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CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
My Mind’s Eye always has a beautiful new release and although I’m glad they grew up and away from their cartoon-styled beginnings with Frame-Ups, I’m so happy they have stayed true to their idea of offering die-cuts and frames to match their paper collections. Those little extras always make their lines stand out for me, and what made me extra happy was Follow Your Heart – a new line by Rhonna Farrer. I’ve long loved Rhonna style as a designer and since then I’ve come to know Rhonna as a person and she inspires me at every turn. So do I want to scrap with all her new papers? Of course! And it doesn’t hurt that they are so very pretty, of course.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
Follow your Heart comes in two parts – one line has more pinks and the other has more blues, but neither line really screams boy or girl. It’s merely a shift in the focus colours, and the two lines could be used together or separately. They both have plenty of lovely details, like brads, twine, gems, buttons and clips to coordinate with the papers, stickers and chipboard.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
The chipboard accents come as full 12×12 sheets, packed with a variety of embellishments. This shows the two colour schemes side by side – the blue on the left is the ‘Be Amazing’ collection and the pink option on the right is ‘Be Happy’ – but I don’t think there is a definite masculine/feminine divide here, so just pick whatever you like!

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
‘Enjoy the journey’ is something you’ll see throughout Rhonna’s work, and I love how she pairs it with symbolic motifs – bicycles, butterflies, balloons. Plus that means you can mix and match these elements with paper collections from other manufacturers that include those themes in the design.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
And clear stamps! I still have some of Rhonna’s earliest stamp sets from way back when, because her swirls, stars and hearts are so versatile they never go out of style. These sets have a mix of classic and right on trend – perfect for something that will last.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
Be Amazing has that teal and yellow that I loved at LilyBee – can’t wait to use these two lines together.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
Hexagon patterns and pretty layers on the 12×12 papers. Rhonna put similar layers on her papers for the House of 3 lines at Pink Paislee a while back and I cut them out to move over the page and layer over the photos – and I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what I’ll do with this. Looking forward to it!

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
Then there are other collections at My Mind’s Eye – like Miss Caroline, by artist Jen Allyson. Let me just point out one thing as we start so you can get an idea of why I may have already ordered almost everything in this collection. See that stamp set? Why yes, that IS woodgrain bunting. Miss Caroline is a collection that takes a few very lovely things that are already popular in papercraft and gives them a remix to make them work together. Bunting + woodgrain = woodgrain bunting. There’s more of that to come.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
Loving these banner die-cuts with a stack of words in the middle, subway-art style, plus woodgrain trim and a bunting flag shape. It comes in a couple different options with different words and colours.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
There are doilies on both die-cuts and stickers. Great for layering or titles.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
I think this is a new step for My Mind’s Eye – a cut-apart sheet with boxes for writing and other embellishments. I use a lot of sheets like this from Jenni Bowlin Studio and Cosmo Cricket, but I don’t think MME have had them in the line-up before. This works out more affordable than lots of separate die-cuts if you have to make a choice.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
More teal and yellow popping up here. With woodgrain, of course.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
There are also florals in each colour scheme, so you could take this ultra-feminine by picking and choosing which pieces of paper you like.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
Wooden. Butterflies. Yep: already ordered them!

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
The embellishments include layered stickers and adhesive pearl designs.

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
The ultimate statement paper for butterfly fans!

CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye and Rhonna Farrer
And butterfly stamps in both woodgrain and polka dots. An entire line of taking things many of us love and putting them together. And the best bit?

All of the My Mind’s Eye release is already available to buy! I actually ordered yesterday. Click here to order My Mind’s Eye products, including Miss Caroline and Rhonna’s Follow your Heart collections. There’s even a special: orders with $25 or more in MME product receive a special gift. (No code or anything – it’s automatically added when you hit the $25 point. And as I only ordered yesterday I have no idea what the gift may be.)

05 February 2012



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52 Comments for CHA Winter 2012 :: My Mind's Eye

  1. Bernice Says:

    I love MME

  2. soapHOUSEmama Says:

    oh goodness! I already placed my order, but missed some of the goodness you just showed – time for order #2!

  3. Maria Therese Says:

    Loooove MME!!!

  4. Sharon Says:

    Oh, My! I have always loved MME, but Oh, My! I LOVE this line! I especially ove the teal and yellow wood grain paper! Can’t wait to get my hands on the entire line!

  5. LisaE Says:

    Amazing photos! MME does the best brads of anyone! Their stamps sets are a super value, too.

  6. sannika Says:

    Thank you for your well written CHA reports. Love the pics and love the texts!

  7. April W Says:

    So lovely!! Super excited about the new brads and buttons…

  8. Penny Says:

    So many more lovelies from My minds eye I love the stamps sets and the doilies more things to add to the list.

  9. Kathy R Says:

    Love, Love, Love MME. I want all these new collections. Love the colors, the embellishments, the woodgrain…everything.

