Friday, March 7, 2014

A Year of Dates (DIY Gift)

March 17th is around the corner, which is my wedding anniversary! Tradition says that the first anniversary is paper so that's exactly what I did! I got this idea off Pinterest and made it my own. The original "A Year of Dates" package includes gift certificates or money so the dates are essentially prepaid. However, Bryan's orders are up in July and we don't know where we are PCS-ing to until sometime around May. I didn't want to pay for something then we leave Florida and we can't use it! 

Also as I've mentioned before, Bryan & I are expecting our first child in April. The earlier dates are more family-oriented such as the Day at the Beach and the Picnic at the Park date. I thought it would be fun to do things together as the family we're about to become. I saved the babysitter required dates for when my son is a bit older and it won't be as difficult to get a sitter. An example would be Night at the Movies and the Classic Date Night (dinner & dessert at a new restaurant).

Below are pictures of the finished project! I hope you like it! It was fairly easy to create. I went to my local craft store and bought scrapbook stickers, a pack of card stock paper & envelopes, and I chose a single piece of scrapbook paper for the outside cover. AC Moore was having a great sale so my finished project only cost $20 for me to make!