it is time again...

well the bags are 95% packed and noah is sound asleep and i have plans to get up EARLY tomorrow to run and i wanted to share a couple of things...

first off this new album i made for a class i will be teaching. it is a things i love album (ironic b/c i just saw deb's blog and she was talking about things she loves) - this reminds me to not sweat the small stuff and remember how blessed i am to have things i love (like my family, traveling, target - LOL). i have been hoarding my ticket stubs and used target gift cards too long so it was time to put them into something meaningful!

and with that i am reflecting upon MT with a calmness i haven't had before. to be honest i am nervous - it is one of those things - you pour your heart into something that you in your heart and mind think is awesome but what will people think? will they think "um what in the world were you thinking" or will they embrace your ideas and see things your way?

a friend asked me why we were doing paper in our journey kit (see the sneak peek link below for a photo of the kit) - and that is a good question. we have thought about papers for a LONG time but decided against it until we could do it the MAYA ROAD way and that way is this:

we know we have the basics covered with our chipboards and all the other embellishments, albums, etc. and for people that are used to knowing what to do with our stuff, the ideas come rushing out of their heads! but what our weakness is (and yes we can admit our weakness) - is that we keep our packaging simple for books, etc. we don't spend the money on beautiful colored ideas, etc on our packaging so we can bring you more value (aka more products at less cost). that is great for people who are used to coming up with amazing things but we WANT the beginner scrappers to know our name too and to get hooked on our stuff!

so that is why we decided to create an 8" chipboard binder journey kit - it has our OWN textured cardstock, our OWN patterned papers (double sided patterns on each side), our own stickers, our own chipboards, our own 8" album, our own ribbons and our own page protectors. so all you need to add is a paper trimmer, scissors and glue and you are GOOD TO GO! we want people to see that you can take a plain chipboard binder album and now you have all the elements to create something awesome. and yes, we did paper but it is only in this kit - these are not papers you will see us selling in sheets. we just wanted to see if we can reach out in our journey to all types of scrappers. and of course, this kit will be an amazing value too!

and with that i want to present my RAK - i didn't get to photograph it but those who know me, know my RAKs are good - ribbons, chipboards and sheers (oh my!) - so all i need you to do is to post here for a chance! you can post between now and next friday for a chance to win this tin of MR goodies sitting on my table (i will throw in some new ribbons too)!

so enjoy and thanks again for joining deb and i on this journey - all i can say is that it has been AWESOME!