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August 5, 2022 • Anna Griffin

Fan Mail Friday- Birthday Mail Part 2

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 134

Hi everyone,

First of all, thank you for all of the sweet birthday wishes! Today we are sharing the second part of the incredible birthday mail that we received over the past week. These cards, letters and projects made today extra special! There’s nothing quite like getting such warm, heartfelt messages from this community that is like family. Want to see what birthday mail came into the office from Griffinites?

Slice yourself a piece of birthday cake, and come take a look!

We couldn’t help but ooh and ahh over the amazing birthday project that the California Griffinites sent! This gorgeous slimline project shows off a beautiful card with a wonderful sentiment from its creator. Thank you to Maria, Lourdes, Heidi, Geri, Jan, Karen, Kimberly, Jane, Myrna, Lisa, Coral, Linda, Sharon, Marie, LaQueta, JoDee, Christine, and Marianne! This is so thoughtful.

This box will be treasured forever!

So special!

It looks like Carte Noire is a favorite!

Carol sent this pretty pink and black birthday card! She said that she was so fortunate to attend both Create 6 and Create 7, and they were both “buckle up buttercup” experiences. So fun! We hope that you will join us for Create 8!

We received the prettiest pink card and letter full of birthday wishes from our friend Laura in Arizona. We are so excited that you are joining us in November for Create 8, Laura! She’s never missed an event!

How pretty is this card that Zaida sent in? This is one of the tutorials that we have available in Finishing School, and we love all of the gorgeous details and butterflies Zaida included. So pretty!

Richard made this birthday card that is fit for a queen! Inside his card, he gave a sentiment about Leos. It reads, “Engaging and gracious, the Leo is incredibly enchanting. Optimistic by nature, spontaneous and adventurous, the Leo is goal oriented and destined for success. Loyal, fun, spirited and incredibly charming, the Leo is a pleasure to be around. A leader and protector, the Leo is strong yet gentle and kind hearted.

Are you a fellow Leo? Tell us in the comments!

Jane sends birthday blessings and this pretty, floral card to celebrate!

Sue made this lovely happy birthday card, John Grossman card and letter. Thank you, Sue you are so sweet!

There is so much love and kindness contained in all of the pages of these letters, and beauty in the cards that you sent. Again, thank you for making this birthday extra special and celebratory! Your thoughtfulness means the world!

Love,

Anna

  • I can only imagine the beautiful treasurers visitors see when they come to visit your company. I’m sure it’s a really WOW experience to see all the talent your fans have and the thought and time they put into making and sending you their creative works of art.

    Keep-on keeping-on doing what only you do, designing wonderful paper products for the crafting community.

    Happy Birthday Anna, and another happy, product year ahead!

  • Would love to win a beautiful card . These cards are absolutley stunning . I am a Author and love ❤ to send inspiring cards to touch people’s hearts and emotions . Thank you so very much .

  • I always look forward to see what others are doing with their Anna craft supplies. It give me a lot of ideas for future cards and even scrapbook pages. Thanks to all of the people who submit their creations.

  • I so sorry I missed your Birthday this year. I’ve been in the hospital and recuperating downstairs; I can’t even get to my craft room 😞 but I will make it up somehow because you are one of my bestest people … stay turned 💋

  • Love love Halloween, it’s my friends birthday, love it with my preschool class!

  • I’ve been a fan since I took a class from you at Michael’s in Plano, Texas about 30 years ago. I’m still buying, and love everything you create. Congratulations on your huge success and happy birthday!

  • Happy Birthday Anna. I saw the latest Carte Noelle. Love it
    Enjoy your birthday. You deserve the best.

  • Anna, The box from the CA group is simply incredible! Truly incredible!!!
    Ann Gabel in Dallas

  • Happy Birthday dear Anna! I hope you had an absolutely lovely day of rest combined with many joyous surprises with friends and family. I love all the beautiful cards and I must say the handmade card holder/box was such an amazing and beautifully done gift by that talented Griffinite group! What a supremely talented and thoughtful bunch for sure. I know this message is arriving a couple of days late but I was definitely toasting you and sending happy thoughts and prayers for your birthday . As it turns out you share your birthday with my mother who has passed so celebrating 8/5/22 is extra memorable for me now! I’m so thankful for your wonderful heart and the kindness and fun you bring to all of us is immeasurable. Thank you Anna Griffin!

