Product Review: Anna Griffin Card Kit

Hi everyone, today I’m super excited to bring you a product review for Anna Griffin. I recently got the chance to try out one of her card kits and was so impressed with the detail, beauty and ease of construction of the card designs! If you’re new to Anna Griffin here’s a little background:

Anna Griffin Inc. is an internationally known, high-end gift, stationery, and craft brand located in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1994 by Anna Griffin, the company filled a gap in the market for bespoke, one-of-a-kind wedding invitations. This has since blossomed into an award-winning business that brings heartfelt moments to homes around the world through everything from card-making kits to luxury stationery. Today, Anna Griffin products are beloved by crafting enthusiasts and beginners alike for their thoughtful touches.

The kit I used is called Simply Perfect Patterns, it comes in a nice reusable frosted plastic box that is perfect for storing your cards once they are made to keep them safe until you send them to family and friends. Inside the kit is 12 shaped cards and envelopes, 12 printed vellum layers, 24 3-D elements, 12 3-D sentiments, 24 flat embellishments, 12 gold bows, foam adhesive and an inspiration sheet.

Everything you need is included in the kit to make 12 stunning dimensional and detailed cards. The included sheet shows you ideas to create 12 cards, perfect to follow along for beginner card makers or if you’re more experienced you can play and mix and match like I did for your own unique card designs. You’ll notice on some cards I even added embellishments on the flap of the envelope to create a faux seal.

The Simply Perfect Patterns Card Kit is an amazing choice for making Spring, Wedding, Mother’s Day and Birthday cards. I love all sweet sentiments and the gold foiling that’s incorporated with all the pretty florals and butterflies, there’s so much texture and shine! I tried to capture some of that golden glow in my photos.

On this card I also added an extra layer for the butterfly, cutting it from one of the vellum pieces for a 3-D effect on the wings.

I hope you’ve enjoyed taking a look at all the cards I created with this lovely card kit!

Click here to shop for the Simply Perfect Patterns Card Kit and visit Anna Griffin to check out all the amazing products they offer. Also if you’re a scrapbooker keep your eyes peeled on the Scrapbooking blog soon for another Anna Griffin review!

You’ll also want to learn about Anna’s upcoming event, Create Crop At Home, from May 2-4, 2025! It’s a virtual event where you can participate in three days and nine classes from the comfort of your own home. Here is Anna’s blog post with all details.

-Heather

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It might seem weird to feature a book about protest movements around the Fourth of July, but as Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History reminds us, protest is patriotic and part of the very fabric of American life from the beginning.

This picture book, written by history teacher Rachel C. Katz and illustrated by Sophie Bass, tells a rhyming story of how Americans have stood up throughout the nation’s history to protest and spread the word about injustice and unsafe conditions. From the Boston Tea Party to modern movements like the Standing Rock pipeline protests and the Obergefell case, it touches on women’s rights, environmental activism, civil rights, Pride, access for disabled people and more.

The illustrations, often based on historic protest signs and artwork, help tell the stories, while a timeline, map, and overview of each event for further discussion. Readers will learn about Silent Spring and The Jungle, the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike, the Seneca Falls convention, Robert Smalls, the Delano Grape Strike and the movement to un-dam the Klamath River, to name a few.

Each event includes a few bullet points to provide context about what happened, why and what the result was. The book reminds readers that protests are not always effective, or don’t always get the people involved what they want right away (since it took women 72 years to get the right to vote after Seneca Falls, for example).

This book is a great way to introduce kids to the long and proud history of protest movements in the United States and could prompt discussions about current events and things happening that they might want to see changed. It could also be used to start kids researching different protests discussed in the book for further learning. You can talk about how art can educate people and encourage kids to make their own art pieces to educate others about something important to them.

Rise Up! is a great starting point for learning about the history of protest and the effects it has had on American history. The publisher’s website has more resources for teaching with this book at the link below.

About the book: 48 pages, hardcover. Published 2025 by Barefoot Books. Suggested retail price $17.99.

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