I'm dreaming of a white Christmas and sharing my completed October and new November calendar pages

This is a scheduled post.  I'll be offline until Saturday, so I hope someone will link this post at Art Journal Journey. Don't worry.  I'll be back to host Second on the 2nd and I'll be around to visit everyone once I'm online.

I'm joining Eileen aka The Artful Crafter our host this month at Art Journal Journey for the final time this month.  I'm sure most know her theme is Dreams and/or Wishes.

But first, I want to get my monthly calendars out of the way.

First, my completed October calendar focuses on pumpkins, black cats, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and of course, Bleubeard's birthday.

Then there is my November, 2019 calendar ready to be written in.  You can see I used falling leaves to signify November.

Now that you've patiently waited, here is

my final Dreams and/or Wishes for Art Journal Journey.  Has anyone who lives in the states noticed how Christmas has already taken over the airwaves?  Two weeks ago Hallmark Movies and Mysteries (HMM) started their 24/7 Christmas movies that will continue through the first of the year.  Last Friday, Hallmark Channel and  Lifetime Channel are now showing Christmas movies 24/7 through the new year.  I don't know about you, but if I were watching these, I'd be so sick of Christmas right about Thanksgiving (for my international visitors, Thanksgiving in the U.S. is the fourth Thursday in November every year).

It may still be a bit early, but

"I'm dreaming

of a white

Christmas."

I tried something completely different for this spread that started with 110 lb. card stock.  I found snowflakes on the internet, and because I have only black ink (for my inkjet printer) and black toner (for my laser printer), I desaturated them in PhotoShop.   Next, I created the sentiment and printed it from my laser printer.  Finally, I had these Christmas images.  I had them laid out the way I liked them, then I got called away and, when I returned, I glued them in the wrong places, which made the balance all wrong.  Still, I was OK with how it turned out.

I would like to thank Eileen for hosting this month.  Not only did she give us many wonderful and inspirational examples, she visited every person who participated, something I sadly can't say I did due to my time away from the internet.  Thank you again, Eileen for your fabulous hosting skills.  As a first time host, you did a wonderful job.

Thanks for visiting today.  I know I forced you to see my boring life before I showed my final entry for Art Journal Journey this month, but I'm still delighted you stopped by.  I look forward to revealing our next host at Art Journal Journey tomorrow.  However, there's still time to join us with your own Dreams and/or Wishes.