My Florida Traveler's Album is Complete!!!

I decided to post this album in one swoop instead of piecemeal

because it totally looks way cool in one swoop.

This turned out to be my "Florida" album mostly because

the other one I was using was stuffed and

needed to start a new one.

Which was perfect - and since this where we spend 4 

consequetive months it needed its own.

Happy at that outcome.

You probably saw the covers at some point because

I did them about a week ago and love

how they turned out.

I have several different pocket pages.

I actually purchased more 6x8 pages to add more

of those instead of the pockets all the time.

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I try to keep a lot of ephemera because you think remember and you don't.

This album seems to be more of a travelogue and

I'm seriously liking that.

Hanging out on Thanksiving.

Love family.

A clever invitation to a 15 year old party

that sadly, we won't be in the state.

And a wedding that was beautiful

and we had such a great time with family and friends.

Then there's always that one.

LOL.

I add Christmas cards that we receive.

And Christmas lights.

Using some TH Christmas embellies.

I seriously love making my own PL cards and embellishments.

Mostly from die cuts but I'm really getting

into drawing my own.

Not well.

But it's fun all the same.

Lots of journeling when there's no photos and I

love that too because I want to have

those memories too.

Not every moment has to be a kodak one.

I seriously had fun putting this card together

to be used for journaling if you'll

notice that there's no room for journaling.

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I also keep our favorite resturant menus.

Because.....memory is a fickle thing.

And birthday cards.

That one is a total hoot.

LOL.

And I FINALLY got to use that foot clip.

That hung around a long time.

Also digging using the oxides and inks to make

colorful cards and also for punching and die cutting.

I adore that rainbow card and paired it with a b&w photo.

and on the grey stripes. 

More favorite restaraunts and a maps of campgrounds 

are great to keep for reference too.

I am putting together the next album which will

be "on the road" stuff - and sometimes

it evolves into 2 - which is awesome as I really

hate when they get too bulky.

Additional pages to my "traveling" album

Alas, they are in no particular order........which I know shocks you.

I have been accumulating more elphemera and 

including it in the albums - mostly RV parks where we 

stayed this trip.

They all begin to blur to now I have a reference

and these books will go into storage when we hit our winter home..

So....I still have photos to refer to..

It's getting more fun and I've been making my very own

PL cards using TH inks and oxides.

Love it.

I'm also getting better with camera angles 

i.e., landscape versus portrait which enables better

photos that don't have to be 

whacked and edited to the nth degree.

I'm also doing more "filler" pages mostly because I can

and it's good to not be limited to the photos in a pocket.

Love documenting our ride.

Love documenting hook ups with family and friends.'

And there's a filler page because it was so much fun

to play with TN inks, oxides and sayings.

Still struggling with the supplies I kept but its getting better.

Here's a convo I had with my pal Holli whining about having to be creative.

😂😐😜

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL.