THE THEME OF THIS YEAR CRUISE-

I  know it may seem a little crazy but I love things written down. I know that if I write things down I will think or remember it. It's like when I do goals. I like to write them down. Then they become MORE than a wish of mine. Do you feel the same? 

One of the things I have thought of for the past few months was how much FUN we are going to have on this 7 DAY cruise. Trust me, we are going to have fun. The SUN... will be shining (let's hope) and it will be a time to relax and enjoy this time. I  love the word- SHINE for this reason.

I talked about it yesterday on my blog, but to me. I want us to all SHINE and remember how special EACH of you are. Often, we are so hard on ourself. We look at our faults and the faults of those around us. However, when we SHINE like the SUN... we radiate. I know this year we are all about the GOLD and SHINING. 

I kept coming back to STARS that SHINE. 

That my friend is YOU!!!!!!

I am honored and fortunate that each of you are coming on the cruise with me. I have done lots of cruises but this is the largest. This was the largest the cruise conference rooms could hold. We took up the entire space. 

I could not have done it without Ms. Dye help. I know some people may think with her name that it's me. I want her to get the praise that she deserves. Unfortunately, Sean and the boys from My Mind's Eye are no longer able to come on the cruise. Don't worry it was good news for everyone- Weddings and more! However, family is always first.

With that joining us on the 2014 TC Cruise is the addition of two women that I know you will love and enjoy-

Taylor (soon to be CARD in 12 days) and Gentry Bartholomew. 

They will be assisting in all the classes and will be 

available to help with any and all of your questions.

Plus, they are my daughters. They love each of you

and you know how I feel about FAMILY- we are all family.

This is the 6x12 GOLDEN workshop we will be doing on the ship.

PLEASE note- I strongly encourage you to bring photos. Normally I would not ask this. YOUR photos are you story. They don't have to be perfect. This is YOUR life. They can be black and white, color, any mixture. The page protectors are 4x6 and 3x4. The page protectors due to the size are vertical 3x4 and horizontal 4x6. I often take my fave photos and just crop them down. I would bring 50-100 photos. PS... often on the 3x4 I like to crop them down to show the cards (they are so cute) so you could actually do smaller than 3x4. I wish I could tell you EXACTLY the size but you will get creative and know which photos you want to use. PS- it's going to be a GOLDEN album you will cherish. It could be a vacation, family, the cruise, life, friendship... anything!!!!!!

Are you getting excited?

MORE CRUISE INFORMATION....

Many of you are counting down the days. I know I am. Just know that if you are flying into Texas, you can fly into Houston Hobby airport. The cruise is SOLD OUT. I wanted to post this again just in case you needed the group number or the itinerary again.

I love having schedules, so you will have a detailed itinerary when we meet upon boarding. The first workshop will be hold on Monday November 17th. 

This is the boat that we will be going on. 

This ship is pretty impressive. Remember, the workshops will only take place while you we are at sea. The craft room will be open for the entire trip so you can come and go as you wish.  

Here is some information on the Galveston Port. This is how to get there and parking information if you are driving and leaving your car.
Remember to bring your camera and camera card. 

As you know since I am working with Canon now... this will be something we will discuss and that will be "part"of the journey.

Did I mention that this beautiful GOLD book
will be one of the workshops that I will be teaching on the cruise?
It is my 6x12 Gold Teresa Collins Studio Gold with WRMK and card sets. I am thrilled to be teaching this.

SNEAK PEEK only... you have to wait for the cruise to see more!!!!!

xoxo
Teresa

It's TIME.... please read

It's TIME.... tomorrow is the day!

My cruise is SOLD OUT. However, please note that workshop dues are due tomorrow in order to attend the workshops/cruise portion.

I am super excited for this fabulous CRUISE with each of you. Are you getting excited? 

Please read the very important information below.
CLASS FEE DEADLINE: AUGUST 1st 2014 

VERY IMPORTANT-

If you are taking the workshops and crafting portion of the cruise, the class fees are due by and no later than August 1st. We have shirts and many class items ordered and some on hold with the size of the shirt information needed for TC Dye. These will be ordered later this week. We do have some people that Mrs. Dye has been trying to get a hold of that have not responded or contacted us that signed up for the cruise and we do not have any information. 

