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12 Tags of Christmas Day 12!

Posted on December 12, 2020December 10, 2020by Lisa

Yay we made it! Are you feelin’ the merry? I sure am! Julie chose the “12 Days of Christmas” as her carol for today and believe it or not I had no stamps to go with ANY of the days…so here’s my “partridge in a pear tree”! lol! You may recognize this lil guy as […]

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12 Tags of Christmas Day 11 // Deck the Halls

Posted on December 11, 2020December 10, 2020by Lisa

It’s Day 11 of the 12 Tags of Christmas and today we’re decking the halls with Kelly! Here’s my take! I used the holly from the Holiday Characters set stamped in weathered wood for this one — I just can’t seem to stop using that set! I think it looks kinda modern and fresh with […]

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12 Tags of Christmas Day 10 // Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020by Lisa

So, the deer on my lil tag today would NEVER run over a grandma — or a grandpa either! This clean and simple tag is another one that would be super easy to make in multiples, all thanks to the Shipping Tag die! The deer and the “to/from” are both from Santa’s List, and I […]

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12 Tags of Christmas Day 9 // Holly Jolly Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2020December 7, 2020by Lisa

It’s about to get a little jolly around here for Day 9 with Carly! Oh yes, I couldn’t resist giving the lil elf a holly hat! And some GLITTER! This is another clean and simple tag that would be super easy to make multiples of — especially if you have the Shipping Tag die in […]

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12 Days of Christmas Day 8 // We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020by Lisa

It’s Day 8 of the #twelvetagsofchristmas and Miss Chipmonk, Mr. Raccoon and I are here to wish you a Merry Christmas! These critters are from the Backyard Party birthday set, but if you know me, you know I love finding new uses for my stamps! The more the merrier :) I had so much fun […]

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12 Days of Christmas Day 7 // Marshmallow World

Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020by Lisa

Welcome back to Day 7! Today Heather chose “Marshmallow World” as her carol and I had to look this carol up and now I can’t get it outta my mind hahaha! Thanks, Heather! :-D Oh, the world is your snowball, see how it growsThat’s how it goes, whenever it snowsThe world is your snowball just […]

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I'm so glad you're here! I'm Lisa Spangler, prairie girl living in the big city of Austin, TX. In case you were wondering, sideoats is the state grass of Texas and to me it's just as beautiful as any flower. Hope you'll stay awhile and visit often. More about me.

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