CHAW 2011- TERESA COLLINS

Day one at CHA winter 2011.  It's always exciting to be at CHA where all you see are new products, inspiring people, Scrapbook celebs and a chance to touch,feel and play with new products.  This year CHA was in a different venue- LA convention center Downtown Los Angeles.  It was me and my BFFL - Lisa.  We had such a fabulous time!  

First stop... Teresa Collins.   Here's a picture of Teresa and her beautiful daughters.  They're so cute!

I finally got to meet a couple of the ladies on Teresa's design team.  (from right to left)

Sesil who is the design team coordinator.  She's so awesome and wears many hats making sure things go smoothly for Teresa.  There's Yvonne...so talented and such a sweetheart!  Yvonne and Sesil are both so sweet. I'm so lucky to be working with such special ladies. 

Of course, me and Teresa Collins.  LOVE HER!!  She's such a sweet, talented and genuine person!

There's more pictures to come so look out.

Scrapbook.com video of Teresa Collin and her booth.

Here's a video with Teresa showcasing her new line POSH.

Teresa announces her partnership with provo Craft

Teresa announces her partnership with Provo Craft. They will have Teresa Collins cartridges for the Cricut imagine and for the  expressions machine! Big News!
Congrats Teresa!! Can't wait to create with these!!!

CHA is next weekend!

As you all probably heard all the buzz of the new products debuting at CHA WINTER 2011.  This year it'll be at the LA Convention.  It usually takes place in Anaheim at the Anaheim Convention Center which I totally love.  First of all, the hotels are much more conveniently closer and well, it's really close to Disneyland.  I'm so excited because this year I will hopefully see some of my Teresa Collins Design work up on her booth.  How exciting!!  I will also get a chance to meet some of the ladies on TC design team.  WooHoo!  My best friend and I are going together and it'll be such a blast.  Well, I gotta go and create.

Teresa Collins NOTATIONS debut.

OMG!  I love, love this!  I think I'll buy 5 of these.  I have so many ideas for this awesome kit!  Yay!  Teresa you are awesome!   http://teresacollins.typepad.com/teresa_collins/2011/01/notations-kit.html
Check out these images from Teresa.  Go over to Teresa's blog and check out what she created with it.  It's GORGEOUS!

Teresa Collins debuts her new additions to BLINGAGE

Check out Teresa Collins new BLINGAGE.   Love them all!  More additions to create your own necklace.

Don't forget....Teresa will be on HSN selling the TC Stampmaker.  You won't believe the deal and the inspirations that she will show.  

Teresa Collins HSN Airtimes:

Wednesday Night Jan. 19th:  11:00 pm MST- 1:00am EST 

and again on 

Thursday Morning Jan. 20th: 10:00 am MST- 12:00 EST

Don't take things for granted

Life is busy so we do take things for granted.   This past week has been very difficult for my family.  My parents were scheduled to leave to go to the Philippines tomorrow but my dad's doctor wanted him to get tested for a stress test first.  Well...that happened on Tuesday.  We were hoping that it wasn't severe.  Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.  He had news that he had to undergo bypass surgery.  Needless to say, we were overwhelmed and scared.  Especially my dad.  We couldn't help but cry.  All the what ifs ran through our heads.  We love each other so much that we couldn't bare to lose him.  He's doing ok today with some issues that hopefully resolves today.  Sleepless nights but had one day of rest to yesterday and reboot.  Sitting here today at the hospital seeing my dad smiling is nice. 

CHA sneaks 2011

If you're looking for some CHA sneaks check out Scrap Review.

http://www.thescrapreview.com/

Introducing ....POSH and ON THE EDGE.

I love, love POSH and ON THE EDGE.   POSH well...it's totally girly girl. Love it!  ON THE EDGE totally ROCKS!  I love that although the colors are blue, you can create with it even for a girl.  Check out what I created using her line of my daughter.

First POSH.  SO GORGEOUS!

Here's ON THE EDGE

CHECK OUT more inspirations from the DESIGN TEAM on her blog.

Teresa Collins first sneak of her first collection

Drumm roll please.....    SPORTS EDITION II

                             Check out her blog.  There's a peek of a project I did with the SPORTS collection.  Check out for more inspiration using her SPORTS EDITION II.

Waiting

Here I am waiting in the waiting room. While I wait I am writing down ideas for Teresa's new collections! This is so exciting! I can't wait for CHA. I'll get a chance to meet some ladies on the design team. What an experience this is. The whole team and Teresa is so supportive of each other. Well.... Back to the drawing board.

It's that time for CHA winter sneaks!  Other companies have started to show some sneaks.  Teresa Collins posted a sneak of her new Sports Collection.  Go on over to check out her blog.


http://teresacollins.typepad.com/teresa_collins/2011/01/sports-edition-ii-featuring.html

Winter CHA 2011 excitement

I'm getting so psyched for Winter CHA 2011!!!  Not only will I be with my BEST, BEST Friend in the whole wide world I get to take part of my #1 Passion....Scrapbooking!  I'm filled with excitement as I have been working on Teresa Collins new Releases.  YOu will looove them!!  Can't wait for you to see what I've been working on.  Sneak peeks are starting to come through.  7 gypsies has theirs on their blog, Pink Paislee and you've seen Teresa's on her blog.  She will be teaching a class a couple days before CHA starts using her new line.

Teresa Collins Sneak Peek on her blog.

