WHY is this happening in our life...?
WHY WHY WHY?????
I met with my church bishop last night. He is just a wise and special man of God. We discussed how we will all have trials and some are horrible beyond horrible. He himself has lost a son. We will never know WHY the bad things happen. It is our faith that we don't become bitter or angry. We just know that we have to cherish every moment and day. We trust in God's plan and accept his will.
So this morning, in meeting with the cancer specialists this leaves me with so many anxious emotions. This journey is not in our control. It never has been. I just told my bishop last night that there are times each day when I feel like I can't go on. Is this normal?
I feel like I have been knocked down so many times in this cancer journey and with so many other life challenges. When I feel knocked down... humbled on my knees and struggling... I pray. I pray and pray and pray more.
Then I remind myself to be strong, get back up like a WARRIOR. I can't and won't let these things make me bitter and I know I need to FIGHT with my husband. Trust me, it's easy to get depressed and not want to go on. I simply can't let negative thoughts get me down right now. My husband and children and business need me to keep positive and keep going. I find my positive outlook is one of the reason that my husband and family can look at each day with gratitude. I belief God is carrying us right now.
One of the things I wanted to share with you today is a free project/workshop. This is my own personal book. It is one that I designed to tell my life story and who I am. This is with my collection- HELLO MY NAME is.
I decided to share this with you today in hopes you too will take the time to document and tell your story. More than ever, I know how important this is.
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THESE PAPERS AND THIS COLLECTION WILL HELP YOU TO TELL THE STORY!!!!!! THIS IS MY SEAL TC FISKARS PUNCH WITH MY GEMS INSIDE THE SEAL SHAPE. |
DOCUMENT YOUR CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!!! THIS IS MY BABY PICTURE. THIS IS MY ONLY PHOTO. I WISH I HAD MORE PHOTOS. THIS IS WHY I PRINT OUT THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. I COULD NOT BE PROUDER TO WORK WITH CANON. I DO TAKE MY PHOTO AND PRINT WITH MY CANON CAMERA AND PRINTERS.
EMBOSSED MANILA FILE FOLDER PAGE- TC CRAFTWELL CUT N BOSS MACHINE AND WORD COLLAGE PAGE. **** LOOK WHAT EMBOSSING DOES TO REGULAR MANILA FILE FOLDER. I AM SERIOUSLY IN LOVE WITH MY MACHINE!

HELLO MY NAME IS…
LIFE IS GOOD
TERESA COLLINS FREE WORKSHOP
LIFE
IS GOOD WITH HELLO MY NAME IS TERESA COLLINS COLLECTION IS FOCUSED ON HELPING TELL THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. DOCUMENTING YOU AS ONLY YOU CAN DO!IF YOU DON'T TELL YOUR STORY... WHO WILL?
“Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there’ll
always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter writers than
you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing
that - but you are the ONLY YOU.” Neil Gaiman
ITEMS: TERESA COLLINS PAPER COLLECTION, TERESA COLLINS FISKAR PUNCHES (MINI STAR, &, LOVE, SEAL, ANCHOR, HEART, TAB, MINI HEART, GOLD TRIMMER), XYRON TERESA COLLINS ADHESIVES- MEGA RUNNER, CHIPBOARD PUNCH AND STAPLER. ALL ITEMS ARE CURRENTLY FOUND IN JOANN FABRIC AND CRAFTS. YOU MAY ALSO FIND THE PAPER COLLECTIONS AT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT STORES AND ONLINE. ENJOY!!!!!
COVER: LIFE IS
GOOD
1. ADHERE LIFE IS
GOOD 8X10 HELLO MY NAME IS ARTWORK TO CHIPBOARD WITH ADHESIVE RUNNER.
2. ADHERE 4X6 PHOTO TO RED CARD WITH POP UP
DOTS. (INSIDE CARD PLACE- 3X4 TIME JOURNALING CARD)
3. ADHERE SPRAY PAINTED GOLD BOOK PLATE TO LOWER
RIGHT CORNER OF PHOTO WITH TC LIQUID ADHESIVE. ALLOW TO DRY COMPLETELY.
4. ADHERE STICKER FROM WORD TIDBITS JOURNALING
(THROUGHOUT BOOK AS DESIRED BY RUNNING THROUGH TC STICKERMAKER). CUT OUT WORDS
TO JOURNAL AS DESIRED.
5. INSIDE GOLD FRAME PLACE STICKER JOURNALING WORDS.
PROJECT- THIS IS THE STORY; JUST BE YOU.
