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July 20, 2023 • Anna Griffin

Craftspiration – July 20th, 2023

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 62

Hello crafters,

We want to start by thanking all of you who tuned in to our AGTV show, Christmas in July yesterday. We got the holiday crafting season started in the best way! If you missed our hour of fun, you can watch it and other past shows here.

We have the prettiest display of projects to show you today from our crafting community. It’s wonderful to see and read that some of you have already ordered your Christmas Wishes Card Making Kit and Birthday Wishes Card Making Kit. We are so excited for you to join us for our Merry Craftsmas shows on HSN July 25th at 1am, 12pm, 5pm and 9pm. We have made incredible holiday and birthday items just for you!

Come look at all of the gorgeous projects that have come into the office this week.

Diane said, “I have had such fun with the carousel dies.”

card, carousel, horses

Margaret posted, “I completed a page in my art journal using some supplies I had left over from Create 8. I usually make cards and do scrapbooking but I’m learning mixed media as well.  I wanted to share the page with you. Looking forward to Create 9!”
 a pink and green journal with flowers on it.
Diane wrote, “I wanted to share an encouragement card I just made for a friend.  I love this particular Annalise paper background topped with one of my favorite Lace Cut & Emboss Dies in shiny green matte foil.  Also, I cut a bunch of different colors of butterflies out of the Butterflies 3D-Dies from saved scraps to add for a final touch to cards with Anna’s flower sticker embellishments.”
You know that we love pink and green together!
a pink and green card with roses on it.
Dayle said, “I have working on a series of card for our church club ministry. Anna’s beautiful papers, flower borders and 3D baroque frame concentric dies  and for fun butterflies and bows.  Thank you for such a wonderful die set.”
card, flowers
Jan shared, “This is one of the cards I made last week with a matching envelope. The card bases, flowers, and rub-ons are all part of the Carte Noire collection. I used the Birthday Festival Dies from last year’s Create.”
All of the different Carte Noire elements are gorgeous together, Jan!
pink roses, bow
Thea wrote, “Yes, I’m so excited for Create 9! I couldn’t wait for July 25, so I ordered both Christmas and Birthday Wishes Boxes. Here’s a guy card! I’m getting better at making cards for the guys in our lives! I feel so lost not putting flowers and shiny things on my cards!”
birthday card, watch, clock.
Carrie said, “Hi Anna! Yes, I ordered the Christmas kit & look forward to receiving it! Today, I am sharing a birthday card I made with your beautiful Fancy French Frame dies & your beautiful Flower Pot Decoupage die cuts!”
pink, gold, flowers
Vanessa posted, “I made a beautiful wedding card for a wedding at the end of the month.”
This is such a stunning wedding card. Great work!
karensia thompson wedding invite.
Terry shared, “Pairing up the Birthday Wishes Concentric dies with Salon Nouveau paper & stickers. These gorgeous dies are my new favorite (but only until the next fabulous AG die set comes along).”
pink card, flowers
Donna said, “I have been very busy crafting with the Carriage Dies. I just love them! I created this carriage for my daughter who has three dogs that look amazingly similar to the pups in Anna‘s Canine Card Topper kit. I have been taking care of the dogs while my daughter and her husband went on a cruise to Bermuda.This card is her welcome home from the dogs. Now, I need a vacation!”
So cute! The dogs in the carriage is definitely a cute idea.
baby carriage, card
Shirley wrote, “Made a few flower cart birthday cards for my friends. It’s 116F outside and the best way to beat the heat is to craft indoors!”
floral cards, deck
Maria shared, “Yes I ordered my Christmas box and looking forward to getting more cards done soon. Today a quick birthday card for a friend, enjoy your day everyone. Love seeing all the creative cards! So beautiful!”
card, image, deer, butterfly
Debbie said, “Charlie moved off my lap so I finally got one card made with the new Christmas box. Added some sparkle & shine, along with a little ribbon.”
Gorgeous card, Debbie!
christmas card, wreath, holly
Marcia posted, “Happy 60th Anniversary card with China Cabinet flowers, Gold foil floral card stock, Album making dies and Delightful card base and pink vellum.”
happy anniversary, gold foil, pink flowers.
Fifi shared, “Another kitty truck! Love that die.”
pop up, cats
Everything is beautiful! We love starting our Thursdays out being so inspired by your lovely cards, scrapbook pages and paper projects. To be featured on Craftspiration, post your projects on our Facebook page or email us at RSVP@annagriffin.com. We look forward to seeing what you come up with next!
Bye for now,
Anna

  • These are all very lovely, creative, and expressive. Such wonderful talent!

