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Summer of Stamping with Brandi!

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020by Lisa

Hi there and welcome to my stop on the Ellen Hutson Summer of Stamping blog hop. I’m so glad you’re here! This week we’re releasing three awesome sets by Brandi that are prefect right now — and I couldn’t resist making a card with each one. These are all on the clean and simple side, […]

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Flower Power 2020!

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020by Lisa

A group of crafty friends and I on a mission to spread joy with a new card class: Flower Power 2020! You can get this class FREE with a qualifying purchase from Ellen Hutson, or a $10 fee that will be donated to World Central Kitchen! Full details right HERE! And here’s the lineup: No-line […]

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Pocket Palette update + brushes!

Posted on March 30, 2020October 11, 2020by Lisa

Thanks so much to everyone who joined May, Lydia and me for our first ever Instagram live session on Saturday! It was so fun! I had some questions about the palettes and paints I was using so I thought I’d do a post for you — here goes! Both palettes are by Art Toolkit and […]

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It’s a Sprinkle Shower for Emily!

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020by Lisa

Today my Ellen Hutson teamies and I are throwing a sprinkle shower for our amazing teammate Emily, and you’re invited to join in the party! Yay! Mondo congratulations to you my friend! Check out the rest of the cards HERE! She’s having twin boys (!!) and I wanted to make her a fun card to […]

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New Catherine Pooler: Roll With It + GIVEAWAY!

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020by Lisa

Hi there and welcome to my stop on the Ellen Hutson/Catherine Pooler blog hop! I’m so glad you’re here! We’re all doing our best to roll with it these days, right? Right. So I just had to use the new Catherine Pooler Let the Good Times Roll set on my card. I’m sending this card […]

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Happy 3rd Birthday Flora & Fauna!

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020by Lisa

Hey there! Hope you all are having as good a weekend as you can with everything that’s going on. I’ve been trying to avoid the news and gettin’ crafty to try and stay sane — and it really helps! Today I’ve got two fun cards in celebration of my friends at Flora & Fauna’s 3rd […]

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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.

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