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Catherine Pooler Fly Daddy Blog Hop + PRIZES!

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020by Lisa

Hello there and welcome to my stop on the Catherine Pooler Fly Daddy Blog Hop! I’m so glad you’re here! I had REEL fun playing with this release y’all! As soon as I saw it I just knew I had to make a Father’s Day card for my Dad! (PSA: Father’s Day is Sunday, June […]

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OMG! WOW! MOM!

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020by Lisa

Hey there! Just a heads-up in case ya didn’t know already: Mother’s Day is THIS Sunday! It kinda snuck on me and I needed to get my cards in the mail, stat! The new Mondo OMG and my friend Julie came to the rescue! I remembered that genius girl posted a card where she turned […]

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Altenew + The Daily Marker Watercolor Therapy Blog Hop & Giveaway

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020by Lisa

Hi there and thanks so much for joining me on the Altenew x Daily Marker Watercolor Therapy Blog hop! I’m so glad you’re here. I think we can all use some watercolor therapy right now — who’s with me? I’ve got a clean and simple card along with a video to share featuring one of […]

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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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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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