Jumped into the Junk Journal

because you can never have too much junk and journals/albums said no scrapbooker ever.

I DREW THAT EMU.

I really don't draw that well but wonky is really good or even thought I could

but goofy is okay in s/b'g.

It's been fun so it's all good.

The die behind the emu is new (as in just got it and have been lusting for it)

and love it in the background along with a snarky saying

. I didn't realize until now that 

I used it on side by side pages 😐

its all good.

The other side is my parents with my dad's parents on their wedding day.

I've been following Susanne Rose Arts and 

I love her well pretty much everything she does but I 

starting a junk journal intrigued me so

here's another page.

So the pages with the cute toddlers - one is my mom

(see arrow pointing) and she came in second at a beauty contest.

I'm bummed that newspaper was torn on HER side

but some is better than none and does add that something something

to a heritage/junk journal page.

Very fun.

It is sooo much fun to do because your just glue

random pieces of paper, slap paint and gesso around artfully

and then do whatever you want.

I did find some of these pages perfect for some heritage 

photos, mixing it with new and some pages

may or may not have pictues.

GASP!

I know. 

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.