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October 20, 2022 • Anna Griffin

Craftspiration – October 20th, 2022

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 103

Hi crafters,

Welcome to this week’s amazing Craftspiration blog post. It is such a treat to see the absolutely incredible cards, crafts and more that you have made and shared this week. We got to hear from new crafters, had friends email us beautiful things they made and were thrilled to see that many of you made gorgeous variations of the fun pumpkin tablescape that we made during last week’s AGTV Finishing School Live. From Halloween to Christmas projects, there’s something here for everyone! Come see what was made and shared by our talented community.

Barbra shared, “Here are some very bad pictures of a banner I made for our booth at the Carolina Balloon Festival in Statesville last weekend.  I thought you might find it fun to not only make cards, but a banner as well.
Wishing you all a great weekend, my CREATE 8 box is scheduled for tomorrow. I can’t wait!”
These balloons are a fun addition to your booth!

Edyne shared, “I am not on social media at all but  I was so thrilled with this card I wanted to share it.  The card is for my friend’s mom who is turning 93! All I knew was that she liked blue and French themes since she is from Louisiana.  I love the Mini Flower Dies and use them a lot to create beautiful paper flowers!”

Eunice emailed, “Anna, I really loved making my first explosion box from the Win it Wednesdays gift.  Thank you very much!”

Pretty, pretty! We’re glad that you are enjoying your win!

Shirley posted, “I made some cards for my church’s caring ministry using the versatile inspirational collage card toppers. I used Anna’s card base and embellishments made with pleated ribbon die. She made it so easy to care for others!”

Terry wrote, “I love all the toile papers. Such pretty designs and colors! I’ve been playing with pumpkins this week, both real and paper! And I ADORE this pumpkin easel die! I’ve made almost a dozen this week for youngsters, each a little different, but all of them FUN!”

Becky Jo posted, “An explosion card for my son & his wife. On the inside made a pocket with the spider webs and made them a picture magnet. They met being scare actors at Universal Studios.”

Maria said, “Today I am finally finishing 12 pages of old photographs in a scrapbook. It has taken me awhile to gather all the dates and print cards. Saving for my niece and nephew. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!”

Leigh posted, “Making brag booklets for family gifts.”

Donna said, “I love the Simply Christmas Card Making Kit. The cards are so festive and pretty. I made a couple of simple cards which were very easy to put together. The rest will be saved for my daughter who is just starting out. These cards were made using embellishments from various other Anna kits. I would definitely like to see a 50 card set of these cards with the sentiments and layers included.”

Mary wrote, “Just finished making a dozen treat boxes. I cut card bases from a past Halloween kit in half and used the front of the card to make the top of the box and the back of the card to make the bottom. The decorative platforms for the top and bottom were made with the Wonderful Web cut & emboss folder and I hand cut shadow layers for added strength. Everything but the pearls and glitter are Anna.”

These are exquisite!

Jane posted, “Finally my Christmas Cards for the Christmas Card Challenge! I was behind but now I’m caught up ❤. From the Anna Griffin Inc. Carte Noel Finishing School Craft Box.”

Sherry said, “Using the All Boxed In Dies, and various other dies and die cut stickers to decorate, I made my grandkids goodie boxes for Halloween. The first pic is the front of the boxes, the second pic is the back of the boxes and below this pic is an example of the inside of a box. Using Anna’s dies and with the help of Cricut I decorated the inside of each box. I added an envelope to hold a gift card for a little extra surprise. The inside of each box has a different design.”

Now these are a treat!

Janice said, “I made this for my granddaughter‘s 12th birthday today. I made little pouches to hold different jewelry that she wanted. She loved her birthday box! The curly Qs I made from scraps that I wrapped around a paint brush handle. I look forward to when I’m a little more efficient. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with Create eight. I think it took me six hours to make this one box. Lol, But, it was six hours of fun!”

Beth wrote, “Still having fun creating pieces to go along with my Gingerbread train and depot set. This time I used The Carte Noel Townhouse dies to create a confectionery 3D lighted sweet shop.”

