Jillibean Soup Bean Talk

Motivational Mix the Media

Hello Jillibean Soup friends! Marcia here today. One of the newer Jillibean Soup cut files caught my eye the other day… it’s the “Live Like Someone Left The Gate Open”. This cut file reminded me of my Dad. He grew up on a dairy farm in Minnesota. As a little boy, one of his tasks was to bring the cows from the pasture across the road, home to the barn for milking. Leaving a gate open meant he had to go look for cows who thought the pastures looked greener elsewhere. I decided to put the quote on a rustic white sign using a brown matte vinyl and gift it to my Dad who will be celebrating 79 years today!

I think this sign will put a smile on my Dad’s face. His mind is not so great anymore. On good days he likes to talk about the dairy farm he grew up on. He lives like someone left the gate open. Even at 79 he is always up for an adventure … or maybe he just likes getting out of the house, lol. He never says no to an offer to go out somewhere. Since he willingly gave up his car keys a few years ago, he is dependent on family and friends to take him places.

Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open  by Marcia Dehn-Nix

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix The Media: 10x10 Rustic White Frame #JB1641
Digital Cut Files: Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open  #302565

Other: Silhouette Cameo, Brown Matte Vinyl, Transfer Tape.

Do you have a quote that will make you smile? There are lots of different Jillibean Soup cut files in the Silhouette store that will do just that. Check them out. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamped Valentine Frame

Happy Valentine's Day! It's Juliana with you to share quick and easy Valentine's Day Home Decor Piece. Today is all about celebrating the one's we love, but we can continue to celebrate them all year long with this sweet frame.

I began with of our Mix The Media Rustic Frame White in the 6x10 size. I then gathered all the red and pink Jillibean Soup patterned papers I could find. I then cut hearts from the using the hearts from the Heart Background and Gnome Matter What Jillibean Soup Silhouette Cut Files. I cut one larger and one smaller heart from alternating pink and red papers.

Once all the cutting was completed, I added some machine stitching down the center of each heart. I adhered the hearts down the center of the frame  using double sided foam adhesive to give them a bit of dimension. I then finished it off by adding the XOXO from Pic Perfect Clear Stamp Set, which I stamped with black ink onto white cardstock and then trimmed to size.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media: Rustic Frame White 6x10
Clear Stamps: Pic Perfect
Patterned Paper: Rainbow Roux/Bite Size Bits; You Make Miso Happy/Green Chard, Miso Paste
Paper Pad: All About Dots, All About Plaid
Silhouette Cut File: (Design ID#286741) I Love You Gnome Matter What, (ID#286319) Heart Background

Other: Black Ink, White Cardstock, Sewing Machine.

Stamped Valentine Bags

Only two days ’til Valentine’s Day! Are you ready? If not, don’t despair, here are some super quick treat sacks you can put together in no time!

I’m using Jillibean Soup’s Wedding Bags, but any treat sack will work, even brown paper lunch bags. With a little stamping and some candy or other treats, you can easily transform these into Valentine gifts.

This first one starts with a Wedding Bag - Kraft sack. Along the right, I stamped a vertical column XOXO’s from the Picture Perfect stamp set. I accented with some die cut hearts and a popped up XOXO “label” done with white embossing on black card stock.

It doesn’t get much easier than this one. I stamped a script “xoxo” from the Spoonful of Soul stamp set in white along the bottom of this Wedding Bags - Chalk sack, then topped with some Rosy Dot Alphabeans. I tied some twine along the top, topped with a die cut heart and a tiny wood veneer arrow.

For this one, I stamped my sentiments across the printed heart on a Wedding Bags - Heart sack in red and black, then topped with some wood veneer hearts.

Here’s another idea for the Wedding Bags - Heart sacks. Here, I white embossed the “Hugs & Kisses” sentiment from A Little Pickup on black card stock, cut it into a tag, added some red polka-dot paper for a pop of red, finished with a twine bow and wood veneer heart and popped it onto the sack with some foam tape for dimension.

