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December 12, 2022 • Anna Griffin

The 8th Annual Anna Griffin | Create in review!

By Anna Griffin // //

Comments: 69

Hello crafters,

It has been just over one month since we were together for our 8th Annual | Anna Griffin Create event! Maybe we are biased, but this year’s Create just might have been our best one yet. We miss being in person and getting to see everyone, but it is wonderful to be able to include and meet so many of you in this wonderful format. This year we focused on bringing you the best of the best in paper crafting; from card making to dioramas and ornaments, we did it all! Along with beautiful crafting we focused on CREATE. Some of the totems of this year’s event were C- Creativity, R- Respect, E- Excellence, A- Abundance, T- Trust and E- Enjoyment. This acronym encompasses everything that we aim to give to our fans during our Create events and were focused on throughout Create 8.

Come take a look at some of the highlights from our beautiful weekend together!

Day one started off strong with our Birthday Festival class; we learned how to mix and match our diecuts and embellishments in a beautiful way. Next, we did some holiday crafting with our Kirigami Christmas class. Finally, we made super decorative cards in the amazing Festive Edges class. Besides the wonderful projects that we made, it was so much fun to see all of the activity happening in the attendees home (and all of the cute pets of course!).

On day 2 we got our everyday and holiday gifts ready to give in the Terrific Tags class. Then we learned how to cut with our dies in new ways and used every flower in the garden to decorate in the Folding Screen class. Class 6 was all about making the most elaborate booklet for keepsakes, or even to gift! What’s great about our virtual platform is that you can get together with friends, connect with fellow Griffinites and participate from the comfort of your home. The virtual craft room was full of laughter, sharing and connecting!

We wrapped up day 3 with 3 incredible, intricate projects. The Diorama Boxes class was so much fun! Seeing your projects was the highlight of our day! We made home decor in our Finely Feathered class to adorn the Thanksgiving table. Our last class was creating the most gorgeous, heirloom Christmas ornaments to trim the tree. You all made and shared so many of your wonderful projects, and had the parts and pieces to make them your own. Skills were taught, creativity shared and friendship abounded like no other. Each year, we hate to see Create end, but we always have our next event to look forward to!

The friendships, creativity and community here truly make for the crafting events of a lifetime. We are so honored that you chose to spend a wonderful weekend with us, doing what we all love most!

We are pleased to have our Crop at Home 3 event live on our website! The dates for the our 3rd annual scrapbooking event are May 5th- May 7th, and we hope you will join us for another magical weekend together. Whether you are an advanced scrapbooker, a novice or you are interested in learning tips, tricks and compositions that you can apply within your crafting skills (yes, even to card-making), then Crop at Home is for you! This year’s box includes the dies and materials you need to participate and complete 9 classes worth of gorgeous scrapbook pages and layouts. From title dies to frame dies and stunning paper collections, you will love the overflowing contents of this beautiful box. Reserve your spot today! We can’t wait to craft with you again!

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET HERE

Love,

Anna

 

  • Truly BEAUTIFUL in the making! 🤩 I had an AWESOME time!👏🏽👏🏽🥰🙋🏻‍♀️💜

    #WEAREANNAGRIFFIN

  • I loved this year’s Create 8 at home. I’ve learned since my first one, just to relax and enjoy. This year I had surprised company show up…which made me miss some classes but was so happy to learn I was able to purchase the paper instructions.
    Thanks Anna for all your goodness!
    My daughter asked me, Mom what can I get you for Christmas…my answer was a fast Anna Griffin gift certificate. I know one’s on its way…
    YAY me…thanks Anna.

  • It was a fun and amazing event! It gets better each year! So fun to relive it a little. Thank you to Anna and her whole team!

  • I love to see all the smiling faces, fur babies & beautiful projects! I was absolutely convinced that I was the ONLY person in the state of Arkansas active in our AG community. I found several ladies under the “State” tab of the main dashboard page! I even found another CPA, right here in my town of 55,000 people.

    We worked hard to come up with ways to make my Create experience more interactive this year. We got an adjustable hospital tray table, for my big Empress. With every virtual event, my family & I learn new ways to help me craft, all year long. Although I was prepared, Covid got the better of me. This was my first time to have it. I watched the classes on Friday but Sat & Sun I slept through most of it. Thank you for making the pdf’s available immediately & allowing us to watch the replay classes! For 2023, I’m planning to watch one class per month & make the projects. That gives me 9 months of Create!!! Thank you Anna & Team, for all you do to bring this platform to thousands of us. It’s hard for me to think if Create was still only the live event, only 250 fans would be able to attend. Have a wonderful holiday season to you & yours! (Inside AG card sentiment.❤️)

  • Thank you for the wonderful memory had such a great time and this year was the 1st time I finished all my projects I was so proud of myself. I ordered the inserts after create and the cards are going out in the mail this week for Christmas. I already purchased Crop at Home 3 it is always my Mothers Day Gift from hubby can’t wait now for May. Thanks again Anna and Staff for a wonderful memory to add to all those I have in my memory vault now since Create 6 went virtual, the best thing ever to happen for all us home people.

