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I’m hijacking the Hero Arts blog! (+ a giveaway)

Posted on May 20, 2014May 20, 2014by Lisa

You guys! I’m hijacking the blog today to wish Tami a very happy birthday with a card that’s inspired by her. :) Please join me over at Hero and leave her a comment for a chance to win the fun stamp set that I used on this card! xx Behind-the-scenes:  I snapped this pic really quick because […]

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Pocket Scrapbooking // Start (and start again!)

Posted on May 18, 2014May 19, 2014by Lisa
Start -- and restart! by Lisa Spangler

Hey you all! Hope that you’re having a great weekend. Me? I’ve been playing around with my blog theme and I really love how it turned out! Every now and then I get the urge to try something new, although I had been using my old theme (and tinkered with it) for around 5 years now. This […]

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2014May 18, 2014by Lisa

Just a quick post to pop in and wish all of the moms out there a very happy day! I made these cards for my step-mom and my MIL. It’s days like this that I wish we still lived in Ohio. Don’t get me wrong, we love Texas and love living here. But sure do […]

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Night & Day Flowers

Posted on May 10, 2014May 10, 2014by Lisa

Hello hello and happy weekend! I’ll be back sharing my Mother’s Day cards tomorrow — because my MIL reads my blog and she might see ha! —  but today I wanted to share some cards I made with the very versatile Night and Day Flowers set from Hero Arts. Just love this set so much! […]

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Watercolor background technique — with daubers!

Posted on May 1, 2014May 10, 2014by Lisa

I’m over on the Hero Arts blog today with a nifty watercolor background technique that uses daubers! Here’s a little peek: BTW, I love how the Soft Granite ink resists the Chalkboard black, too! And that BasicGrey Astronomy Background? Yeah I can’t get enough. And the new Hello Sunshine Daisies and Shoot for the Moon […]

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Poppy coloring technique + discount code + giveaway!

Posted on April 26, 2014April 26, 2014by Lisa

Hi there! Hope you’re having a great weekend! Me? I’m honored to be guesting at A2Z Scrapbooking as they launch their brand new blog! A2Z Scrapbooking has been a premier Hero Arts retailer for a long time now, and was founded an effort to raise funds for Celiac and Behcets awareness. So you can see why I was so honored when […]

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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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