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a blog by Lisa Spangler
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Happy Birthday to Sally!

Posted on February 19, 2014February 19, 2014by Lisa

Today is my friend Sally’s birthday! Sally works with me at Hero Arts and she is just all kinds of awesome. For those who don’t know her, she’s super creative, funny, and she always  tells it like it is. (Love that.) She has a thing for pink and hearts, too. And she likes to keep […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2014February 14, 2014by Lisa

Hey all! Just popping in to wish you a very Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope it’s full of love. Thought I’d share some super quick cards I made for the family. I saw this little bear stamp when I was at Paper Source with Libby and couldn’t resist him! On the inside, I stamped “be my […]

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Everything is awesome!

Posted on February 13, 2014February 13, 2014by Lisa

Have you seen the new Lego Movie yet? Well then what are you waiting for? It was the best movie we’ve seen for a long time. Check out this trailer and you’ll see what I mean! Too funny right? Well while I was watching the movie I had the idea to make some cupcake toppers […]

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Dauber layering techniques!

Posted on February 3, 2014by Lisa

Hello hello and happy Monday! I’ve got a video over at Hero Arts today but I was so excited about it that I had to post it here too! :) In the video I explain how I did this card with dauber layering on kraft: And also this one from a while back! Hope you […]

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Hi.

Posted on January 31, 2014January 31, 2014by Lisa

Hello, Friday. Last day of January. (How can that be?) This time last week I was at Hero Arts. Still not caught up from that. Not to mention CHA. And we’re already working on the next catalog and plans for a show in March. Crazy. Sure wish that life would slow down. I relaxed a […]

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Dauber Layering and a Giveaway!

Posted on January 23, 2014January 28, 2014by Lisa

Hey there! I’ve got a fun yet easy technique to share today: dauber layering! If ya hadn’t heard, Hero Arts came out with pastel daubers in the 2014 catalog release. Love these so much! They have a white dauber base with a hint of color and are semi-opaque. I experimented with layering the pastel colors […]

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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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