Reflections 2010!!

We are thrilled to announce the opening of registration for Reflections 2010! It’s so exciting to be opening registration earlier this year because it allows us to offer you an excellent payment option. We’ll explain all those details in just a moment. First, let's go over some of the finer points of Reflections 2010!

We’ve officially secured the dates! Reflections 2010 will be on April 30th – May 2, 2010 with registration beginning on Thursday, April 29, 2010

Here’s the full scoop… During your 3 day extravaganza you will be treated to:

• 3 full days of classes taught by 7 amazing designers
• 3 hour long, technique packed classes
• Breakfast provided - Friday
• Lunch provided - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• 'Make and takes'
• Isle Carnival
• A special event on Saturday night
• Kick-off Crop Thursday night
• Crop rooms open until midnight on Friday and Saturday
Plus lots and lots of surprises along the way!

The other great news… Our Reflections 2010 Payment Plan!

The pricing for Reflections 2010 is only $459, which includes all the great goodies listed above! You won’t need to pay extra for anything. You get it all! Plus, if you pay in full you will receive an exclusive project designed just for you!

To allow all of you to attend Reflections 2010 we are offing you this amazing payment option. For all new attendees of Reflections the monthly payment works out to only $69 a month! (Pricing reflects billing beginning during October and is prorated thereafter with final payment due at event.)

Now for the news we are most ecstatic about… The line up of teachers we have thus far:

Kelly Goree
Maggie Holmes – (Back by popular demand!)
Elizabeth Kartchner -
Katie Watson -

If you have any questions please contact us at info@reflectionsevent.com
Our main site is in the process of being updated but we couldn't wait any longer to share the news with you!

A Few More Pictures from the Crop

The Fun Continues

It has been so much fun continuing the fun with our Reflections group! This weekend we had a post Reflections crop so people could stay motivated to finish their projects. (Well, it's also a good excuse to get together)

We had an adorable make and take (if you have a picture will you please send it to me?). It was a cute house complete with a picket fence and a flower bed. We used maya mist to make them the color of our choice. Colette got a bit crazy with it ;)







Alex, Diana, Lupita, Aimee, and Annette were all working hard!
















Here's Shannon working on her house.
















And no crop would be complete without some fresh Sprinkles cupcakes!
















Thanks girls for a wonderful day! Star was the first one to arrive and the last to leave. 15 hours of scrappin!!
We can't wait until Reflections 2010!!

All good things must come to an end...

For months we thought the day would never arrive and now it's hard to believe that it's over...

We hope that everyone who attended Reflections this year had as much fun as we had planning and putting it together for you.

There are many things that had to come together to make an event like this successful and we want to make sure that we let everyone know how much we acknowledge and appreciate them.

A big 'Thank You' goes out to...

Our instructors, for all the talent and love for the art they brought with them. This event wouldn't have been the same without their involvement and we can't thank them enough.

Our vendors, who believed in us enough to contribute both their time and product to ensure everyone came away with something special.

The Newport Hyatt, for extending their hospitality to us and for providing a beautiful location for our inaugural event.

And above all - our attendees. We feel honored that you took the time to join us and share in our vision. More than anything, we're grateful that you gave us a chance to contribute something to your love of scrapbooking. Our promise to you is that we'll work tirelessly to make sure that each event outshines the one before.

Finally, we'd like to extend a special thank you to the many "Friends of Reflections" who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make things run smoothly, as well as providing help and support throughout the event.

We are already beginning the plans for next year's event and we're looking forward to seeing you all again and sharing in the fun and excitement of everyone's creative process.

Stay tuned to our blog for updates about our upcoming crop, pictures from this year's event and information about next year's event as we begin to make announcements.

Cheers,
Susan & Karen

23 hours, 49 minutes...and counting!

Oh my goodness! Tomorrow is the big day! We can’t believe it! If you could see the store right now you would all be giddy with excitement! There is so much going on and so many busy hands making it all happen. Thank you to each and everyone of you!
Since we are a day away we want to send a quick note regarding what to bring and how much of it to bring. =)
For the Isle Carnival Make N Take portion you will only need very basic supplies: Tape Adhesive, scissors and a small paper trimmer. That’s it. =) Oh, and a festive, spunky disposition!
For the event if we could keep rolling totes to a minimum that would be great. We suggest your basic tool box and an over the shoulder bag to carry your projects.
Okay, now that we’ve covered that we would like to introduce you to a very special person who will be a vendor at the Isle Carnival.
Here she is to introduce herself – Please be sure to stop by to see her work!
My name is Kathy Simonetta, and I’m seventeen years old. Just you’re typical teen, and by typical I mean typical Jonas-Brother-loving (yes I did say the Jonas Brothers), accident- prone, romantic-at-heart, teenager. I attend Brea Olinda High School and I’m in the eleventh grade. I have one sister who I live with. Despite what it may seem like, my life hasn’t always been this picture perfect. My background and childhood definitely had its ups and downs and so has my present. My mom became really sick and it was my sister who really stepped up and literally supports me now and everything I do, I’m not sure that I’d be anywhere if it wasn’t for her.

Art is something that has consumed my life in such a way that – if I were to be separated from it – I would never, ever be the same; a beautiful side to my personality would wilt, simply die without it. I can say with assurance, that it is the one thing nobody has ever had to correct me on, which is big when most of a kid’s life is spent being told no. If I had to describe what I do I would say my art is very realistic with a symbolic kind of twist, which in a way, contorts its realism. Meaning, that all my art has symbolism in it. I believe in looking at things from as many perspectives as possible; the more obscure, the better. I am beyond amazed at how many people have responded to my pieces being out there.

Never once did I dream that it would ever be as big as it’s getting to be. I will never loose sight of the root and heart of my art, and I promise that I will never take what everyone has given me for granted. My ultimate goal is to impact someone’s life in the same way that my friends and family have impacted me. If I can do that – with art especially – than I will know that I have not wasted my gift.
Thank You to everyone, including my sister, Karen Erickson, my friends, my second family the Sandovals, and everyone who saw my art for what it was, and not my age.

“...those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible...” – unknown

"my intention as an artist is to never let a good idea die. the difference between an artist, of any kind, and a regular person, of the regular kind, is that an artist will never let go of something, and a person will. art feeds on festering emotion” - unknown

sneak peek!

of the cover of the book that we'll be making together in my class! my husband and i are excited to roam around our beautiful hotel with you, snapping away photos and discussing photography along the way! when we get back to the class, i will help you put together this book with some of my favorite supplies!
-hero arts
-bella blvd
-heidi grace
-my little shoebox
-making memories
-cosmo cricket
-creative cafe
let me know if you have any questions! and if you wanted to pop in and answer the little photo post from a few weeks ago, please do, i will still check it :)
thanks!
Jamie

Four Days and Counting....

and I'll be in California! I'm getting so excited to travel to Newport beach, meet everyone, and do a little scrapbooking!

I've had a couple questions about my class projects, so I thought I'd share the answers here in case anyone else was wondering too.

Yes, you could easily complete the layouts without photos if you wanted to save them for an upcoming occasion.

Yes, the designs could easily be converted to 8.5" x 11" size. Or any size!

Any other questions? I'd be glad to help you prepare!

I cropped the photos of my projects a little to share some more peeks.....

Can't wait to meet everyone! Hope these help you decide on photos and get you pumped up to make some fun layouts!

Shannon Tidwell

shannontidwell@mac.com