  • Anna, I sincerely hope you had a wonderful blessed birthday 🌸🌸💕
    The California griffinites certainly know how to do it up fine, they’re box is gorgeous 👏🏻👏🏻😘
    Looking forward to the next Hsn review and of course Create 8♥️♥️

  • Anna, everything you design is so beautiful and enables us crafters to give true keepsake cards to special people in our lives!

  • Happy Birthday Anna.
    Looks like you have received some truly beautiful cards from adoring Griffenites.
    I am always amazed at how much time these creative people spend on making this treasures.
    You have deserved all the well-wished greetings.
    Hope you continue to have peace, joy and love.

    Joyce T.

  • Received my first ever box and can’t wait to create some beautiful cards. The Carte Noir boxes are stunning.

    • All beautiful. The carte noel kit is beautiful I didn’t sign up for the auto-delivery but hope the carte Noel can be purchased separately

  • Beautiful cards! Especially love the pink and black birthday card. Would love to win the Carte Noel card box! Thank you, Anna😊

  • Happy Birthday Anna. Hope you enjoy special . These cards are beyond anything I could make.
    I would love to win the carts Noel box so I can try some other cards.

  • Happy Birthday Anna! Love seeing the amazing Christmas projects and new dies! You and your team are so talented and wonderful to share your gift with all of us!

  • Everyone’s cards are so Beautiful. Happy Birthday Anna. Hope you have had a wonderful Birthday Week. We All Love You. Thanks to You and all Your Staff-for all that you do.

  • Amazing how many talented people there are out there making art. Hallmark has nothing on the beautiful things we see on this blog and facebook pages.

  • LOve that box. You are really loved by those gals who made that beautiful box!

  • Happy, Happy Birthday month Anna. You,of course deserve the most beautiful Birthday cards ever!!

  • Truly amazing Birthday wishes for a truly amazing woman.
    I didn’t get to finish your card as my husband has been having health issues and my time to craft has been limited to almost none. But he did tell me to go ahead and purchase Create 8 and take it out of the house budget and not my Crafting budget. He said it was something enjoyed and he wanted me to do it.
    I do hope your Birthday was a very blessed day. I hope the time you took off has rejuvenated you and given you some fun memories to scrapbook and remember.
    You truly are an amazing woman and your influence is far reaching. You are a fine example for young girls and women to look up to. I hope you know that.
    Happy Crafting!!

  • All of the beautiful and breathtaking cards and gifts for our Queen on her birthday! All hail Queen Anna!

  • Wishing you the happiest of birthdays Anna! Your beautiful products have allowed me to make some beautiful cards that bring such joy to the recipients!
    I am already receiving messages from friends to see if I am making “ those beautiful cards” again this year! They are also asking for “hints” about what they will look like!
    Looking forward to seeing all the new products and shows on HSN! Much love!

  • Thank you, Anna, for sharing your beautiful birthday cards and gifts, your talent and your friendship. Such a joy to see everyone’s lovely creations. I hope you know how much you are appreciated, especially by me. Happy Birthday!!!!

  • Happy Birthday, dear Anna! May your birthday be filled with all the joy and happiness that you bring to all of us.
    From a fellow LEO!

  • Happy Birthday Day Anna and keep doing what you do. Making so many people in the craft world happy.😁

  • Happy Birthday! someone wrote to you and said ” I am glad you were born”. What a lovely thing to say. Thank you for sharing all of your treasures.

  • Happy Birthday Anna! Wishing you all the beauty and joy your special day can bring.

  • Hello Anna, Happy Birthday. I’m a Leo also my birthday is August 17th. I could probably open a Ann Griffin store with all the products I have. After all these years I still don’t feel comfortable enough to send a card to share, but I’m working on it. Have a great birthday.
    Deloris Ogletree ❤️

  • My goodness, I am always impressed with the cards every week, but that box with the cards in it is just amazing. Can’t think of words that could adequately describe that work and the cleverness involved to come up with the idea. Good work Cal. Griffinites.

  • Happiest of Birthdays to you Anna! I am so grateful to you for sharing all of the beauty you have created for us! We then get to share it with those we love! Have a most Blessed weekend!

  • Happy Birthday Anna! My husband Joe has a birthday tomorrow. All of the Leo characteristics describe him as well. Amazing cards and projects from your fans. Hope your day was terrific.

  • Happy Birthday Anna! What a Blessing it is to be remembered so kindly by so many people on your special day. Birthdays can sometimes be hard, but with so many good wishes coming your way, you gotta figure you’re doing something right! Hope you get all you wish for, and have some yummy cake, too🎂😊

  • Happy Birthday Anna. You have so much energy! I love everything the Griffinites send you. Shout out to Richard! Love the card.

