Sunday, December 29, 2024

Wrapping Up December Art

    Hi everyone. Can you believe it's December 29th? I'm wrapping up a fun holiday weekend. My husband and I are heading off to Portland, Maine today to get together with some college friends. Then the 4 of us are heading to  a hockey game for our college team, which many of you know we like to follow. This year has been especially exciting because we ended the first half of the season in 4th place nationally. All I can say is Go Blue/Go Black Bears. Let's hope the second half of the season is as good as the first half was.

    Today I have some art to share. First I want to share my final piece for Sharon's Snow challenge at Art Journal Journey. Thank you Sharon for hosting. Snow was the perfect theme for December. I love making snowy winter pages, especially in December . And thank you everyone who joined Sharon at AJJ also. 

  I thought I would finish the month by sharing something festive for this holiday season. 


    I'm not sure if this gentleman is dressed for a New Year's Party or a very formal family Christmas dinner. I'm guessing the party, but I suppose it could be either. All I can say is with the evening stars he is definitely going out for the night.

    I made my page by using 2 halves of some brown paper. I stamped the stars and added some sequin style snowflakes. I also left the bottom of the page white since there is some snow on the ground. I added the brown velvet ribbon to break up the vertical page and added Mr. Ready-to-Party. The ribbon also makes a good place for him to stand. 

    I finish my page by adding the quotes and also a light bulb since it is night and he needs to be able to see where he is going. 😏

     I also want to share one final tag for Tag Tuesday for this year, This time Michele is hosting and her challenge is Winter Holidays. Here's my tag for this challenge.


     You can probably guess I went with New Years for my tag.  I stamped some clocks in blue and black ink. Then I used a die cut champagne glass that happened to be sitting on my work table. I filled the glass with some white sparkles, and I used a punch to make all the silver stars. Finally I pulled out an old Artistic Outpost New Years set and stamped the rubber that had an image and the quote. I cut out the quote and added it to my tag. 

    I'm also linking up to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.
   That's all for me in this post. Have a great rest of your weekend and start to the new week ahead. 




13 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

I didn't expect a light bulb on that page...but you are right, when it's dark, we all need a light to guide us :-)) Happy New Year!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Good luck to your hockey team and enjoy your time in Maine. All the best - David

Tom said...

...go University of Maine.

Jamie Ghione said...

Have fun.

Anonymous said...

Sounds fun! Lovely page and tag -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

R's Rue said...

Have fun.
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Jeanie said...

It looks like you had a terrific holiday and more this weekend, too. Both these photos are lovely.

Sharon Fritchman said...

Awwww, Erika! You are very welcome. And I love your final page made for my snow theme! The light bulb is the perfect addition to your page. - it is like a bright star shining through during a snowy night. I would have guessed that the gentleman is going to New year's Eve party, but a formal family Christmas gathering sounds good, too. (I love the way we can all use our imaginations in our own art and the artwork of others!!!) I especially like your sentiment, which is so fitting on your beautiful page. Thank you once again for asking me to host at AJJ. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it. I loved seeing everyone's art. Happy New Year! Hugs, Sharon

Liam Ryan said...

Hello! Just discovered your blog.
The first one is definitely very stylish.
Hockey go well? :)
Liam.

CJ Kennedy said...

that gent is ready for New Year's Eve. Puttin' on the Ritz. We have nothing planned except Chinese food and maybe watching the Three Stooges. Stay dry!

Aimeslee Winans said...

I hope your hockey team did well! Your page and tag are so festive and colorful, love the backgrounds on both, xoxo

DVArtist said...

As always your art is compelling. You are so very talented. I can't wait to see what you create for next year. Wishing you the very best for 2025

Elkes Lebensglück said...

Great Idea from Snow thema this snow page, wonderful!
Happy New Year 2025
I wish you health and love, hug Elke