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August 19, 2022 • Anna Griffin

Fan Mail Friday – Bountiful Birthday

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 73

Hello friends,

Birthday month is officially all month long! We want to start by thanking you for making our birthday so special! This tableful of cards, letters, photos and more. If you don’t see the card that you sent, never fear, we have it! We still have more of your kind, thoughtful and sweet birthday mail to share next week.

There is so much to show you, come take a look!

The beautiful card that Beth made brought such a big smile to our face. Everything is perfect on this gorgeous work of art!

Mary wished us more than we can hold with this pretty, pink Parisian themed easel card.

Happiness and many blessings are what Stacey sent along with her lovely card. So pretty!

This birthday hello was sent by our friend Audrey. You must know just how much we love pink!

Lynn wrote to tell us that her first car was a 1968 metallic blue Mustang. How fun! We ARE something!

Sloan wished us a year filled with joy, love and adventures along with this wonderful, purple card.

Our friend Marie said, “Don’t count the candles, but the light they give. Don’t count the years, but the light they give.”

Thank you so much for the amazing, birthday wishes Evie!

Marcia stepped out of her comfort zone, and boy did it pay off! The card she created is stunning! Thank you so much!

Love, laughter and happiness are what Lu sent along with her fabulous card.

Your card truly shines, Eva! Thank you for the birthday love!

What a special card from sweet Mary Ann! It’s always wonderful to hear from one of the OGs (original Griffinites). Mary Ann, know that we are thinking of you always!

Here is a look at Sue’s incredible scrapbook. It will be treasured forever!

It’s always so great to hear from all of our community members and crafters. You are so caring and uplifting, and we can’t thank you enough! If you would like to mail something to us, you can send it to us at 99 Armour Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30324. We look forward to hearing from you!

Love,

Anna

  • Oh, Anna, so many gorgeous birthday cards, you are truly loved and appreciated by all your friends and fans. I’m certain they warm your heart as much as you warm ours. You are an amazing person, I pray you have a blessed birthday and blessed year. 🥰❣

  • Loving your month long celebration and so inspired by all of the gorgeous creations sent in for FMF! 😁

  • Everything is so beautiful. The items Anna shared today must have taken a lot of planning and time to complete, all definitely worthy of keeping and displaying on a shelf or table top in designers’ own homes. Yet, they think so highly of Anna they sent their treasures to her for her birthday! So very thoughtful.

  • Wishing you a Happy Birthday, Anna! So many beautiful birthday cards from so many talented card makers!

  • I love how so many people used the same Eiffel Tower dies in different ways. It shows its versatility in creating so many different cards

  • Thanks for sharing, it must warn your heart to see the beautiful cards that you helped people to create. I am truly grateful.

  • Wow! So much love on that table. I feel like I have been on a tour of Pennsylvania. Thanks for sharing & it’s never boring!

  • Happy Birthday Anna! When will the next craft day be? I was in the hospital having surgery this past week and I missed out on the August event 😢

  • Beautiful Birthday Wishes for a Beautiful Lady.

    You certainly deserve the BEST Birthday month.

    Love seeing what everyone sends you.

    Happy Crafting!!

  • Love looking at all the mail. I feel like I’m spying or something. WOW. Anna Griffin, you are that ONE who has inspired so many of us. Your passion is perfection. I remember that from seeing you on Carol Duvall and I couldn’t get enough of seeing you then. Thanks for the lookie lou at Fan Mail Friday. and for all the talented folks who took the time to engineer those beautiful projects and those that put them together and mailed them to you. We live in a wonderful time don’t we? Especially grateful that someone like me who lives in a small town can see what’s going on in the world surrounding us. THANKS

  • Happy Birthday Month Anna! I love the beautiful cards and gifts you received from all of the people who love you. 🎉🎂💐🍾💕

  • So glad you got the card I sent. You are like me, I also celebrated my birthday all the month of May. You too are having a month long celebration. So much fun!

  • What a bounty of love and good wishes you have received. Thank you for sharing them with us!

  • What love was sent your way! So glad you shared all your birthday bounty with us. So fun to hear their well wishes and to see the talent of so many of your fans. Thank you!
    Happy month long birthday Anna.

  • Anna,
    Totally amazing, I’m blown away by the beautiful cards..💕💕🌸🌸🌸
    Hoping your birthday month is all you could ever wish for.

  • Love Fan Mail Friday, so much talent, what a great way to celebrate your birthday, opening cards and gifts for a month. Who wouldn’t love that😊

  • I loved watching these videos. It just made me feel so good to see such talent and goodness in every thing and every one who sent these wonderful cards and presents to you! Truly a joy

    Thanks for sharing your birthday with me!!!

  • What an AWESOME Fan Mail Friday Birthday Edition!🎉🎉🥰😍

    #weareannagriffin🙋🏻‍♀️💜

  • Beautiful cards from your many fans. I just finished this year’s box of Christmas cards and the box is just full of so many great colorful and vintage card making pieces. Just love this year’s kit. And happy happy birthday. I finished the Christmas kit early as between September and February my family is loaded with birthdays so will get a start on those now.

