A Jillibean Summer Red Raspberry Soup Layout

Hello there!  Today I have a summer layout to share using some older photos.  I've had these photos printed and paired with a sketch for almost four years so when Jillibean Soup released their Summer Red Raspberry Soup collection awhile back I just knew it would be perfect for these.

To make my title and some fun little matching raspberries I used THIS and THIS cutting file by Miss Kate's Cuttables.  I decided to "dress" them down a bit and didn't cut out the middle layer to make them more closely resemble the berries in the paper.

Since the leaves, berry outlines and thin scripty title would have most likely shredded cardstock cut at this size, I turned to some of my Silhouette vinyls to cut them out.

For my sketch I used THIS great sketch by Becky Fleck from Summer 2011 issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today.  I hope I've inspired you to pull out some old photos and scrapbook them too!  :)



Interested in the products I used to create my projects today?  To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included). 

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A Jillibean Soup Christmas Cheer Chowder Holiday Layout

Hello there!  Did you have a nice Christmas?  Ours was wonderful, but it always seems to go by way too quickly after preparing for it all month.  ;)

I have a layout I created this time last year using Jillibean Soup's Christmas Cheer Chowder that I never got around to sharing so I figured there's no time like the present.  ;)

To form the base of my page, I cut 2.35" circles on my Silhouette from all my favorite patterned papers to create a border around my layout.  Then for my title I cut the word Bright and an over-sized ampersand using a true-type font (which I hand-stitched with embroidery floss for a little oomph) to go with the "merry" die-cut from the collection.

I printed my journaling on the computer by temporarily adhering the die-cut cards to a piece of office paper before running them through my printer.  As a finishing touch I dressed up the word "bright" and my stars with a bit of glossy accents.

I love the touches of pink in this collection and how well it compliments my daughter's girly toys in the photos!  :)

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The Last of My Jillibean Soup Card Kitchen Creations

Back today to share the last two cards from my guest spot over at Jillibean's Card Kitchen Club blog.  I think these last two were some of favorites.  ;)

For this card I cut the sentiment from a journaling card from the Bite Sized Bits paper and an airplane from the Pea Pods diecuts.  I chose to fussy cut and remove the white border from my diecut to give my design a more cohesive streamlined look.  I love that these diecut shapes can be used either way.  ;)

Up next I have a thinking of you across the miles sort of card.  I made this card with my Japanese mother-in-law in mind.  I had fun using the yellow seam binding tape for my bow with two heart stick pins that came with the kit.  For my sentiment I cut apart the same "thinking of you" sentiment in two different colors to better fit the vertical space on my card.

I can't leave without say a BIG thank you Jillibean Soup for inviting me to play along.  :)

I hope you've been inspired this week.  It was super fun and I enjoyed the challenge of creating of trying to only create with the one box of supplies.  I think we should all do that every once in awhile to stretch ourselves creatively.  ;)  

A Couple More Jillibean Soup Card Kitchen Creations

I'm back to share two more of my cards from  Jillibean Soup's Card Kitchen Club.  :)

For my first card I wanted to focus on using the darling kraft tickets from the collection.  I cut the word "snap" and the camera from one of the journaling cards on the Bite Sized Bits paper.  I love that the letters fit perfectly and made a super cute banner with the help of some bakers twine!

My next card used the word "snap!" and the camera from the Pea Pods diecuts, pairing it with some matching camera patterned paper from the collection and some pearls to add a little dimension.

The little cameras were some of my favorite icons from the collection so I had a lot of fun making both of these.  I'll be back later in the week so share my last two cards.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  :)

More Jillibean Soup Card Kitchen Creations

I'm back today with a couple more cards that I created as the June guest designer for Jillibean Soup's Card Kitchen Club.  their blog.

For this card I wanted to showcase all of my favorite prints from the collection so I chose a diagonal design and cut my papers into strips, sewing the edges of some of them with my sewing machine.

For my bow I used the wide organza ribbon in the kit, folding in half and then doubling it for the band that wrapped around the card (to reduce the opacity).  I made the actual bow separately, folding the ribbon back and forth and then gathering it in the center with a little needle and thread.  I then folded the last of my ribbon twice and knotted it around the center of my bow, hiding my knot in back.  When I was done, I just used some strong adhesive to adhere my bow to the other band.

