Hopes, Wants, and Wishes . . . for More Than Words and AJJ Monthly!

Hi everyone! Wow! I can't believe that it's December 1st already and time for the More Than Words December Main Challenge!

Just to let you know, More Than Words is a monthly art journal challenge site that contains a word inspiration and a creative challenge. Both need to be incorporated into your art journal page. 

Here is this month's Main Challenge:

The word inspiration for December is WISHES and the Creative Challenge is using TREES.

Here is my art journal spread:

To me, there is nothing more beautiful than seeing TREES lit up against a December, star filled sky. And what makes it even better is falling snow! I remember making many WISHES while looking outside my front door, gazing into a star filled sky while growing up. I wish everyone a very happy holiday season this year! 

*I used the ArtStacks Trees and Leaves Corestack to help depict that December sky!!! I also used a Jay Long quote here.

Here are some different views:

And don't forget . . . if you participate there are amazing prizes to be won!

I hope that you get a chance to check out the More Than Words Main Challenge this month!  I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. I am really getting out of my comfort zone making these art journal pages!

I am also linking my project up to Art Journal Journey, Monthly.

This month's theme is hosted by Valerie Jael and is as follows: When One Door Closes Another Door Opens.  Valerie said the following:  "Doors are often something which we take for granted. We go in and out and rarely think about them. Doors protect us, doors lead us to new places, they are sometimes beautiful, and sometimes old and shabby. It's always exciting to go through a door, or portal into a new place we haven't visited. At this time of year many of us open a door every day in an advent calendar. We visit friends, and go through the door and see  what's waiting for us inside. And figuratively,  we close one door and open another at the end of the year on New Year's Eve. For this challenge, anything with doors is welcome. You can make a scene of whatever is inside or outside the door. Show us anything to do with doors, nice or shabby ones you may have seen, doors decorated for Christmas or your advent calendar, there are so many possibilities. So open the door to your creativity and have fun!"

Therefore I used a tiny little door that leads into and out of the home pictured on my page:  

 

I want to thank you, so much, Valerie, for helping to inspire me to make my spread!!

And as always, thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  HUGS!  Have a wonderful December everyone!!