Another Snarky Comment from Tim Holtz and some figures from Dyan Realey, both Ranger Designers for my journal today along with Wendy who is working to the same parameters. This time the snarky comment is a well known one "We'll be best friends forever because you already know too much."
It's Thursday, so the day we link up to Art Journal Journey where I am guest host this month and have chosen the theme "In Gear". As I tried to explain on the opening page of AJJ you don't necessarily have to have any gears on your page as there are other ways to incorporate the wording. In this journal page I have included a motorbike which has lots of gears to make it go - as Johnny knows only too well as he tinkers about with his in the garage. The moderators and I would love you to join in but first please read the dreaded rules here.
"Bettina and Sarah have always been best friends since school days, and nothing, not even an interest in boys, has ever split them apart. Even as small children they told one another their innermost secrets and so it has been right up into their early 20's.
"I'm going to tell you a secret" said Bettina, one day to her friend Sarah. "Johnny and I are getting married. We haven't told anyone yet, as he only proposed to me yesterday. It was so romantic, we had gone out for a meal to Fabio's Italian restaurant and he got down on one knee ....." and she related the whole story to a wide eyed Sarah who was so pleased for her bestie.
"Have you told your parents yet?" she asked.
"No, only you know. He's coming around tonight to see my parents and then he is going to formally ask my dad for my hand in marriage."
"Oh how sweet. That is something not many seem to do and I think that is lovely. Shows how much Johnny thinks about you. Have you got a ring yet?" asked Sarah with a tear in her eye.
"No, we hope to go at weekend, he thought it best to wait until he had spoken to my parents before we bought a ring. Tempting fate and all that. Besides which he has been so busy working extra hours at the garage to save for the ring and he is talking about selling his beloved motorbike to help us save for our own home. I can picture him now with his cheeky smile. Oh Sarah, I do love him."
"Bettina, I am over the moon for you, I will of course expect to be a bridesmaid. But why are you telling me this now, why not wait until you have both seen your parents?"
"Of course you will be my bridesmaid, my chief one, you're my best friend" she said tittering. We'll be best friends forever because you already know too much. And I tell you what, I wouldn't have it any other way. I couldn't wait to tell you. I am bursting with joy."
Background is Speckled Egg and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxides with a little splodge here and there of Tumbled Glass, the base is Wilted Violet, stencil unknown. The two female figures are from the Dylusion range and the young man at the top is by Janet Klein for Aall & Create.
