She is sweet

“Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face.” 
― Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr

For

Lunagirl - Fascinating faces

Thanks to Kimeric

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Karla

So retro!

“The danger of restorative nostalgia lies in its belief that the mutilated 'wholeness' of the body politic can be repaired. But the reflective nostalgic understands deep down that loss is irrecoverable: Time wounds all wholes. To exist in Time is to suffer through an endless exile, a successive severing from those precious few moments of feeling at home in the world. In pop terms, Morrissey is the supreme poet of reflective nostalgia.” 
― Simon Reynolds

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Try it on Tuesday - retro

Hugs, 

Karla

Warrior

“Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.” 
― George R.R. Martin

For

Three Muses - Stamp people

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Karla

T stands for courage

Hello Elizabeth!Hello My Lovelies!

I had some problems at home and at work. On Friday for example I thought I would lose my daughter. She had a severe food poisoning.. When we arrived at hospital, she couldn't breathe and she was drooling. I was terrified. It was horrible. When we got home after hospital, I  cried in the shower like a little girl. Now the doctors are trying to find out what caused that. She's not well yet but she will be soon.

I finished altering her book in time for her birthday. It took me one month and fifteen days to do that. It is a treasure for her. I am going to show you some photos:

Dear Daughter, If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes.

For

T stands for Tuesday

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Karla

Girls just wanna have fun

“It's never too late to have a happy childhood.” 
― Tom Robbins

For Digital Whisper - Rocking Horses

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Karla

My friend Nietzsche

For

Art Journal Journey

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Karla

This is love

They are not my ancestors but I fell in love with this photo as soon as I saw it. I hope they are still married and as happy as they were when they had their photo taken.

“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” 
― Sarah Dessen

For

Take a Word - Family Album

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Karla

Black & White

 How to be free

Simple Past

For

Take a Word - Black, white and a splash of another color

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Karla

Her partner

“I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins.
Never did I wanna be here again,
And I don't remember why I came.” 
― Sully Erna

For

Collage Obsession - Serpentine

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Karla

St George

Invocation of Saint George - Prayers of Intercession

Faithful servant of God and invincible martyr, Saint George;

favored by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with an ardent love of Christ, thou didst fight valiantly against the dragon of pride, falsehood, and deceit. Neither pain nor torture, sword nor death could part thee from the love of Christ. I fervently implore thee for the sake of this love to help me by thy intercession to overcome the temptations that surround me, and to bear bravely the trials that oppress me, so that I may patiently carry the cross which is placed upon me; and let neither distress nor difficulties separate me from the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Valiant champion of the Faith, assist me in the combat against evil, that I may win the crown promised to them that persevere unto the end. 

For
Sunday Postcard Art - St George

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 Karla

Hey girl!

Hello My Lovelies!

This piece is part of a book I've been altering for my daughter. It is written in Portuguese because it is my mother tongue: I am Brazilian. My message for my daughter is about happiness in  this part. It says:

Be responsible for your own happiness. Don't expect from the others what they can't give you.

“We are responsible for what we are and whatever we wish ourselves to be. We have the power to make ourselves.”

Swami Vivekandanda

Have a magical day!

For 

Paint Party Friday

&

Sunday Sketches

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Karla

Teach me to fly

“Take these broken wings and learn to fly.” 
― Paul McCartney

For

Three Muses - Blackbirds

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Karla

T stands for Tree

Hello Elizabeth! Hello everyone!

Hope you are well wherever you are. I have a secret: I have always been fond of hugging annd climbing trees. I read the other day that when we hug a tree, we reconnect to the natural world because the vibration of the plant affects us deeply since it absorbs our negative energies, replacing them with healthy ones. Isn't that fantastic? Do you believe it is possible? We still have so many fabulous trees in Brazil. They are our protection when the weather is hot. Nothing like a long dark shadow of an old tree.

Some Brazilian trees:

And

my favourite tree: flamboyant tree

For

T stands for Tuesday

Have a magical day!

Hugs, 

Karla

All the world's a stage

“All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” 
― William Shakespeare

For

Tag Along - Theater

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Karla

Go

“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” 
― Susan B. Anthony

For

Collage Obsession - Cycle

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Karla

G stands for girl

“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.” 
― Dejan Stojanovic

For

Take a Word - Letters

Hugs, 

Karla