For today's journal page I used Distress Oxides as my background, remembering Leandra's rule of three which she taught us in the early days. And so I used Mustard Seed, Wild Honey and Ripe Persimmon as my three Oxides, the latter through Dylusions stencil DYS34261. I felt a touch of Autumn coming on.
The quote we had to work with was "You think that's bad, watch this" and that had to marry up with Mia's theme at Art Journal Journey "Make Your Own Background"
"Billy was 14 and just discovering a love of 'girls'. Lira was a pretty young girl in his class and Billy thought she was the love of his life. She was brave, she was beautiful and she was clever. What more could he want in a girlfriend? 'Brave"? Well, how many other girls had their hair that beautiful shade of purple in his class - none! 'Beautiful'? You only had to look at her eyes to see into her soul. 'Clever'? Well, that could not be denied, she was in the top sets for most subjects at school
Billy discovered she had a love of all things spooky and so he told her about this old house just on the edge of town which was supposed to be haunted. Lira wanted to go and so the two of them set off with Billy's younger brother and his friend in tow.
On the way Lira told them a spooky tale which made their backs tingle and the hair on their arms stand up straight. As they got to the house Billy asked if Lira was sure she wanted to go in. She definitely did but the other to were not quite so sure.
"Your story was scary" he said "But you think that's bad, watch this" and he opened the door which creaked ominously and a bird flew past them making for the open door. The two young boys screamed and rushed outside.
"Billy, I don't think we will come in, we'll wait for you here" said his younger brother.
And so it was just Billy and Lira who went into the house. Cobwebs hung from the pieces of wood that hung down where the ceiling had fallen in, adding up to the atmosphere. It was dark with only bits of light from holes in the structure of the old building for them to see where they were going. Everywhere creaked and moaned, the old house was falling down, it had had enough of trying to stay upright.
All of a sudden a bat flew past them and Billy jumped, grabbing Lyra's arm, and then they both noticed a pile of rags in the corner. It moved, Billy grabbed Lira's arm even tighter, someone was there. The pile of rags became a person. A tall man stood there but the two of them did not wait to see who or what he was. They ran for the open door, shouting to the two younger boys "run, run" and the four of them ran as fast as they could away from the old house.
When they. stopped running and dropped down on the grass Lira admitted that the visit to the old house had surpassed any story she might know and Billy had been right when he said "You think that's bad, watch this."