Remember the cruise cabin final payment  to Royal Caribbean is due by September 1st 2014. Please know you will lose your room per Royal Caribbean.  Please note that the cruise ship rates are  much higher now. If you are going to cancel for any reason, please contact TC so that we can just move your room into another person's name so that someone can still attend from our massive wait list and get the discounted rate that is no longer available. We have planned on your commitment to come and feel it is only fair for you to allow someone to take your place at the rate given and reserved. 

So far, we have had zero cancellations.Please contact TC with any issues you may be having. Thank you so very much!!!!!!

MORE UPDATES......

I wanted to share a little more about the upcoming TC Cruise in November. I know it's been awhile so I wanted to share more suggestions for those of you going on the cruise. I have been getting requests if I will do a sign up/waitlist for 2015. I will be posting about this closer to the 2014 cruise. I don't want to create any confusion. 

I want to encourage each of the crafters on the cruise to not bring too many "kits or projects" to do on the cruise. I KNOW you will need the room in your luggage to take home all the class kits, prizes and more that each participant will be getting.  All of the projects we are creating are going to be projects that I hope you will would want to work on during your time cropping on the ship. I am going to be giving each of you very specific photo suggestions and numbers for each project that as a general guideline. 

This was one of the projects from the 2013 cruise.

Each of you will get a very detailed itinerary with times and descriptions of the workshops, mini workshops and make in takes so that you can be informed.
Countdown... 7 more months!!!!!!! 

EXCITING NEWS....

You have been asking...
I am happy to say that Sean Edgar- my Sales Director (far left)
will be joining us on the cruise.
I am excited and will let you know that we are working
to make sure you can get any and all craft items that you would like to have onboard. 
In addition, the BOYS from My Mind's Eye are joining us on the cruise. KC will personally be doing a make n take for the event. I know you will enjoy his humor and personality. I am grateful that My Mind's Eye is sponsoring my cruise event.

Now, if that is not over the top WONDERFUL.
I also have CRAFTWELL coming on board with us.
Jasmin and Debbie from Craftwell will be joining us and showing you how to use the TC eBosser and Craftwell eBRUSH. You are going to learn so much and we are planning some big things.
I am thrilled to have Sean, KC and Jason, Jasmin and Debbie
joining us on the ship. I hope you are as excited too! 

THANK YOU RANGER.....

I could not be more excited to welcome Ranger Industries as a sponsor this year. Each of you are going to learn some wonderful ways to use Ranger product with a make n take by the talented Yvonne Blair. 

Remember classes will only be taught on the days we are at sea. You won't miss any workshops or make n takes if you do the shore excursions. I myself am ready to go see the Mayan Ruins and take some amazing photos!!!!!

Cruise sponsors.... WOW!!!!!

I am going to say that I am fortunate to be friends with so many AMAZING wonderful individuals in the crafting world. I am happy to let everyone know that the following companies are going to be sponsors for my cruise this year. Now, I want you to know how AMAZING these companies and individuals are. I always like a little "about" the company and what I love about them.

So in NO particular order-

BAZZILL BASICS
I love their cardstock, papers, books, etc. I also love the family that own and operate the business. I admire their integrity and goodness. I also LOVE the people that work at BAZZILL. Who could not love and adore those beautiful and kind souls? I will tell you that they are amazing. I met Joey years ago and SHE is truly just a great and dear friend. She and I will be teaching in New Zealand together in May. She teaches at my event in Henderson, NV each year in some way. She is a beautiful soul and when I talked to her about the cruise, it was instant support. THANK YOU BAZZILL!!!!!

