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Secret Anniversary Surprise Post for Ellen Hutson!

Posted on November 19, 2018by Lisa

  Hi all! Today I have a special surprise post for Ellen, the founder of Ellen Hutson LLC — an awesome craft supply company! I was lucky enough to meet and get to know Ellen at industry trade shows over the years, and now I’m a design ambassador for the company. Ellen is kind, caring, […]

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November Essentials by Ellen Release!

Posted on November 4, 2018November 5, 2018by Lisa

I’m so excited to share that the November Essentials by Ellen release by my friend Julie is HERE! I don’t know how that girl does it, but this is one of the best releases yet!! So good! Today I wanted to play with the NEW Alpine Snowfall die — check it out! It coordinates perfectly with the […]

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Booyah!

Posted on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018by Lisa

I’ve got news for ya! Today and tomorrow only, Ellen Hutson is having a 20% sale on dies! YEAH!!! Just enter code SAVEONDIES18 at checkout! To celebrate the sale, I scared up a fun little card featuring two of my fave dies — the Envelope Sliders and the Classic Block Alpha by Julie Ebersole! I think these are […]

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The Cookie Has Spoken

Posted on September 27, 2018September 27, 2018by Lisa

My Dad’s birthday is coming up and of course I had make him a card — because giving someone a store bought card is like an insult around here! It’s just not an option. Buuuut, my Dad is one of the hardest people to make a card for — what to do, what to do. […]

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Joyeaux S’noel!

Posted on September 9, 2018September 3, 2018by Lisa

Hi all! I’m super excited to be blogging along with the Essentials by Ellen September release! So many great new products! Today I’ll be sharing two fun cards made with the new Essentials by Ellen Winterscapes and Mountain Holiday stamps and matching dies — check ’em out: LOVE all those backgrounds in the Winterscapes set […]

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Quick Summer Birthday Cards

Posted on August 8, 2018August 8, 2018by Lisa

I needed some summer birthday cards, stat! What to do, what to do? Essentials by Ellen Totally Random Sayings and Block Words to the rescue! I just made some fast backgrounds and on watercolor paper, then once it was dry it die cut the “happy” out of the piece, stamped the “birthday wishes” and adhered […]

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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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Painted Notes: My Mixed Media Card Class

Have you always wanted to try mixed media but weren’t sure where to start? Well then, I have just the class for you over at Big Picture. THIS is the class I wish I could have taken when I started on my mixed media journey. Come join me.

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I’m currently a Brand Ambassador for Art Toolkit and I receive some products for free. I’ve been happily using their products for years even before becoming an ambassador and love working with them.

I’m honored to be a former Design Ambassador for Ellen Hutson and I received some products for free.

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