Livestream Lowdown: Grand Design

Hello Crafters,

What a joyful time we had together on AGTV last week! Coming off an exciting HSN week, we gathered with our community to celebrate timeless style, architectural elegance and the magic of making. Our Create 2025 countdown is top of mind, and there is so much excitement is in the air (only 23 days to go)!

The show highlighted the best of the best in architectural crafting elements, holiday favorites and the ease of use of our Print My Page service. What fun! We had special guests, winners and more. As promised here are lasts week's winners; if you see your name below and haven't already, please email us at RSVP@annagriffin.com to claim your prize.

• Rose Lilly
• Karen Hansen
• Andrea Brant

Grand Staircase Dies
We brought back the Grand Staircase, inspired by the curving staircase in our Florida home. With graceful bannisters and soaring windows, this set builds a “house-proud” scene perfect for holiday cards and milestone moments. Layer two staircases for a dramatic double-height look or tuck a sentiment at the landing for a beautiful reveal inside the card.

Garland Staircase Die Cut Embellishments
To dress those steps, we loved decorating with kiss-cut stickers—garlands, wreaths, bows, stockings, even little pets—to swag along the bannister and around the newel post. Every piece is engineered for easy placement, so you can trim your staircase just like the real thing.

Slimline 3D Mantel and Fireplace Dies
Modeled after our Atlanta mantel, this set lets you “paint with paper”: egg-and-dart molding, iron grate, flickering fire, sconces, mirror, and a ribbon-hung wreath. Use it alone as a slimline focal point or pair it with the staircase for a full room-view scene that’s warm and welcoming.

Holiday Hearth Pattern Cardstock
We paired the fireplace with richly textured, double-sided patterns—brick, wood paneling, tonal prints, and foil accents—so your hearth looks authentic in any palette, from classic red brick to painted cream.

Mystery Christmas Cardstock
This special mix from our archives brought festive plaids, botanicals, and elegant calligraphic prints to the worktable—cozy foundations for masculine cards, heritage albums, and anything that calls for a little “Black Watch” charm.

Celebration 3D Dies
For everyday joy, we leaned into debossed sentiments and icons—“Let’s Celebrate,” champagne, balloons, stars—giving you that crisp, press-into-paper look (no ink required). Wonderful for tags, toppers, and quick cards that still feel refined.

Butterfly Concentric Dies
We engraved fluttering wings into the paper, then built upward with concentric layers. Try vellum over metallics for luminous dimension—the butterflies practically lift off the card.

Virginia Papers & Embellishments
Our Virginia collection—soft, romantic patterns with coordinating sentiments, florals, tags, and titles—makes it easy to craft scrapbook spreads and cards in harmonious colorways (think pinks, greens, and a beautiful peacock blue).

Print My Page
We showed how to turn elaborate 3D layouts into elegant, flat prints—upload photos, add journaling, and we print on ivory cardstock. Then, if you wish, “re-dimensionalize” by layering coordinating die cuts and borders on top. It’s a lovely way to gift albums to family—one creative design, many keepsakes.

Virginia Die Cut Embellishments
A generous assortment of florals, labels, and titles designed to layer directly over your printed pages or papers—perfect for building bouquets, clustering sentiments, and adding focal points with foam adhesive.

Virginia Border Stickers
Long, ready-to-place borders in coordinating motifs—ideal for framing photos, bridging two-page spreads, or creating compound borders that echo our class techniques.

Special Guest: Robin Miller
We were delighted to welcome Robin from Delaware, who shared how kindness, connection, and Create transformed her crafting year. Her story is exactly why we gather; creativity is better together!

Create 2025
We previewed the gratitude-themed projects, prep videos, and a very fun cookie-and-recipe swap. Shipping and preparations are underway, and we cannot wait to spend three unforgettable days crafting with you November 14–16, 2025.

What’s Next
We also announced our schedule: HobbyMaker UK (28 October), Members-Only (October 28th, 12pm ET), and our next AGTV on November 5th at 12pm ET. Mark your calendars!

If you missed Grand Design, catch the replay on our website and browse the featured items while they’re available. Thank you for spending your crafting time with us—we’re so grateful for this community and all the beauty you bring to the world.

Love,

Anna