Craftspiration- August 27th, 2026

Hi crafters,

There is nothing we love more than shining a joyful spotlight on YOU, our incredible, talented and endlessly inspiring crafting community! Week after week, your creativity fills our hearts with admiration and gratitude, and it is an absolute honor to see the thoughtful projects you make and share. From birthday cards and Christmas creations to keepsake albums and dimensional masterpieces, your creativity knows no bounds. Each project reminds us that crafting is a beautiful way to express love, tell stories and connect with the people who matter most.

This week, our inboxes and social feeds are bursting with beautiful projects, heartfelt stories and clever ideas that are nothing short of spectacular!

Come be inspired!

Victoria shared her amazing peacock card. How spectacular!

Laura M.'s card was shared with us with the touching message, "This is a card for Carolyn Bashlor, amazing woman of God who once owned a flower shop. She has terminal cancer so I hope to lift her spirit with this. All Anna Griffin products except the scripture stamp (custom made)."

Kim said, "Getting caught up on holiday card making. I’m a little behind posting. Here’s a few for Sunday share."

Diane said, "I have really enjoyed the Peacock Scene 3D Dies set. At first, I wasn’t going to get it but, saw Anna’s demo on HSN and I caved in and purchased it. I am so happy I did!"

April said, "I had so much fun making these cards using the new Sienna paper and embellishments! I added a few embellishments from the Thanksgiving postcard set too! Love, love, love it so much! Thanks Anna for your beautiful designs!"

Joan said, "This card was created using things I learned in finishing school. I even learned that I like my craft knife again."

Love this peacock!

Wendy said, "I had the idea to make some Christmas cards using the slide card dies."

Robin said, "A great reason to break out the Salon Nouveau collection is this new Peacock die set. I love that image of the peacock. I could easily use 5 more!"

Diane said, "I have been having a lot of fun with the Peacock Dies. I grew up as a child with two peacocks in our neighbors, backyard that squawked loudly. However, they have the most beautiful feathers and like to strut them. That’s why I am in love with these AG Peacock Scene 3D Dies!"

Becky said, "Birthday card for my mom using the interactive pulley and garden arch dies. Gate snd kitty dies are from my stash. My mom loves flower gardens and the little gray ferrel kitty she feeds."

Joan said, "I made this birthday card for our granddaughter’s 6th Birthday. I used the Castle Die, the Pop Out Card Fan die for the larger base, the July Mystery Box firework die, and the numbers die. For the papers, I used the Madison Collection. The gems are from my stash. I love how Anna’s products help make the perfect card for any occasion."

Sherry said, "First, I have to say how much I love gilding. For the schooner, I gilded the sails design with gold foil onto ivory cardstock and inlaid the sails with tan cardstock. I then gilded the ship design with gold foil onto brown cardstock. The gilding really made the intricate lines of the ship POP! I added a silver anchor tied with gold rope for an extra nautical touch. For the water, I gilded the waves with silver foil onto dark blue foil, creating the look of sparkling whitecaps. For added dimension, I placed the top portion of the ship onto a blue shadow layer and the ship itself onto an ivory shadow layer. The schooner was mounted onto a handmade box to give it even more dimension. Then, using components from the July Mystery Box, I attached it to one of the nautical cards and added two small die-cut sailboats to complete the scene. Finally, I finished the card with a birthday greeting from the Gilded Birthday Small Sentiments plates. I absolutely love how all the different elements came together to create this dimensional, nautical birthday card."

Debra said, "Made these two cards from the August Mystery Box Fleur Rouge. Such a lovely pattern."

Vicki said, "I continue to make Christmas Cards for my family and friends. I love to pull out the shiny gold cardstock, this years Christmas kit and my box of leftovers from past kits. I love mixing and matching to create those one-of-a-kind cards. A few well placed jewels add the perfect finishing touch! I have completed about 50 cards so far and these are just two of this week's favorites."

Maria said, "Today was all about pink! Both granddaughters love pink and one wants everything unicorns this year and she loves picking wild flowers and finding dragon flies! I just have to add their ages on the cards💕"

Susan said, "I received my Empress Guild on August 15th and frankly I was a little afraid to use it, but jumped right in. This is my 1st card. Used the Gilded Fleur Frames hot plate with the pastel green hot foil. Then used the smallest and largest oval dies from the Rose 3D Concentric Layer dies to hot foil. I am so in love with this machine and how it upgrades all of my other Anna Griffin 3D dies and also love the beautiful new hot plates! Thanks Anna!"

Renee said, "August mystery box paper made into a perfumery shop with help from All About her die cuts and the perfume box kit."

Terry said, "Happy Sunday, friends! Sienna -- I'm absolutely loving this gorgeous new cardstock!"

Fifi said, "I am in love with the new Art Nouveau collection."

Shellie said, "With plans for an Ultimate Garden Collection birthday card in mind--but without yet having my own set of Anna's newest Oval Pattern die set with its exquisite embossing--I fell head-over-heels for today's Sunday Share inspiration, and worked with all my other wonderful Anna-products and created my heart's content as a Francesca-Oblong shape-card. Anna has tuned in my creativity to find the details that set her designs apart! Making cards like this always reveal the added value of her precision die sets, as well as tutorials she emails to our inboxes every week--thank you, Anna!"

Karen said, "I made this mini album out of the Card template that was used for the fold-out card. We have been friends of 76 years and she celebrated her 80th in July. We lived next store from each other for all those years. The photos I used were from our friendship ‘growing up’ years to now her Grandchildren. My turn is in November! She is older than me by 4 months! I hope you can enjoy what I have posted. It was definitely a labor of Love!"

Now, don’t be shy! Snap a picture of what you are making, even if your craft table is covered in scraps and there is glitter absolutely everywhere. Send it our way! We love seeing first attempts, clever combinations, treasured techniques and those projects that simply made you smile. Post your creations on Sunday Share or email your photos and stories to RSVP@annagriffin.com. You never know when your project might inspire someone else to pull out their supplies and start creating. Keep crafting, keep sharing and keep cheering each other on. We cannot wait to see what you make next!

Today’s Daily Drop is one you’ll reach for again and again: the Timeless Photo Mats and Card Layers! These beautiful layers make it wonderfully easy to give your favorite photographs, cards and paper projects a polished, perfectly finished look.

Bye for now,

Anna