Pam, from Florida, amazed us with two extraordinary paper creations. She designed a beautiful summer house along with an incredible explosionhouse featuring a handmade Kusudama ball, while teaching us about this meaningful Japanese tradition and beautifully connecting heritage, celebration and home!
Here is the inside of the exploding box!
Additionally was recognized by another Griffinite for inspiration a previous card I submitted to Fan Mail Friday in May! Start video at 3:55 for all the details for recognition and my projects featured! https://youtu.be/-r9ATlBIiDc?si=0BXBNzrLSae4osfe
Pam K. sent a beautiful interactive pulley card along with a thoughtful note and even a salon nouveau box of chocolate. She wished us success during Create and reminded us to take a moment for a little energy boost. The video shows the project starting at 11 minutes. https://annagriffin.com/blogs/news/fan-mail-friday-may-1st-2026
I love the color combination for the March 2026 Inspiration Challenge. I used Golden Honeycomb, Blush, Mossy Meadow and Green Onyx ink for my card. The card features a charming picket fence design with elements from the Zero Waste Flowery Pattern Die Set giving a soft vintage garden feel.
Instructions for making a picket fence style card are available to download in bringing delicate flowers to life.
Every year Anna Griffin has a theme for the year and 2026 is the Year of Authenticity! It is the perfect theme to incorporate into National Craft Month celebration. This Anna Griffin junk journal was completed a few days ago! It is all ready to be filled with things important to oneself on a variety of interactive pages using Anna Griffin papers, embellishments and a variety of different dies. It is being submitted for consideration for Week 1 All About You. It is all ready for being personalized with important photos, embellishments, personal artifacts. It has been created for my sister for her 65th birthday that she will celebrate this month! What do you think about this entry? I have provided a variety of styles for my sister to make it her own! I love making junk journals and mini albums to remember important milestones in life.
Cover to Junk Journal
Inside front cover with two removable booklets for journaling and adding embellishments and photos. Right page is a pocket with two pull out cards for journaling and embellishments.
Inside front cover booklets for journaling and embellishments and photos.
Inside front cover with booklets open.
Inside first right page with two sided journal cards.
Second right page with booklet closed and open and the die cut pockets.
Third page with die cut pocket holding accordian style journal booklet that opens up for journaling, embellishing and pictures. It is a double sided foldout. Note: throughout the junk journal the left hand pages have a full 5 x 7 photo mat that can be used for journaling, embellishments and photos.
Fourth page has an envelope with booklets included. IT allows space for the receipient to put items that do not fit elsewhere.
Inside back cover has the waterfall feature with plenty of room for journaling and photos!
Love to know your thoughts about the junk journal.
I had so much fun this month playing with these wonderful colors for the color inspiration of the month. The colors I used were Pastel Sunrise, Sunlit Sand and Canyon Clay for the flowers. For the greenery I combined and blended with Coastal Haze, Misty Harbor, and Green Onyx. I made three cards using different techniques.
The February 2026 Altenew release is full of a large variety of different products that can be used to create many different paper crafting projects. Four downloadable idea instruction sheets with photos are provided for selected February 2026 release products.
Not one, but two cards came in the mail from Pam! She sent a lovely pop up bouquet card and a rocking horse bouquet. She is also looking forward to a great year with us! We feel the same, Pam and we are thrilled to be creative with you this year.
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