5. Keep an inspiration journal. This is the one of the best things you can do for your creative self. Don't judge what you write in it or put in it - just use it and abuse it and let it be a place for the things that are scrambling in your head. For a long time I have had too many of these and it began to feel way to scattered. Recently I have combined it into one notebook - forcing myself to use just one and go with it.
This has been one of the best things that i have done. Over a year ago i made myself a little diary to put snippets of inspiration for scrapping. While it sounds a bit anal, I was sick of walking around and seeing design elements that i wanted to try in the world of scrapping and then promptly forgetting them. I have since stuck images that i would like to scraplift, or just some elements from pages that i would like to try, and written in colour schemes that catch my eye, quotes or just a general idea / theme for a page. Often i will write the journalling that i would like to have on my page well in advance and have it all ready to go.
This is a hugely helpful scrapping tool to me. I would love everyone to try it - if you have a spare little notebook to write your ideas in i am sure you will find it a massive help / mojo boost too.
Mine is titled 'see art in your everyday' as i really do see ideas everywhere. Look around you and i am sure you will too :)
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i have been meaning to do this for ages!
I have bits of paper everywhere with ideas, quotes, sketches... such a mess!
Might go off to see Lyall tomorrow and see about a notebook and get myself organised.. and hopefully with organisation comes inspiration!
I'm a bit like you Sandra - i am always scribbling bits on pieces of paper....little notes for myself everywhere. I also have a note book just for scrapping ideas which the bits of paper gets shoved into....so i'm full of ideas but don't get around to using them often.
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