I made up my little book first, with random pages, papers, envelopes, cards etc. I gessoed and stitched and bound them together. Then I had a completed book and could quickly put the pages together, concentrating more on the feelings then what it looked like. I tried to be a bit more free and less contrived with the style. It was a lot of fun putting it together.
Here are a few pages: (the rest are on Flickr)