  10. Caroline Says:

    I’m quite a new convert to MME but they are already ranking in my top 3 companies. I already have Miss Caroline on order, and the photo’s to go with them are set to one side. I can see the rest of the new collections being ordered once the bank balance allows (CHA is dangerous to my credit card :-0 )

  11. chel Says:

    MME has become one of my two favorite go-to companies (with Basic Grey). I can’t wait to get my hands on some of this product for my art journal- it’s so versatile!

  12. Cyndee K. Says:

    I love MME and they again don’t disapoint! Those embellies are to die for! And all the yummy woodgrain?

  13. Rebecca Lovell Says:

    These are so lovely! I’ve ordered several pieces from this already!

  14. NancyLee Says:

    I love this new line of Rhonna and I see myself having a big collection of MME journaling cards of all sorts soon! Great addition to my Project Life album…

  15. Mary M. Says:

    Must. Order. Now. I think I would just frame that butterfly paper and put it on the wall. =)

  16. Kelly Says:

    Ouch! My pocketbook. There is nothing in the MME release that I don’t like.

  17. So.Ceative Says:

    Oooh my!!! Just need each one of them!!! So hard to choose!

  18. Louise Says:

    MME never fail to impress. Love all ranges.

  19. Scrapdolly Says:

    I think this is my favourite so far – I love My Minds Eye and this doesn’t disappoint

  20. margie visnick Says:

    I pinned Follow Your Heart-love this collection, my FAVORITE from CHA!

  21. Natalie Says:

    Oooh I’m so in love with MME…. cannot wait to receive all my lush goodness from the store!

  22. margie visnick Says:

    MME has done it again!! I love, love, love their new releases!

  23. ruth tacoma Says:

    Gorgeous stuff!!! So excited for new butterfly embellies and such. They are still a hit with me!

  24. Jacky S Says:

    I just love MME…and they haven’t failed to please here either

  25. kate Says:

    Hmm this is so not a “me” collection as a whole kit, but bits of it are definitely me. Will keep an eye out for this thanks Shim x

  26. Andrea R. Says:

    MME has always been my fav and this doesn’t change a thing!

  27. Julia M. Says:

    I have seen a sneek peak at Rhonna’s line. Love it! And the other designer did a great job as well. Those wood butterflies are great! And I love the stamps offered with both lines!

  28. Liz Says:

    I too have quite a lot of the Miss Caroline stuff on order… and I’m dying for it to come into my LSS so I can top up the rest! :) I often don’t buy MME but this year is an exception.

  29. julie weis Says:

    awesome reporting,shimelle!
    i love the rhonna lines!!! they are on their way to my house now. ;)

  30. LindaHAZ Says:

    OMG, love all the collections from MME. They have become a favorite line of mine. Love Love Love

  31. Angela Hathikhanavala Says:

    I’ve loved almost everything from MME in recent seasons, but the collection from rhonna is extra-cool!

  32. Miriam Prantner Says:

    Love how these papers come in two different color choices.

  33. abbeyviolet Says:

    I really like all the embellishments, particularly the packs with buttons and flags.

  34. Bunnyfreak Says:

    Love the 6×6 pads of the paper.

  35. AllisonLP Says:

    I think I’m falling for My Mind’s Eye…

  36. Lisa M. Zepponi Says:

    They have some great embellishments.

  37. Robin W. Says:

    I love this! This is the first post where I’ve liked it all!! Those woodgrains banners look so cute!

  38. Katie Says:

    It’s so pretty – love the woodgrain items. I have so much on my wishlist right now and now enough time to scrap it all :-)

  39. nothingprecious Says:

    My favorite things in MME is truly their embellishments, their paper are beautiful but not really my style but their embellishments are juste the best.

  40. Jill Says:

    So pretty! I love the colors and I adore their button collections!!

  41. SusanB Says:

    MME is always a favorite of mine! Will definitely be getting a lot from these collections.

  42. Carolyn E Says:

    I love the diecuts of MME…definitely loving the idea of the bigger sheet of those :)

  43. Natalie Says:

    Everything MME releases is gorgeous, and these collections are no exception!

  44. Breeze Says:

    On my way to order everything right now LOL! These are simply beautiful and versatile lines!

  45. pegg Says:

    My Mind’s Eye never disappoints – thanks for sharing these pictures. I especially love their stamp sets – really good designs for a great price!

  46. rosie Says:

    Really like MME…definetly want Rhonna’s papers.

  47. jodpea Says:

    I commented on the last teal and yellow collection so it seems only fair that I do so here – really like that sheet with the coloured wood planks. Not sure about the woodgrain bunting – I understand your math but the word that pops into my head is ‘splinters’, lol…. sorry I’ll go away now!

  48. Kristin A. Says:

    Be Amazing is so pretty. Gotta love that butterfly button! Please tell me that it’s not just me when I say that the common links between all the companies are bikes and balloons?! It’s not just me, right? Right?

  49. marianne Says:

    Love this new release!

  50. Antoinette Says:

    Dearest Shimelle,
    I would actually love to see what you order from 2peas. Sort of like a checkout list. You always seem to find the gems and I would most likely copy your shopping list in full (lol)… Thanks for these CHA posts.

  51. Maja Says:

    One of my favorite brands!

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