by Richelle Naegle

I don’t know about you, but I really love Anna Griffin’s designs. I love her artwork and what she draws. If you are a fan of Anna Griffin like me, then you will be super happy this month. Today, the first two Anna Griffin cartridges are being released this month, and both of these cartridges have some super beautiful images on them. Save on both cartridges with our exclusive Anna’s Cards cartridge bundle, which includes a 3-piece tool kit.

Cricut included everything you would expect from an Anna Griffin cartridge. They both also have some great phrases included, so if you have the Cricut Explore machine, you can have it write them out. Honestly, this is my favorite feature of Explore machines. I don’t like to write on my cards; I want them to look neat and professional. Stamps often just don’t say enough, so I enjoy that my Cricut machine will write it for me.

Making this Flower Card

So, for all the details of this card, when I was looking at Anna’s Garden Cards & Embellishments Cricut cartridge, I thought I just wanted the machine to draw the image on it. With the black pen set, I used the Explore to draw my images. You will want to attach your image to a patterned cardstock rectangle. Mine was 4.25″ x 5.5″ so that I had enough room to control where the image sits on the card.

Then, I used my markers and pencils to color the image to make it fun and colorful. It didn’t take much time, and I love how it turned out. It looks like the image was drawn by hand, giving the card something extra – simultaneously professional but hand-made.

The card says, “Life is a journey, and love is what makes that journey worthwhile.”

What do you think of this cartridge? Be sure to get it here. Save on all Cricut cartridges when you shop with CraftDirect.com.

Check us out in our Google+ community, Paper Crafting Fanatics. Also, keep up with your favorite designer on Anna Griffin’s website.

Happy creating!