My Mind's Eye - March 2011 Newsletter

800-665-5116 * www.mymindseye.com * www.mymindseye.typepad.com Do you remember the first time you saw Lush?

I do. I can remember touching and feeling each flocked piece. I even made my husband feel it. He didn’t have the same experience I had (wink). If you are a paper connoisseur like me, you know what I am talking about. And... I loved creating with Lush!

“Lush”ious Lush2 by

Amber Packer

Imagine how thrilled I was when I learned we were releasing Lush2 - in FOUR beautiful new colors!

Deep/rich Navy, oh, so popular Fuchsia, vibrant Turquoise and sunny orange are perfect for your spring and summer projects.

Each color scheme has flocked and printed papers, decorative brads, rhinestones, rhinestone brads, buttons, trims and FLOCKED journaling pads.

The flocked journaling pads are a favorite of mine. As you can see from the featured layout - they are the perfect addition to any project.

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Inspire Amber Packer

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Do You See What I See? Featured Collection: Lush2 - Turquoise

Supplies: 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Polka Dot Paper (12” x 12” and 2 1/2“ x 6”) Damask Flocked Paper (3 3/4“ x 12”) Flower Paper (1/2” x 12“ and 4 3/4” x 6 3/4“) Houndstooth Paper (1” x 12“) Turquoise Flocked Journaling Pad Navy Flocked Journaling Pad Turquoise Buttons Navy Buttons Trims Rhinestones Lush1 Blue Flocked Chipboard Alphabet 4" x 6“ vertical photo

Also used: Sewing machine, brown thread, brown pen scallop border punch, scissors, adhesive, glue dots.

Instructions: 1. Cut papers to sizes listed above. Ink edges, if desired - I didn’t ink this time.

2. Add flocked paper to top with just a peek of solid blue (I’m so glad we have solids) and the scallop punched houndstooth pattern below.

3. Sew along flocked and solid blue paper edges.

4. Sew a border around the entire layout.

5. Trim banner shape on bottom of dot paper and add to layout about 3/4” up from bottom and 1 1/2” in from right side.

6. Layer journaling spots as shown.

7. Add photo to mat and adhere to layout as shown.

8. Add rick rack trim and sew down center of trim.

9. Adhere chipboard letters to spell title.

10. Add buttons using glue dots.

11. Adhere rhinestone strips 12. Add journaling on lined paper.

ENJOY!

You may want to check our this project which also features Lush2 journaling pads and other Lush2 embellishments http://mymindseye.typepad.com/blog/2011/02/30-days-of-memories.html

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Decorate

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"Lovely" title S&R 163 "Lovely" Decorative Brads- S&R168 "Special" frame S&R180 "Special" Title S&R179 Hattie "Boy" Trims- S&R131 Mabel "Little Lady" trims- S&R192 Hazel "Fancy" Sticker Tags- S&R159 Hazel "Memories" Trim S&R171 Hazel "Lovely" Label Stickers- S&R165 Layered Chipboard Layered Stickers

Printer’s Tray by

Trisha Ladouceur

"Memories" Woven Paper- S&R172(4X6) "Memories" Little Lines Paper- S&R173 (4X6) "Mother" Ledger Paper- S&R178(4X6) "Mother" Meadow Paper-S&R171 (4X6, 3-1/2"X3-1/4", 3"X4") "Fancy" Lots of Dots Paper- S&162 (4X6,3-1/4"X4-1/4") "Special" Dotty Damask Paper- S&R184 (4X6, 3X4") "Fine" Floret Paper- S&R183 (3"X4", 3.25"X4.25") "Lovely" Adorned Paper- S&R168 (3X4, 3-1/4"X4-1/4") "Lovely" Bouquet Paper- S&R167 (3.25"X4.5") 7 Gypsies Painters tray (with 6- 4"X6" panels)

Panel 1: (upper left) 1. Attach 4X6 "Memories" Woven paper to inside of panel.

2. Gather cream lace along back of "Lovely" title. Attack strip of pink lace across front with stapler. Pop up to center of panel.

3. Pop up stickers across bottom and top of die cut.

Panel 2: (upper middle) 1. Attach 4X6 "Mother" Ledger paper to inside of panel.

2. Pop up 3X4 "Mother" Meadow Paper on 3-1/4"X4-1/4" "Fancy" Lots of Dots Paper (striped side up). Pop up in center.

3. Embellish with "HOME" Layered Sticker across bottom of mat.

4. Attach "HAPPY" Layered Chipboard across top of panel.

Panel 3: (Upper right) 1. Attach 4X6 "Mother" Meadow paper to inside of panel.

