Bean Talk

Guest Designer Pam Brown

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's been a busy, busy time for everyone...graduations, BBQ's, remembering our wounded and fallen soldiers, ending school years.  On a personal note, my youngest graduated from preschool and will be heading off to kindergarten in the fall.  Most memorable moment, "Momma, I can't wear that dress because it shows my boobies!"  But, this is ironic since she had already painted her lips with the brightest red lipstick she could find:)  Can't wait for the teenage years!

Today, we are back with Guest Designer Pam Brown.  Pam's favorite scrappy organizational tip is to purge often.  Sometimes having too much stuff is overwhelming.  Every three to four months, she goes through her stash and fills a box with stuff she hasn't used or isn't planning on using in the future.  Then, she does a giveaway or gives it to her daughter's school.  Not having so much stuff makes it easier to stay organized!

And, these are my favorite questions that are asked of the Guest Designers:)  Her favorite Jillibean Soup is  Sweet & Sour?  Watermelon Gazpacho?  Blossom Soup?  Nope, she can't pick just one!  Her favorite soup to eat is corn chowder, especially during the summer when her father-in-law brings them fresh corn!  Here's what else Pam has to share with us today...

Sprinkles Make Food Fancy Layout by Pam Brown

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:   Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Bite Size Bits, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Dried Rosemary Leaves, Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms, Coconut Lime Soup/Bite Size Bits,  Sweet & Sour Soup/Shredded Cabbage, Sweet & Sour Soup/Sour Salt
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Pea Pod Parts:  Neopolitan Bean Bisque, Coconut Lime Soup
Felt Blossoms:  Red
Soup Labels:  Sweet & Sour Soup
Alphabeans:  Tart Teal
Cool Beans:  Orchard, Typography

Other:  American Crafts cardstock.

You Are My Sunshine Card by Pam Brown

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms, Coconut Lime Soup/Bite Size Bits, Coconut Lime Soup/Cumin, Coconut Lime Soup/Fresh Ginger, Coconut Lime Soup/Chili Paste, Coconut Lime Soup/Kaffir Lime Leaves, Coconut Lime Soup/Milk, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Bite Size Bits
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Coconut Lime Soup
Bean Stalks:  Olive Baker's Twine

Thanks for all your inspiration this month Pam!  If you need and would like to see more of Pam's work, please check out her blog.  Have a great day!

Cards On Monday!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! Today, we celebrate those who have served in the military. Take time to honor their memory because it is such an unbelievable sacrifice! The design team has created some cards to share. Enjoy them and your day!

Sew Cute Card by Maile Belles

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Unity/Jillibean Soup:  Handmade 6 Bean Soup

Other:  Cardstock and Ink from Papertrey Ink.

Thank You Card by Stephanie Klauck

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Apple Cheddar Soup/Milk, Apple Cheddar Soup/Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Pea Pod Parts:  Apple Cheddar Soup
Soup Labels:  Card Sentiments
Bean Stalks:  Mustard/Olive Green Baker's Twine

Other:  WorldWin Cardstock, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.
What's Up? Card by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Butter Beans
Corrugated Sheets:  Red
Soup Labels:  Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Cool Beans:  Vintage

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, Stampin' Up punch, Basic Grey brad, corner rounder, white DMC floss.

Happy Spring Tag by Lisa VanderVeen

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/New Potatoes
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Kraft Tag
Cool Beans:  Typography
Bean Stalks:  Pink/Gray Baker's Twine

Other:  Trim from Maya Road, canvas.

Thanks everyone and have a fantastic day!

Special Friday Tutorial!

Happy Friday!  I've got a special treat!

We've had so many people ask about these flowers!  They're actually a type of Origami flowers called Kusudama.  When I attended the last consumer show in Michigan, everyone was asking if we sold these in a kit and told them to keep watching the blog for a tutorial!  Well, here it is!  Thank you to DT member Stephanie Klauck who put this together!!  Oh, and did I mention...  there's a video at the end too!