  • Anna,
    🎂 Happy Birthday! 🍾 💐
    Sorry I’m late with your card. Finishing it up now to mail tomorrow.
    Hope you get everything you wish for for the coming year.

  • Beautiful, each and every one. My birthday is tomorrow, and I have asked my husband for the gift of Create 8! I am so excited!

  • Happy Birthday Anna! All the above cards are so beautiful and made with love for you.

  • Happy Birthday Anna! All the above cards are so beautiful and definitely made with love.

  • Wishing the grandest of Birthdays and I had my son on this grand day 29 years ago. He shares this wonderful day with you.💝🎂🎉

  • Wishing you the happiest birthday and may you have many, many more. Thank you for all the wonderful items you create fir our crafting projects.

  • The exploding box of cards made by the ladies crafting group is OUTSTANDING, a real treasure!

  • Best wishes Anna on your birthday. Such lovely cards from everyone. I will have to find out where the California Griffinites are located! Have a blessed day and thank you for all you do for us.

  • Happy birthday Anna, I sent you a card. It apparently it is still on the way. Yesterday was my husband’80th birthday and today is his friend’s 80th birthday. It an occasion so special and I hope your day is spent doing what you love also.
    Enjoyed seeing everything in the mail today and so impressed with the California Griffinites box of cards. Very beautiful and clever. We all love you Anna, Happy Birthday again.

  • Happiest of Birthdays Dear Anna,
    I wish you a day as special and beautiful as you!! May God continue to bless you and all you do for so many of us. We are so grateful and appreciative of the joy you and your products bring and of how you have enriched our lives. Here’s to the best years yet to come and living your best life.

    Fondly,
    Patti Tomczak

  • Dearest Anna,

    Happy Birthday to the One🎇🎆🌼💕🌺 who brings so much to others. Enjoy your day! May you have laughter, cheers and joy. Your fan mail is incredible. Best wishes.

    Anne Cronin

  • You and the creative products you make for us are so appreciated. I am glad to see you receiving the gifts and fruits of your vision. You are blessed. and a blessing. much love to you on your Birthday.

  • 🎼HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA,
    Wishing you a fabulous day, weekend and blessed year .
    Love all the gorgeous cards and greetings sent to you.
    Love and Happiness,
    Annie Laura

  • Oh Anna, so glad you are getting another year, Happy Birthday! You are so loved and appreciated, I hope you know that.

  • Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Anna. Happy Birthday to you! I hope you have a blessed day filled with sunshine, joy, flowers and yummy cake. All the cards are a celebration of kind warm wishes and love to a very special friend. God bless you always.

  • I am a Leo too!! I am disabled and an amputee so every birthday I have is a blessing! I will be 71 on August 16.
    Making cards brings me joy and happiness. I also began crafting again so I keep busy.
    Thank you ,Anna, for giving me a wonderful hobby!!

  • Happy Birthday Anna❤️ Love August because as a fellow Leo I enjoy all the beautiful birthday cards that you receive. Thank you so much for sharing. Enjoy your special day.

  • Very impressive all of the projects presented this week. I enjoyed see all of them, great job everyone. Love them all, such creative. Enjoy your weekend everyone and please stay safe.

  • Whew, the projects were all amazing. They show what can be done with all of your products when inspiration hits. Unfortunately, I could barely hear you, Anna, even when my volume was way up. I think it may be when your mic is clipped to your tie piece. It happened another time before this. Your comments are so worth hearing. Loving your poists, with joy, Bev

  • Happy Birthday Anna🥂Cheers❣🤗
    Wishing you a wonderful day and a great year.
    BTW, today is also my daughter’s birthday.

  • I truly hope your birthday is wonderfully enchanting!
    I love all you do. Your heart and your kindness is something to be treasured!

    Lots of crafting love being sent your way on this your special day!

  • Beautiful projects. One of these days I will be making cards and sentiments as nice as these. I have just started my crafting cards and have gotten so many tips from seeing these cards and things.

    Thank you for sharing

  • Anna,
    Continuing BIRTHDAY WISHES! 🥳🎶🥳 You know there’s more to come.
    Love all the creations for you.👏🏼

  • You must be thrilled with the beauty of the box of California birthday wishes, Anna. You deserve all the best. tfs-stay well.

