We are thrilled to kick off our 3rd annual Partner Celebration month today! What exactly is our Partner Celebration you ask? It's a wonderful opportunity for us to feature the companies that we work with in the industry that allows us to bring Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine to the market and to YOU! But not only do we work with our partners for the magazine, our amazing partners work with us throughout the year with our Crop & Create events, our SCT Delivered kits, SCT Delivered classes and SO MUCH MORE! Without them we could not do what we do and August seems like a perfect month to tell them that. Of course, when we throw a party around here, we go all out! We'll have prizes all through this month that you won't want to miss. Want to get started? Let's go!
We are kicking of the first day of our Partner Celebration with our friends from Jillibean Soup! When Jillibean first launched in the fall of 2008 we were instantly smitten with their fresh, colourful designs. Each time they release a collection or share a new product link like their Mix The Media, we just think they can't be any better...and they are! You've seen them featured in the magazine many, many times over the years and we love calling them friends. If you don't follow them, be sure to find them here:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jillibeansoup
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jillibeansoup
Blog: www.jillibeansoup.typepad.com
Website: www.jillibean-soup.com
Our friends at Jillibean Soup also want to join in the celebration with a great prize package that includes not one collection but two collections!
"Jillibean Soup is proud to present our new releases - Farmhouse Stew and Shades of Color Soup. Our new paper collections have all our favorites - papers, coordinating stickers, puffy stickers, die-cut alphas and shapes plus our Soup Label stickers are back!"
Presenting Farmhouse Stew! Feel right at home with our fresh take on a farmhouse inspired theme. Natural colors mixed with wood grain, floral & friendly barnyard friends.
Cards by Kimber McGray
We LOVE color! If you do too, you will love our Shades of Color Soup collection. This line will help you document the all the colorful moments in your life.
Layout by Jaclyn Rench
Cards by Kimber McGray
Beautiful collections yes? Would you love an opportunity to win them? Jillibean would love to share these collections with one lucky reader! Be sure to leave a comment below by September 5th! All Partner Celebration winners will be randomly selected and revealed on September 8th! Good luck!
We know you are also our best cheerleaders and would love for you to take a moment to let Jillibean Soup know how much you appreciate this amazing kick off celebration prize! We hope you'll take a moment to visit them on their Facebook page with a big "SCT thank you!" It's goes a long way friends and we appreciate the time you take to let our partner's know they are appreciated.
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And that's not all today! It's free cut file Tuesday and designer and cut file creator extraordinaire Nicole Nowosad has created another amazing and exclusive cut file for you!
"Good morning SCT Magazine fans! It's time for another FREE cut file! I just love this month's freebie, and hope you will too!
To download, click HERE!
Lots of great possibilities for this one right!? I have asked the talented Zsoka Marko to join me today on the blog and show us what she could do with this cut file. Take a peek at what she sent!
Supplies: Patterned paper, rosette, brads, enamel dots, chipboard: Echo Park; Thickers: American Crafts; Cardstock: Bazzill
Beginning of 2015 when I started scrapbooking, my friend was looking at my pages and said: you are in a circle phase aren't you?! Well it should seem I still am. Circles are my most favorite design element, so I'm very happy I got to work with a circle background cut file this month!
Amazing project right!? I had a lot of fun with this one too ! I tried to keep it quite simple, but still have lots of color!
I added some paint to the base cardstock and then popped the cut file over top after it was filled with patterned paper! I love the almost bubble like look of the diecut design.
Supplies: Paint: Vicki Boutin; Patterned Paper, Stickers, Brads, Enamel Dots: Simple Stories; Cardstock: American Crafts
To follow more of Zsoka's beautiful work, please check her out on social media:
Blog: http://www.apocketfullofscrap.blogspot.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zsokamarko
Thanks again for stopping by! Get ready for fall in our next freebie on September 5th! (ack, is it really almost fall already??)"
Always beautiful collections! Thanks for the great cut file Nicole.
