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January 22, 2021 • Anna Griffin

Fan Mail Friday 1.22.21

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 76

Hi there,

Happy Friday, everyone! We had quite the week celebrating our 11th “Anna”versary on HSN. We want to say a big thank you to each and every one of you who joined us for our Craft Day shows! If there are items that you missed out on, be sure to check our website regularly. All items will be added there within the next 30 days– woo hoo! If you missed the announcement, our next HSN appearance is on Tuesday, March 2nd; mark those calendars! We will have the TS that day, so buckle up buttercup! Previews start on Monday right here on the blog. Now, it’s time to sit back, relax and come see this week’s mail!

Loretta, these two cards are so gorgeous! Thank you for the Create card and the Anniversary card; so sweet!

It’s always a treat to hear from Lenita! One of the best parts of 2020 for us was becoming your friend too!

We’re so glad you enjoyed Create Sharon! Looking forward to our two virtual events this year!

Richard’s card is fit for a queen! Thank you for such a elegant a beautiful anniversary card!

The Christmas greeting cards, “Anna”versary wishes and valentines this week are so lovely. Thank you for such lovely mail! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! We want to see the gorgeous, vintage-inspired cards and projects you are making. To be featured on next week’s Fan Mail Friday send your cards to 99 Armour Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 Attn: Fan Mail Friday. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Love,

Anna

  • what weight paper do you recommend for the insides you had on HSN and on the teacups popups etc.? And do you have the weight and how do I know what weight I am ordering

    Marlene

  • Happy anniversary, Anna. I watched all day last Tuesday and enjoyed every minute! Once again your cards and products stand out from the rest of the craft offerings. I can’t wait for my purchases to arrive. There is only one good thing about Covid, I have unlimited time to craft!

  • These beautiful projects have inspired me to set some time aside this week and play with all my new AG products. Thank you!

  • A friend in Pittsburgh (I live in NY) just received my Christmas card last week. It was postmarked 12.10. I want my money back LOL! I can only imagine that there are other cards that just never arrived and I have no idea how to find out.
    Beautiful things today!

  • Happy Annaversery. Every one has taken off and made the most delightful cards. Still trying to finish mine from create. Thanks again for such a wonderful experience. Is there any way to see the videos from Crowdcast? I’m having trouble finishing the second shutter card with multiple panels. Thanks

    • Anna sent us directions to download. I think the crowd cast was only available till the end of December. Hope this helps.
      Happy Crafting!

  • Such beautiful cards.
    I had a letter from one of my sister’s delivered through the IRS. Yes the IRS. It got in with their mail somehow and they have automatic letter openers. So it was opened then sent back to me with a nite of apologies. I thought that was hilarious.
    Thank you for letting us know you’ll be getting your new products in a few weeks. The Slim line dies were sold out before craft day even started. But that didn’t slow my spending now that they brought back the $5.00 shipping. 🤑
    Richard it is so nice to know what you look like. We are the same generation. Oldies but Goodies!!
    Whew, we have a month reprieve to save up for craft day on March 2nd, my hubby’s birthday. National Craft Month. There shoukd be lots of fun surprises.
    Happy Crafting!

  • Thank you, Anna for your beautiful products! Richard your work is exquisite!! Thanks to everyone for sharing your creative work.

  • All so beautiful! Warms your heart. Watched HSN last Tues. all day! Ordered way too much! But, couldn’t help myself! Happy Anniversary, Anna! Can’t wait for my things to arrive.

  • Would there be a way to find out the name of the die that Mike used for the outer border of his beautiful card? It could be that he cut off the lower part of a die cut, but I sure can’t figure out which die cut he used! It is absolutely gorgeous and I’d love to be able to find the die. Thank you, and congrats for all you’ve accomplished – not only for yourself, but for all us Griffinites! I get a lot of credit for the work you put into making beautiful dies for us!

  • These cards are gorgeous. Richard is so talented. It’s wonderful that everyone has participates with ideas and lists. My granddaughters love fantasy art & I would love to see Fairy & Unicorn dies to add to the Castle. The idea of an enchanted forest comes to my mind. No one creates vintage designs like you Anna. Having taught Art I love the Illustrations of the wonderful Artists that created such beautiful pictures in the books for children. I collected the art and books of a wonderful artist , Jan McCraw and for years her art graced my classroom wall. She created such beautiful Unicorns and drew precious children & animals. She has passed but I’m fortunate to have collected her art through her books. Her art is still quite popular. You have taken the art of creating cards to a new level. Your designs are exquisite. Thank you… It’s such a blessing that you and others share your unique talent with the rest of us.
    Thank you.

  • Still getting Christmas keeps the season of giving last that much longer. Thanks to all of you who sent in cards.

