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September 1, 2022 • Anna Griffin

Craftspiration- September 1st, 2022

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 109

Hello crafters,

All we can say about today’s Craftspiration projects is WOW! We are stunned by all of the beautiful cards, scrapbook pages and 3D paper projects that were shared this week. Halloween is making a grand appearance today, along with Christmas and more. It’s such a treat to see all of your creative abilities on display today, and we are always so proud to share your amazing projects.

Grab a cup of coffee and come be inspired by all of this week’s wonderful offerings!

Michele said, “Chartreuse and Turquoise Christmas anyone? This unusual combination comes from my messy crafting desk. I had the background Thankfulness card stock on my desk from making some Thank You cards last week. I came across the two very old card toppers in a box of Christmas materials and realized how well they matched with the card stock. From that point, easy to pick up the red and turquoise from the toppers to use for the die cut layers.”

Terry shared, “The Nativity Easel Card dies are perfect for creating a lovely nativity scene on a Christmas card. I made the flowers with the Mini Flower dies, and the paper is from Holiday Hearth.”
What a gorgeous scene, Terry!
Shellie wrote, “Now with a few easel Haunted Houses die cut and under construction, I switched projects to finish another type for Sunday Share. When I saw Anna’s beautiful purple-blue Fancy Foil in July, I knew it would be great for an All Hallow’s Eve nighttime sky–and, Anna’s Album die pairs perfectly with this wise farmstead owl whoooo loves Anna’s Vintage Halloween blooms as much as I do!”
Marie-Louise posted, “Well, I should be making Christmas cards, but have fallen in love with the pumpkin easel card! Here’s my bad boy pumpkin, Spike!”
Now that is spook-tacular!
Mary said, “One of my favorites…”
Loraine shard, “A new Halloween Layout was fun to make!”

Barbie wrote, “Pumpkin Easel – Meet Mr MJ!! Rock-chela is approaching fast! Meet the fourth performer at this year’s performance – Mr. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop! He is a “Thriller”! His iconic moonwalk, silver glove and his videos. He is just so “Bad” and nobody can “Beat” him! All Anna except the Boo/Spider web die cut and the lace bow!”

Renee shared, “Played around with the Carte Noel set. Sorted everything and got familiar with the pieces. I love blue at the holidays so I started with that.”
Tina posted, “This card was an inspiration from the last craft day on HSN. It’s when I knew I had to have the 3D Rococo Concentric Frame Die set. Enjoying using these new dies!”
Your card is absolutely gorgeous, Tina!
Michelle shared, “First Christmas card! I don’t have Halloween paper as just started crafting and loving it.”
We’re so glad that you are crafting and sharing!
Niki wrote, “Making a few Christmas cards today.”
Doreen said, “Finally finished this page from Crop at Home 2.”
Hello to all of the LaRues!
Maria shared, “Finishing School to the rescue with a second card from the 2022 Celebrations Box and Anna’s FS video! Perfect inspiration for middle of the night crafting.”

Beth posted, “Stellar Birthday Working on September birthdays . The new Stars Aligned Dies go great together with the Celestial Dies and Celestial Card Toppers. This is an easel card I made for my niece Jackie.”

Love the Virgo card, Beth!

Marie said, “I love this card from the finishing school classes and now I need more embellishments…LOL. But it was worth it.”

Donna shared, “The past few years I have began to create memorial pages for friends. This one is for our friend Linda whose beloved Cecil just passed. They were SC Hall of Fame Shag dancers. Cecil was 83 and still rocking it. It was placed in a black frame.”

Dayle posted, “Another pageant page using paper from the damask collection. I decided to use my Anna flower and leaf dies to make my own flower embellishments. And have to use my butterflies from her 3D dies. It is hard to see but they all have a touch of shimmer. I am not sure if the colors work but thought I would give it a try.”

Sherry said, “I decided to make a Halloween card with my new Pop Out Die. I used various embellishments I had laying around my craft room. On the inside of the card I decided to use the fence and black cats from Mini House Decorative Die Cuts in the middle of the pop out in place of the four dies and corner spider webs on the front and inside of the card. The bats on the front of the card are from the Spiders & Specters 2 Dies.”

These are so much fun and frightfully delightful.

Wendy shared, ” This weekend I pressed pause on my Christmas card making to create these little beauties with the Witchy Card Making Kit. Talk about fun!”

Each one is spookier than the next!

Kathy said, “This is a birthday card I created for my daughter. I was inspired by the 3rd finishing school class for the Birthday Box. I changed the positioning a bit and left out the belly band. I also added a few mini peacock feathers I had on hand.”

