Her Enchanted Window

“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.” 

― Edith Wharton

For Take a Word - Arch

original photo

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Flower Power

“He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.”

Mary Howitt

For Sunday Postcard Art -Flower Power

And

Moomania

All papers used were recycled.

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Inspired by Steven Kenny

She is among friends

Queen of Everything

For Digitalmania

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A Vintage Witch

If you ever watched Practical Magic, you will remember this:

"There is a little witch in every woman."

And if you consider our capacity of changing things and immense creativity, you will understand that most of us know our craft. 

Simon Says wanted to see some Witch-Kraft so here is mine.Tag Along wanted something vintage.Glitter-n-Sparks wanted butterflies and Crafter's Cafe challenged us to use our punches and dies. 

Simon Says - Monday Challenge

Simon says - Wednesday Challenge

Glitter-n-Sparks

Crafters Cafe

Tag Along

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George & Me

Wish you were here

So, so you think you can tell

Heaven from hell?

Blue skies from pain?

Can you tell a green field

From a cold steel rail?

A smile from a veil?

Do you think you can tell?

Did they get you to trade

Your heroes for ghosts?

Hot ashes for trees?

Hot air for a cool breeze?

Cold comfort for change?

Did you exchange

A walk on part in the war

For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish

How I wish you were here

We're just two lost souls

Swimming in a fish bowl

Year after year

Running over the same old ground

What have we found?

The same old fears

Wish you were here

Pink Floyd

For Three  Muses - Disguise

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Card for a baby girl

I made this card for The Cheerful Stamp Pad: I am one of the designers there. It is a card for a baby girl. I've used a digital image from the Stitchy Bear's 'baby girl pack': it's the gown and added some others charming elements.The baby's image is from 1930's. I am entering this card in some challenges.

Paper Nest Dolls

Brown Sugar

Creative Fingers

Scrappers-Delights


Avenue 613

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Frida in Brazil

This is my hand drawn Frida. I created the background first. Then I drew her. When I finished I glued my Frida to the painted background and adorned my work with some washi tapes. I edited it in Gimp and added the quote. The original below.

For

Art Journal Journey

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From the bottom of my heart

This is my wish and my message:I wish people could love and respect animals. 

For Sunday Postcard  Art - Wish

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When the Moon is in love...

“I am the sun who will bring delight when you are in-front of me. I am the moon who will show shyness when you are away from me.” 
 Santosh Kalwar

For

Take a Word - Moon

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Wise Words

For Lunagirl 

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Frida Tropical

“Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.” 
― Frida Kahlo

I colorized the photo and added it to a background which I created using different textures. Frida is an inspiration.

For

Art Journal Journey

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Inspired by HEATHER MURRAY aka MAUDSTARR & CRISTINA PELOQUIN

Artist Inspiration:HEATHER MURRAY aka MAUDSTARR

Heavens Above

The Loss 

Artist Inspiration: Cristina Peloquin

Baby's got kind eyes

A la Cristina

For Digitalmania

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Her new hat

Hello everyone!First of all I want to apologize: I haven't been able to comment your work as I like because it is the end of the bimester here and I have to dedicate myself to evaluate my students.What a difficult task! 

 Well, this is my digital drawing for this week. I do feel people look down on digital art but as I have said ten times before I had to learn how to control the mouse in order to draw. It is easier to get a pen or a pencil and design.Much easier. So, please, have kind eyes when you contemplate digital art. We are artists and it doesn't matter the medium you use as long as we can bewitch and marvel people. Thanks for your lovely visit, my friend!

Karla

For

Paint Party Friday

and

Sunday  Sketches

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Study, please!

“Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” 
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Needless to say I love Paulo Freire. He is Brazilian like me and I am proud of him. I am a teacher and I believe in Education as an instrument of transformation. Everything has already failed but it. Education can still save people and help them to save themselves. I have seen some miracles and I hope to see some more till I retire. This is my simple contribution to Simon Says this week. I am also entering my card in some other challenges.

Crafty Sentiments

Craft Girls

Through the Craft Door

Crafting from the Heart

Sister Act

Fan-tastic Tuesday

Melon Hadz Friends

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Bee Mine!

“There is one masterpiece, the hexagonal cell, that touches perfection. 

No living creature, not even man, has achieved, in the centre of his sphere, what the bee has achieved in her own: and were some one from another world to descend and ask of the earth the most perfect creation of the logic of life, we should needs have to offer the humble comb of honey.”

- Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life Of The Bee, 1924

Bees are lovely beings.They make me think of Mother Nature's perfection. She works in mysterious ways.

For Tag Along - Bees

and

Simon Says Stamp Blog

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Mother Africa

If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom. 

 African proverb

We call Africa as Mother Africa in Brazil. 

For Three Muses - Africa

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Happy!!!!!!!!!!

It was my friend's wedding last Saturday and we took this photo to celebrate our happiness. So here is my positive affirmation: I am happy for her. It was an unforgettable moment for all of us. She is the one with red hair. I am on the right, wearing blue. My daughter is right beside me on the background too. We were making faces in a photo booth. We laughed a lot! Everybody took photos in the booth with the bride and the groom and the photo was a gift from them to the guests.

 We five have been friends for such a long time and I am grateful for having them in my life. My affirmation is from a song called "Happy". Below is the video.

For Inspiration Avenue - Positive Affirmations

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A picture

“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.” 

― Diane Arbus

For

Take a Word - Frame

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It is not Summer here

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing

Simon Says and Moomania challenged us to create something which would celebrate Summer.Tag Along wanted to see butterflies. So here it is. It is weird to think about Summer when it is cold. It is Winter time in Brazil. It is -8C in some states here. I love Winter though.

Have magical day everyone!

Karla

For

Moomania

Tag Along

And

Simon says

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the heart

Hobby Book Designer

Fattastic Tuesday

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Mim and Lila

This is my idea of friendship: happiness. The girls on the photo are my daughter (foreground) and her best friend. I love this picture. As we say here: friends are the family one chooses. I am glad I have made some good friends. They have been part of my life for over twenty years and I am glad I have some good virtual friends: people I carry in my heart as well. How awful life would be if we didn't have them to share our good and bad moments! I am grateful I had the opportunity to meet so many incredible women and men!They have made a difference in my life.

Karla

For Three Muses

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Don't tell me the moon is shining

“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” 
― Anton Chekhov

For

Inspiration Avenue - Moonlight

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