XYRON-
I partnered with Xyron to do a line of adhesives and tools (stapler and chipboard punch) a couple of years ago. Well, let me tell you.... I truly LOVE working with them. I instantly fell in LOVE with Chris Potter (who is no longer there but with their parent company) He is like a brother and so smart. I get to work with Susan, Julie, Corey, and they are just so EASY to work with. I am honored to be in their "family." Now many of you may know BETH KINGSTON. She is the HSN regular guest and Xyron spokeswoman. She is the cutest thing ever... so pretty... sweet and well, she makes me laugh. She is so fun and well, Beth is actually coming on the cruise with us. She will be doing make n takes and you will get to see for yourself how FABULOUS my friend is. I know right... CRAZY... insanely cool... right?

BELLA BLVD-
Okay... If you know Stephanie the owner of Bella Blvd...  I fell in love with her and her SOUL from the start. She is the sweetest, and most REAL girl. She cares about others and it shows. She is a giver, and a truly talented girl. I am honored that she will be sponsoring the cruise. She wanted to come with us, but her schedule was very booked. You will love her beautiful products and hopefully she can join us next time.

HAZEL & RUBY-
This brand new company has hit the crafting world by storm. Their products are FRESH, NEW and innovative. Lindsay and Jaymie are all about the DIY crafting and making it spectacular. I love and appreciate that they are sponsoring the cruise. They are both friends and I am so happy and thankful for their support. I know you will be HOOKED on their products.

SCOR- PAL-

I am a little okay... a lot obsessed with all things to do with flips, flaps, scoring paper and folds. I could not be more thrilled to be adding Scor-Pal as another of my cruise sponsors. Scor-Pal® creates accurate and precise scores giving you professional looking folds, with no more crooked cards. Multiple scores are done in seconds without moving the paper. Perfect for accordion folds, boxes, fancy fold cards and other interesting projects! So thrilled that  Diana Crick the owner of the company will be on board with us. She is so sweet and coming all the way from Canada. PS- there are many international crafters coming too. I know of at least two from Australia. I can't wait to hear their accents. I have no doubt our group is going to be full of fun.

Okay... this CRUISE is just going to be WONDERFUL!

I have some NEWS. Our cruise sold out so fast. The price was amazing and we oversold all of the cabins. I know of many people who did not get in the workshop or came with a crafter and still needed a room. The cruise told them they could not sign up now to cruise. The cruise office was shocked at the constant calls and how fast our group was at capacity.

So in talking with the coordinators, they were impressed and opened up more rooms yesterday for our group. It is for those of you who would want to sign up as a cruise participant. They extended our deadline at the SAME rate until MARCH 28th.  I think they felt bad that people had tried to get a cabin and were turned away. Sorry about the confusion. Unfortunately, I do not have room in the crafting portion (unless we have cancellations).

Please notice that there is now a contact section at the top of the blog. Please know that it may take up to 24 hours to get a response. I am starting to teach again and while I am at these events, I will be unavailable to respond. If you will check the contact section, it would be appreciated.

THANK YOU!

ATTENTION CRUISERS... 7 NIGHTS AT SEA ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SHIP

THIS IS THE SHIP THAT WE WILL BE CRUISING ON.
CAN YOU SEE THE CLIMBING WALL,  BASKETBALL COURT...THE FLO RIDER,
THE POOLS????? IF YOU ARE A WALKER, THERE IS EVEN
A WALKING OR RUNNING TRACK ON THE TOP DECK OF THE SHIP.
I AM NOT A GAMBLER MYSELF BUT I KNOW THE CASINO WAS A FUN SPOT
FOR SOME OF THE CRUISERS LAST YEAR.
This is our ship for the SEVEN day adventure. I KNOW

it is sure to be a wonderful week of relaxation, fun,

crafting, excursions and making lots of new friends.

Royal Caribbean has refurbished this ship so it is like

going on a brand new ship.  

I am really excited to see many familiar faces that have been on several of the previous cruises
that I have participated in. Since we have a SOLD OUT crafting event, I have already started to prepare
the itinerary, workshops, make n takes and MORE!

I  want to make sure each and every one of you coming know
how much I appreciate you coming.
I want to make sure everyone has the best time and makes
special and meaningful memories.

Since we did have a fast sell out, I wanted to let everyone know that 2015 will be another TC cruise.