We are always inspired by you, Beth! This is magnificent.

Adina shared, “I love the combination of the the Bell Pop-out Dies with the 3D Card Layer Dies.”

Alice posted, “This card is one of my favorites. I cut the scene from a card in the Halloween vellum kit, then I added the boy with the pumpkin from the Halloween die cuts, I think. I added the gold foiled flourish last.”

There’s nothing that we love more than seeing you create the projects we create for AGTV. Here are several interpretations of the pumpkin that we made along with other harvest inspired crafts. We know that they are going to look so good on your holiday table!

Frankie said, “Another make of Anna’s Finishing school 3D pumpkin. I love how delicate these look. I plan on making more to use as place settings for my table for Thanksgiving!”

Loraine posted, “These pumpkins are so elegant! I think I need to make one more small one for my Fall Centerpiece! Thanks Anna! I so look forward to learning new things!”

This is beautiful, Loraine!

Maripi shared, “The sample pumpkin was so elegant looking I just had to try and make one. Yay another addition to our Thanksgiving Tablescape.”
Using the orange glitter was a great touch!

Lovely work, everyone! Seeing your cards and projects is always the highlight of our week. If you would like to be featured on Craftspiration, then post your projects with us on our social media channels. We love showing off how talented you are! Have a great rest of the week, friends!

Bye for now,

Anna

  • Amazing projects! Such hard work and talent. I love seeing so much creativity. Thanks for sharing

  • WOW, WOW, and WOW!!! fabulous creations. So much talent, i am in awe. Thank you for sharing.

  • ❤️💚❤️ Beth has done it again….her candy shop is absolutely gorgeous……all the detail is just magnificent. Beth is a real inspiration. Thank you for sharing. I love the scrapbook page. The rose explosion card is beautiful. The Simply Christmas cards are amazing. All of the Halloween cards are so creative and beautiful. Can’t forget Jane’s gorgeous Carte Noel Finishing School Craft Box….
    her Christmas Cards are beautiful. Another amazing craftspiration…..my favorite day of the week. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share. 🧡🖤🧡

  • Wow so many of you did the pumpkin from finishing school how beautiful. There is so many ideas and inspiration for this week. I love all of the projects so pretty. Great job everyone.

  • Always look forward to Craftspiration Day so many beautiful things and such wonderful talent. Kudos to all.😁

  • I have been making Halloween cards with my grandson, using all Anna. I now love Halloween, and not for the candy.

  • I was silly giddy to know I had something on Craftspiration! I think everyone else is so talented! I love the idea of turning card bases into boxes. Brilliant! I usually miss AGTV because I go to lunch with my mom on Fridays, so thanks for sharing the pumpkins. Love it!

  • Hello Anna, Thank you for doing the Craftspiration each week. I love Beth’s 3D Lifhted Sweets Shop using the Carte Noel Dies. And, all the 3D Pumpkins are so elegant.

  • What beautiful work by everyone. No way I could pick a favorite – keep up the FANTASTIC work that Anna has shown us to do.
    I never was a big Halloween person but all of these items that Anna has taught us has changed my mind – next Halloween & Thanksgiving is sure to have a lot of Fall decorating throughout the house. Thanks to everyone for sharing their work & inspiring me so much.
    Michele

  • These women are so talented. I don’t think I shall ever catch up. But they bring me joy every week. Thanks for sharing your brilliance!

  • The lighted gingerbread townhouse is spectacular! Need some instructions how to replicate it, please.

  • These are so sweet and adorable! What talent and inspiration! Tfs. Love seeing so much creativity.

  • Everyone’s project shares are so pretty. I’m like a fourth grader seeing my art work on the board. Thank you for posting my work with everyone’s pretty cards. We are blessed to have Anna in our lives. ❤️

  • Wow! So many fabulous projects today! Love the creativity! I love Halloween crafting, and all these examples. Love the toile card and sweet shop too.

  • These “crafts” are magnificent! There are some very talented people out there! I love seeing everyone’s creativity. Please, keep them coming!

