creativity

I rewatched The Matrix recently and saw a ton of potential for magic trick presentations in it. It made me curious as to where you've found inspiration for magic? It could be from other magicians or it could be from other forms of media entirely like movies, books, authors, genres, songs, etc...

This Valentines Day I made my girlfriend a deck of "52 reasons I love us". I love how it has turned out. I was wondering what people thought about this though? Does it bother you that a deck is destroyed or is it there to be a creative piece? I also made a creative journal and layered the front...