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February 17, 2022 • Anna Griffin

Craftspiration – February 17th, 2022

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 102

Hello everyone,

We hope that you have had a beautiful week! Today we will wrap up Valentine’s Day projects and start to see lovely spring projects. We have St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and more! We are looking forward to seeing your bright and sunny projects on our social media channels!

Come swoon over the gorgeous works of art shared with us this week!

Donna said, “I am getting a head start on my Easter cards. These cards are similar but look different. Using different backgrounds and a Slimline Pocket die helped create the difference. Loving these new dies and their versatility! Happy Valentine’s Day friends!”

Ramona wanted to wish everyone a “HAPPY GALENTINES DAY!”

Shellie posted, “Your Galentine Shutter cards are FABULOUS, Anna Griffin Inc. ! This Superbowl game day, I’m playing cards, including these more ‘shabby chic’ styled, combining former and newer, using some altered and pre-made ‘parts’ from my scrap-box, too. The card at left includes ‘card base’ up-cycled from the front of an envelope made with handcrafted paper, and a pretty heart-postage stamp. It’s going to my big sister who still writes me letters, (and, also skillfully up-/recycles clothing herself, so she will appreciate gesture). By the way, I’ve always loved your pretty Harlequin Bows embossing folder, and I think it pairs very pretty with your more recent 3D Ribbon Edge die set!”

Tom shared, “Using mostly leftover scraps left on my desk for one last Valentine before the hearts morph into eggs— or shamrocks, depending…”

Sally wrote, “My son-in-law asked me to make an anniversary card to give to my daughter. It was Valentine inspired for sure.”

Tina wished us a “Happy Galentine’s Day!” ❤

Take a look at Wanda’s gorgeous Concertina card!

Susan said, “I made this card for Steve last year! I took a picture of Tinkerbell and made it into a black-and-white watercolor image with the app called “Waterlogue”!”

Darlene said, “Happy Valentines’s Day.”

Sandi, “Started on Easter cards today. I’m ready for Spring!”

So are we!

Diane posted, “Our niece just had a baby which makes our other niece, her sister, an aunt! That’s reason to celebrate! I really like how this card turned out and that is testament to how Anna’s products -old and new -really work together so very well!”

Pretty card, Diane!

Michele wrote, “Using a pattern from one of my favorite Charm School videos, I made this card for one of my dearest friends’s birthdays. She really encouraged my card making when I first started. The first year I was making cards, she and another friend got together and purchased me a huge box of Anna Griffin products for Christmas!”

Lovely card, Michele! Great use of pattern, color and texture!

Adina said, “Anna’s class on today’s blog really got my creative juices flowing.”

This is so creative, Adina!

Erlene shared, “I just couldn’t resist it! I love Carte Noire!”

Melissa posted, “Wishing everyone lots of love today! Spread the love and share it with everyone around you. 💗 Started this card with animal print foil, then added foil corner die cuts, the Ornate Slimline Concentric Die, and various cut and embossed hearts. I cut around the scraps from another heart die cut to create the raspberry foil outline hearts. And of course pink pearls to top it off! Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Heidi wrote, “This is using Valentine Perfect Pattern cardstock, 3D fantastic fan dies, smitten paper, metallic pink paper along with raspberry foil cardstock. The crochet hearts embossing folder from Love/Easter collection. Happy Valentine’s Day.” 💗

Tiffany said, “Finally figured out how to post photo’s I took with my phone of my Valentine’s day cards. Enjoy! I enjoy each time I see people posting their creations. Inspiration begins with creation! Thank you all for inspiring me.”

These are great!

Love your technique, Debbie!

Kaye said, “My nephew & his wife recently had a baby girl. My niece-in-law does not like pink so this is what I came up with. (Please forgive the fact that it’s not very original. I was having a major brain fart 😜 and had to use cards I’ve seen posted elsewhere for inspiration.)”

This card is lovely, Kaye! Congrats to your family!

Each project is more beautiful than the next! We love sharing your work on our weekly Craftspiration blog post.
Are you a Finishing School member? Join us today for our monthly Finishing School Live event where we are focusing on fun, festive St. Patrick’s Day projects. We would love for you to join us during your lunch hour!
Also, next week is our monthly Facebook Live with HSN. Meet us on Facebook on February 22nd at 12pm EST for an hour of beautiful in the making! Keep posting all of the incredible projects you make. We love to feature your work!
Xoxo,
Anna

  • WOWZA!!👀 Love all of the inspiration!😍 Happy Valentine’s to all 🥰 and Happy Birthday to all of the February peeps!🎉🙋🏻‍♀️💜tfs

  • Such beautiful projects, very creative and talented people out there! I enjoyed viewing their projects, so much inspiration!

  • The cards people post on this blog are so inspirational. I wish I had found Anna’s products years ago. I love the angels and my favorite card are the 2 Easter slimline cards. I want those easter bunnies. Anna, please consider bringing the old bunnies back. I love Easter more than Christmas.