2. Trim frame so it is 3-3/4" wide and attach "Lovely" Bouquet Paper to back. Pop up inside panel.

3. Tie blue velvet trim through sticker tag, poke decorative brad through center, attach to pink label sticker and pop up in lower left corner of panel. Secure "my forever family" layered sticker across bottom.

Panel 4: (lower left) 1. Attach 4X6 "Special" Dotty Damask paper to inside of panel.

2. Pop up 3"X4" "Special" Fine Floret Paper (brown side up) to 3-1/4"X4-1/4" "Special" Fine Floret Paper (green side up).

3. Tie blue velvet trim around bottom and secure "lovely" decorative brad to knot. Trim ends.

4. Pop up mat to center of panel.

5. Pop up "so happy together" layered sticker across bottom.

Panel 6: (Lower right) 1. Attach 4X6 "Fancy" Lots of Dots paper (striped side out) to inside of panel.

2. Pop up 3"X4" piece of "Special" Dotty Damask Paper onto 3-1/4"X4-1/4" "Lovely" Adorned Paper. Secure cream lace along bottom in the back.

3. Slide blue twill though holes of "fancy that" layered Panel 5: (middle bottom) chipboard embellishment and wrap around bottom of mat 1. Attach 4X6 "Memories" Little Lines paper to inside of panel. tying on the left side. Poke decorative brad through knot.

2. Pop up 2-1/2"X3-1/4" "Mother" Meadow Paper (pink side up) Attach to center of panel with pop dots. to center of "Special" Title. Staple blue lace trim around bottom. 4. adhere layered chipboard lamp embellishment to right side Pop up onto 3-1/4"X4-1/2" "Lovely" Adorned Paper. of printers tray frame.

3. attach Layered Chipboard border across bottom and trim Tie large bow with black and white striped ribbon through excess. Pop up to center of panel. handle at the top. Notch ends and you are FINISHED!!!

4. Embellish with Layered Chipboard flower and leaf across top of mat.

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Like two-page layouts?

Check out the next page.

Sketch Artist: Jana Eubank

How will this sketch inspire your creativity?

Designer: Nancy Doren; Featured Collection: Good Day Sunshine

Designer: Karen Grunberg; Featured Collection: Stella & Rose

Isn’t it amazing how each one of these beautiful layouts are based on the same sketch, yet look so different?

Designer: Jana Eubank; Featured Collection: Lush 2 - Fuchsia

Designer: Piradee Talvanna; Featured Collection: Lush 2 - Fuchsia

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Sketch

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Expand

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Suzanne Sergi

Supplies:

2 - Remember Roses Paper 2 - Happy Polka Dot Paper 1 - Boy Woven Paper 1 - You & Me Numbers Paper 1 - Girly Diamonds Paper Happy Title Buddies Layered Chipboard Love Label Stickers Buddies Sticker Tags Lush2 Navy Buttons 1 Life Stories Tag

Also used: Embroidery floss and Clip Instructions:

1. Begin with the Remember Roses Paper as the base for both sides of the layout.

2. Cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 12" strip from the Happy Polka Dot paper, and layer about a half inch from bottom on both sides.

3. Cut the Happy Polka Dot paper to 10" x 10", and layer on the left side, about a half inch from the polka dot strip. (Yellow pattern should be showing.)

4. Cut the Woven paper to two 5" x 12" strips. Punch two brown 1" x 10" scallop border from the Girly Diamonds paper. Layer, and adhere to both sides as shown.

Oh So Happy

Featured Collection: Stella and Rose - Hattie

5. Next, adhere the woven strips to both sides.

6. Tuck the life stories tag as shown, and embellish with metal clip.

7. Adhere photo to left side of page, and embellish with paper photo corner.

8. Cut two 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares from the girly diamonds paper, and adhere next to one another by photo.

9. Cut a 3" x 3" square from the polka dot paper, and numbers paper.

10. Take the border chipboard, and cut to 2 - 3" strips, and place on polka dot paper square as shown.

Adhere the numbers square as shown.

11. Adhere to blue buttons to left bottom corner of title, and adhere to page.

12. Cut a 10" circle from the polka dot paper for the right hand side of page. You only need half of it, and tuck into the top of the woven paper.

13. Cut a 3 1/2" x 6" strip from Diamonds paper, and layer on top a 3" x 5" strip from the numbers page. Adhere this to line up with the left hand side of the page.