This one is one of my favorites. I stamped the pretty heart from Spoonful of Soul in white onto a Wedding Bags - Kraft sack, filled in with tiny black hearts, and finished with a red “xoxo” strip and linen thread.

Last but not least is another Wedding Bags - Chalk idea. This one is all stamping. First I used the large “XOXO” from You Make Miso Happy and stamped in white, then filled in with tiny red hearts.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Clear Stamps: Picture Perfect, Spoonful of Soul, A Little Pickup, You Make Miso Happy
Shaker Filler: Wood Veneers
Alphabeans: Rosy Dot
Wedding Bags: Kraft, Chalk, Heart
Patterned Paper: All About Dots 6x8 paper pad

Other:  Reverse Confetti heart die, baker’s twine, white pigment ink, Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink, white embossing powder.

These came together so quickly and turned out super cute! Do you have a favorite?

Valentine Gift Boxes

Want to wrap something special up for someone sweet? Why not use Jillibean Soup paper to wrap or even create some mini boxes for Valentine’s Day. Nicole Nowosad create a small red patterned paper box using a Silhouette cut file and wrapped her other boxes using patterned paper from a few different collections. Add some twine or tulle and gift it to your loved one!

Valentine Gift Boxes by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Bohemian Brew/Love, Bite Size Bits; Bowl of Dreams/Dream Big
Tags:  Kraft Circle

Other: Twine, Ribbon, Cardstock, Tulle.

Valentine Mini Gift Set

Hello friends! It's Juliana and today I'm here to share a set of Valentine Treat Bags. These cute little bags are perfect for holding your loved ones favorite treats! In our house it's chocolate, especially dark chocolate!

I first began by digging through my Jillibean Soup papers and pulled out all the papers that were red, pink, black and white. I then picked the black and white patterns to be the treat bag paper. Using a treat bag die, I cut out a bag from each of the different patterns and assembled them.

To embellish each bag, I used the red and pink patterned papers. I cut them using hearts from the Heart Background and Gnome Matter What Jillibean Soup Silhouette Cut Files.

Once all the cutting was completed, I added some machine stitching down the center of each heart. I adhered the hearts to the front of the treat bag using double sided foam adhesive to give them a bit of dimension.

For the sentiment on each bag, I added the XOXO by cutting the strip to size from the Rainbow Roux Bite Size Bits. I then added a small red bow and black metal clip from my stash.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Rainbow Roux/Tad of Imagination, Bite Size Bits, Dash of Daydream; You Make Miso Happy/Bonito Flakes, Green Chard, Miso Paste
Paper Pad: All About Dots

Other: Treat Bag Die Sunny Studio Stamps, Sewing Machine, Black Metal Clips, Red Ribbon.

Valentine Sign

Holiday home décor is so easy with Jillibean Soup’s surfaces and Silhouette Cut Files. Our rustic frame surfaces have a smooth solid backing that makes using stencils and paint so simple. First cut your stencil from repositionable vinyl then weed out the design areas of the stencil. Next apply your transfer tape and place your stencil on your surface. Use a credit card to smooth out any bubbles. If you plan on using spray paint, then make sure you tape off any of the frame base that is showing to avoid over spray. I use blue painters’ tape. Let you piece thoroughly dry and then remove the repositionable vinyl.

Kissing Booth Mix the Media Sign by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix the Media:  Rustic Frame White 12x16
Silhouette Cut File: Kissing Booth #312528

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What is your favorite way to use Jillibean Soup Silhouette cut files and Mix the Media Surface? Don’t forget to tag us on Instagram we love to see your work.

Valentine Mix the Media Project

Hello Jillibean Soup friends! Marcia here today. I love to bake sweet treats for my family. It’s even more rewarding when I can express my love for them on a brownie heart shaped cake using one of the new Candy Heart cut files in the Silhouette Store.