    I was so impressed with the 1 hour Valentine’s Finishing School Class you offered. It was my favorite so far, and you inspired such creativity. Thank you for doing a special class. I love Valentine’s Day and you made it so beautifully.

    Richard your creativity is AMAZING, what a gift.

  • Loved the show! Beautiful cards esp. Richard’s!
    Anna, Have a great weekend & Happy Anna-versary!

  • Once again, all beautiful cards.
    Waiting for my first AS to come in, its due in the 29 th. Believe it or not I retired my two old Cricuts just this Monday when my husband bought me the new Cricut Explorer Air 2. Cricut Design Space helped me with uploading my cartridges to the machine. All 73 of them. I know 73 isn’t much, but when you have to take pictures of front & back, and a list, ten at a time, then email it took awhile but well worth it.

  • So beautiful, especially Richards card. Thanks for sharing. Waiting for my extended delivery products.

  • Anna, you inspire everyone to bring out their creative best. The joy and distraction was and is needed more than ever during these times. I hope that you fully understand how much pleasure that you bring to everyone. Richard, I wish that I could be a little bird on your shoulder, just to see how you always outdo yourself. Your mind must be a wonder! Thank you Anna for sharing yourself and all of the amazing people who participate in Fan Mail Friday.
    Love, Sharon

  • Anna, As always I had a lot of fun shopping on Tuesday with my pals and my credit card too:-) Love these cards and King Richard’s, WOW, may Queen Anna and him be forever in our lives!! Thank you for inspiring ALL of us and being our friend. Oh, 1 more thing it took 18 days to get a card across town. Do you know how many times I could’ve driven it there, pony express was quicker!

  • For a short video, it showed such amazing cards. Your fans are becoming almost professional in their creations. That is because you provide the materials that combine into well-thought out designs no matter how they are put together. After my Empress Mini arrives, I will definitely send in a FMF card so let you see how I used the machine and to show you how much I love it. Happy Annaversary, Anna.

  • Anna I’m one of your faithful customers. I can’t miss seeing what’s new. I’m always amazed with your new creations. I have a request. Could you or should I say would you consider making the 12 days of Christmas a KIT. I made one with the dies it was SO HARD. Cutting those 12 days out if different color paper took me ALL DAY to make one card. Thank you. Linda Jones

  • I just love Loretta s pink card. What a delight!
    And, of course, Richard’s Anna-versary card in a box is a wow! 💕💕

  • Hi Anna,
    Beautiful things made by your followers again today. What I am excited for is the March 2nd TS that you are launching. I always love your products and you never disappoint. Thank you for everything beautiful! I am sure to be making crafts while I watch you.
    Much Hugs,
    Singing Sue A

  • Love Fan Mail Friday. It is exciting to see all the creative, gorgeous and inspiring cards that your talented fans and customers have shared with us. Thanks.

  • Oh boy, I’m excited to see what the “Today’s Special” will be, Anna. You don’t disappoint your Fans and Crafters.

  • Thanks, Anna for addressing the concerns of missed opportunities to purchase on HSN on Tuesday, January 19. It’s very reassuring. I also noted that sell outs shown by HSN often showed inventory available latter in the day. I attribute that to people adjusting their purchases by cancelling orders while processing, more inventory added by vendors, and the calls waiting to order hanging up when the sell out is announced by the show host counting callers waiting to order. For auto-ships, we need HSN. And what great auto-ships they are Anna! I just received the Bow Pop-0ut and the Cathedral Shutter Card. So beautiful.

    So happy to see fellow crafters from Create on HSN’s lead-in to the shows. The community is so vibrant. Richard’s crafting is so inspiring. I hope one day he will be on in Finishing School and share some of his amazing techniques like his dresden like edging. Hint-hint! Looking forward to scrapbooking; I’ve never done it. Can’t wait to put all your beautiful papers I have to use.

  • Hi Anna. Everything was so beautiful. But, as usual, Richard, you excelled!!! What a gorgeous card! May I ask where you got the gold lace edges that you put around your entire card? So beautiful. I’m asking Queen Anna if she would make a die for us of that beautiful lace edging so we can use it on cards, scrapbooks, albums, etc. Richard, you always inspire us along with Anna! Thank you all for such beautiful inspiration!