14. Adhere two photos, and add journaling.

15. Stamp date on buddies label sticker. Cut a ticket label, and adhere the all smiles label as shown. Embellish with button, and place this grouping in the lower right hand side of page.

16. Embellish with buttons as shown.

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Create

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Gaeilge by

Anam Stubbington

Supplies: Stella & Rose: Gertie “Little One” Transparent Frame Stella & Rose: Gertie “Little One” Cardstock Stickers Stella & Rose: Gertie “Happy” Cardstock Stickers Stella & Rose: Hazel “Special” Die Cut Frame Stella & Rose: Hazel “Special” Title Die Cut Stella & Rose: Hazel “Memories” Ribbon Stella & Rose: Mabel “Little Lady” Ribbons Stella & Rose: Mabel “Play” Adhesive Chipboard Lush Chipboard Alpha – Blue, Green, Pink. (inked the blue to make the brown for the title –so it would be tinted with blue to match the elements) Also used: White Cardstock, Glue Dots, Foam Adhesive.

Instructions: I am Irish, ‘born and bred’ as they say, for 24 years in Dublin so Gaeilge is supposed to be my native language.

It is a beautiful and ancient language that very few people use on a daily basis. I have some words but not many despite having it literally beaten into me as a child.

It is one of the few culturally things that I love about my native land especially as I don’t often bring my Irish to the forefront of my everyday life. I will often say I’m Gaeilge as that covers a lot and explains my name, which is in the prayers people say every day, as it means “spirit”. I get a lot of flack over the fact I don’t have a brogue (the expected Irish accent) nor am I into for St Patrick’s Day or drink Guinness or wear green. While I am Irish, I am my own Irish, more Gaeilge than Irish, more British than Irish, just more me than anything else.

But for all the Irish in me, I love the Art and the Culture of the Ancient Celts, the original Gaeilge people, especially the language and wish I could speak it properly.

Céad míle beannachta. (a hundred thousand blessings) 1.

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Create background using a mixture of Lush alphabets.

Creat flowers from crochet trim.

Tie knots from blue grosgrain ribbon as shown.

Add photo, transparency, “special” title, frame (white back for journaling) flowers, chipboard and ribbon.

5. Have a fun time!

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Cheers Card by

Anam Stubbington

Sláinte is Gaeilge for “Cheers” (pronounced slaawn-cha) and a cuppa tea (cup of tea) is such an Irish tradition so the teapot was perfect. I used the Doily Stamps and various green inks to great the background and elements.

Supplies: Stella & Rose: Gertie “Girlie” Doily Stamps Stella & Rose: Hattie “Remember” Label Stamp (stamps 2, cut 1 in half and used it to extend the label to find the word – alpha stickers hid the overlap) Stella & Rose: Mabel “So Sweet” teapot Stamp Lush Green Flock Alpha

Also used: Stazon Lime Green Inks, White Cardstock (I distressed the edges to give it little texture), Circle Punches, Butterfly Punch, Foam Adhesive.

Supplies: Stella & Rose: Mabel “Little Lady” Die Cut Frame Stella & Rose: Mabel “Little Lady” Ribbons (I made the ribbon from Stella Rose into a flower) Stella & Rose: Hattie “Happy” cardstock stickers (trimmed down to just the words I wanted) Lush Orange Brads (layered two lush brads by cutting off their pins and using glue dots)

Blessing Card by

Anam Stubbington

Also used: thread/Needle, Glue Dots This is a really simple card – print your saying out onto cardstock and cover with the frame.

Tradition Irish Blessing May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

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Giveaway

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WE DID IT!!! Thanks to you! A big, gigantic thank you to everyone who shared our newsletter with friends in February. We reached our goal and are happy to announce the winners of the Cricut Cuttlebug and Expression. Each winner also receives the Lush collection of their choice!

Cuttlebug winner: Bethany Vangrin Expression winner: Angela Runkel (We have sent an email to both winners)

When we told our friends at Provo Craft the amazing news that we reached our goal, they generously donated another Cricut Expression along with a few cartridges.

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Blog

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February Blog Challenge Winner: Diana McGraw (www.dianamcgraw.blogspot.com)

March Blog Challenge Layout Theme: “Celebrate Today”

February Blog Challenge Honorable Mention: Mireille Dibjak (www.amberennoah.blogspot.com)

March Blog Challenge Card Theme: “Celebrate Today”

February Blog Challenge Card Winner: Mona Pendleton (www.cupcakescreations.blogspot.com)

March Blog Challenges begin: Friday, March 4 & ends Thursday, March 17, 2011

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