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Shadow ink + watercolor technique.

Posted on March 13, 2014March 13, 2014by Lisa

Hello hello! Hope your week is going well! I’ve got a fun watercolor technique to share with you today — it’s over on the Hero Arts blog but I’m so excited about it that I’m sharing it here too! It all relies on the magic of Hero Arts soft shadow inks. These inks are really […]

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Watercolor Flowers

Posted on March 13, 2014March 13, 2014by Lisa

Hi there! I’m guesting over at the Simon Says Stamp blog today, come and join me! I’m sharing a super easy — and super cool — trick for watercolored flowers. Here’s a little peek at the three card set that I came up with. Yes, I said THREE cards! And I could have kept going […]

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When Skies Are Grey…

Posted on March 4, 2014March 4, 2014by Lisa

What do you do when you have a rainy day? Around these parts we get rain so infrequently that it makes me feel all happy — like it’s a celebration. I like to curl up and read a good book, take a nap — or even better, stamp. So when I spied the chipboard cloud sticker […]

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Watercolored birthday cards!

Posted on February 28, 2014February 28, 2014by Lisa

Can you believe March is almost here? I sure can’t! Time is just flying by faster and faster these days. Anyhow, March means that my two great aunts will having birthdays soon! (They are my grandma’s sisters, but they are also great!) Random trivia fact for ya that I learned today from a friend: in […]

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Hero Arts + BasicGrey blog hop + giveaway!

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014by Lisa

Heya! Today Hero Arts and BasicGrey are getting together for a blog hop featuring the new Spice Market collection! I’m so happy to be a part of it — as a member of the Hero DT, when I receive the stamps for each release I must confess to letting out a huge yell now and then when I open […]

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Happy Birthday to Sally!

Posted on February 19, 2014February 19, 2014by Lisa

Today is my friend Sally’s birthday! Sally works with me at Hero Arts and she is just all kinds of awesome. For those who don’t know her, she’s super creative, funny, and she always  tells it like it is. (Love that.) She has a thing for pink and hearts, too. And she likes to keep […]

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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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