Adina shared, “Shaped Kirigami The Wildflower Garden Embossing Folder worked beautifully with the Album Making Die. I used the Kirigami oval but framed it and trimmed the outside to fit the center of the Baroque Die cut layer. The inside was a bit tricky. I used the Album Making Die shadow layer to cut the sentiment insert. And to my surprise, it worked! I used one of the jacket inserts and attached it in the back instead of the front because I didn’t want to hide the printed side.”

Gorgeous work, Adina!

Jimmie said, “September 1st is “Welcome Back to Hogwarts” ! Made a card to celebrate and invite my friends to a Harry Potter movie marathon! I love Anna’s Castle die cut! It’s perfect!”

This is amazing Jimmie! We’re ready for the feast and the sorting hat!

Maria posted, “I made a 3D Holiday Open House as the centerpiece for this Christmas Card. To create the scene I used die cuts from the Snow Globe, Carte Noel and the Mini Christmas Sentiment Stickers Folio. The gold frame and wreath in the front of the card were die cut from impression dies and the boy and girl were from the Snow Globe embellishments.”

Roxanne wrote, “I had some extra pieces I had previously cut out like the butterflies, bows & concentric pieces so I thought I’d put them together to make a card. I didn’t add a sentiment. Just waiting for the right occasion to send it.”

Shakuntala shared, “I wanted to make a snowy evening scene in Paris. I plan on sending it to someone for their birthday.”

This card is so creative! We love the scene you made.

Barbara said, “Bubble Double: Halloween Trouble Using Anna Griffin Halloween Dies and Ephemera to make up a Spooky Scrap Book.”

What a hauntingly beautiful project, Barbara!

Diane wrote, “Ghost Train for Halloween I wanted to make an easel train Halloween card. After I cut all the pieces and put main pieces together, I searched my stash for Halloween embellishments to decorate. Working with what I have, ended up creating this for a friend on a whim.”

We know that you are full of ideas that you can bring to life, and have lots of projects to create after today’s Craftspiration post. Wasn’t that so much fun? Keep posting all of your fantastic paper crafts with us on our social media channels, or email them to us at rsvp@annagriffin.com. We’re excited to see what you come up with next!

Bye for now,

Anna

  • Barbara,

    I love your Halloween scrapbook pages. I’m placing my first order with Anna and I want everything. You are truly inspirational. I wish I could find out how large your scrapbook album is . Thank you.

  • These are gorgeous, and so inspirational. Great ideas everyone.
    Thank You Anna and Team for creating such wonderful tools and supplies to make our creating just as gorgeous as they are intended to.

  • Holidays, birthdays and greetings are much better with beautiful cards. A memory that last forever in your mind and in person every time you see that special card made especially for you. Thank you for sharing.

  • Best cards and scrapbook pages EVER! So much talent on display. They are all too fantastic to choose a favorite!

  • I love all the avenues of inspiration we have at our fingertips. We can pull up previous and current craftspiration projects, finishing school, finishing school community, Anna‘s blog, Instagram, Facebook, Create, Fanmail Friday, Oh My, I even pull up previous HSN Demonstrations. Thank you to all you crafters for all your Beautiful inspiration!

  • Amazing crafting ideas. Every one unique and different for Halloween and Christmas.
    Special thanks to Michele for putting together an old Christmas combination of color. Who would have thought chartreuse and turquoise make merry.

  • Just love working with all the Halloween kits. My favorite is the pumpkin easel die. It’s the best.

  • Beautiful cards so many details that add to the beauty. Anna has so many card making tools that make card making fun and easy.

  • All the Halloween cards are a SCREAM! I loved Michelle’s Christmas colors. Kathy, the peacock card is just perfect. Seriously inspirational!

  • Everyone made such wonderfully, creative , cards. I really enjoyed reading and looking at each one!
    Thanks so much for sharing.

  • All the crafters are wonderful, and their work is gorgous!! I can’t thank you enough for sharing. You are all such an inspiration!

  • WOW! I am always amazed at the beautiful creations Anna’s products make, in the hands of such creative people. Great job and thanks for sharing. Question, can we post photos on this blog, or just Facebook and similar platforms? Thanks.

  • What fun cards and scrapbook pages. Each one is so creative. I LOVE it all. Thank you for sharing!

  • Beautiful cards to inspire! So many talented Griffinites! Thank you all for sharing

  • Such creativity! These card markers are so creative and using these dies give them additional punch. Always eagerly awaiting for the next installment of Craftspiration, can’t miss Thursdays.

  • Everyone’s cards look absolutely amazing!
    Love the inspirational vibes that they send out to me!
    Thanks for sharing all your wonderful work and showing all the different ideas!

  • Oh wow, just WOW! The outstanding creativity and skill, along with some fantasy, playfulness, and thoughtfulness is aptly displayed in these amazing cards. Well done, ladies!

  • Every card was just beautiful. You give me such wonderful inspiration. Thank you all for sharing.

