my journaling to the clouds around my photo!

I added in some fun Rainbow Roux pea pod parts around the page to create a scene on the page. The cute sun and super cute hot air balloons were perfect to help it look like a sky!

I hope you will check out all the great Jillibean Soup cut files in the Silhouette Design Store! So many great quotes that you can use for your titles! You can check them all out HERE! Remember to tag us if you use one of the cut files on your project. Here is a look at my completed layout.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Roux/Tad of Imagination
Paper Pad:  All About Dots, All About Plaid
Pea Pod Parts:  Rainbow Roux
Cut FIle:  All You Need is Love 314163

Other:  We R Memory Keepers Typewriter, Sewing Machine.

Thank you so much for spending time with me today. I hope you leave inspired today with some inspiration for your next project.

Film Strip Scrapbooking Layout

Hi Jillibean Soup friends, it’s Designer Jaclyn Rench joining you on the blog today.  If you’re into grid style designs, I have a fun suggestion for your next scrapbook project – include a film strip!  Adding a filmstrip style design, allows you to squeeze a lot of different elements onto a scrapbook layout, while still making it feel streamlined and fresh.  You can incorporate this idea in so many different ways – first, by simply printing your pictures in a horizontal or vertical strip or even using the idea for inspiration to scrapbook prints from an actual photo booth.  I’ve stretched this idea even further, as I’m sharing today, by using a filmstrip style cut file to completely customize the size and placement of my photos.  Let’s take a look…

I chose a film strip cut file with a three-hole opening from my silhouette library.  I cut two versions of the die cut, making one slightly smaller and allowing for 2.75” and 3.25” square photos, respectively.  I filled three of the spots with pictures and divided up the remainder of the three openings for my title, journaling and a bit of patterned paper with extra embellishment.  The result is a dynamic page which carries the reader’s eye through all parts of the design. 

You Had Me at Aloha Scrapbooking Layout by Jaclyn Rench

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup:
Patterned Paper: Rainbow Roux/Dash of Daydream, Drop of Fantasy; Spoonful of Soul/Bite Size Bits; Souper Celebration/Cup of Ceremony; Bowl of Dreams/Aim High; Chit Chat Chowder/Churned Chit Chat
Pea Pod Parts: Rainbow Roux
Coordinating Label Stickers: Rainbow Roux, Bohemian Brew
Epoxy Stickers: Rainbow Roux, You Make Miso Happy
Alphabeans: Yellow Chevron
Clear Stamps: Spoonful of Soul
Silhouette Cut File: (Design ID #272189) Hibiscus

Other: white cardstock, foam adhesive, black stamping ink, mini staples, leaf die.

With designated openings for photos, title and journaling this style of design allows for a lot of room to play and embellish.  It’s definitely an idea I will try to incorporate on another layout in the near future. 

Let us know in the comments below, how you’ve been inspired to incorporate a filmstrip on your next scrapbook page!

Create Foam Sticker Scrapbooking Title

Have you had a chance to try the Jillibean Soup Foam Stickers yet? They are a great addition to your scrapbooking stash and make great scrapbook layout titles! Designer Nicole Nowosad shares how creative you can get using up Jillibean Soup Foam Stickers. She cut a large word bubble on her digital cutting machine and filled it in with different Jillibean Soup Foam Stickers.

After she filled in the word bubble with the larger words, she added in additional shaped foam stickers to fill in the gaps, finishing off with some Jillibean Soup epoxy hearts and dots in colors that compliment the rest of her scrapbook layout.

Cute You Love Smile Scrapbook Layout by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Roux/Pinch of Color, Tad of Imagination; You Make Miso Happy/Tofu, Wakama; Bohemian Brew/Happiness; 2 Cool for School/Bite Sized Bits
Foam Stickers:  Spoonful of Soul, Rainbow Roux
Washi Tape Strips:  Rainbow Roux
Coordinating Stickers:  2 Cool for School
Epoxy Dots:  Spoonful of Soul, Rainbow Roux

Other: cardstock, sewing machine, digital cutting machine. 

Looking for addtional scrapbooking layout inspiration? Be sure to follow us on Pinterest HERE for lots of scrapbooking layout inspiration!  We have lots of amazing scrapbooking page ideas to inspire you.

Diagonal Design for a Scrapbook Layout

Hello there Jillibean Soup friends!  Ever feel like you are in a linear rut on your scrapbook layouts? Designer Nicole Nowosad shares some inspiration today with a diagonal twist!

She used Jillibean Soup’s Bowl of Dreams scrapbooking collection in a soft yellow color to create the large diagonal triangle on her project. See how she fussy cut several flowers from more Jillibean Soup patterned papers?

She used them to cascade across the diagonal line so soften the harsh line created by the triangle. You could create the same effect in a grid like pattern with smaller triangles too!

Be You Scrapbook Layout by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Bowl of Dreams/Bite Sized Bits, Pie in the Sky; Spoonful of Soul/Gentle Soul; Rainbow Roux/Dash of Dream
Foam Stickers:  Spoonful of Soul
Epoxy Dots:  Spoonful of Soul

Other: cardstock, black mist, sewing machine.

Looking for additional scrapbooking layout inspiration? Be sure to follow us on Pinterest HERE for lots of scrapbooking layout inspiration!  We have lots of amazing scrapbooking page ideas to inspire you.