  • Anna,
    Oh thank you for the memory, in these hectic days right now a little reminder of a wonderful time is great. Thank you once again for all the fun we had at Create 8 and I got to say hello to you in the craft room the last night.
    I also got to talk to several of your little helpers…they were delightful people and we got a few insights into what it would be like to help you…so much fun.
    Can’t wait for Crop at home 3 in May, I’m all signed up.
    Love
    Melodie

  • Oh this is a fabulous blog on Create 8
    I have many friends who attended and it makes me sad not to have been there. But that’s life! I already have my Crop 3 ticket purchased !
    Thank you fir these photos and review of the fabulous Create8.
    Very proud to be a “friend” to Anna and super happy for the technology that brings Create & Crop event to so many more crafters! Congrats Anna ! I am loving your AGTV. Another achievement! You are to be thanked by all of crafters who love your style and quality of products, classes, shows and the great team at all levels at Anna Griffin Inc
    Love you all
    💖💖💖💖💖💖

  • Hi Anna and team! I have not had the opportunity to attend a Create or Crop; but it certainly looks like everyone had an amazing time (including the crew!). I love the projects created. Thank you for sharing and letting us have an opportunity to put a face to a name we may see on your blog. ❤️ 😊

  • So much fun to relive these memories! I haven’t really got to make anything since Create because I went straight to decorating for Christmas and we got to go on a vacation to celebrate my husband being cancer free and his foot is finally healed! I’m finishing up sending Christmas cards this week and getting those presents wrapped! I’m looking forward to Create Crop at Home 3 in May! See you all there! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • This was my first Create and it won’t be my last. I had the best time and loved seeing the video of high points. Create 9 can’t come too soon!

  • Everything looks amazing and everyone appears thrilled to be participating in such a creative Event.
    The ideas are wonderful. Thanks for sharing!!!

  • So wonderful to relive the fun and creativity of Create 8. Yes, Anna I agree, this was the BEST ONE YET! I have been blessed to do all the Virtual Events, but none of the in person.

    So excited for Crop@Home 3. Already got my ticket.

    Thanks for photo of those fine fellows who brought this fun event to us virtually.

    Happy Crafting!!

  • All I can say is wow! All the projects made and cards made and lots of smiling faces!! What fun!

  • Anna, I believe it was the best ever. Still learning so much from you. I am so amazed at all the creative ideas you come up with time after time to help us make great projects to give to our families and friends. This was my 3rd event and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Not very fast at getting projects done during the class time. Had short break to get Christmas cards done. Back to the drawing board to complete the last three classes. Can’t wait for your next Crop at Home event in May. Looking at that beautiful box I already excited about learning even more. I got so much Anna Griffin products I have to come up with more storage to handle the load. I know that you, Anna will come up with something to help me with this. Thank you so much, Anna, for your kindness and generosity. I pray God’s blessing on you in this upcoming new year.

  • It was lovely experiencing my first Create event. Amazing, fun, and exhausting. I got to meet a few ppl in the craft room as well. I really can’t believe how you stood there for 3 days! Thank you for gifting me this wonderful experience. Xxx

  • To the Mayor of Annatown, Create 8 was GREAT. Just watching the video brings back all the feels, and yes, even a couple of tears. It truly is the event of the year, except maybe for Crop at Home. I’m building my mad money fund to be able to register for CAH 3. I am inspired and learn something new at every Anna encounter. It is always “beautiful in the making.”

  • It was so nice to take a look back at such a wonderful event. I was blessed to attend my very first CREATE this year thanks to the kindness of Beth from Florida who gifted me this wonderful event through Anna’s blog. I literally thank God everyday for allowing this Blessing to come my way. It brought me so much joy and happiness and I learned a lot. The album project was so beautiful, but I did not create it in real time. No matter, it turned out beautifully! I have so many ideas for the projects with my own variations in mind, that I’m excited to experiment. I truly hope I can attend the next CREATE and cannot wait for the 2023 previews to start. Merry Christmas Anna and Happy Holidays to her team and all AG crafters😊

  • So fun to relive the memories! I have made such great friends with Create!! Thanks for all you do Anna & staff!!!

  • I completely agree create 8 was the best, creative Create by far. I loved all the projects.

  • Hi Anna and crew! Thank you for sharing the highlights from Create 8. I will be on a mission to join Create 9!!

  • Hello Anna & Team
    Thanks for sharing the photos of Create 8. Although, I don’t scrapbook it was fun to see everyone enjoying themselves.
    I have to confess I was a bit overwhelmed when I attended the first virtual AG Create at Home 6. At the same time, I was so happy I was able to meet others who are like-minded who love crafting! Blessings

  • Wow!
    Looks like a fun, creative and productive time was had by all. Sorry I was unable to attend this year but hoping to join in for some scrapbooking in May. Really loved Crop 2!