Posted by: Sandy Clinton | August 01, 2017 at 04:34 PM
Wow, what a great collection. I have been following JBS for years and wondering when they are going to run out of ideas for soup, yet every year they just amaze me. So much fun to cook with their kits.
Posted by: Gabriella B | August 01, 2017 at 04:46 PM
Farmhouse Stew gets all the heart eyes in my book!
Posted by: Waco Bayless | August 01, 2017 at 04:49 PM
Love Jillibean Soup! those twines collections are great! Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Pam Sohan | August 01, 2017 at 04:56 PM
What a fantastic kick off! Love both of Jiilibean's collections. The colors and the themes are so fun! Thanks to Jillibean and thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Donna Rinckel | August 01, 2017 at 05:25 PM
I love this colorful collection from Jillibean! And the cut file is so pretty! Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Stampfoldandrepeat (Jeanie) | August 01, 2017 at 05:25 PM
I look at all Jillibean Soup's blog everyday and SCT!.Love Nicole Nowasad's work as well.
Posted by: Michelle | August 01, 2017 at 05:33 PM
Great kick off to the month of August and the wonderful partnerships and sponsors! I'm loving both Jillibean collections and that cut file is wonderful...thanks Nicole! Can hardly wait for each day in August
Posted by: Ana Haines | August 01, 2017 at 06:12 PM
Both collections are great. I love to see how the designers used them on different projects. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Anna Ekman | August 01, 2017 at 06:20 PM
Beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: RobinD | August 01, 2017 at 06:41 PM
Very pretty soup collections! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Posted by: Karen Lingel | August 01, 2017 at 06:53 PM
Was it ONLY 2008 that Jillibean launched? Because judging from my stash, I feel like they've been around as long as I've been scrapbooking and making cards - LOVE them, and I always want more! These new collections are examples of why - fresh and fun colors and patterns, not to mention their creatively awesome mix the media and shape shaker products. Thanks for the chance to win some Jillibean, thanks for this cool cut file, and thanks to Zsoka for sharing her gorgeous projects.
Posted by: Cynthia Baldwin | August 01, 2017 at 07:11 PM
More fun stuff! Super great!
Posted by: Suzi Metcalfe | August 01, 2017 at 07:20 PM
Two great collections that I would love to win.
Posted by: Dana Cain | August 01, 2017 at 07:27 PM
Jillibean always has such beautiful collections. Thanks for the great cut file and the chance to win.
Posted by: Bethany Becker | August 01, 2017 at 07:40 PM
beautiful cards and collections
Posted by: JoAnn H | August 01, 2017 at 07:45 PM
The farmhouse stew is a beautiful collection- perfect for my little daughter who is obsessed with all farm animals. I can't wait to use Nicole's cut file with some of our pool pictures this summer.
Posted by: Cary Ann Lombardo | August 01, 2017 at 08:18 PM
those are awesome layouts---so vibrant!
I adore--no--LOVE Jillibean Soup and their products. They have been one of my top favorites for many years. I CANNOT ever have enough of their products. Thanks for this wonderful chance.
Posted by: Laura Gauthier Turcotte | August 01, 2017 at 08:22 PM
Both collections are fabulous - I just love how your collections are perfect for making colorful cards that are so happy.
Posted by: Susanne | August 01, 2017 at 08:23 PM
I love Jillibean Soup! These new products are awesome. What a fun giveaway.
Posted by: Laurie Leahey | August 01, 2017 at 09:13 PM
I love the colours of BOTH Jillibean Soup collections! Summer, Fall, Boys, Theatre, LOTS of different uses for them both!
Posted by: Betcei B | August 01, 2017 at 10:01 PM
Love it all! Thanks SCT and Jillibean Soup!
Posted by: Kelly Malacko | August 01, 2017 at 10:09 PM
Thank you for the chance to win this collection by Jillibean Soup!!
Posted by: Tara W | August 01, 2017 at 10:53 PM
Oh how I would love to win either of these collections! I adore Jillibean!
Posted by: Angela A | August 01, 2017 at 10:56 PM
Shades of color is my fave!
Posted by: Lisa | August 01, 2017 at 11:14 PM