Ok... I know you're dying to get a sneak of Teresa's new line for Winter CHA 2011.  It's coming up and I get the pleasure of going.  This will be my 3rd time but this time will be different because I'm on Teresa Collins design team.   I didn't go last year but I get to go this year with my Best Friend!  This is our time to go...just us besties!  No hubbies and kiddies.  Woohoo!  Paartay!  We get to stalk our fave scrapbook celebs and drool over the new products.  Ahhhh!!  I can't wait!  I've been working like crazy getting layouts and projects done for CHA.  I'm getting excited!  Go on over to Teresa's blog and check it out!

Don't know what to take pictures of?

Some may think...my life is boring.  There's not too much excitement in my everyday life.  Well....I think that at times but you'll be surprised when you've documented your everyday good and bad you'll be happy to look back at it.  No regrets.  When times are bad it helps to look at pictures that make you smile and realize the more important things...Family.  It reminds you that you're not alone and puts things into perspective.  So... your LIFE is your Life!  Document.  Capture.  Remember.  Here's a nice video from Becky Higgins on documenting your life.  Love it!

Becky Higgins Project Life 2011

Well.....it's a new year!! Hoping and praying it's a good year for everyone in my life.  I started the new year with Becky Higgings Project Life diligently then kinda dwindled 5 months later.  Still working on it but I'm almost done.  Here's a pix of when I got started last year.

Go on over to Becky's website/blog and check it out.

flickr: Project Life 2011 group:http://www.flickr.com/groups/1417757@N21/

Laura Vegas

Ali Edwards

Willette Designs

to name a few who are participating in this as well.

Project Life has a free community where people can share ideas, discuss on forums etc at Big Picture classes.  Sign up and it's free!

Here's a review of one of her readers on her Project Life 2010.

Funny thing.....

Well.... Christmas has come and gone.  I still love listening to Christmas music though as I blog.  We had a wonderful Christmas eve and day with our families.  Christmas Eve was spent with my mom and dad's side of the family at my brother's.  We had tons of fun playing the White Elephant game.  There were tons of food, laughter, dancing to the Wii's game Just dance and opening presents.  Remember I posted about our first family shoot with Kim of SuperKimagery photography?  Well...my mom got us a photo blanket of the 3 of us and she got one for my brother's family too.

The funny thing was.....that we (me and my brothers) got them the exact same thing except it's a picture of all of us.  But I wasn't giving their present til the next day.

Here's my mom opening their present and surprised what we got them. 

This is what I got for the in laws.  A blanket with Ella on it from our photo shoot from StoryBox Art.

Sorry, the blanket wasn't spread out enough.

Here's what it looks like.  I love these and thought of getting one for myself but now I don't have to. Yay!

Now.... I gotta concentrate on CHA!!  Woohoo!

Teresa Collins ULTIMATE Giveaway by PROVO CRAFT

Well.....Merry Christmas to everyone!  Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with lots of food and families.  I sure did!  It's day 25 of Teresa's Favorite things Giveaway and it's AMAZING!  You won't believe how BIG this prize is.  It's HUGE!!  Enter as many times as you want for a chance to win.  She also has a video.

http://teresacollins.typepad.com/teresa_collins/2010/12/day-25-merry-christmas-huge-provo-craft-tc-stampmaker-giveaway.html

Teresa Collins NOEL album

I've been working on my Christmas album using Teresa Collins NOEL collection.  I have to say... this collection is so simple yet elegant.  I love it!  I wanted to create an album of details that I love during the Christmas season and all the prep that goes into it and leading to the BIG day!  I used her album from WELCOME HOME collection.  So here it is.....hope you like it!

I created the Santa Clause silhouette on my Silhouette.  I'm still learning.  I tucked my tags under Santa.

I decided to decorate my wreath with pictures from our recent photo shoot of my whole family with Kim from Super Kimagery Photography.  Love her and her work!  

For the window, I cut out the front cover of the package of Teresa Collins NOEL kit and used Hambly acrylic page and added alcohol ink to make it look like it's snowing. 

I used just the front cover of Teresa Collins NOEL chipboard album for my second page.

This is this years Christmas card.  Photos taken by StoryBox Art Photography.

I had Ella write a letter to Santa Claus on this TC paper from her Travel line.  Inside will house her other letters to Santa from Abby too! 

I created an interactive page and also made a pocket for tags.

 Love me some Starbucks espresso and Ella loves her Soy hot chocolate.  Don't you just love their Holiday cups?  When they start using these you know it's the Christmas season.  

Here's a page with a present that opens up for picture or journaling.  The tag says "Do Not Open Til Xmas"

Love this picture of a reflection of me and Ella on the ornament.

Love this phrase from my Silhouette.  Photo taken by Ella.  Not bad huh?  My young photographer.  Look at that bokeh.  Pretty good.  

Folded this page to create a pocket to house tags and photos.  Also used bling on that small white and red polka dots that came with the NOEL kit.

Here's  a pix of Ella decorating our tree and some ornaments that have been around for years.  Of course, Art has to have his football player ornaments.  

Our sweet and loyal dog that makes us happy especially, Ella.

There it is.  Hope you enjoyed it.  

Merry Christmas everyone.  Be safe.

It's Christmas Eve! Day 24 of Teresa's favorite things and 3 GIVEAWAYS!!

Can't believe it's Christmas Eve.  December flew!  You won't believe Teresa's giveaway on day 24 is.  It's not just one or two it's...... THREE giveaways!  Amazing!  Go on her blog and enter to win.  One of them is her Stampmaker!!  Woohoo!  One other thing.... Teresa Collins has started her own newsletter so come on over and sign up on Teresa Collins designs website to receive her newsletter. http://teresacollinsdesigns.com/sites/tcd.amariotti.com/files/december%20newsletter2010b.pdf