Scrapping funk:|

I use templates to get me out of my funk...that's about the only thing that brings me around! Haha!

 

Well, I would normally suggest scraplifting, but you have such a unique style, Carly, that I'm not sure I could handle if your pages looked like anyone else's.

Maybe you just need a break. Not a 'I'm-in-a-funk-oh-no' panic break, but a 'I'm-purposely-and-intentionally-taking-a-breather' mental break. Forbid yourself from scrapping for a couple weeks. Read (I know you like to do that!). Watch TV. Take up a new hobby. Play outside. Sleep. Take a daytrip someplace. Go exploring in your city. Do anything BUT scrap... even if the urge comes back to you in a few days.

Revisit the situation in a couple weeks and see how you feel.

If you're still completely uninterested in a couple weeks, you'll have to go a little deeper and figure out exactly what, IRL or digi, that's plaguing you and try to lessen or completely eliminate the stressor(s) from your life.

GL!

 

Play some funky music and dance around for a little bit!

Maybe scrap someone else's pics?

 

You've talked about redecorating your house maybe try doing some of that to get the creative juices flowing... and didn't you say you inherited some art supplies, how about giving that a go and then coming back to scrapping

For me, I usually just start a few pages and see what happens, sometimes I just scrap crappy pages that I end up trashing... For me a break makes the lack of mojo worse... When I go away on vacation and come back, it's like I forgot how to scrap which is why I feel like I need to do something at least for a little bit each day... Usually I'll start pages and then come back to them over a few days before I finally feel like my mojo is coming back

Oh and sometimes I just need a long hot shower or a walk around the block on a sunny day... Or sometimes I just need to go to the mall and browse the stores by myself, or go to a coffee shop with some magazines, sometimes I like to just browse home improvement stores and dream about what I would do if I had money lol

 

you can totally make me a RAK! lol!! loooooove you style, babe!

 

Have you seen this blog post by Christine?

She has some good suggestions.

Another thought I had was that maybe you could get inspiration from something that is new to you. An inspiration piece that is normally not your style. Maybe you could find something from an advertisement, magazine, something from the paper world or pinterest.

 

I think story prompts are a great way to start! Even if none of my photos inspire me, the idea for a new story will!

 

i find facebook is a big distraction for me id delete it but im to dam nosey

 

I am in a funk too, it seems to happen when I get overwhelmed and I am definitely overtired. I find that just sitting down and scrapping helps. Forcefully, then I do enjoy it even though my pages aren't always what I'd like. I can always fix them later.

 

OMG Karen! You crack me up! LOL

Carly, maybe you can do a page about being in a scrapping funk? Or the distractions that put you in a funk?

 

Sometimes I just need a break...but I know you have been taking one with the Mortal Instruments. Templates and scraplifting help me too. And sometimes a kit just jolts me out of the funk. lol

 

omgi saw the title of this thread and thought NO WAY! After seeing your latest pages on FB I just don't believe it! lol
How is it possible to be in a funk and still scrap such awesomeness??

But seriously...have a break. If the urge doesn't come then push it with a template