    Win It Wednesday

  • Happy Fri-Yay!! Great displays of artistic creativity this week – job well done! Hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed weekend. 😃

  • Pa. Griffinites, Would love to become part of your group as I am all alone on making cards. Live in Morgantown, Pa which in Berks County & very beginning of Lancaster County. Would so appreciate if someone from Pa. (or anywhere) would friend me on this site as this is about all I do every day . Going to start selling them & can’t wait !
    Thanks so, so much to all of you for sharing in Fanmail Friday.
    Michele

  • What a super fab fan mail Friday, can’t wait till next week. and we can see more unbelievable creations, sent with so much love. Thank you for featuring our card and photos too…. lots of love…

  • Incredible works of beauty and appreciation. Pennsylvania shining bright in todays blog. I am blessed with in-laws in Bethlehem, with its Moravian traditions and a noble university. Our two lovely nieces were married there. They are now raising a half dozen kids between them both. Mighty Pittsburgh anchors the northwest, and Philly is a joy to visit. I enjoyed time in Lancaster County years ago. I have yet to visit Happy Valley, the home of College Station’s Penn State or the University of Pennsylvania as well. On the Bucket List. Your birthday, Anna, is such a joy to witness. Thank you for sharing all of the best wishes.

  • Happy birthday month Anna! You are just the best and so deserving of all the well wishes and amazing creativity out there! You are loved and cherished! Hugs

  • Wow what a Fan Mail Friday! I’m partial to the Pennsylvania Griffinites creations only because I am also from PA, born and raised near where the first oil well was drilled. But I love everyone’s cards etc. they are just wonderful! Can’t wait to see what next week brings!
    God Bless all of you!

  • WOW! Griffinites are a talented group of people and Anna makes it so easy and always inspires us.

  • Such a JOY!! So much thought and caring went into creating each and every card with considerate notes tucked inside expressing LOVE for our precious Anna.

  • WOW! So many beautiful creations! This shows the beautiful side of this crazy world! Thanks for sharing all of the wonderful things people have sent you. It’s full of inspiration and, I’m going to try to make that one!

  • I have never seen so many beautiful creations. It blows me away that all the cards you received this month for your birthday there’s not one that’s the same. Not even close to the same. That shows how unique your products are. Thanks for sharing. I’ve never sent you a card but I think I will soon.
    Happy birthday You are a very special lady. I hope to meet you someday. I’ve used your papers from the very beginning. Thanks. Bonnie.

  • Happy Birthday Anna and thank you a million times over for creating a community of craft enthusiasts, who just needed someone with expert skills and insights to guide us all in exploring our creativity. Creating and sustaining a community of crafters during the Pandemic, allow so many of us who were forced to self quarantine, to focus our fears, anxieties and restlessness onto being g of service to others, through cardmaking…thank you for keeping me hopeful, joyful and entertained during such a frightening and isolating time.

  • You are so loved, Anna, which shows by the huge amount of birthday cards you are receiving from all your many followers. The Scherenschnitte patterns are hand cut, not die cut, and originated from Switzerland and Germany in the 16th century and came to the USA in the 18th century landing in Pennsylvania with the Pennsylvania Dutch. How impressive were all the different techniques used on today’s cards. I loved them all.

  • I made two sympathy cards and sent t them to my friends. I got so many compliments on them. They said they were amazing and beautiful. They just loved your products that made them so beautiful. I just wanted you to know. I enjoyed making them. Thank you so much. Thank you so much!! Sue

  • Dear Anna I was watching your video and you said it was a difficult birthday for you. I am so very sorry for what you are going through. Praying for you for peace, and strength.

    Blessings on your birthday. May you have wonderful happy days ahead.

    All the cards are extremely creative. I am Blessed to be part of. AG.

  • Thank you for letting us share your birthday celebration with you! It’s always a wonderful gathering wherever Anna is! Wishing you a Happy, Happy Birthday and sending well wishes for a hundred more!

  • Fantastic Fan Mail….you deserve every single card and gift sent and more!!.
    Can’t wait to see next week’s video. Let the Celebration continue!!!!🍾🎉❤🌹🎂

  • What a special Fan Mail Friday. There are so many beautiful cards and other paper crafting creations. Thank you so much for sharing. I don’t remember if I sent condolences for the loss of your father. I am so sorry and I pray that God will give you peace during this time of sadness. I know that I wished you a happy birthday, but once again, hope your birthday was the best ever.

  • Hello Anna & Team
    Greetings from me to all of the Griffinites near and far 🙂 Thank you for sharing the lovely words which I know are heartfelt. The creativity displayed this week was incredible and I am sure appreciated by all, including us blog spectators lol!
    Blessings

  • Happy Birthday dear lady.I would love to win one of your kits.Love all your stuff so amazing how you come up with such beautiful kits.

  • I love all the cards but I think the one from
    Mary Ann is my favorite. Happy Birthday!

  • Oh my word, Anna!. I have been away for a while and now just getting back into the swing of things. I thought I would sit down with my usual cup of tea and enjoy FMF Birthday. Well, it was one cup of tea and then two cups and I thought if I kept on going it would be a four cupper and trouble. lol. I enjoyed FMF so much. Thank you all for sharing.

  • Loved Part 1 & 2
    Happy Happy cards for you make me happy too
    Thank you for your kindness for giving crafters a fabulous place to connect ! Love you and your company who have fantastic co workers 💖💖💖

  • Anna, you are truly loved for many reasons . Crafters have fun with your products ! You help us to be creative and to help us keep some sanity ! 😄
    You have created a fabulous community of crafting friends. I may never meet nor know many but I feel close to them because of you.♥️
    Thank You very much

  • Wow, Anna! You are so loved! You should be in the Guinness Book of World Records for number of beautiful handmade birthday cards received. So much beauty all in one place! It would be so fun to know collectively how many hours were spent in this world making you birthday cards.

  • WOW!
    What a table full of LOVE! You deserve all of it, dear Anna! So many wonderful cards and gifts.
    Kudos to everyone’s contributions this week!

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