  • Who were the winners for last Weds. show and how do I find the post of those names.
    Thank you

  • Everything is beautiful! The cake card has the most beautiful paper flowers! Puppies in a baby carriage were so sweet! I am sure they kept you busy, Donna! I “woof” your card!🐶

  • I LOVE seeing what everyone has been making. Beautiful color combinations.
    Great idea to use patterned paper for the horses on the Carousel. Makes them look so interesting and lifelike.
    Happy Crafting!

  • They all are different and unique. I love the explanations to consider my touch with Anna’s crafting supplies. My Christmas Wishes and Birthday Wishes are waiting my inspirational touch. Thank you Griffin girls, gals and grannies.

  • I always look forward to the Craftspiration post each week and I was delighted to see my friend Diane’s stunning carousel as the first card this week. She is a true artist (she has made life size carousel horses) and her card is even more stunning in person. Keep up the great work ladies; you inspire all of us!

  • Beautiful cards! Was nice looking at them because I haven’t been able to go into my craft room to work on cards. My mom passed away on June 5. The last card I made in there was her Mothers Day card. In fact Anna’s card kit box is still laid out on my tables. I haven’t been able to put it away. Looking at these lovely cards here gives me some inspiration to maybe get in there! My sister’s birthday is Aug.6, and I need to get her card designed and sent. All this inspiration has helped. Thank you everyone. Been a long time since I posted on here.

  • Love the kitties on the truck .I would be interested in your animal card toppers. Are they new?

  • Beauty, beauty everywhere thanks for sharing so much variety. Lady’s your eyes are always a step ahead. Love your cards and projects.

  • WOW! So much inspiration to lean into! Thank you for your lovely makes and thank you for sharing

  • So many pretty entries this week. I love the wedding cake and the car with cats was so cute!

  • Pretty cards again 🙂 I loved the puppies taking a ride in the baby buggy

    Always like the cards. Loved the puppies taking a ride in the baby buggy today. Was enjoyable to see cards without Christmas. I’m a Christmas in December girl.

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  • These cards are so beautiful. I feel so inspired each and every Craftspiration Thursday. Thanks for sharing everyone 🙂

  • I love seeing all of the cards; so inspiring. Margaret’s journal page, Vanessa’s wedding card and Diane’s carousel cards really caught my eye. Thank you for sharing, Anna!

  • Kitties please. Where are people getting all these kitties? I would like a package of them. Please make more or let me know where I can get some. I don’t see any on your site. I would put cats on everything I make!

  • Black shiny card stock that I’ve seen in a couple projects today. Hope you will make it in a 12 x 12 paper pack.

  • Looking forward to July 25th! I ordered the Christmas Wishes card kit so I am hoping it will arrive before the HSN show that day! I am hoping to be able to purchase the Create 9 kit and actually participate in the weekend craft event in November. Thanks Anna and your team for all the inspiration.

  • I’m getting that truck die set on craft day! Love it! Not a lot of die sets for him so this is a great addition! So many lovely ideas. Great job everyone!

  • I can’t wait for the show this Tues. I’m getting into the Christmas spirit!!

  • Each card is do beautiful and different! Love all of these cards & the different techniques used! Clever & lovely everyone! 😍💜👍💜👏

  • Beautiful cards and some creative uses of papers! I wish there were more cat and dog toppers as shown on some of the cards!

  • These are all quite awesome. I especially like the 😺 truck and the dog🐶 carriage. So adorable 😍

  • It’s very hard not to be guilty of plagiarism when I see such beautiful cards. But I’ll try😂.

  • What an array of beautiful creative cards today. It just makes me want to try harder to come up with more unique ideas of my own. Thanks for sharing so many crafter’s talents!

  • Great ideas on the card designs. I too do art journaling with mixed media. I use many of Anna’s products in this journal. There can never be too many butterflies and flowers.

  • Happy Thankful Thursday to all! I always look forward to Craftspiration, as it never disappoints. Today’s posts are so creative and stunning. The ‘Dog Carriage’ is super adorable. I need to make one for my daughter! Thank you for sharing, everyone and blessings for a wonderful day. 😊 ❤️

  • So much inspiration, always. I’m ready to go to my craft area and try something. 😀

  • Beautiful, creative cards. I loved all of them. I also previously ordered and received the Christmas Wishes box. Anna Thank you for sharing

  • Lovely creations! Got a lot going on right now but can’t wait to get some crafting time in the next month. These creations are soooo inspiring!

  • Part of my day looking at beautiful creations. Always in awe. Thank you for sharing.

  • Thank you for posting so many beautiful cards. Love them all. Now I have to take out my stash of these dies and get busy.

  • Simply beautiful! We have some extremely creative crafters!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • Beautiful Craftspirations!
    I always love seeing Terry Kohler’s cards!
    Thanks so much for sharing!

  • All the cards are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. It’s always so relaxing on Thursday. Just sitting looking at all the creative ideas makes my day.

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