PAGE 1: FOUR TAG
PAGE/HELLO MY NAME IS, THE ORIGINAL ME
1. PAGE BASE IS FOUR TAGS CUT AS ONE PAGE FROM 12X12 PAPER.
2. PLACE ALPHABET INITIAL INSIDE CENTER OF TAG-
HELLO MY NAME IS. WRITE NAME IF DESIRED WITH PEN.
3. JOURNAL ABOUT YOURSELF IN SECOND TAG- THE
ORIGINAL ME. PUNCH & FROM TC PUNCH WITH
BLACK CARDSTOCK. STAPLE ALONG RIGHT SIDE CENTER OF TAG.
4. I AM>>>> 3X4 TAG. JOURNAL THINGS
ABOUT WHO YOU ARE.
5. CORNER ROUND ALL CORNERS OF PAGE AS DESIRED.
PAGE 2: POLAROID
FRAME PAPER
1. TAKE 12” WIDE PAPER WITH FRAMES AND SCORE IN
½ AND FOLD TO CREATE A POCKET PAGE.
2. PUNCH TC ZIG ZAG CIRCLE PUNCH TO THE LOWER
RIGHT SIDE OF THE SNAPSHOTS FRAME.
3. FOLD THE PAPER IN ½ AND CREATE ENVELOPE BY
AHDEREING ONLY ALONG TOP AND BOTTOM. THE RIGHT SIDE IS OPEN SO THAT PHOTOS AND
OR LETTERS CAN BE PLACED INSIDE THE POCKET PAGE.
4. ADHERE CLEAR TC GEM TO THE CENTER OF THE
PUNCH.
PAGE 3: CHILDHOOD
MEMORIES TAG- RED SCROLL LINED PAPER
1. PAGE BASE IS RED SCROLL WITH BLACK LINED
PAPER.
2. ADHERE YOUR “BABY” PHOTO IN THE CENTER OF THE
PAGE WITH POP UP DOTS.
3. PUNCH TC TAB PUNCH FROM TAN ALPHABET 3X4 TAG
PAPER. FOLD AND THEN STAPLE TAB TO TOP RIGHT PAGE EDGE.
4. JOURNAL ALONG BOTTOM PAGE WITH BLACK PEN
MIXED WITH LOVE TC PUNCHED OUT OF BLACK CARDSTOCK. PUNCH THREE TC STARS WITH
PUNCH ALONG BOTTOM OF PAGE.
5. SCORE CHILDHOOD 3X4 TAG ALONG LEFT SIDE OF
TAG. ADHERE ONLY CHILDHOOD PORTION OF TAG, TO THE LEFT LOWER BOTTOM OF PAGE.
JOUNAL WITHIN BOX UNDER THE WORD MEMORIES OF YOUR CHILDHOOD MEMORIES.
PAGE 4: MANILA
FILE FOLDER W/ TC EMBOSSED WORDS
1. PAGE BASE IS 8X10 EMBOSSED TC WORD EMBOSSING
CRAFTWELL FOLDER.
2. PUNCH HEART TO THE LOWER RIGHT BOTTOM OF THE
PAGE.
3. PLACE STICKER “HELLO MY NAME IS” ALONG RIGHT
SIDE OF PAGE. WRITE IN YOUR NAME AND BIRTHDAY.
4. ADHERE 4X6 PHOTO TO THE CENTER OF THE PAGE
WITH POP UP DOTS FOR ADDED DIMENSION. ALONG TOP RIGHT OF PHOTO ADHERE RED 3X4
TAG LABEL WORDS. (ORIGINAL).
5. PUNCH TC ZIG ZAG CIRLCE PUNCH THREE TIMES AND
ADHERE TO PAGE WITH POP UP DOTS. ADD RED GEMS AND CLEAR GEMS TO THE CENTER OF
THE PUNCHED CIRCLES.
PAGE 5: FOUR TAG
PAGE: KEEP CALM THIS IS ME/ LIVE LIFE NOW
1. PAGE BASE IS FOUR TAGS CUT AS ONE PAGE.
2. PLACE JOURNALING SNIPPETS IN TOP RIGHT TAG-
LIVE LIFE NOW. (HAPPY DAY; A DAY IN THE LIFE)
3. JOURNAL WITHIN THE HOUSE SHAPE. WRITE YOUR
ADDRESS OR WHERE YOU ARE FROM.
4. LOWER RIGHT TAG- PLACE PHOTO INSIDE POLAROID
FRAME WITH POP UP DOTS. ADHERE JOURNALING TIDBIT- BEST DAY EVER. WRITE NAME
WITHIN FRAME.
