The Girls

 

I have been doing a lot of paper crafting lately and it is saving my sanity!  I am on a mission to use my stash and some of the new tools I have like this Anna Griffin Die set.  So, tonight I am using the Scrap Our Stash August 2020 sketch and bingo to get a page done. 

Below is the Challenge sketch.  I flipped it on it's side for my page and used the Anna Griffin dies for my circle motifs.

 

Beyond the Easel Card Kit with Anna Griffin

I am so obsessed with the easel card kit by Anna Griffin!  But, I have run out my kits card bases.  So, when I needed a card for a 61 wedding anniversary, I got on Pinterest and found the most beautiful Anna Griffin cards on Splitcoast stampers.  So, I decided to make my own AG easel card with some AG frame dies.  Here is my card and I just used my card kit as a guide for making the base.  

To make this card, cut a piece of 12 x 12 card stock so that you have a piece 5" wide and 12 inches long.  Score the piece across the the short width at 7" and again at 3 1/2" up from the 7 score mark. 

Make your folds, then place the AG die on top of the paper and trace the outside of the die!  Cut the card while still folded, along the hand traced line.  This will give you a offset base for your die.  Glue the card top layer to the smallest folded portion, glue the inside of the car to the largest base portion.  Put a small raised die cut on the card base, towards the bottom to hold the easel for display.  Mine Happy Anniversary if from an Anna Griffin kit of some kind.  Paper is Anna Griffin too!

2018 Calendar Planner with Anna Griffin

I am one of those crafters who makes things for others and often gives away my favorite projects.  So, I am really enjoying customizing my Anna Griffin Planner with all of the Anna Griffin tools, embellishments, papers and more!  

On my project bucket list has been a Quotes to Live by album, so I am using my planner to get it done.  This is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes in an Internet meme and I had a brand new Anna Griffin fan die (currently unavailable).  Under the tips of the die cut I used Anna Griffin rosettes cut in half.  Anna said that 2018 is all about layers, so I am layering this page up and loving the results.    
I am entering this in the Cut it Up Challenge #138 Calendars.  The flowers are die cuts from Anna Griffin card kits and I added a teeny, tiny button to attach the fan tassel.  

For many years, I purchased only Cricut cartridges and not dies, but I am so enjoying the embossed dies and how easy they are to use with my Cuttlebug!  There is nothing like the texture you get from an actual die.

Supplies
Anna Griffin Planner
Anna Griffin Fan Dies
Anna Griffin Perfect Rosettes
Gold card stock
Anna Griffin flower die cuts
button

#embellishgratitude Day 5: Thankful for my sisters

I have been fortunate enough to have six sisters.  Over the years, friends have come and gone.  They may have made new friends I didn't think I should hang out with, moved away or just drifted apart.  But I will always have my sisters.  They are my forever friends.

Everything on this is Anna Griffin!  The flowers are from the Anna Griffin Window Ledge card kit.  The gold embellishment is Anna Griffin Cut and Emboss Fretwork die.  The sentiment and border strip are from a card kit.  The circle from Anna Griffin Nifty Nested Layers. and the blue cardstock if from one of Anna's 12 x 12 paper packs.  All of it is on an Anna Griffin planner page.

August with Anna Day 5: School Page

I continue to try and catch up on my scrapbooks this Summer.  I have really gotten behind and chose to focus on the School albums to start.  Here is a page for my son's 8th Grade year.  I am really struggling, because I am a two page scrap booker.  I need my pages that face each other to match.  When I scrapped grade school, the portrait was on one side and the class photo is was on the matching page.  Now that I have gotten to Middle School, I am heartbroken there is no class photo, and I don't know what to do with my facing page!  I will most likely make my report card pocket page.  What do you scrap on your school album pages for middle school and high school?  What do  you suggest I scrap on the facing page?
Here I used an Anna Griffin die under the tape measure strip.  I love that the curve of the paper is repeated by the AG die!  And yes, you can use AG on a boy page!
 
Supplies
Anna Griffin Cuttlebug 12" Trimming Die
K & Company Americana Snow Globe Stickers
Crate Paper Patterned Paper (background and red and white trim)
K & Company Letter Stickers
DCWV Paper (Tape Measures)

UFO Challenge 29 Anything Goes

This week I am continuing with my Finish Your Unfinished Objects Challenge.  It turns out there is no traditional 29th wedding anniversary gift.  So, this weeks challenge is open to any un finished object project.  To enter the challenge, just leave me a comment or post your project to the Facebook Group.  Work on any project and get two entries this week.  

My project this week is another page for my son's School scrapbook.  I just got Anna Griffin Border dies and was so excited to use them.  For the 6th I welded two shapes from Joys of the Season and CTMH Arbooking.  See below for a complete list of supplies.  I used some left over strips from Anna Griffin's Card Kits.  I love these strips and the card kits are so generous, I have plenty left over to add to other projects.

Also, I am behind on posting my prize for my July/August drawing.  If you have or will enter the UFO challenge this month (July) or next month (August), you are entered in the prize drawing for a Maggie Holmes Open Album/Mini Album Clip Board.  This prize drawing is open to US residents only, as I cannot afford shipping over seas.  To enter, comment below this post, or any post in July or August on your own Un Finished Object or post to my Facebook Group.

Supplies
Anna Griffin Trimmings Border Dies
Anna Griffin Pop Up Card Kit (Border Strips)
The Robin's Nest (Clock Die)
The Robin's Nest (pin stripe paper)
Authentique  Paper Renew Collection (Back ground paper)
Authentique Paper (Text paper and honey comb paper)
Petaloo Textured Elements (Flowers)
Cricut Joys of the Season Cartridge (6th)
Cricut K-12 Cartridge (Grade)
Cricut CTMH Arbooking (banner around the 6th)
Corner Punch