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April 6, 2023 • Anna Griffin

Craftspiration – April 6th, 2023

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 75

Hello friends,

It’s the Thursday before Easter, and we have lots of pretty projects to share with you on today’s Craftspiration. From vintage bunnies to sugar eggs and more, we love seeing how you use all of the tools, papers and embellishments in your crafting arsenal to create the most magical projects. You truly inspire us all with your incredible creativity!

Here’s a look at what you all made and shared this week!

Yvonne said, “On Friday I was a guest artist for Artists Day at the Hillcrest Intermediate School in Irwin PA. I demonstrated rubber stamping with embossing powder and Kirigami die cutting. It was for 5th and 6th graders. 14 class periods, each session 20 minutes long. The day just passed by extremely fast! Had over 350 students coming thru…shew! Here is a group of the Kirigami die cuts I made. I left all the samples with the Lead Art Teacher.”

What a wonderful thing to share your talents with students, Yvonne.

Michelle wrote, “Hippity, hoppity, Easter cards are on their way!”

Nora shared, “I purchased the flower cart dies specifically to make my mother a birthday card. She LOVES flowers and this kit was perfect! I made project 6 of the finishing school classes, but used a Costa Rican “carreta” wheel as an homage to our heritage.”

Thank you for sharing, Nora! Love the wheels.

Teresa posted, “I enjoyed using the Gothic 3D Concentric Layer Dies with the Crosses set this Easter!”

Tina said, “Easter card using all Carte Noire flowers and rub ons for the card. Also, the Cardcentric Compendium Dies.”

Gay Lynn wants to wish you all Easter greetings!

Jennifer wrote, “I am working with foil flourishes.”

Eve posted, “Another scrapbook page. I was playing with the various fan dies to see what I could do with them. I ended up using the mini French fan dies to create a curtain border. Then I cut out one side of the fan pop-out die to add a decorative arch to the photo. The lower border was created using the folding screen die set from Create 8.”

Pretty page! We’re getting so excited for Crop at Home 3!

Tracy shared, “This is an Easter card I made for my sister in law who lives in another state.”

Joy said, “I called this one the gazebo florist.”

Janice wrote, ” I am having so much fun creating with my new jacket die. I have found so many different ways to use it…..I’m trying to send Anna a card every month for fan mail Friday so I will be sending her this one. I call it a pop-n-stand for lack of a better name. It folds down flat to fit in an envelope for mailing and then when you pull it out of the envelope, it pops up!”

Gorgeous work!

Mary shared, “I have been playing with the new box cards dies. They’re fun to make, and people seem to be very impressed with them. (They don’t know that the boxes aren’t hard to make.) I really enjoy doing them. Looking forward to getting the new scoring board so I can make gift boxes to hold them.”

Sherry said, “Although I have made many Easter Cards using the Jacket die I had not made one like the card Anna demonstrated on AGTV. Here is my AGTV Easter Egg Jacket card. It was easy to make and I think I had a smile on my face the whole time I was creating it. Oh, and yes, let’s not forget the pearls!!”

We’re so glad that enjoyed making it! That’s what we like to hear!

Gwen wrote, “I absolutely love this gorgeous Kit! It’s so fun and easy with a beautiful outcome.”

Diane posted, “Today I received my A.S. Simply Congratulations Card Kit. After watching Anna on the Cardcentric Compendium Die video, I decided to mix and use on the Simply card kit. I layered both of them using the A2 dies from the set.”

Diane called her card Bunny Love.
Edyne shared, “I am having fun creating a “year of birdhouses“!  I made this banner thinking I would send it to Fan Mail Friday, but I loved it too much! I still wanted to share yet another way to use this adorable die set! Happy Spring!”
Happy spring to you!
Cindi shared, “I worked with the Sugar Egg dies and wanted a lot of depth. I remembered I had some Fairy Tales Scenes cards and used those. I haven’t seen anyone else using those to achieve such depth so thought I’d share. I added butterflies from the Flower Cart card kit, and a perfect bow from Anna. All is Anna except the pearls and flowers, which I’m sure Anna’s would be even nicer if she made those. I’m pleased with the results even though the photo doesn’t show true depth. Going to try one next with a cross and the lamb. Happy Easter everyone.”
Too cute!
Colleen shared, “I just finished making my 7 year old great niece her Easter Gingerbread Explosion House. Back at Christmas, I promised I’d make her a village of these type of houses for all the different holidays. She has already received from me the Christmas and a Valentine Explosion House and this is the next holiday that I promised her. I think she might like this one the best!”
Judie said, “I wanted Anna to see these on her blog.”
Wonderful crafting this week, everyone! If you would like to be featured on Craftspiration post your projects with us on Facebook, in our private community in Finishing School or email them to us at rsvp@annagriffin.com. We hope that you have a wonderful Easter weekend!
Love,
Anna

  • I just LOVE Craftspration Thursday. It truly does inspire me. I have scrolled through these several times since posted on Thursday. I must say to Cindi that you are very talented at fussy cutting. I don’t think I could cut out those layers on the Sugar Egg die like you did. Bravo.

