This week we started on a new set of quotes from Dyan so I had a word with Wendy and got her to agree to a Christmas related one for this week. So we have "Dear Santa, is it too late to negotiate?" as the quote. I love Christmas although this year it is a very different one for most of us and we will be spending it just the two of us with our television for company.
I have already been and negotiated with Santa as I had a huge list of crafting things for my other half to choose from so, not knowing what he would choose I went to my second list and bought myself one or two things, as featured on my blog post yesterday. Those were my negotiations, but they came a week early so that I could get them in time, so far I have just stroked the papers.
That fits in nicely with the theme that the lovely Tracey posted - 'the meaning of'' over on Art Journal Journey. So when there is nobody to negotiate with I talk to myself and finally decided on sending for the papers I had been longing for, not that I needed them you understand.
My page shows a young girl and her mother who have gone along to the local department store in town to see Santa. "Unfortunately, knowing Cassandra like he does Santa has just taken off as she walked into his grotto. You can just see his legs disappearing as he ran away. Poor Cassandra is a little bewildered so she shouts after him "Dear Santa, is it too late to negotiate" but he is gone - through the nearest exit. You see he has met Cassandra before and knows what a little minx she really is. It happens every year, she decides what she wants for Christmas, writes a huge long letter to him, choosing ever so expensive gifts and then at the last minute she changes her mind and wants something else - equally expensive of course. All this is a test in that she is hoping that she will get all the expensive presents she wants.
She really is a little bit of a spoiled rich girl who ties her mother around her little finger and dangles her like a carrot. You only have to look at mum to see that she ends up carrying whatever cuddly toy Cassandra wants to take with her so that the youngster has both hands free to grab hold of all the various toys in the store to try them out that she now sees." I am sure we have all met a Cassandra at some time when we have been shopping.
For the background I used Speckled Egg and Peeled Paint just swiped direct to paper. I then stamped some holly for a border on three sides and popped some red on the berries. All images are by Dylusions and are coloured with Promarkers.
I hope you are all ready for the big day, if you celebrate it and are safe and well whilst we are experiencing a different world at the moment. Guess I will see you all on Christmas Eve - next week!
