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a blog by Lisa Spangler
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Focus on the Good

Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020by Lisa

Hey all! I’ve got some news to share! Ellen Hutson has a free stamp set for you with your $100 purchase July 15-19! Yep, it’s true. Here are the full details: Spend $100 or more July 15-19 and receive Better Days Ahead for free! You won’t find this set in the shop as it’s exclusive! […]

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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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Happy Birthday to my sister!

Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020by Lisa

Today is my little sister’s birthday! Yay! I cooked up a card for with a different kinda fold — check it: The sentiment (from the That Thing You Did set!) swings out like so: Annnnd yes, your eyes are not deceiving you — that’s the Mondo Amaryllis on there! I think it has a bit […]

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EBE Summer of Stamping: The S’MORE the Merrier!

Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020by Lisa

Hey all! Have you heard the news? Ellen Hutson is hosting a Summer of Stamping celebration and it kicked off today with a super cute set called The S’more the Merrier! This exclusive set is in partnership with our friends at Lawn Fawn and even though I’m not part of the official hop I just […]

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A clean and simple baby card!

Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020by Lisa

My fellow EH Ambassador Carly Tee Minner is having a baby and we’re throwing her a virtual shower! Hip hip hooray! Carly picked the sweetest clean and simple color scheme of white and gray with bits of color for their upcoming baby boy and I just had to use that for my card. I started […]

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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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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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