  • having problem getting into blog on Google Chrome.. tried several times yesterday. this also affected getting there from Face Book.
    SAD! just wanted ya’ll to know

  • Happy Birthday, Anna! Hope you are enjoying your special day! Such pretty cards and creations. It’s funny how some people think similarly because one of the cards you displayed looked so much like the one I sent you, I had to do a double take! May God bless you with much happiness and thank you for all your inspiration!

  • Happy Birthday Anna from Berkshire, UK

    Such beautiful cards have a wonderful day.

  • Happy birthday Beautiful Anna! You are so amazing and so very loved! I’m so proud to be one of your California Griffinites! Have a fabulous birthday, and may God bless you always!!! ❤️💕💋🥰😘😍💗🎂💋❤️

  • Happy Birthday Anna
    You are one very special lady!!
    Have a wonderful birthday!
    Relax and enjoy all the beauty that surrounds you.
    Kara

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA!! I hope you received my card and that you have a very relaxing and restorative vacation. You deserve it, for every day you work to make the world more beautiful. Love and hugs! Barb Latham

  • Happy Birthday MISS Anna and I hope you have a great vacation. Let us know where you went?

  • Happy Birthday. Amazing birthday cards for an amazing lady 🎂🎉🎁🌺❤️

  • Happy Birthday, Anna! I love each card. They all express your specialness to each sender and to all your followers as well. I have no idea how the explosion box was created, but the group did an outstanding job. You are a special person. Enjoy your day.

  • Happy Birthday wishes and blessings to you Anna! You’re surrounded by so many beautiful cards filled with love as I knew you would be and I am so happy for you! You have touched so many of us in such a beautiful way and I hope it will continue for many, many years!💕

  • Happy Birthday Anna 🎂!
    God’s Blessings upon you today and forever!
    Thank you for sharing this day with all of us by showing us all your birthday wishes! Have a beautiful day!

  • “Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday just for you
    Happy Birthday and may all your dreams come true.
    As you blow out the candles one light stay aglow.
    That’s the sunshine of your smile where e’re you go.”
    (tune:Merry Widow Waltz from Big John and Orley radio show)

  • Thinking of you on your birthday, Anna. Hoping you know how special you are to all of us. Best wishes!

  • Happy Birthday Anna!! My birthday was a few days ago. YES, another Leo here. I love all the birthday greetings you shared. Thank you for that. Wishing you a wonderful good day today and may your scrappy dreams come true.

  • Happy Birthday Anna. Your mail today was amazing. What beautiful cards in the box and out of the box.

  • Happy Birthday Anna! We all love you so much!!!!! I know your Beautiful Mom would be so proud of you! I hope you are having a great, well deserved vacation! Your Birthday cards were so beautiful and special. 🎂🎉🍾🎈💐❤️🙏🏻😇

  • Beautiful creations! I also mailed one that didn’t make the cut. Maybe next week. Hope you enjoy your day and birthday month!

  • Happy Happy Birthday Anna, I sent a Birthday card but maybe it has not arrived yet! Everything is so beautiful and such thoughtful sentiments for a very special person. I just joined the California Griffinites yesterday and I am very happy to possibly meet some of these special ladies.

  • Happy Birthday Anna! Thank you everyone for sharing. I am waiting until retirement so that I can spend more time crafting. Your projects are such inspiration

  • Happy Birthday, Anna!
    May your day and the year ahead be filled with lots of happiness and love from friends and family. Enjoy celebrating your special day.

  • Happy Birthday, Anna! Thank you for sharing all these beautiful creations with us! Have a wonderful day!

  • Sending many birthday blessings your way, Anna!! If you are like my daughter (a fellow Leo as well), you will celebrate all month long, lol. You have received such a beautiful array of well wishes this week. All the projects are a testament to your beauty, kindness and loving character. Here’s to another year year of fabulous you!!

  • Amazing projects for an Amazing Woman , Creator and Friend. Happy Birthday to you!!!. my card is definitely late but it will arrive. May your birthday celebration last the whole month through. Sending you love and hugs across the miles. 🎂🎈🎉🍾🌹❤

  • I send Anna a birthday card a week early and she never showed it on Fan Mail Friday , this is the second time this has happened! My heart is broken because I made sure to send it early so she would have it 😞

  • I mailed you a birthday card a week ago and you didn’t show it today. Hope you got it. Happy birthday.

  • Happy Birthday Anna. All these creations are beautiful. I’m sorry that my card for you is late, I thought I mailed it in plenty of time but you never know with USPS these days.

  • Love the birthday cards. That box is amazing! Hope you have a wonderful birthday!

  • WOW! What beautiful cards. And that explosion box! You are loved, Anna. Happiest of birthdays!

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