 Jillibean Soup Folded Paper Flower Tutorial

By: Stephanie Klauck

 

These flowers are so fun and make great home décor accents. They are super easy to make and the ability to mix and match the designs and colours gives you endless design possibilities.

To create these flowers just follow the easy steps below:

 

Cut out 5 squares of patterned paper all the same size. Each of the squares will make one petal for the flower. You can definitely do more or less petals if you prefer… I just find I like the look of a 5 petal flower. You can vary the sizes of the flowers by using different sized squares for each flower. I generally like to use 4”, 5” and 6” squares for my flowers.

 

 Starting with one of the squares, do the following steps. Fold the square in half diagonally.

 

 Fold up both sides of the now triangle shape so that they meet in the middle.

 

Flatten both of the triangle sides. (stand them up and push down on the center crease until it lays flat). 

Fold down the tops of the triangles and tuck then inside the triangle shape (you should end up with a flat top that can be creased down). Then fold the side triangle pieces in half and crease.

Fold the two sides of the flower in and glue together with a hot glue gun. Create as many of these as you would like in your flower and then glue all petals together.

Stephanie was also kind enough to do a video for us as well.  Thank you Stephanie!

  

Have a great weekend everyone!

Layouts on Thursday!

Good morning!  I'm a little sad because I don't have any clever sayings for my title.....nothing rhymes very well with layouts on Thursday.  I did really like 'Winner Winner Chicken Dinner:)"  That Big Bean is a clever one!  I'll just have to let these great layouts create inspiration instead:)

Chalk Time Layout by Melanie Blackburn

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Poultry Seasoning, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/New Potatoes, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Bite Size Bits, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Chicken Thighs, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Dried Basil, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Shortening, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Celery Stalks
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Cool Beans:  Vintage, Orchard
Kraft Tags:  Small
Bean Stalks:  Mustard/Olive Baker's Twine

Other:  Crafter's Workshop Template, Mister Huey Mist, Bazzill cardstock.

Outtakes Layout by Nicole Nowosad

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Game Day Chili/Chipolte Peppers, Game Day Chili/Bite Size Bits, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Frozen Spinach Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Pinto Beans, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Bite Size Bits
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Homemade 6 Bean Soup, Hearty Barley, Sweet & Sour Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Coconut Lime Soup, Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Cool Beans:  Typography
Chipboard Epoxy Buttons:  Game Day Chili
Corrugated Shapes:  Stars
Soup Labels:  Funny Sayings, Love The..., Card Sentiments
Corrugated Alphas:  Rockin' Red
Kraft Tags:  Large
Bean Stalks:  Red/Brown Baker's Twine

Other:  Martha Stewart punch, Speedball white ink.

 
Sing Layout by Paula Gilarde (Digital)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Cold Raspberry Soup
(Digitial) Corrugated Alphabets Set #1
(Digital) Sprouts #1:  Calendar Sprouts on White
(Digital) Sprouts #8:  Square Sprouts on White
(Digital) Felt Flowers Harvest
(Digital) Kraft Shipping Tags
(Digital) Cool Beans Mixed Buttons
(Digital) Birthday Stamps

Other:  Touch Up Paint No. 5, Vintage Frames No. 27 and Bakers Twine Assortment No. 2 by Katie Pertiet.

You Lift Me Up Layout by Teka Cochonneau

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Neopoltian Bean Bisque/Basil Pesto, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Balsamic Vinegar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Pea Pod Parts:  Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Corrugated Alphas:  Bold Brown

Other:  mist, heart punch, rhinestones. 

Thanks everyone and have a fantastic day!

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!!!

Drum roll please...........

The Winner of the Button Designer Challenge is:

I Love You by Mary Pat Siehl

Congrats Mary Pat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love your layout!  The button full of Jillibean buttons makes me smile.  Oh and that sunshine is just too cute!  Thank you for participating in our Designer Challenge!  Patty will get some goodies out to you so you can start creating for your GUEST spot this Summer!!!!

