Sneak peak at my first CJ!!!!

Here is the cover of my first ever Circle Journal (or CJ for short). 

For those who don't know, a CJ is a small album or minibook that you create in a round with other people.

In my CJ group (which is called Around the Houses) there are 10 of us. We each create a book/album cover, introduction/ 'rules' section and then our own page/s - usually the format is a double page layout (hence the size restriction most CJ's have of a maximum of 8x8)
Then on a set date, we each post the project to the next person on the list, once you receive the next persons CJ you create a LO for them in it, following any rules they may have set and using any photos they may have sent (if they are creating a photo journal)
And then after 10 months or repeating this pattern you finally receive your own book back - with your own and 9 other layouts in it!
I'm really excited to give this type of project a go.
There are LOADS of CJs you can be involved in over on UKScrappers. If you have never been involved with one before, you need to do whats called a Newbie CJ (which is what I am doing) Its basically so you can test out the project and also prove yourself to be reliable (the CJ project kind of falls apart if one of the participants doesn't join in or delays postings alot.

My CJ is all about Words of Wisdom. There is  little envelope on the inside page (opposite the 'rules' page) which contains lots of meaningful single words. The CJ participants need to pick a word and do a double layout for it.

My word was AWAKENING and here are my pages (click on the image for a bigger photo):

Its off to be posted by recorded delivery tomorrow and then the adventure beginnings.