I cut the Be Mine candy heart from red cardstock and placed it on top of my cake, using the cardstock as a stencil.

Place some powdered sugar in a sifter and sift the sugar over the top of the cake. Gently remove the stencil. If there are stray pieces of powdered sugar on top of your cake where it shouldn’t be, use a small wet paint brush to dissolve the sugar away.

Be Mine by Marcia Dehn-Nix

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Digital Cut Files: Candy Hearts #286313

Other: Silhouette Cameo, Cardstock, Brownie Mix, Heart Shaped Cake Pan, Powdered Sugar, Sifter, Paint Brush.

Do you have a Valentine that would love this cake? There are lots of different Jillibean Soup cut files in the Silhouette store to express your love. Check them out. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mix the Media Project with Silhouette Shapes

Hello Jillibean Soup friends! Marcia here today. I have a cute Valentine home decor project to share. I found these Jillibean Soup Candy Hearts cut files in the Silhouette store and thought they would make a fabulous sign.

I chose three hearts from the two different cut files and cut them from a pastel yellow, pastel pink, and a pastel purple cardstock. Then I adhered them vertically onto an 8x15 Rustic White Frame using foam tape.

They look so realistic!

Candy Hearts by Marcia Dehn-Nix

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Mix The Media: 8x15 Rustic White Frame #JB1636
Digital Cut Files: Candy Hearts #286313, Candy Hearts #286739

Other: Silhouette Cameo, Cardstock, Foam Tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you want to create some Valentine decor too, be sure to check out the other Jillibean Soup designs in the Silhouette store.

Co-Worker Gifts Mix the Media Project

Finding gifts for co-workers can be challenging. Why not make a customized gift especially made for them? These glass lanterns make perfect gifts when customized with vinyl and cut files. This way you can select a cut file that matches each co-worker’s personality. To give you an idea of how much variety we have available with our Jillibean Soup/Silhouette Cut Files and even an Etsy cut file these three variations were created. The first lantern was made for a pet lover with a Silhouette cut file and says, “A house isn’t a home without pawprints.” The next lantern has a bible verse, “Dwell in hope, Psalm 16:9” this is also a Silhouette cut file. The last lantern features an Etsy Cut File and has a beautiful message, “May every sunrise bring you hope, and every sunset bring you peace.” To further decorate the lanterns greenery and small props were added to the bottom of the lanterns. The added appeal of the lanterns are that the decorations in the bottom of each can be switched out with each season. Last a votive candle was added to each in a favorite scent or color. Can you imagine all the possibilities you can create? You will find that there is a cut file option for every co-worker!

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Silhouette Cut Files: Dwell in Hope , A House Isn’t a Home Without Pawprints
Etsy Cut File: May Every Sunrise Bring you Hope
Foam Stickers: Miso Happy

Other:  Glass Lanterns/A.C. Moore; Silhouette Electronic Cutting Machine; Cricut/Premium Vinyl True Brushed Permanent Matte-Copper; Cricut/Premium Vinyl Permanent Glossy- Silver; Cricut/Premium Vinyl Permanent Frosted; Cricut Transfer Tape; Scissors & Ruler.

Laundry Mix the Media

Hello Jillibean Soup friends! Marcia here today. Do you think the kids and maybe even hubby will actually drop their drawers in this cute laundry hamper instead of leaving them lay on the floor? It's worth a try right! This funny Jillibean Soup Laundry, Drop Your Drawers Here design is available in the Silhouette store along with lots of other humorous options. I cut the design out from some white heat transfer vinyl and applied it with my Cricut Easy Press to a soft sided laundry hamper I found at my local Home Goods store.

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Digital Cut Files: Laundry, Drop Your Drawers Here #248791

Other: Silhouette Cameo, White Heat Transfer Vinyl, Transfer Tape, Cricut Easy Press, Laundry Hamper.

I love how this turned out and I am hoping the constant reminder helps too. Be sure to check out all the Jillibean Soup designs in the Silhouette store.