Please help me in congratulating Mary Pat! 

Now, I owe you a winner of our latest, greatest collection - Macho Nacho Soup!

Congrats to Ellie A!!!!!!

OK first off I am having a giggle feast just saying "Macho Nacho" LOVE IT.. as for the special man in my life I don't have 1 I have 3 which are my 2 sons & my Husband. They each are so special and important in my life & teach me something new each day. Right now I am so proud of my boys as they have started their new season of baseball & watching them give it their all in something they love is so inspiring & makes me continue to chase after my dreams.

Posted by: Ellie A. | May 01, 2012 at 09:00 AM

I'm glad the name makes you giggle :)  Me too. 

Finally, we have a Sketch Winner from April!  Here's a reminder of what the sketch looked like...

Thank you Nicole for this fun sketch!  Here's Nicole's take on the sketch:

And here's our Winner:

Six is Super by Jaclyn Maynard Rench!!   Great take on the sketch!  Love how you typed your journaling on the notched cardstock.  Love how the pictures look like they were made for this paper!  You will also receive some Jillibean goodies!  Please help me in congratulating Jaclyn!!!

Thank you to everyone that participated!

For all of our winners, please contact patty@jillibean-soup.com about your goodies!  She doesn't bite and she's happy to give you more than what the boss allows. ;)

Have a great day everyone!

 

Guest Designer Pam Brown

Hey everybody!  We're back with Guest Designer Pam Brown! 

Here's some more fun facts about Pam:).  She has a weakness for pistachios and cheese.  If she has candy in the house, she will munch on that, but that doesn't happen too often.  She doesn't watch tv when she scraps, but she does listen to NPR or music, usually the Ingrid Michaelson or A Fine Frenzy station on Pandora.  Plus, I can tell she's has a green thumb by this layout!

Veggie Garden Layout by Pam Brown

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Soup Staples/Green Pea Pod, Coconut Lime Soup/Bite Size Bits, Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms, Coconut Lime Soup/Chili Paste
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Coconut Lime Soup
Pea Pod Parts: Coconut Lime Soup
Bean Stalks: Olive Baker's Twine
Wood Buttons: Etched Butterfly, Wood Flower
Alphabeans: Tart Teal
Vellum Coin Envelope

Other: Bazzill Basics cardstock.

What's Up Card by Pam Brown

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Dried Rosemary Leaves, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Basil Pesto, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Balsamic Vinegar
Bean Stalks: Navy and Red Baker's Twine
Pea Pod Parts: Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Soup Labels: Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Epoxy Buttons: Neopolitan Bean Bisque

Thanks and, if you haven't done it yet, be sure to check out Pam's blog.

Cards on Monday!

Happy Monday morning everyone!  We're counting down the days until our schools begin summer vacation.  You know what that means?  Extra ornery kids!  That does not make me look forward to summer as much:)  But, we can always look forward to sharing lots of super Jillibean Soup projects.

Whole Lot Of Lovely Card by Becky Williams

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card Base
Patterned Paper:  Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms, Coconut Lime Soup/Chili Paste, Coconut Lime Soup/Kaffir Lime Leaves, Coconut Lime Soup/Cumin, Coconut Lime Soup/Fresh Ginger, Coconut Lime Soup/Coconut Milk
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Coconut Lime Soup
Pea Pod Parts:  Coconut Lime Soup
Bean Stalks:  Brown Baker's Twine

Other:  Queen & Company black gems, foam adhesive.

You Mean Everything To Me Card by Carole Maurin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Kraft Card Base
Patterned Paper:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/New Potatoes, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Shortening, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Bite Size Bits
Cool Beans:  Etched Butterfly
Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamps:  Dutch Mustard Soup

Love Notes Card by Maille Belles

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Coconut Lime Soup, Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Soup Labels:  Apple Cheddar Soup
Sugar Picks:  Heart
Unity/Jillibean Soup Stamps:  Sweet & Sour Soup, Neopolitan Bean Bisque

Other:  Cardstock and Ink from Papertrey Ink.