    • Hello Lourdes,
      I hope that you and your loved ones are well and safe
      Thank you for your kind words you humble me. The Dresden scrap came from Rose Mille and it is called Baroque Border. There are many colour options but I have only ordered the Antique gold and Gold. I like both. If I remember correctly they are about 2 feet long and there are 8 pieces and around seven dollars The site has a wide variety of beautiful Dresden and is fairly priced and comes quickly.
      It works well with your Xzyron creative station I use the permanent adhesive .
      I agree with you that it would be wonderful if Miss Anna would create Dresden style dies with her new 3d dies I would love to have a 2 die per 12-24 month auto ship of all types of Dresden borders and flowers butterflys birds and more along with a beautiful gold card stock to use. It would be wonderful to have 12 inch long border dies
      Warm regards,
      Richard

      • Thank you so much, Sir Richard, for sharing your product information with me. You are amazing, and it was wonderful to see you on HSN with Anna. I hope she sees these product requests from us! Again, thank you, and I look forward to seeing your next projects. 😍❤️💋

  • Everything was so beautiful. But, as usual, Richard, you excelled!!! What a gorgeous card! May I ask where you got the gold lace edges that you put around your entire card? So beautiful. I’m asking Queen Anna if she would make a die for us of that beautiful lace edging so we can use it on cards, scrapbooks, albums, etc. Richard, you always inspire us along with Anna! Thank you all for such beautiful inspiration!

  • Congratulations, Anna, for your 11th Anniversary with HSN. I’ve been with you for a lot longer than that because I started watching you on QVC first. I look forward to Fan Mail Friday each week to see all the beautiful cards and hope that FMF will continue for many years more. Thank you for giving us so many beautiful and useful tools to make our own cards, Anna. This week’s FMF cards are beautiful as always. Thank you for sharing your talents everyone.

  • Everything was so beautiful. But, as usual, Richard, you excelled!!! What a gorgeous card! May I ask where you got the gold lace edges that you put around your entire card? So beautiful. I’m asking Queen Anna if she would make a die for us of that beautiful lace edging so we can use it on cards, scrapbooks, albums, etc. Richard, you always inspire us along with Anna!

  • Thanks, Anna for addressing the concerns of missed opportunities to purchase on HSN on Tuesday, January 19. It’s very reassuring. I also noted that sell outs shown by HSN often showed inventory available latter in the day. I attribute that to people adjusting their purchases by cancelling orders while processing, more inventory added by vendors, and the calls waiting to order hanging up when the sell out is announced by the show host counting callers waiting to order. For auto-ships, we need HSN. And what great auto-ships they are Anna! I just received the Bow Pop-0ut and the Cathedral Shutter Card. So beautiful.

  • Wow! The next crafting event with you is on March 2, 2021. That just happens to be my 47th wedding anniversary!!!! Very special day for both my husband and myself. We’ve survived it all. Hoping to be able to travel by our 50th. COVID permitting.

  • Hello Anna,
    Great FMF!!! All the cards
    were beautiful!!! Richard,
    that was one gorgeous
    card, loved the rich colors.
    Have a wonderful day all,
    and thank you for sharing
    all of your talent.
    ❤️ Debbie

  • Amazing cards and crafters. I am so excited to see what comes up on fan mail Friday
    Well done ♥️

  • Thank you for an exceptional HSN sale, Anna! Such an awesome Anna-versary!!! You are preparing us for Valentines’ Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and Spring with lovely products, ideas and techniques. Particularly with COVID threats, I am unable to visit craft stores, so I am totally dependent on YOU…and that is a good thing. I appreciate all of your help and products. I just purchased the “Empress Extravaganza” and look forward to improving my cards and card skills. Thank you again!!!!

  • Wow I am always blown away on cards and items that are created by everyone on Fan Friday. I loved all of the cards they were so beautiful. Great job everyone. Have a great relaxing weekend and God bless each one of you.

  • Beautiful cards! Richard you went above and beyond with that gorgeous card! You have inspired me to make something similar for my husband of 53 years for Valentines Day.

  • Beautiful inspiration! ❤ I’m all buckled up and ready for Craft Month! Love that fine border on Richard’s Anna-versary card! Is that from an AG die?🤔

  • Hi Anna, you have the best fans. We all appreciate how you are able to inspire us to create more and better. Happy Annaversary on HSN. I had never seen you on QVC, and found you by accident on HSN and very happy I did. First item I purchased was box of Christmas cards kit and couple of silver toned Holly dies which I used with my sizzik die cutter. I had been purchasing some “party” items which I liked but my Christmas card box was enlightening. So Thank You for all you do.

  • Once again, more beautiful Christmas, Annaversary and Valentine cards!! Kudos to one and all for their lovely creations!

  • Richard, I don’t know which I like better … inside the box, outside, front of card, interior of card or back of card. Alison … your pop out spinner card is sheer genius! Everyone else also made incredibly lovely cards too. Kudos to all!😎

  • Just got my shutter die yesterday, cannot wait to create!!!! I am so looking forward to scrapbooking, it was my first love and have been scrapping my life in 10 year increments, and have been sidelined by card making, but my goal for 2021 is to scrap at least 1/2 my momentos and pictures, cannot wait

  • I saw the address to mail you a surprise today for the first time! What is the reference to the TS?

  • Beautiful creations as always! Really enjoyed your shows this week and anxiously awaiting my order.

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