PAGE 6: BROWN
LEDGER PAPER
1. PAGE BASE IS KRAFT AND TAN LEDGER PAPER.
2. ADHERE RED JOURNALING LABEL TAG AND STAPLE
ALONG TOP RIGHT OF PAGE. (LOVE THIS)
3. TAKE 3X4 BLACK ORNATE FRAME AND SCORE ALONG
TOP SO THAT THE TAG CAN BE LIFTED UP FROM THE BOTTOM. ALONG TOP OF TAG ADHERE
SNIPPETS CIRCLE- NOTEWORTHY.
4. JOURNAL ALONG BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
PAGE.
5. PUNCH FIVE TC STARS ALONG BOTTOM AND TOP OF
THE PAGE. ADD THREE RED GEMS RANDOMLY AS DESIRED.
6. ADHERE PHOTO TO BOTTOM LEFT SECTION OF PAGE
WITH POP UP DOTS.
7. UNDER PHOTO, ADHERE JOURNALING WORDS: LIVE
EVERYDAY WITH GRATITUDE/ A BLESSED LIFE.
PAGE 7: FOUR TAG
PAGE: LIVE EVERYDAY WITH GRATITUDE
1. PAGE BASE IS FOUR TAGS CUT AS ONE PAGE.
2. JOURNAL WITHIN TAG- RED TYPEWRITER WITH PEN.
3. TAKE TC TAB PUNCH AND PUNCH WITH ALPHABET 3X4
TAG.
4. ADHERE PHOTO ON TOP OF THE TWO BOTTOM PAGE
TAGS.
ADHERE JOURNALING TIDBIT- MY HAPPY,YOU MAKE LIFE WONDERFUL. ADD RED GEM TO THE TAB PUNCH
ALONG BOOK EDGE.
5. PLACE A THIN 2” X 6” PIECE OF PAPER TO THE
BACK OF THE PHOTO ON THE FRONT PAGE SO THAT IT WILL LIFT UP AND . REVEAL THE
TWO HIDDEN TAGS AS SHOWN IN CLASS.
PAGE 8: KRAFT
WITH WHITE CIRCLE PAPER
1. PAGE BASE IS KRAFT WITH WHITE CIRCLE PAGE.
2. ADHERE TWO 4X6 PHOTOS TO THE PAGE WITH POP UP
DOTS.
3. PLACE JOURNALING SNIPPETS IN PHOTO CORNER-
FUNNY MOMENTS. ALONG BOTTOM PHOTO- MEMORIES TO CHERISH, SNAPSHOT, EMBRACE THE
CRAZINESS.
4. PUNCH TC LOVE FROM BLACK CARDSTOCK. ADHERE
PHOTO ALONG TOP RIGHT. ADHERE LABEL WORD, FAMILY- RED MINI TAG PAPER AND TOP
SECTION OF DAILY LIFE 3X4 CARD.
5. ALONG LOWER LEFT SIDE OF PAGE ADHERE 3X4 TAG-
LIVE LIFE BELIEVING ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
PAGE 9: RED
BACKGROUND WITH WHITE WORDS
1. PAGE BASE IS RED WITH WHITE WORDS PAPER.
2. ADHERE GOLD STICKER LABEL ALONG TOP LEFT OF
PAGE. FOLD THE TAG PARTIALLY TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE PAGE. JOURNAL WITHIN TAG
AS DESIRED.
3. TAKE TAN WITH WHITE CIRCLE PAPER SIZED 4X10
AND SCORE AT 4” FROM TOP TO CREATE A LIFT UP FLAP. CORNER ROUND ALL FOUR CORNERS
OF PAGE WITH FISKARS PUNCH. ADHERE BACK OF FLAP TO THE RIGHT SIDE TOP OF PAGE.
4. ADHERE 4X6 PHOTO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TOP
FLAP SO THAT IT WILL LIFT UP. ALONG LOWER BOTTOM SECTION OF PHOTO ADHERE
JOURNALING STICKERS: RIGHT NOW, DREAM BIG AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. PUNCH TC ANCHOR FISKARS PUNCH AND ADHERE IF DESIRED.
5. ADHERE GOLD STARBURST STICKER TO THE TOP
RIGHT OF FLAP TOP. ADHERE CLEAR TC GEM TO THE GOLD STICKER LOWER BOTTOM.
BACK COVER: PAGE BASE IS CHIPBOARD SIZED 8X10.
USE TC XYRON
CHIPBOARD PUNCH AND PUNCH ALL PAGES IN THE CENTER ALONG EACH PAGE TOP. ADD
METAL RINGS TO THE TOP TO KEEP THE PAGES TOGETHER.
CREATE A BEAUTIFUL
LIVE
EVERYDAY…
QUESTIONS/SALES: bridget@teresacollinsstudio.com
I am so honored... I had to share this.
