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Happy Birthday Chari!

Posted on May 30, 2014May 29, 2014by Lisa

Hey hey what do you say! Today is Chari Moss’ birthday! YAY! She is my guest over on the Hero Arts blog, and we’re having a giveaway to celebrate, so after you’re done here be sure to click on over and leave her a comment. Now for a little card surprise that I stamped up for […]

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Pocket Scrapbooking // Everything will be OK

Posted on May 22, 2014May 22, 2014by Lisa

Pocket scrapbooking is turning out to be just what I needed right now. It’s so therapeutic. I try not to talk about it much because I don’t want to bring anyone down or be a complainer, but I’ve been having problems with my left leg for going on three years. Is that crazy or what? […]

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Another card using the dauber “watercolor” background technique!

Posted on May 21, 2014May 21, 2014by Lisa
Kindness Matters by Lisa Spangler for Hero Arts

Hey hey and happy Wednesday! I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today — legitimately this time. Not like yesterday when I hijacked the blog, ha! Today I’m sharing a card I made for the Starry Nights catalog. Feels like so long ago when I made it back in March. Can’t believe June is almost […]

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2014May 18, 2014by Lisa

Just a quick post to pop in and wish all of the moms out there a very happy day! I made these cards for my step-mom and my MIL. It’s days like this that I wish we still lived in Ohio. Don’t get me wrong, we love Texas and love living here. But sure do […]

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Night & Day Flowers

Posted on May 10, 2014May 10, 2014by Lisa

Hello hello and happy weekend! I’ll be back sharing my Mother’s Day cards tomorrow — because my MIL reads my blog and she might see ha! —  but today I wanted to share some cards I made with the very versatile Night and Day Flowers set from Hero Arts. Just love this set so much! […]

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Watercolor background technique — with daubers!

Posted on May 1, 2014May 10, 2014by Lisa

I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today with a nifty watercolor background technique that uses daubers! Here’s a little peek: BTW, I love how the Soft Granite ink resists the Chalkboard black, too! And that BasicGrey Astronomy Background? Yeah I can’t get enough. And the new Hello Sunshine Daisies and Shoot for the Moon […]

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