This is our ship from from another view.
I know that we many fun excited cruisers going.

I wanted to share a really sweet story. I got a email from a HUSBAND who wanted his wife to be able to join me on the cruise. He mentioned that she would be so THRILLED.  She had no idea that he had emailed and signed both of the up for the cruise. He even planned to surprise her on VALENTINES with the surprise that he signed them up and she was going on my crafting cruise event. I was so touched that he took the time to contact me. So impressed with his desire to do something
to sweet and special for his wife.

Now some information:
There is a facebook group for those of you who are signed and paid for the cruise. If you want to join it, please email me your address and I can add you.
There is a group of crafters who want to do a secret gift
exchange. If you would like to participate and don't want to join facebook, PLEASE let us know.

I have had several cruisers who do not want to join facebook. I wanted everyone to know that is why I am doing this blog so that everyone can get the information- even if you aren't online with the facebook group. I know some cruisers do not want to participate in any group exchanges. Please know that this is completely fine. I am not personally doing any of these exchanges myself, but am happy to share any information here.

Due to privacy issues, I cannot give out our cruisers names and emails without permission. So if you do want to do a secret gift swap, please let me know and I can make sure the group organizing this can contact you.

Hello CRUISERS

I am so happy with the huge response to the cruise. I am beyond "a little" excited for the things that I am working on and planning. I will let you know that you are in for a TREAT. 

I want this to be FUN. I want your week to be one that you will REMEMBER with the greatest memories. I have to let you know that we have a large group of crafters and non- crafters in our group. That being said, we have a huge wait list of crafters who want to come on the cruise and participate in the crafting event.  Remember, the group is still open to any non-crafters. 

Due to this and space limitations, please know that you have to be a paid crafter to be in the crop and classroom. Everyone will have their own space and we have asked the cruise director to make sure our needs are taken care of. Please know that if you have paid for the workshops, that you are needed to physically attend the workshops.  It simply is too hard with a large group to set aside kits and make n takes. Only the crafter who paid and registered will be given the kits, gifts, prizes etc. Plus, I want you each in the workshops. If you signed up for the crafting event, please know that class attendance is required for this reason. I hope everyone understands. It is only fair to all the crafters who would love the chance to attend and fully participate in the event. 

Workshops will only be taught during the times that the ship is at sea. NO workshops will be planned during the days at the ports. You will get a printed detailed itinerary of all activities so that you  know when and where all activities, crops, and classes are scheduled. 

 I am going to be emailing our group. I need your help. So many of you are NOT on facebook. So I am asking for each of you to please do the following. I promise this will not be shared-
please email the following information to us. 

NAME:
EMAIL:
ADDRESS:
Are you on facebook? We have a group for those who have paid and registered on the ship in our group. 
Who is in your group? 
Are you participating in the crafting portion? 

Thank you and please email the answers to -dye4tc1@aol.com

I really appreciate your time and effort!!!!!

Have you heard the news???????

The TC Cruise is officially SOLD OUT!!!! 

I have been really busy the past week with the announcement of my cruise. I had worried that it being so close to Thanksgiving that no one would sign up. I never expected the nonstop sign ups. The cruise would have six people calling in at a time to sign up.  It sold out in 2 days...  then I added more spots... it sold out again and well, as you can imagine... in less than a week we are OVER sold. I was going to close it after four days but knew I could not over the weekend. I knew some cruisers were waiting to get in touch with the booking agent. I am just amazed at the response. WOW...thankful for this huge support.

So that meant closing up the signups and now having a waitlist going for the crafting portion. Anyone can still sign up and go as cruiser. You can  sign up and see if a spot opens in the crafting portion. I simply have NO more room in the workshops at this point. I know there may be some people who may be in the process of signing up so please just email first- teresa@teresacollinsdesigns.com. 

I have had so many great things in the works for the cruise and am truly excited to do another cruise.... the group going is amazing and we have several International travelers in our group too. 

