I think it happens to everyone. Periods where you don’t feel creative. Uninspired, stumped, blocked. You hate everything you try to do. Nothing works. It’s so frustrating. That’s where I found myself just about the time my gorgeous July kit arrived. Doubly frustrating when you can’t seem to create anything you like – even with piles of lovely things to work with.
I got some great advice from the Daisies on the message board and I tried a bunch of those things and some of my own things. Scraplifting myself. Sketching. Sorting through my supplies. Trying new techniques. Taking some new pictures. Re-doing some old pictures. And things started to click again. And I think my style has changed a little bit. I tend to have these growing pains when my style is moving in a new direction. Over the years, I’ve experienced many slumps. That’s a big comfort during times of creative block. After a while, you come to realize that the down times are part of the process and they’ll be followed by a period of renewed creativity.
What has been working for me more than anything else lately is using white cardstock as my base. I kind of need that clean canvas lately. For now, I’m going with it because I’m finally liking my layouts again. Here are some recent layouts featuring the July kit.
The grown up layout is covered with one layer of tulle that I stitched down around the edges.
So that’s it. I pretty much like all of these and feel like creating again. It’s a good feeling.
Cheers!
Anja
