Inspiration

Earlier in the day, I'm sitting at my craft table looking at some of the projects that I've completed and at the pile of projects that are started. As I'm flipping through unused mini photo albums, I wondered what was it that made me want to make this project. Some items were inspired by fabulous crafters who have videos on YouTube, others were made with the intention to give as gifts or to sell on Etsy, and many were made because I wanted to learn a technique more than make an item that I would actually use.

Today, I want to share a Birthday calendar that I made a few months ago. The inspiration for this project came from my mother-in-law! When Pat and I were dating and we visited his mother, I would often see her look at a long, thin, worn calendar on the wall and hear her comment about who had a birthday or anniversary this month. What a great way to remember all those dates and not have to copy them every year to a new calendar! Of course, my name was not listed on the February page because I was not technically family.

I will never forget the day that Pat told his mom that we were getting married. She went right over to the calendar and asked me what was the date of my birthday. At that moment, I truly felt that she was giving us her blessing! Soon after, I decided to make my own Birthday/Anniversary calendar.

The paper collection that I chose was A Place in Time by Graphic 45. I love all of their papers and have been referred to as a Graphic 45 paper hoarder!

 The first 6 months of the year are on one side of the tags and the 

                                                   last 6 months are on the reverse side.

          The November paper was adhered to a tag using Ranger Ink Matte

      Multi-Medium by Claudine Hellmuth. I also colored

      all the edges of the paper with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

    I assembled all the bits and pieces of paper to make tags and

         a little booklet where I will list all the birthdays and anniversaries for 

     that month. Ranger glossy accents is my choice of wet glue because

     it dries quickly, has a strong hold, and is not sticky when dry.

   Here are the completed tag fronts for January, February, and March.

  

 So, what inspires you?