I will be posting lots of information and tips here about what to expect. 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRUISE-

Well, I have a confession I love cruising and I have been fortunate to teach on several crafting cruises. So I am doing another crafting cruise. I wanted to find the best deal and offer something out of this world amazing and affordable.
So you are invited to join me for a SEVEN NIGHT WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE on Royal Caribbean-


It is the 2014 Teresa Collins Caribbean Cruise to the Caribbean. 
Here is some of the Navigator of the Sea ship highlights:
Not only does it sail effortlessly through the waters of the Caribbean, it contains some of the cruise industry's most amazing features - a rock-climbing wall, a basketball court, an ice-skating rink and an in-line skating track. Dare we say there's more? What about a five-story theatre, a casino, a miniature golf course and a spectacular three-story dining room? This 138,000-ton nautical wonder has it all. This ship has been updated "Navigator". The rooms have been remodeled,  with the added the wave runner. The wifi is updated as well.

I will be teaching workshops while we are at sea- yes, big projects that I am known for. There will be prizes, make n takes, a TC gift bag, t shirt... and so much more. You can come and create with me for the seven day cruise. Feel free to bring along the family, husband, or friends to join you. I will not be doing kit only's. You have to be on the cruise with us to attend the workshop event.

We do group dining each night, and we love and encourage group togetherness. However, you are free to do as you wish- this is YOUR vacation. If you want to participate in the crafting/creating portion- you will love the 24/7 access to the crop & classroom.




Here is a map of the area that we will be cruising to.



The cruise is SEVEN NIGHTS leaving from Galveston Texas. If you are flying to Texas, you can fly to either Houston Hobby or George Bush International Airport. Royal Caribbean will offer the service to the port on the day of arrival and the departure date of the cruise. You can sign up directly with the cruiseship.

In picking this particular cruise, I took many things in factor. I wanted the cruise to be on a great cruise line, an affordable price, and ports that would be beautiful and fun to visit. I wanted to keep the crafting portion very reasonable.
I have never been to the Mayan Ruins. So I look forward to seeing and visiting this at one of the ports. Cozumel offers this amazing ruin. Can you imagine the photos here????






Another port is Costa Maya. It once was a trading post for the Mayan Empire. It is located in the Mexican Caribbean and is best known for its jungles, beaches, lagoons and Mayan ruins.
Recent development and modern port facilities are making Costa Maya the perfect port of call. With so many activities, it will be hard to decide what to do first.





  

The other port we will visit is Roatan, Honduras. I am happy to simply be on the warm beach in November!!!!!



Roatan, the largest of the three Bay Islands, is where most modern day explorers go to discover the labyrinth of coral reef beneath the dazzling aquamarine colored water and enjoy a relaxing Caribbean style vacation.

Just a little note- the cruise will ONLY hold the super rate for us until February 22nd or until the event is sold out. I am going to work to see if it will be extended, but I cannot guarantee the great rate. I  have set a limit on how many crafters will be able to sign up. We have a meeting space and once we hit the limit of participants the event will be sold out. Last year, the event and cruise sold out. The cost is based on per person either as a inside stateroom at $394.00 per person before taxes and $690.00 per person for the OCEAN VIEW w/ a balcony before taxes. Yes, that is for SEVEN NIGHTS!!!!!! 

Also, you are invited to join the facebook page where you can ask any questions and get to know those who are going. 
2014 Teresa Collins Scrapbook Cruise Facebook Group

To book your room contact Royal Caribbean International at the following...

Number 1-800-465-3595Group Number 1832379 (Give this to the Guest Service Agent)

        Rooms will be held and guaranteed at a TC Group Rate until 2/22/14 (or until the event is sold out). 

Scrapbook portion of the event- Participation fees of $200.00 USD are to be paid through Teresa Collins by 8/1/2014. Event fees are separate from your cruise fees. *email teresa@teresacollinsdesigns.com in regards to this.

I am so happy that some how all the details worked out so that this special cruise event can happen this year. If you have any questions please either post them on the facebook page or email teresa@teresacollinsdesigns.com. I would love for you to join in on the fun!!!!

Teresa Collins 7 NIGHT Western Caribbean Cruise 2014