Craftspiration- December 5th, 2024

Hi crafters,

It's our favorite time of year for crafting and it's easy to see why!  We love the way you create to make this season magical. Whether you are making your advent calendar tags, digging into your archive of holiday crafting supplies or experimenting with something new, we always have innovative and wonderful projects to share each Thursday from our crafting community.

Come take a look around!

Kim shared, "“On the first Day of Christmas AG gave to thee incredible dies for tags for under the tree” 1 and 2 completed!! Love these dies and the paper included is beautiful!! Can’t wait to open Day 3 later this afternoon."

So fun to see your Advent Calendar tags!

Lorri shared, "A Birthday card for my husband. The Paisley Paper was perfect with the red, black and silver foils. This is the only motorcycle he will ever have."

Donna posted, "I made this Christmas card for my brother who has two cats that look like these two cuties."

It's always fun to send a personalized card!

Jane wrote, "I've donated several cards I crafted from my Anna Griffin Inc. Create 10 box to a LUKE AFB charity fundraiser including this one with the ribbon weaving. Merry Christmas to all!"

Heidi said, "Look what has arrived for me! I always wanted a glass top china cabinet to display Anna goods. It’s all work in progress as I just got this yesterday. This will be in addition to my whole craft room from before. Will change out knobs for crystal ones as soon as I can locate them. I have quite a mess but I am doing the happy dance. Had to add the bow wallies. I have had them forever!"

Laura posted, "This Christmas card is newly created using Anna's Birthday Wishes Dies in layers, her Christmas sentiment and bow embellishment! I used Anna's Red Christmas Plaid for my under bottom layers, and the top white striped cardstock layer is mine! This card was fun to create using all the various dies that Anna offers in one set!"

Lu said, "Week 48 of a Christmas card every week. Finishing up the fifth year I have been doing this. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Happy Sunday!"

Nicole shared, "Happy sweet Sunday Griffinites! Tonight, some of the Griffinites did a zoom get together & opened Day 1 of the Creative Tag Advent Calendar. We will be opening one door a night for the next 11 days. It was so much fun to chat, laugh & craft. I used the house & angel (tiny heart on the door) dies from Create 9 & the snow people from the Mini House Die Cuts. I used the leftover cardstock to make a bow. These tags are beautiful in the making! Looking forward to opening door number two! Happy crafting!"

Diane said, "Loving the 3D Mr. Claus Dies. The piecing is really fun & rewarding to do as you see this jolly ole’ elf finally come together. I used flocked red & white paper for this particular Santa…Ho-Ho fun! Everything else is Anna’s: Scottish Plaid for background, scraps of shiny black for boots & belt, and cream cardstock for face, 3D Concentric Christmas Dies for frame and gift embellishments plus tag."

Susan posted her gorgeous card!

Dayle wrote, "I just bought the 3D Sleigh Dies and am so glad I did! Had fun making them as shaped cards as well as 5x7 cards. The fussy cutting added even more dimension to amazing intricate die."

Maria shared, "My favorite Christmas item are the Reason for the Season Stickers, love them all!"

Andrea wrote, "Thanks to some help from other Griffinistas I love this “Home Alone inspired creation."

Great use of the Haunted House Easel Card Dies.

Shirley shared, "I crafted with some friends at a Friendsgiving crop. Quite a few of them were curious about the Anna Griffin products I used. I told them Anna has quite a bit of scrapbooking supplies and also a fantastic yearly crop at home event. I think we might have a few new buyers for the scrapbook title dies I used for this layout. They loved how pretty the Lilian paper collection is. I also used the 3D Ribbon Border Dies and Floral Border Stickers as embellishments."

Joy said, "Loved making these Victorian Inspired Ornaments this weekend with Anna's Tag Dies, Papers and Stickers."

Deb wrote, "Made lots of frame ornaments!!! (Don’t mind my dirty mat, about time for a new one!!)"

Keep up all of the Christmas magic that you are creating. It lifts our spirits and keeps us inspired. Thank you all for continuing to be engaged and creative. We love to see it!

Bye for now,

Anna