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a blog by Lisa Spangler
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Happy birthday, old man!

Posted on October 3, 2011October 3, 2011by Lisa

Sunday was my Dad’s birthday and I needed a card in a jiffy! He’s a HUGE fan of skulls and skeletons, so I decided to break out my new Hero Arts Skeleton Dancing stamp set. I didn’t want it to look too Halloween-y tho, so I sat there thinking… And then! Inspiration struck! I picked […]

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Hello, hello, hello!

Posted on September 29, 2011September 29, 2011by Lisa

Why hello there! How have you been? Hope you’re doing well! Have you heard about the newly released Hero Arts-Sizzix dies and matching stamps? I finally got my hands on some and had to play, yay! I needed three cards to send so I whipped these up in a jiffy: Here’s a closeup of the […]

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Cute visitors!

Posted on September 19, 2011September 19, 2011by Lisa

Hey you guys! Did you have a good weekend? I sure did! I got to do some sewing, can’t wait to show you what I made! (First time sewing since the knee surgery, yah!) But today I wanted you to meet some cute garden visitors! First up, Mr. Oriole: He was snacking on some grapes […]

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Weekend Inspiration

Posted on September 16, 2011September 16, 2011by Lisa

Hey you guys! I really enjoyed being the featured artist over on the Hero Arts blog this week. Today I have one last post with some weekend inspiration + a little challenge for you — see you over there! ETA: Just got back from my six week knee checkup, and the doc is really happy […]

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Boo!

Posted on September 14, 2011September 14, 2011by Lisa

Today I have a spooky little card to share over on the Hero Arts blog! (And, there’s a video showing how to make it, too.) Photo taken with the Instagram iPhone app. So fun! Don’t be afraid — go check it out!

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A little peek.

Posted on September 13, 2011September 12, 2011by Lisa

Hey you guys! I’m the guest blogger over on the Hero Arts blog this week, so I thought I’d share a little peek at my card for today: I had a TON of fun making this one! It incorporates the September color challenge (you know how I love color challenges!), gold perfect pearls, fall leaves, […]

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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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