tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post7617678348428650528..comments2008-10-25T19:49:05.328-07:00Comments on The Scrapping Queens: What do you do to get out of the scrapping funk?The Scrapping Queenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205098807814108159noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post-86903052850164044512007-08-01T06:49:00.000-07:002007-08-01T06:49:00.000-07:00Actually I find a layout I really like and I try l...Actually I find a layout I really like and I try lifting it... usually that gets me in the right direction and very very rarely does the lift actually occur. I end up changing it so much, it doesn't even look like a lifted Layout. Once I'm done, I'm happy and want to do more.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669005670975889101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post-68287355004788851832007-07-31T21:00:00.000-07:002007-07-31T21:00:00.000-07:00I also find that looking at past layouts of my own...I also find that looking at past layouts of my own sometimes sparks something in my feeble brain...<BR/><BR/>a lot of times, too, looking at quotes will spark something...I'll see a great quote (like the one from a Starbx ad today) and think - wow - that would work with this or that group of pictures.<BR/><BR/>when my mo has gone south and my jo has gone west, sometimes, too, that means I need to do some of the mundane housekeeping type activities of scrapbooking - organize pictures, catch up on scanning old photos that I want to archive (or that my sister is trying to take away because they are of HER kid - I mean, the nerve, lol) and print later...and usually, while doing that, mo and jo hook up and come back and rescue me, lol!~fancynancykayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127934103978184958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post-65240360675138393732007-07-31T13:51:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:51:00.000-07:00I find I usually get my mojo back from browsing on...I find I usually get my mojo back from browsing online galleries or participating in random message board challenges that strike my fancy. Sometimes when someone else defines the arameters for a page (either theme, product, sketch, etc) it takes some of the pressure off and the creativity just flows.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432632644429633947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post-65427081701890939052007-07-31T13:35:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:35:00.000-07:00Well Anita you are definately not alone! Its been...Well Anita you are definately not alone! Its been happening to me. I am trying to get out of it, but it isn't working. So I think I need to stop thinking about it and just take some time off from it. When I am ready again I will get going. <BR/>I hate slumps!<BR/>DebbieThe Scrapping Queenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205098807814108159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post-25207261317588319872007-07-31T11:52:00.000-07:002007-07-31T11:52:00.000-07:00Hi Anita!I do the same as Carol. I also look at a...Hi Anita!<BR/>I do the same as Carol. I also look at all types of magazines and look at the ads. The ads give you great layout ideas and color schemes. <BR/><BR/>LorelieThe Scrapping Queenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205098807814108159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3645135032875111286.post-43279666620789909112007-07-31T03:46:00.000-07:002007-07-31T03:46:00.000-07:00Anita, I like to look at my idea books and magazi...Anita, I like to look at my idea books and magazines when I am in a slump...It may get some sparks going...even if I scraplift a page it means I am getting a page done...then I also try to give myself 15 minutes a day in my scrap area...even if it means trimming my scrap paper that has gathered or organizing something...sometimes that 15 minutes grows...I also will put the pictures I want to scrap on the table and then as I walk by them each time I may add the paper..trim a few...add matting paper...embellishments...etc until the page is ready to create...hope these ideas help!<BR/><BR/>CarolThe Scrapping Queenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205098807814108159noreply@blogger.com