  • Wow…I never cease to be amazed by Griffinite projects shared on this page and the amazing and creative ways AG products are used. Fabulous work, all!!!

  • I love the card with the Eiffel Tower (my mother was French)! And adding feathers? Why didn’t I think of that! What an awesome card with peacock feathers!

  • Love this day! These are beautiful cards…thanks for sharing. Your ideas inspire me tremendously.

  • All so beautiful and creative! Cards, scrapbook pages and crafts of all kinds too! I LOVE owls so some of these are right up my alley. And Halloween…don’t get me started! Love, love , love it! And Christmas, and Easter and Thanksgiving and, and, and! 🙂 Great job everyone. Just lovely!

  • So many talented crafters! The beautiful Carte Noel Christmas House,as well as the Snowy Night in Paris, are personal favorites. Thank you all for sharing.

  • Wow! the Griffinites have been busy, love all of the cards and scrapbook pages. Kudos to all !!

  • So many creative and lovely cards! So much inspiration!
    I learn something new with each Blog Post you do!
    Thank you Anna. Thank you to all the card artists!

  • Such creativity everyone! WOW!! If I had to pick a favorite it would be Terry’s Nativity card. It is awesome!!
    Have a safe Labor Day weekend everyone and God Bless you all!

  • Just always love seeing what others are making. get great ideas from what they are doing. I love the sharing.

  • Yes, you are right! What creative creations this week! Loving all of the inspiration, thanks everyone!!!

  • Dale as a fellow scrapbooker I love the colors you used together on your scrapbook page. I sometimes have difficulty thinking colors don’t go together. The Ghost Train is adorable!!

  • Just incredible! I cannot describe how amazed I am by all of the creations I see each and every week in Craftspiration. I particularly like it when the posts contain a reference to the prominent dies or embellishments used–because, as you know, each person makes these products come alive on their own terms! Loving all of these!
    Gaylyne Ayres

  • I Can’t Stand It! OH MY GOODNESS! What talented subscribers you have Anna Griffin! Doesn’t hurt them too much tho, to have the greatest products available from an all too talented crew there. “scuse me! I have to mop up the drool marks.

  • There is more creativity here than I can ever remember in one post before! Almost every card is using a smattering of goodies that were once for a different project but how wonderful it is that they all meld together so beautifully. This has ot be obe of my all tiem favorite examples of what heights Anna Griffin products can taek you to! Congrats one and all!!!

  • Such a great display of inspiration! Thanks for sharing. I cannot wait for the long card making weekend ahead.

  • This was a MOST IMPRESSIVE grouping of entries! WOW…. such creativity!! I’m speechless (and for those who know me…. that’s saying something) (smile)

  • I think I am so impressed by the cards above. I do cards but nothing like these. I feel I am in first grade seeing the work of Senior High School. Boy I am impressed. I will try this year to get to third grade. I am not promising
    But I will try.

  • Anna, Everyone who sits down to create these unique cards gets my applause!

    I just wonder what your creative meetings look like at AG corporate with coming up with ie. the scaredy cat 😀 or the quips “around the cauldron!” So many new and unique products!

  • Fabulous work Griffinites! You make this day of the week a special time viewing all these amazing projects!!!!

  • These cards just get and more professional looking every week. Actually, so many of them are works of art suitable for framing. I know I aim very pleased to give someone one of my cards. I just don’t know how to get one of my cards used in this weekly program!

  • Everything presented is spectacular. I love looking at the creative things everyone presented. thanks for sharing.

  • I don’t know when I have ever seen so many clever and beautiful cards. Such talent within the Griffinite community.

  • I’ll take one of each!😂 Seriously, everyone is so creative. I feel proud to be associated with so many talented people!

  • Craftspiration has always been my favorite and this is right up there. So much talent and imagination shows for sure. All THANKS to you Anna, and your co-workers. What a fun job to have 🥰💖💕💞💝

  • All are amazing. Can’t pick a favorite. Keep on crafting love seeing everyone’s creations ❤️

  • Hi Anna! I just love Craftspiration. You have such amazingly talented fans. I’m a little envious; but they inspire me to think outside the box and my comfort zone. Thank you all for sharing! 😃 ❤️

  • Hi Anna, love love love all the cards and scrapbook pages. I especially like the crop at home 2 page and would like to know what the gold border die is called and would love to have that. Thank you for all your wonderful inspiration. 💜🤡❤️

  • WOW! So many amazing projects! I love all of the inspiration. I’m looking forward to this long holiday weekend so I can work on my own cards.

  • WOW – ABsolutely love all the creativity shared on this posting!

    there have been so many delightful applications for the new pumpkin dies – has been fun to watch all the variations/ideas.

    Spooky Stuff is always a favorite!

  • So many AMAZING cards and projects! Some very spooktacular items among all the other beautiful crafts! Well done, everyone!

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