Thursday, July 21, 2011

Inspired to Create

This week's inspiration workshop with Gussy is all about INSPIRATION, so I thought I'd share with you what inspires me to create. Because let's face it, we're not always "in the mood." But there are definitely triggers that get my creative juices flowing!

The first is a clean and organized work space:


Working with pretty paper gets me pumped!

Fun stamp sets get my wheels turning!


Finding great card maps fill my mind with possibilities:



And, of course, every sale gets me excited to spend even more time at my craft table :)

(PS: there's a coupon code to my shop right here!)

What inspires you to create?

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15 comments:

  1. anaJuly 21, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    great post! :) i get inspired mostly from colors & textures i see around me. love your organized workspace!

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  2. UnknownJuly 21, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Sales...yes! I buy more things I don't need, just because they are on sale and I might need them...someday.
    http://13plumconfessions.blogspot.com

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  3. TaraJuly 21, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    I love seeing other work spaces and your is so clean and organized, I love it! Great way to say motivated and inspired.

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  4. Heather @ we.are.the.holdensJuly 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Whew, definitely a clean & organized workstation is a must..:) Luv this inspiration.

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  5. LoraJuly 21, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    wow- your work space is so clean and pretty. :)

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  6. Mandy CrandellJuly 21, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Very clean! I'm not sure I really have a trigger. If I get an image in my head, then I can't stop.

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  7. WhitneyJuly 21, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    A clean and organized work space is a must! I love your cards! So cute!!

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  8. Lauren BattershellJuly 21, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    great post! new fabrics with pretty patterns get me going!

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  9. JaclynJuly 21, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    An odd bit of inspiration: someone saying they never wear a particular type of jewelry. Example: My friend Sara, who has had uber short hair since graduating hs, says she never wears long earrings. I LOVE long earrings on short hair. So I set out to make some earrings she'd love. (I ended up giving her a pair of peacock feather earrings that looked hot as anything on her and really terrible on me. I didn't make them, unfort, but I got her in big earrings!)

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  10. Kara @ June & BearJuly 21, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Oooh-why have I never heard of card maps before? They might be my new favorite thing.

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  11. StephanieJuly 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Oh my.. if you could see my workspace right now. Definitely not cleaned nor organized at the moment. My daughter bought me all kinds of organization stuff for birthday in May..I think she was tired of the awesome- vintage- yet -oh- so- flimsy tv trays she's been having to eat on lately...the family really wants to reclaim the kitchen table! lol

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  12. AnnetteJuly 21, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Usually walking into a fabric store gets me inspired! If that doesn't work, then flipping through my stacks and stacks of crafty magazines!

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  13. JamiJuly 21, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    you are speakin my language girl! love your stuff!

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  14. JessiJuly 22, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    I wish wish wish my work space looked like that! I just don't have time to organize like I used to :)

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  15. My Life Under the BusJuly 25, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Peace and quiet and a clean work space - of which I have neither right now!!! Eeeek I loves pretty paper too!

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