For this card I lined up the office tags to form the base of my design.  I removed the twine that they came with and tied them with some baker's twine from the kit.  After adhering them to a piece of sunny yellow chevron paper I cut the word "happy" from the Bite Sized Bits paper and finished my design by embellishing with stars from the Pea Pods diecuts and some pearls from the kit.

Totally easy peasy, yet I think still fun and happy.   Check back tomorrow for a fun layout I created using Doodlebug's SEQUINS!  ;)

Jillibean Soup Card Kitchen June Guest Designer

I was honored when Kimber asked me to be a guest designer for Jillibean Soup's Card Kitchen Club this month.  If you haven't heard of them they are a fun club that sends you a new coordinating kit of supplies with enough paper and embellishments to make 8 cards each month (with enough extras to squeeze a couple extra cards or a layout).  This month's kit focuses Jillibean Soup's Sightseeing Stew collection and today I have two of my eight cards to share on their blog.  On a side note, aside from chalk ink and thread, every single paper and embellishment I used on my cards came with the kit.  :)

First up I have a card where I lined up 6 arrows from Pea Pods diecuts along the right side of my card.  I paired it with the coordinating arrow paper from the collection and a sentiment from the Pebbles Phrase sticker sheet.

Next up I thought it would be fun to use a 3/4" circle punch to punch the numbers from the filmstrip patterned paper to create a grid design across my card.  To add some interest I punched 5 extras to pop up with foam tape in a random pattern.  For my sentiment I cut new v's on each end of the Pebbles pennant sticker so they would match and the sentiment would be centered.  I thought it would be fun to write or type of a sentiment inside that said something to the effect of "Age is just a number..."

Check back tomorrow when I'll be sharing a couple more cards using this fun kit.  :)

A Jillibean Cold Avocado Soup Argyle Inspired Layout

Did you all have a nice weekend?  I did my best to avoid the chore of listing my kids outgrown summer clothes on Ebay, but in the end I buckled down and got it nearly done.  All I really wanted to do was play with all the new Doodlebug goodies sitting next to me, but now I have taxes to tackle.  Ugh!

I thought I would pop in today to share a recent layout I created using Jillibean Soup's yummy Cold Avocado Soup collection.  I am a sucker for this color combination every time.  I love it and it was a great match for these snapshots of my hubby and me that were taken just a couple days before our 17th wedding anniversary.  We totally lucked out wearing the same color--That wasn't even planned (after all these years we must be in sync or this scrapbooker has him well trained).  ;)

For my overall layout I turned to a simple sketch by Shimelle Laine and filled the open space with a fun argyle inspired print that I created with a diamond cutting file on my Silhouette Cameo.  After getting all the diamonds in place, I took a ruler and drew light pencil marks to guide my stitching and then erased them away when I was done.  I then added some rhinestones at each intersection for a little bling.

To create my title I layered a Jillibean Wise Words Sticker with some type stickers and some diecut words from their basic staples patterned paper.  I also layered and embellished with some of their pea pod parts cutouts.

I'll be back on Thursday to share a digital layout I made with these same photos for my 8x8 Christmas albums last year.  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a crafty week!  :)

Jillibean Heart Healthy Red Bean Soup Valentine's Day Cards

Hello there!  I recently ordered some of Jillibean Soup's newest release called Heart Healthy Red Bean Soup and I couldn't wait to play and create some fun Valentine's Day cards with it!  :)

My first card uses one of my favorite images from the "Peapod Parts" set:  The darling FOX!  I just love him!  I paired him with speech bubbles which were fussy cut from the "Bite" paper.  To add a little interest I stitched around a couple and then popped up others with foam tape.

For my second card I used the balloons from the Peapod parts set which I tied with white twine to add a realistic look to them.  I love how the heart paper is perfectly sized to create a border for an A2 sized card!  I finished off my card with a sentiment and tiny tags also from the peapod parts set.  

Thanks so much for swinging by.  I hope you have an awesome weekend!  :)