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Hero Arts // BasicGrey Grand Bazaar blog hop + giveaway!

Posted on June 6, 2014June 6, 2014by Lisa

Hello hello and welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts // BasicGrey Grand Bazaar blog hop! I am so happy to be hopping along today — love any chance to play with my BasicGrey stamps + stencils. If you’ve been following along, you will have arrived here from Melissa Phillips’ blog. If you encounter any broken links or would […]

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Late night stamping for the Dads :)

Posted on June 4, 2014June 4, 2014by Lisa

Just in case you didn’t already know, Father’s Day is next Sunday! (Thanks LysaQ!) I stayed up late to get some cards made for our Dads, stat. Luckily I had the inspiration in hand — my iphone case: I’d been meaning to try and make a card like this for a while now. Oh and […]

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Studio Calico July Class: Inked 2.0

Posted on June 1, 2014June 1, 2014by Lisa

Hey hey I’ve got some exciting news to finally share! Tina Aszmus of Life.Love.Paper and I are co-teaching Studio Calico’s July class, Inked 2.o! We’ll show you the secret of skillful stamping with a series of videos and in depth tutorials sharing our favorite techniques. Tina is amazingly talented, just so happy to be teaching with her! […]

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Happy Birthday Chari!

Posted on May 30, 2014May 29, 2014by Lisa

Hey hey what do you say! Today is Chari Moss’ birthday! YAY! She is my guest over on the Hero Arts blog, and we’re having a giveaway to celebrate, so after you’re done here be sure to click on over and leave her a comment. Now for a little card surprise that I stamped up for […]

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Pocket Scrapbooking // Everything will be OK

Posted on May 22, 2014May 22, 2014by Lisa

Pocket scrapbooking is turning out to be just what I needed right now. It’s so therapeutic. I try not to talk about it much because I don’t want to bring anyone down or be a complainer, but I’ve been having problems with my left leg for going on three years. Is that crazy or what? […]

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Another card using the dauber “watercolor” background technique!

Posted on May 21, 2014May 21, 2014by Lisa
Kindness Matters by Lisa Spangler for Hero Arts

Hey hey and happy Wednesday! I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today — legitimately this time. Not like yesterday when I hijacked the blog, ha! Today I’m sharing a card I made for the Starry Nights catalog. Feels like so long ago when I made it back in March. Can’t believe June is almost […]

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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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