Kelli Taylor often uses her creativity to show her Mom how much she cares; remember last year’s Mother’s Day Trivino? This year, she found her inspiration by looking at a gift made by her friend. Using a Kolo Riva photo album, Kelli dedicated each page to a year of her life; she chose her favorite Mother-Daughter photo, slipped it into the frame and dated it the year it was taken. Starting from the year she was born, the album tells the story of their time together.

It was really difficult choosing only one picture from each year. There ended up being more than one from 2006’s wedding because my Mom loves those pictures. I pre-sized the pictures before printing to ensure that they lined up in the way that I wanted them to.

During the process of making this album, I found that most of the pictures I wanted to use were stored away in old albums. I had to remove them and scan them into my computer. Considering most of the work was done, I might give a burned copy of the pictures with the album so that they can be used for other projects.

Although a great, and easy, Mother’s Day gift idea, this project is not unique to the upcoming holiday; it is equally suitable for Father’s Day, a birthday or a special occasion.

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Kate