Lunar New Year Card

Growing up, I loved celebrating Chinese New year with my family. I had such fond memories that I tried to create the same festive atmosphere at home for my kids with special food and decorations. 

However, this is my first year making a Lunar New Year card. The reason I decided to make one this year is because of Anna Griffin's Carte Canton Bleu Finishing Box. The blue vases in the kit reminded me of the beautiful antique vases that my parents had in their home. So I dressed the embellishments up with a little bit of red, pulled out my Chinese Greetings die cut set, together with a cherry blossom die from Hero Arts and Anna Griffin's 3D fantastic fan die and created the card. It is featured in Anna's blog in her Craftspiration - Jan 12, 2023 post.

The sentiment is in Chinese, meaning "blossoming flowers bringing good luck."

A few more cards made in 2022 with Anna Griffin products

In 2022, I made some thank you cards for friends who supported my Go2 foundation for lung cancer 5K walk. I used Anna's Wildflower Garden Collection, 3D Butterfly dies and Cartouche Cut and Emboss folders. It was a lot of fun making them. 

I'm honored to see these being features on Anna's blog in her Craftspiration - August 18, 2022.

 

For my anniversary, I made my hubby a card from Anna's Fantastic Flip Die 2. It was featured on Anna's blog in her Craftspiration - September 29, 2022. 

I also made some cards for my church's caring ministry. I used Anna's Inspirational Collage Card Topper. I made the embellishments with her Pleated Ribbon Die. These cards were featured in her Craftspiration - October, 2022 post.