  • So many beautiful crafts shared for us. You ladies did a marvelous job. Thank you for sharing.
    I’m looking forward to Create 8 at Home. Not sure how much I’ll be able to do, as I have a horrible eye lid infection…which I’ve never heard of before. Am on medication to get rid of this but my vision is somewhat impaired because of the swollen eyelids. But I’ll be listening.

  • As always, a great collection of card! I LOVED Edyne’s blue-and-white French card–sooo beautiful!

    Thanks for all the good examples!

  • Hi Anna I got my Create box Monday. Haven’t opened it yet waiting for Kristin to be able to open it with me. She and I will open it in a few mins.

  • Confectionary 3D townhouse by Beth Turchi is spectacular. I would love to have her directions so I can make a 3D townhouse as well. Renee Nowell,Phx,AZ

  • Everything is gorgeous and inspiring. I think I want to tackle the pumpkins, they look
    so elegant !

  • Oh wow! Such pretty cards. Other than Halloween being one of my favorite holidays I always loved the blue and white pallet. Also digging the Christmas cards. ❤️

  • Another swell assortment of fabulous craftspirations !♥️
    Thanks to everyone for sharing
    ⭐️♥️⭐️♥️⭐️

  • Love the sweet shop. What talent and imagination. Great addition to a village scene.
    Like them all. Great work.

    Joyce T.

  • The work here is absolutely stunning! I had a “WOW” for every one of them.
    Thank you for sharing your works!

  • Such creative people. Makes me want to get started making the explosion box. I ordered the dies a little while ago.

  • I love all of the designs you showed and there are so many creative individuals! Thank you for sharing, I am hoping to learn how to do some of these creative items

  • Anna,
    The cards, boxes and table scape items are encouraging me.
    Must finish the second of two “career” albums for my husband
    Before I can enjoy Christmas card fun!

  • Not sure why this isn’t coming up but I just wanted to say for the second time love everything Halloween

  • Wow!! So many beautiful creations and talented crafters out there. Each one is special in its own way. Great job everyone!! Thanks for sharing !

  • Love seeing all the creations for inspiration! This is the perfect place to be to see all the cards and projects. 🧡🍂🎃🍁🌟

  • All of these makes are incredible. I will be “stealing” some inspiration from them!!!

  • That was a treat to see! What an array of talent and enthusiasm for the upcoming holidays. I am inspired!

  • Anna, I love all the ideas that you, your team and all these wonderful people post and show online and on HSN. I appreciate your time and sacrifice to help me make beautiful items for my family and friends. Would it be possible to be entered to win the create 8. Thank you for your time. Much love and appreciation!

  • Happy Thankful Thursday, Anna and team! Today’s shares are stunning. I especially love Mary’s treat boxes. I just might have to try my hand at these amazing boxes of happiness. The AGTV pumpkins are beautiful. Thank you, everyone, for sharing! Have a wonderful day. 😊

  • Love seeing a the wonderful cards, boxes and pumpkins that your talented artists have made. And it all started from a card box, dies, papers etc that Anna offered to crafters that sparked their inner artistic gene!

  • I love the incredible creativity in this group. I’m always amazed at the projects posted weekly.

  • Great projects everyone! Just when I think I’ll put Halloween supplies away someone posts another amazing project! Happy Crafting!

  • Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful! Love all the fantastic and creative submissions. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration everyone!

  • While I am not a Halloween fan, I love, love all the other artistic creations. I will keep this craftspiration email to make similar cards.

  • I love that Anna posts these makes. They are stunning and inspirational. Thanks to all you wonderful crafters.

  • I’m smiling at all of these wonderful creations!! Love them all!! Happy crafting everyone!! 🥰

  • So many wonderful creations! I love the Halloween projects! Not quite ready for Christmas, but getting inspired.

  • Wow! What a week for Craftspiration! I was blown away by quite a few items and will have to try some. Just so many amazing, talented crafters that you just can’t help being inspired! I want to try treat boxes next!

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