I have three books going on - more or less

I know right.

Well...downsizing is the word and I am gonna 

have a scrappy area in the RV so now I have begun

to whittle down all things scrappy and I have

sold ALOT at our yard sales. So using

what I have chosen I decided to go back to my "roots"

more or less.

If you've been with me for awhile, I adore all things

ancestry.com and heritage photos and the stories that go with.

Well. 

That'll continue, but I miss that style.

The Tim Holtz, heritagy stuff.

Hard to explain.

I shall therefore, give it a go, because well no guts no glory.

LOL.

This book/album is a $4 or less flat page lying, 

"mixed" media kraft type of album that was an impulse by at Walmarts.

(Not even in the scrapbook area)

I knoooowww. I'm a renegade or what.

So far this is the front and it's staying that way.

So this is my heritage-album.

 I'm still feeling my way and I had a leftover leaf from

another page I made - here.

For some reason I decided the backside of the front of

the book need to be decorated. Therefore, I used watercolors and "shazam" it

didn't bleed through, however, it doesn't count since it's

the front of the book and it's pretty thick.

I put this page together - no photo involved and didn't

that surprise me too.

I'm feeling my way to a "mixed media", junk journal or use

it anyway I want to type of journal.

 Using TH stuff of course.

 I rolledl the same way with the second page

popping some stuff up a smidge.

 Because who doesn't love dimension.

I added a doily and some Creative Imaginations stamps.

 Again using watercolors because I really needed a second opinion

on the bleed through and I can safely say, no bleeding.

I'm really happy with these 2 pages and
they have set the tone for the rest of the journal.
I am using the Travelers Notebook for highlights, and I have
a mixed media going on, sort of like a junk journal
and both will be making an appearance soon.
Well actually four albums/books - because I am also going
to have an 8.5x11 album as well because sometimes you just need bigger.
I do have to confess I miss 12x12.