You Rock Card by Paula Gilarde (Hybrid)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Split Pea Soup
(Digital) Sprouts #8:  Sprouts on White
(Digital) Birthday Party Stamps
Bean Stalks:  Turquoise/Green Baker's Twine

Other:  cardstock.

Thanks everyone and have a fantastic day!

Button Designer Challenge - Need Your Help!

Happy Friday!  Thank you for your patience with our Button Challenge results!

I want to share the finalists in our Designer Challenge with Buttons!  I have 3 finalists here that I want to share and I need YOUR help in picking the winner! Grab your friends and get voting!  I'm purposely not telling you who did what so that you will focus on the design. 

Cute as a Button

Spring is Here

I Love You!

To VOTE - leave a comment either below or on our Facebook fan page.  All you need to do is list the layout title so we know which is your favorite! 

I'll tally the votes this weekend!  Remember our winner gets a bunch of Jillibean goodies as well as a GUEST spot! 

Have a great weekend!

Layouts on Thursday!

Happy Thursday everyone!  It's time for layouts!  The layouts today have a lot of different variety of patterned papers and embellishments.  In other words, it's a soup buffet!  Grab a spoon:)

Hats Off! Layout by Jenifer Harkin

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms, Coconut Lime Soup/Coconut Milk, Coconut Lime Soup/Kaffir Lime Leaves, Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Balsamic Vinegar
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Coconut Lime Soup, Game Day Chili
Pea Pod Parts:  Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Epoxy Chipboard Buttons:  Game Day Chili, Coconut Lime Soup
Bean Stalks:  Pink Baker's Twine

Wild Flowers Layout by Paula Gilarde (Digital)

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
(Digital) Patterned Paper:  Split Pea Soup, Spicy Pumpkin Soup, Cold Raspberry Soup, Egg Drop Soup, Colored Kraft Cardstock,
(Digital) Corrugated Alphabets Set 1
(Digital) Sprouts #8:  Square Sprouts on White
(Digital) Flowers Digital Stamps
(Digital) Black Bean Digital Stamps

Other:  Easy Torn Edges No. 2 by Ann Aspnes, Stitched Up Frames No. 3 by Katie Pertiet, Tag by Pattie Knox.

Lego Playing 101 Layout by Stephanie Klauck

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Dutch Mustard Soup/Creme Fraiche, Sweet & Sour Soup/Bite Size Bits, Coconut Lime Soup/Bite Size Bits
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers:  Game Day Chili
Pea Pod Parts:  Game Day Chili
Soup Labels:  Game Day Chili, Love The..., Vacation
Corrugated Shapes:  Stars

Other:  WorldWin Papers cardstock, EK Success border punch, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, sharpie pen.

Basketball Layout by Summer Fullerton

Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper:  Game Day Chili/Kidney Beans, Game Day Chili/Italian Sausage, Game Day Chili/Chipolte Peppers, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Bite Size Bits
Corrugated Sheets:  White
Pea Pod Parts:  Game Day Chili
Chipboard Epoxy Buttons:  Game Day Chili
Alphabeans:  Gumbo Green
Bean Stalks:  Mustard/Olive Baker's Twine
Kraft Tag:  Large

Other:  Bazzill cardstock, Martha Stewart punch, Doodlebug rhinestones, Maya Road ribbon, Silhouette Cutting System.

Have a great day!

Soup Spotting 5.16.12

Happy Wednesday and happy soup spotting!  I found some more great layouts out there:)  National Scrapbook Day provided a wonderful surge in creativity.

Rainboots Layout by Alicia Giess

The No. 3 Layout by Lisa Wilkinson

My Sweet Guy Layout Liz Wright Chidester

 
Call Me Layout by Shay Tibbs

If you would like to be considered for Soup Spotting, you can simply email me with your Jillibean Soup projects to jen@jillibean-soup.com or load up your projects to our Facebook page (there's a link to the left to sign up). Have a great day!