White Silhouette Shapes for a Scrapbooking Layout Background

Hey friends! Erica here with you today to share how you can use white silhouette shapes to add texture and dimension to your layout. Jillibean Soup has a ton of silhouette shapes in the Silhouette Design Store. I think the different Mandala shapes work great for this type of layout.

Once I found my shape in the Silhouette Design Store I cut it out on some thick textured white cardstock. I also used the same type of cardstock for my background. I rolled up the petals on the cutfile so that when I placed it on my cardstock base the ends would curl up giving them dimension. Before adhering down to the cardstock base I added a few silver and pink splatters to the background. Once this was dry I applied wet adhesive to the center of the cut file and placed it in the center of the cardstock base. 

The photo is of our sweet Liam and his baby sloth. I have so many photos of these two and I love every single one! He loves his baby sloth so much and the poor sloth is really starting to fall apart. I may need to find a second one as a backup! I printed the photo out in black and white and added a few layers of pattern paper from the You Make Miso Happy collection. I used different pieces of ephemera to embellish around the photo. I cut one of the big floral die cuts in half so that I could use one on each side of the photo. For my title I used one of the foam stickers in black. I think this really pops off the page with all the white.

I wanted one more pop of black on my layout so I found a heart epoxy that says love from Scrappin Happy Studio and tucked it in behind one of the florals. To finish off the layout I typed up my journaling using my We R Memory Keepers typewriter and cut them into strips. Here is a look at my completed layout.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  You Make Miso Happy
Pea Pod Parts:  You Make Miso Happy
Foam Stickers:  Garden Harvest
Mandala Cut File 269644

Other:  Silver Mist, Pink Mist, WRMK Typewriter, Scrappin Happy Studio Epoxy Flair.

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope you are inspired to create a layout using a white silhouette shape on one of your next projects!

Tuesday Tutorial Video - Using a Monogram on a Scrapbook Layout

Hey friends Erica here with you today for another Tuesday Tutorial post! Make sure to stick around to the very end to check out my process video! Have you ever used a monogram on a project? How about using a monogram on a scrapbook page? Well today I want to share how I created a layout using a monogram to highlight our sweet Alyssa Danielle!

I used the Skinny Alpha Letter set from the Silhouette Design store that you can find HERE! I love this alpha set and it can be used it so many ways! Stay tuned for more using this cut file but for today we are just using the letter A.

I have 4 photos of our sweet & sassy Alyssa Danielle when she was younger and would still let me do her hair. I printed my photos in black and white and created two photo strips. I used the You Make Miso Happy collection to back the A cut file and also to embellish my layout.

For some added texture I used my sewing machine to add some stitching around the letter A. The floral pea pod parts in the You Make Miso Happy collection are my favorite part of this collection and I love tucking them around my photos to embellish layouts.

Here is a look at my completed layout! I hope you will also check out the process video for my layout. If you are not yet subscribed to the Jillibean Soup YouTube channel make sure you head on over and subscribe. There is so much inspiration from the team you will not want to miss a video!

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  You Make Miso Happy/Miso Paste
Pea Pod Parts:  You Make Miso Happy
Skinny Alpha Letter Set Cut File 191350
Foam Stickers:  Spoonful of Soul

Other:  We R Memory Keepers Typewriter, Sewing Machine.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my layout today! Have a wonderful day.

Black and White Photos on a Layout

Hey friends! Erica here with you today to share a new layout for Jillibean Soup! Now I have a question for you before we get started. Do you like using photos in color or printed in black and white? I am a black and white photo type of girl and more than half my layouts have photos in black and white! I do not know what it is but I just love a black and white photo!

I am starting out with one of the awesome cut files from Jillibean Soup that you can pick up in the Silhouette Design Store. I knew I really wanted this layout to stand out on my page so I cut it out pretty large. Did you know you can adjust the size of your cut files in your silhouette software. It is one of the things I love about using the cut files. I pulled out a bunch of pretty pattern papers from Jillibean soup and backed the cut file. I did mix up the collections a little bit but just look how lovely they all mix together.

The Enjoy the Little Things cut file is perfect for documenting so many different moments! I wanted to document our sweet Lola Bean and her love for car rides! Going on a car ride just makes her whole day! The smile on her face is priceless and yes I said my dog smiles! She loves to stick her nose out and take in all the smells and it just makes me happy to see her happy!

I added 4 small black and white photos of Lola under the word ENJOY. I think it is the perfect spot for the photos! I tucked in a couple tabs on the right side and on the left side I added a die cut heart and a word strip. I also fussy cut out some flowers from the You Make Miso Happy collection. For some texture and a pop of fun I tore a piece out of the top and bottom of my white cardstock and placed some pattern paper behind the layout. I love how that black pattern paper pops behind the white cardstock. I thought the page needed another punch of black and I think adding it to the top and bottom was that finishing touch! Here is a look at my completed layout.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Silhouette Cut File:Enjoy the Little Things Cut File 301931
Patterned Paper:  You Make Miso Happy, Rainbow Roux, 6x8 Dots, 6x8 Plaids, Garden Harvest
Epoxy Shapes:  You Make Miso Happy
Pea Pod Parts:  You Make Miso Happy

Other: Silhouette Cameo, WRMK Typewriter, Therm O Web Adhesive, White textured cardstock.

I hope you enjoyed my layout today! Don’t forget to stop by the Silhouette Design Store and check out all the Jillibean Soup cut files! If you use them on your next project make sure to tag us so we can check it out! Have a great day!