I've been in a creative slump lately. Don't you hate it when that happens? I sit down at my desk and stare at the Gypsy screen trying to come up with something. And I have nothing. UGH! So, I choose some paper and still...nothing. UGH! And this goes on and on and on. I have found that if I let this continue, it gets harder and harder to get back in the swing of things. So, last night, I made myself sit down and make a card. I must admit - I re-made this card like 5 times because I was unhappy with it, but now I like it!
The base and mat are from Ashlynn's Alphabet. I welded the shadow pieces together to make the base. I didn't write it down, but I want to say I cut the scallop shape at 3.50".
I cut the flowers in graduated sizes from Serenade Solutions. I ran them through my Cuttlebug to emboss them and added a wooden button with some twine.
I used foam to make the flower several layers high and give it dimension. Now I just hope it fits in my envelope!
The stamped sentiment is from the dollar bin at Michael's. I inked the edges of everything and slapped it on there - Voila!
I would love to hear from you - What do you do to boost your creativity when you're in a rut?
Blessings,
Cheryl
The card is beautiful!! You are definitely out of the slump. I felt like that last week -- kinda brain dead:-0 I kept going to the craft room and I would clean it, rearrange things, but I kept going until I got inspired to sit down and do something.
ReplyDeleteI was in that mode too Cheryl! I think it hits us all at some time or other. Like Judy, I would walk in, tidy up, sit down, and bang! Brain dead!
ReplyDeleteThe more I tried, the less I came up with. I just let it happen and wait for it to pass, which it did thankfully! Looks like your mojo has come home too with this smasher of a card! xxx