Before dyes and bleaches were invented...

... there were a lot of "natural" materials, in all shades of brown, beige and off-white. Here is a little album entitled "Life is a journey", where I tried to use these colors and also do some recycling:

The four pages were made from toilet paper rolls (I've been thinking about this technique for years!), covered with brown paper, and then embellished with various scraps, including burlap, handmade paper and manila folders (which I tend to call vanilla folders); add some stamping (map stamps acquired in Poland last year), some fibers and a button... and here is my little Journey Album!