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Poppy coloring technique + discount code + giveaway!

Posted on April 26, 2014April 26, 2014by Lisa

Hi there! Hope you’re having a great weekend! Me? I’m honored to be guesting at A2Z Scrapbooking as they launch their brand new blog! A2Z Scrapbooking has been a premier Hero Arts retailer for a long time now, and was founded an effort to raise funds for Celiac and Behcets awareness. So you can see why I was so honored when […]

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Clean and Simple Stationery Set

Posted on March 28, 2014March 28, 2014by Lisa

Hey hey and Happy Friday! Today I have a set of cards I made for my last project as the March guest designer at Neat & Tangled. I can’t tell you what an honor it has been to be the guest designer, or how much fun I’ve been having! Thanks so much again to Danielle […]

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Neat Effects with Overlapping Inks

Posted on March 14, 2014March 14, 2014by Lisa

Hey and happy Friday! I’m honored to be the March guest designer at Neat & Tangled, and I’ve got another card to share. Neat & Tangled Stamps + Overlapping Inks = Neat Effects. Today I’m using the You + Me set. Just love this set so much — there are so many things you can do with […]

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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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Neat and Tangled March Guest Designer!

Posted on March 7, 2014March 8, 2014by Lisa

Hi hello! I am honored to be the March guest designer for the Neat and Tangled blog, and I’m sharing my first of three cards today. When Danielle first asked me I was over the moon, as I love everything that she does. Just everything. She is just so talented. And so sweet. She sent […]

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