  • Create looks like SO much fun!! Would LOVE to attend sometime. A crafter can DREAM….

    Happy Holiday to ALL!

    — Robin in Washington

  • Everyone’s projects were beautiful. Looks like everyone had a great time creating and networking with other crafters.

  • Love seeing all the beautiful items made by you creative people. I spent last week making about 80 homemade Christmas cards using several of Anna’s Christmas kits. They all turned out amazing! I’m going to set up my new Empress Die Cutting Machine and play with my Diorama set today!

  • I was unable to attend Create 8 this year November 2022 but am hoping you will allow us to purchase the box with instructions as you did with Create 2 held in may 2022. I was very remiss that I could not join in the live event but because of unfortunate circumstances I could not.
    Thank you for you kind consideration

  • Looks like so much fun! 🤩 one of these days I really would like to attend. Thanks for showing the beautiful projects.

  • Looks like you all had really wonderful time! So many beautiful projects and great new ideas on how to use your craft products! I’m so jealous!!!

  • Was a wonderful three days of connecting with fellow creators and learning soooo many new techniques, dies, etc…hope to do this again in 2023

  • That looks like so much fun. So wished I could have been there. All the projects look great.

  • Thank you for sharing CREATE!!! It was inspiring to see happy faces, outstanding paper crafts and awesome cards. You all can be so proud of your interest, time and efforts. Anna, your motivation and tutorials produced beauty. Thank you, everyone, for letting me a part of your lives. Holiday blessings to all!!

  • I enjoyed Create 8 so much. The kit was wonderful and packed with incredible, beautiful supplies to work with, and you Anna, made it easy and so much fun to learn all of the new techniques that were being taught. I’m really looking forward to ‘Crop At Home’!

  • Create keeps getting better and better each year! This year I actually got to meet people in the Craft Room! I had technical difficulties during Creates 6 and 7. The only project I did not do was the table setting, since that is something that is not practical for me right now. One of my surprising favorites is the Booklet Album, I made a slimline variation in addition to the class version, it has so much potential for a variety of uses. My favorite project is the Folding Screen, the most fun project was the Kirigami Christmas cards, because everybody who saw them had to play with them. And, oh, all the pictures of the fur babies! Thank you so much for making this event virtual! I loved the in-person events, but I am so happy to see so many more people have the best crafting weekend of the year!

  • Create 8 was so much fun. I enjoyed everything from the kit, the classes, the instructors, meeting new friends and just everything. Anna Griffin and her products are wonderful!

  • So FUN for all your fans. Have been trying to get my cards (that I promised myself would be done in October) moving along! But I do the same thing every year🤨

  • Wonderful! Wonderful! This was the best Create at Home ever! Thank you so much for your generosity and beautiful products that make us look like crafting experts. You are my queen and I will love you forever.

  • SO MUCH FUN seeing you all have “so much fun”. Thanks for sharing with us. Next year, I’m ready.!!

  • Thanks for sharing this! I am so very grateful to be apart of this community.
    Best to you all❤️

  • Thank you so much for posting this! I had purchased a ticket to Create 8 but had to cancel when I broke my right arm! Seeing how much fun y’all had and all of your beautiful projects made me want to cry because I missed out! Great share!!

  • As a Create Newbie, Create8 was just fabulous! Enjoyed it so much. Hoping to attend the next one. Thank you for everything💝🌟💝

  • Create 8 was the best one yet! Seeing all the fur babies ran a very close 2nd to seeing all our new and old friends! I enjoyed it sooooo much! Thanks for doing this for all your fans Anna!

  • Thank you Anna and your team for an excellent CREATE event! I am saving for CREATE 9 & can’t wait to see how you will out do this one! I know you will! Happy Holidays to everyone!

  • Create 8 was a fabulous event, for sure! I enjoyed it so much that I have already purchased my Crop at Home 3 ticket! Looking forward to the event!!

  • Was fun looking at the highlights from Create. Maybe will be able to participate next year. Thanks for sharing.

  • Wow! What fun we all had – it’s nice to see faces full of joy. So much talent. I love to see what others have made. I already purchased my ticket to Crop at home3. Wouldn’t miss it. Create 9? Saving up for that, too. Thank you for providing all of us with such an amazing event.

  • Anna,
    That was so nice to see all the happiness you have shared with so many. Thank you for creating so much joy!!
    Kara

  • Oh Anna, this made me cry. I realized what I missed. Lord willing and I am here next year I am going to Create 9. I will never miss another Anna event again. Thanks for sharing the memories of how great Create 8 was. I do not scrapbook but I hope those that do will not miss that upcoming event. Coni

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