    • I know what you mean! I just recently found her & my only regret is that I didn’t know about her earlier. So many beautiful products!

  • AG paper, dies and embellishments give us the inspiration and it just blows my mind when I look at you cards! You all are so creative!!

  • There are so many gorgeous cards here, but I have to tell Kaye her baby card is the most adorable I’ve ever seen! I love Anna’s little animal dies.

  • Such pretty cards! I made my first valentine’s day card last week and was inspired to do so by the creative examples that folks send in.

  • I absolutely love the teacup theme! What a great way to send a cheery card to a friend.

  • I love both teacup cards, but I think I prefer the right one. I’m having so much fun using your products to make beautiful cars. My friends that have received them are in awe and love them too!

  • Beautiful, so inspirational. Love the teapot and cup on the left card on Instagram .Find memories of visiting my Godmother for tea party’s

  • what an amazing group of cards. so much talent, both from the creator and designer, as well as card makers

  • I plan on starting my St. Pat’s day cards this weekend, and then onto Easter cards.

  • Love the tea party cards, especially the one on the right. All of your cards are exceptional!!

  • Beautiful cards! So much talent out there! Looking forward to February 22,live Facebook show with HSN. I’m excited to see the new products demos!

  • So many beautiful cards…the vintage, luxury style of Anna Griffin products is such fun to work with.

  • Love the card on the right using the Tea Party Cut and Emboss Folders, but they are both very pretty!

  • All Beautiful Cards! Thursday is my favorite day to see what you all come up with. I very much like the slimline cards made to open from the top. I loved the bunny card, all ready for Easter 🙂 Marie

  • WOW! What absolutely beautiful makings. I am definitely inspired by all these cards. I just don’t have the words to describe how much I appreciate and love seeing all the beautiful cards. Thank you, Anna

  • All so lovely!!! I appreciate the inclusion of the St. Patrick’s Day card and the ideas for this GREEN event. You provided the necessary motivation that the calendar could not instill in me.
    Thank you to all!!!

  • Thank you for sharing your joy of making beautiful cards! So many ideas on using the AG paper, diecuts and embellishments.
    Continue sharing the joy:)

  • So beautiful! Each one so different and incredible. Thank you so much for sharing them with us!

  • Hi Anna, so beautiful! I love doing and like this where we can appreciate all the cards and projects! Thank you fir sharing!

  • These are so amazing!!! Can’t wait to see more! It’s awesome to see how many different ways you can make these cards. Thank you for your inspirations!

  • Anna you must feel very proud of all the cards you see; to know that you had a hand in creating them with your dies and paper.

  • Craftspration Thursday, my favorite day of posts. No I can’t win any products…but the inspiration y’all give me is PRICELESS!!!

    The more I see the 3D Ribbon Dies used the more I see the need to put them on my Wish List. My Wish List grows and grows. Too bad I can’t use Monopoly Money. Then I could buy it ALL!!!

    I am working on St. Patrick’s Day cards. I am trying to have my holiday cards done the month before the holiday.

    Thank you EVERYONE for sharing your creativity and works of art with Anna so she can post them for me to see.

    Happy Crafting!!

  • All the cards are so creative and beautiful. I love the heart easel cards. Is there a heart easel card kit or dies available?

  • Everyone is so talented and different! That’s why I love handmade cards. They come from the heart.

  • Love the ideas everyone brings and shares! It’s always wonderful to get additional ideas and then give them your own personal touch ..
    Always enjoying checking out the wonderful cards!!

  • I love the slimline pocket dies. They are versatile and add a lovely dimension to card making and can also be used as a check enclosure as a money gift.

  • Anna and all, I love the inspiration that comes to me from these creative cards! I need to see how to use all the flowers I have, cutting dies and paper packs sitting on my craft shelf to motivate me to make a card as pretty as these! Thank you all for sharing!

  • So much inspiration in the details this week! Love the embossed layer of vellum, letterpress style impression hearts, the gold 3D slimline embossed layer, and hats off to Tom for making a valentine card entirely from scraps…love that!

  • Over the top is how I would rate these cards. What talent abounds. I am inspired to try to do as well and with Anna’s products, all cards have the potential to be awesome.

  • I am SO excited that you posted one of my cards!! I am telling everyone! Thanks so much!

  • Absolutely beautiful, each project is more lovely than the last. I love that you post these gems!

  • I love the inspiration these cards give me. Your cards are the most beautiful in the world.

  • Beautiful creations! Love the embossed vellum layer on Michele’s card. All of these look so very pretty!

  • Hello Everyone

    The cards and boxes posted this week are stunning. What I’ve come to expect when creative men and women use Anna Griffin Inc products! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Blessings

  • I love how members of the community continue to share their designs with all of us. Every Thursday I get so many fresh ideas. Thanks to everyone who takes time to post their creations! ❤️

  • Donna and Romona, I have to say your cards are stunning. All the projects are amazing. Thank you, Mary, for sharing a scrapbook page. All of these ideas are keepers. What amazing crafters you are.

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