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a blog by Lisa Spangler
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they say it’s your birthday!

Posted on July 1, 2014July 1, 2014by Lisa

Today is July 1st — how the heck did that happen? I needed to get a birthday card in the mail to my little sister, stat! So I whipped up this one in 15 minutes with the help of my trusty Hero Arts daubers, new Studio Calico stamps, and my silhouette. It’s kinda bright. :) I […]

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Studio Calico July Class: Inked 2.0!

Posted on June 27, 2014by Lisa

Hey hey! Can’t believe July is almost here, can you? But that means it’s almost time for Inked 2.0 to start! As you can see I’ve given the class stamp set a whole lotta love already. Hope you’ll come and join me, Tina, and the awesome lineup of contributors. There’s still time to sign up and […]

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Rain dance!

Posted on June 25, 2014June 25, 2014by Lisa

You guys! I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today with a little art journaling page. Just had to share it here, too! I’ve had some good news in the continuing saga of my leg and it actually seems to be healing. Yah! In fact, I did a little rain dance — in the actual […]

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Mama Elephant / Operation Write Home blog hop!

Posted on June 23, 2014June 23, 2014by Lisa

Hi there! Welcome to my little stop on the Mama Elephant / Operation Write Home blog hop! I’m so happy you’re here! If you’ve been hopping along, you’ll have arrived here from Nichol’s blog. If you’re just now joining us or you encounter a broken link, head on back to the start of the hop at […]

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I’m guesting at Simon Says Stamp!

Posted on June 17, 2014June 17, 2014by Lisa

HELLO! I’ve got a guest post over at Simon Says Stamp today with two ways to use this fun BasicGrey Leaf & Flourish stencil. I just can’t seem to get enough of stencils these days! Hope you’ll come join me! xo Supplies InLinkz.com

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Five tips for using Hero Arts daubers!

Posted on June 9, 2014June 8, 2014by Lisa

You guys! I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today with FIVE tips for using daubers. Come join me. xo Supplies InLinkz.com

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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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