    Thank you ALL for sharing your talent and beauty. Always impressed with the way Anna’s products mix and match across the years. TIMELESS BEAUTY!!!

    Happy Crafting!

  • I love the scrapbook page! It’s just beautiful! I really needed the inspiration for a scrapbook I’m making for a very special lady. Thank you!

  • The creativity here just makes me more determined to make more and more cards and scrapbook pages!! Kudos to all! Wonderful cards!

  • Wow I own the Gothic die set and a different cross die set. Thanks to your inspiration, I see I can mix and match them beautifully.
    Love all of these inspiring cards.

  • Beautiful creative cards. Lots of talent out there.
    Happy Easter to all of you.

  • Beautiful projects this week! Wow, Joy I just really love your gazebo — the way you used the paper is amazing! Happy Easter to all!

  • These cards are fabulous. I wish I had the imagination that these people do to make these cards. This is quite inspiring. Keep the cards coming. Happy holiday .

  • Wow! Craftspirations or anything Anna never disappoints. Everything is beautiful, Thank you for sharing. Happy Easter everyone!

  • AWESOME craftspiration!👏🏽👏🏽 Well done everyone!🤩🎉💃🏻🥰

    #WEAREANNAGRIFFIN 🙋🏻‍♀️💜

  • Great projects!!! Edyne LOVE the birdhouse banner. And the kirigami cards are so vibrant, I beat the kids loved your class Yvonne. Cindi your sugar egg card is fantastic. Colleen your gingerbread house is adorable.

  • Wow!!! So much beauty and creativity today! Great job to all! And Yvonne, I just love that you spent so much time with the kids at the school introducing them to the Kirigami cards. Based on my past experience with my daughter’s school and helping run an art program, I know you made a huge impression on them! Great job!

  • Everything is so beautiful. One day I want to be professional in my card making like the wonderful cards that were on display. Have a Happy and Holy Easter. He is Risen!

  • Gorgeous projects and cards. Love that handbag in the Heritage color scrapbook paper.

  • Easter is here and what lovely cards, esp. the bunny house; it put a smile on my face. We all are children at heart.
    Happy Easter everyone.
    Be safe.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Joyce T.

  • Beautiful ideas ! Another Spring with cards that are over the top !
    Thank you all for sharing !
    Happy Blessed Easter 💕💕
    Ps .the purse has just sold me on this die ! I have been eyeballing every one shown for weeks …this pink flowered example sold me !

  • Hi everyone,
    Absolutely stunning cards from everyone. Happy Easter! Happy Passover!

  • Everyone is a keeper for ideas, Yvonne love the butterfly pully a little stronger with any of the pastel foils. Thank you Teresa, I also used the Gothic Concentric with the crosses for Easter. It was a perfect matchup. Gay Lynn it is a beautiful card for Easter with the border embellishment. The jacket Easter egg cards and the birdhouses are another crafting inspiration. Thank you all for new beautiful heads.

  • All of the cards and the scrapbook page are absolutely exquisite! Amazing talented Griffinites. Thank you, everyone, for sharing. ❤️ 😊

  • I have and LOVE the kirigami dies. Have had to reorder the paper twice! 🥰🥰🥰

  • So honored to have my card presented with all these great crafters! Truly, there is so much beauty Anna helps us create and share. I really loved Edyne’s birdhouse garland. I have a fireplace mantel I decorate seasonally and her idea is great. Beautiful work everyone and thanks for sharing.

  • 🐰✝️🐣Oh boy!!!! I needed these inspirations a week ago as I do them early as all are nailed out of town.
    Every one shown is just lovely 💗
    I now have ideas for next Easter tho!
    Thank you for all the new ideas ✝️🌸
    Happy Blessed Easter!

  • Hello Anna & Greetings to all the Griffinites-
    So many great ideas this week for mixing die sets. Thanks everyone for sharing your stunning creations.
    Easter Blessings to all of you.