This to me is a LIFE MOMENT of sharing and feeling
thankful that in some small way I can share
a little about my company, my passion and how I have grown my business and brand. In my life and business I truly believe
there are NO LIMITS.
What a honor to be on the cover of Fall issue of CRAFT INDUSTRY today. I was fortunate enough to have a great & exciting meeting with CHA this week at my office. I love that so many of you wanted the issue too and wanted to be able to read it. I mentioned this to them and they listened. YOU can now go and read my article online. We are thrilled for CHA Winter and I am debuting several new collections and quite a few "surprises." I am honored to speak at the trade show in January. If you are coming to the trade show please plan to join me. I am thankful for the opportunity to share my business story and how I have evolved and grown my business. Simply go here: http://digital.turn-page.com/i/383845
THANK YOU JENNAFER MARTIN FOR INTERVIEWING AND telling my story. I am in deep gratitude for your talent and for allowing my voice to be told.

16 comments:
Sending you love and peace today!
Thank you for the free project but also for the update on Ty. Continued prayers for him and also you to receive an extra measure of peace and strength while you go through this with him. Love from Tennessee.
thank you for the workshop and for your continued sharing of your journey with Ty - you are one amazing woman.
I found this while searching for something completely different. It's a post from a man on the American Cancer Society message board.It reminded me very much of your husband's situation.
po18guy
Posts: 241
Joined: Nov 2011
Nov 08, 2011 - 11:43 pm
I have only recently joined, but can offer hope for those who are diagnosed with this rare and aggressive cancer. The prognosis is consistently given as poor, although this is changing. In mid-2008, I was diagnosed with Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma - NOS. This cancer is rare, so there exists no standardized therapy to use against it. It is aggressive, and so time is of the essence in combating it. CHOP is often mentioned, or even administered, but PTCL, in the words of my oncologist, "laughs at it". But, there is nothing else to offer, is there?
Yes, there is, but it requires an oncologist with the confidence of experience in treating it. At that time, doctor decided on two different courses of aggressive chemotherapy, given back to back over four months. The first course was CHOEP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, etoposide, vincristine and prednisone), followed by GVD (Gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin). This course of therapy may not be appropriate for any other individual, since this cancer's immunophenotype can vary widely within its rather broad ("NOS") category.
In any event, my disease responded to the combination of eight anti-cancer drugs. I was blessed with what appeared to be a complete response after four months. I do not maintain that this was an easy course of therapy, but that it was a necessary one. It was discontinued at the end due to cumulative toxicity. A scan two months later showed that the cancer had come right back. At that time, I was offered the "salvage therapy" of in-patient ICE (ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide). This offered only limited effectiveness, since I had already received etoposide, one of ICE's components, as part of the primary therapy.
Providentially, at that time, two clinical trials were offered to me. One did not appear to be suited to my case, but the other seemed to offer promise. It was for a biological (non-chemotherapy) drug called Romidepsin (aka Istodax, Depsipeptide, FK228). It offered a high-30% chance of response. I entered into the trial and subsequent scans revealed that the disease responded well to it. The median time of response to the drug was 13 months. After that, half of the patients relapsed.
Well, to shorten this, it is now 33 months after I began treatment and I remain cancer-free. Doctor states that the prognosis improves with the passage of time. Quite a change from the "very poor" prognosis I received in February, 2009 after the immediate relapse. Romidepsin is now FDA approved for both Cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma (CTCL) and PTCL. Additionally, there is a cousin of Romidepsin (Belinostat) available, as well as a new chemotherapy drug, Folotyn (Pralatrexate).
None of these is a guarantee, and all have risks, but hope is on the rise.
Never give up!
Thank you for the workshop! Hugs and prayers to you, Ty and your family. Never give up! God is in control.
Oh my gosh this breaks my heart. There's no answer to the "why?" which is so hard. And when the treatment is as cruel as the cancer the battle is that much harder. You are amazing in the way that you carry on and continue to give so much to others when you could shrink away with the pain of it all. I have never been privileged to meet you, but I know that if I did I would probably want to be best friends! I hope you have a clearer path following the scary appointment. It sounds like you and Ty are a strong force ready to do battle yet again. Lots of love xxxxxx
Sending you, your husband, and family lots of hugs. You all are in my thoughts.
My favorite quote" You never know how STRONG you are until STRONG is the only choice you have".
Wishing you strength and complete healing for Ty.
Hugs,
Teresa, you are an amazing warrior. We will continue to pray for Ty and for the entire family.
Praying for you, Ty and everyone in your family. For strength and peace. For hope. For a miracle. With a hug -
yao20150320
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