Monday, December 1, 2025

Snow Much Fun . . . for Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Hi everyone! 

I am so excited to be hosting at Art Journal Journey Monthly again for the month of December!


Art Journal Journey Monthly is a challenge site that has a different host each month who picks a new challenge theme for you to join in on. There are so many incredible and friendly art journalers, altered book artists, rubber stamp addicts, and mixed media artists from all over the world that play along every month You can join in by linking your project up to their site using the Link tool provided.

For December, I chose the theme Winter. I love how versatile this theme is and hope YOU love it, too! You can create pages about winter activities, winter holidays, winter weather, or anything else that inspires you. Or, you can give your pages a title like “Winter Wonderland” or “Winter Solstice.” Whatever you come up with, I’m sure it’ll perfectly capture the essence of Winter.

Here’s the first page I made for December:  A mixed media scrapbook page:


I took this photo of our daughter Anne waaaay back in 2013! She loved winter and anything that got her outside back then. Even snow shoveling was her thing! I knew that I wanted to use this cute photo as soon as I came across it.  I framed/matted the black and white photo in red and white, framed it, and added some “messy" thread behind it. Next, I picked the adorable background paper from Alexandra Renke and adhered my photo to it. I affixed my title using different alphabet stickers I had in my stash. I placed some fun, red embellishments here and there to give my page a little more interest. And finally, I matted the whole page on a red background. That's it!  It was so easy to make, and now the memory is preserved forever!!

I’m so honored to have been asked to host again at Art Journal Journey Monthly. Head over to their site (at the highlighted link) and join in on the fun!! I can guarantee you a wonderful time!! 

I want to thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  

Have a very Happy December. I hope to slow down and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. 




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9 comments:

  1. My name is Erika.December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM

    This is such a fun page Sharon and a great way to start the new month. I love the addition of the skiers and sledders and I'm guessing your daughter's photo. Everyone seems to really be having snow much fun. I'm so glad you're hosting this month with this theme. I hope you don't get too much snow from this storm coming your way and then mine. hugs-Erika

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  2. Elkes LebensglückDecember 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM

    Wonderful this fun page!
    Thank you for hosting and for the lovely winter theme! Have fun!
    hugs Elke

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  3. sirkkisDecember 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM

    Your daughter looks happy being in your beautiful wintter skeen.
    Have hapy December Sharon 🥰

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  4. MiaDecember 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM


    Beautiful page, Sharon! Thank you for hosting our challenge at Art Journal Journey.
    Hugs,
    Mia
    Co-administrator for AJJ
    craftartista.blogspot.com {My Blog}

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  5. *Vicki*December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM

    What a gorgeous page and perfect theme for the month Sharon! Loving the wintry scene background with the black and white and pops of reds everywhere! Really catches the eye and what a great wintery photo too! Wishing you lots of happy for the Holiday season!

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  6. Maria MedeirosDecember 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM

    Hello Sharon! Thank you for hosting Art Journal Journey and I really love your work. I love how you use your own pictures in the collages. I need to do that more often. It makes it feel more special. have a lovely December!

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  7. Tracey@HotchpotchcreationsDecember 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM

    Always admire how you can compose your pages Sharon so clean and simple but with so many elements to digest and take in.. truly inspirational. The colourway reminds me of my favourite colours in the 80's what happy memories. Beautiful picture of Anne definitely a treasured time, there's nothing like outdoor activities with our loved ones no matter the weather.. Well worth framing!!
    Wishing you and the family all the magic this Christmas and enjoy your host time, I will pop in whenever I can Hugs Tracey xx

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  8. Karen WillsDecember 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM

    This is wonderful and the photo is spectacular! The page is so cute and creative, I especially love the play on words!

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  9. Cindy deRosierDecember 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM

    I love how clean and crisp this page is.

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