  • OMGosh! I’m blown away by these cards. One after the other is just beautiful. Thank you for posting and the “Craft”spiration! 🙂

  • All the cards for gorgeous the Easter cards were the best, though I feel like

  • I’m having a delightful morning perusing all these beautiful cards. They are gorgeous and I love the way Eve used the fan dies on her scrapbook page. Thank you and Happy Easter Anna 🐣 🐇🐥

  • Beautiful as always. The Griffinites are very talented. I love the idea of decorating with what you make!!

  • Everything was beautiful but being a bird lover, I really adored the birdhouse banner. What a wonderful idea! I love it and all of the other wonderful cards and projects on this blog!

  • Wow Ladies, each one is so BEAUTIFUL! I want to make each one of them for myself! Thank for sharing with us!

  • I love them all – every set, card sets, papers & dies! But right now my favorite one is the Flower Cart set and dies! Such a Gorgeous card! I am a flower/rose lover. Seeing these cards makes me happy and they are so beautiful to share with friends and family. I also love the 3d flower/rose dies, such a wonderful idea. Thank you & staff for making such lovely cards for us to get ideas from. They are ALL Stunning! I got to see my first live yesterday and I really loved it and seeing all of your and staffs creations! Crafty Hugs, Christal

  • All gorgeous. Love what was created with the Kirigami dies. And so much ambition to create all of the beautiful sugar eggs.

  • SO MUCH BEAUTIFUL INSPIRING FUN! SO MANY GREAT IDEAS! I love seeing how everyone puts their own different spin on your products. So interesting & fascinating to see how many different endless ways each die set can turn out, be used, altered or combined with others. How each individual uses, cuts apart & modifies your dies, embossings, engravings, stickers, embellishments & cardstock to create completely new & different things. Has me firing up the Empress to do some fun playing too. HUGS! YOU ARE LOVED!👋🧚‍♀️🦢🦢💐💗🌸🥚🐣🐥🐇🐰🕊🐦🌿🌱👏👸

  • Thanks for sharing the bird house banner! There were SO many beautiful things posted! I am honored to be included with all this talent. I loved the explosion box by Colleen and Cindi’s sugar egg. Have a blessed weekend!

  • These cards are wonderful and very attractive . Everyone has been extremely creative . Many thanks for to them for sharing their ideas.

  • Wow! Great job everyone! I am especially delighted by Nora’s flower cart wheels as I was an exchange student in Costa Rica long ago.

  • Looks like everyone have watch you very closely. Have use every tip and tricks you gave them. The best crops so far.

  • The explosion box is just the cutest thing. Love that die set. I’m sure the grand neice will love it.

  • Thank you, everyone, for sharing your ideas – it really helps to open your mind, look thru your stash and get creative! A Blessed Easter, Glorious Spring, and Happy, Happy, Crafting!

  • Very inspirational and creative. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful idas.

  • WOW!!!!!!!! Stunning project for Easter so beautiful, loved all the projects. So much inspiration provided for Easter projects. Great job everyone.

  • Wow! Each week gets better and better! So many ideas!
    Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

  • Very nice ladies! I’ve been playing with the purse dies and it was fun to make one for a friend who is turning 80. I slipped a nice restaurant gift card into the purse box. I used the teal and black metallic cardstocks with the pale blue flowers. Also made a special card to go with it from the Big Celebration Birthday Kit with the same flowers. I had wished the purse dies came with separate dies for the end handle pieces and the ornate buckle piece. They were quite a bear to cut out separetly. I did cut them out in gold like the purse above, but having a die for those extra pieces would have taken less time and been easier. I’m on the auto ship for these purses and I hope they have those smaller pieces included with dies. Thanks for listening!

  • There are so many beautiful cards today. I love my mornings when I can grab a cup of coffee and my iPad and open my Anna Griffin mail. Thanks to all for sharing and Happy Easter. Remember, it’s not about the bunny, it’s about the Lamb.

  • Everyone had such fantastic things this week!! So many wonderfully different ideas!
    Thank you for sharing your talents and inspiring all of us!

  • Y’all just amaze me. Someday I’ll have time to relax and craft. In the process of moving and didn’t realize how exhausting it was going to be to move ourselves.
    LOVE all the wonderful creations!

  • Oh love all of these. So inspirational and fulfilling to see the talents that using Anna’s products brings out in so many people. Love all the paper choices too.

  • An amazing display of talent and craftsmanship this week. It’s like a candy store for paper crafters!
    Well done everyone!

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