What do you do? I went through it recently and just sort of went with it. I kept up on the message boards, did a little shopping online and in brick and mortar stores, read the magazines and browsed the galleries. Finally, I got the gumption to organize my scrap corner and start back.
I have noticed quite a few posts on various boards from people who have lost their MoJo and want it back. So, my question to everyone who stops by is, "how do you do it?"
Leave me a comment with your answer and let's see what everyone comes up with! If I get enough comments/suggestions, I will feature them (with credit to the authors) on my sidebar over there! It just might help you in the future!
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Honestly, when I lose my MoJo, I step away for a while. I have a few other hobbies, painting, reading, shopping, being Mom (as if that is a hobby) so I busy myself elsewhere until I feel inspired again.
Which is usually never long.
when I lose my mojo, I usually sort through all my scrappy stuff and find inspiration there or I go through all my pictures. I usally find something I want to scrap. If that doesn't work, I walk away and read a book. :)
If browsing through magazines and online galleries doesn't help, I start using sketches either from other places, or I start creating my own. There is something about a sketch where I don't have to think so hard about design and placement that jumpstarts the mojo again. It always helps too to reorganize my scrap space. Sometimes just touching the papers and seeing them again and finding embellishments that I had put away and forgot about helps a lot too.
when i lose my mojo i either browse idea books or blogs or I just scraplift someone's else's stuff to get things going again. Works like a charm. It also helps a whole lot if I do a little scrapping everyday, maybe not completing a lo, but setting one up, choosing colors, whatever. HTH
I loose my mojo a lot sometimes because I just get so overwhelmed with working full time and the driving time I put in all of that. I usually just go with the flow because something will pop up that inspires me. A lot of times, I will start with a pic that I really love and try to scraplift someone's design. Funny thing is, I cannot lift anyone's design, I always end up with something totally different from the design I started with...for some reason, it works for me.
Challenges get me going! If I'm not inspired I'll look up a couple challenges and find one that calls out to me (or just pick one) There is something about the words 'use buttons three different ways' that really get me thinking outside the box :D
Don't really think I ever had MoJo, but when I need to be inspired I check try checking out the gallery, MB, everyone's blogs, shop, check out the few magazines I have. Or I walk away from what I'm doing and then come back to it and say oh yeah why didn't I do this before. I've also learned the hard way to not tape until necessary...
I steal him from whoever has him..... LOL I get Mr. Mojo inspiration from the AMR gallery, magazines and blogs/scraplifting... Theres lots of scrapping blogs I like.... I'll chat on the MB when he's gone or alter something....I've been busy lately and have been so fried that I've not done any scrapping.. Sometimes, I'll be working on a LO and my daughter will walk by and suggest some ideas.... And other times I'll start moving things around on my paper and find something I actually like...
Patti
I scraplift, pure and simple. It's like borrowing someone else's mojo, lol.
~Erika/journeyfan
PS: Thanks for enabling Wordpress comments! I've wanted to comment here so many times!
Do something LITTLE, that's not really important, but JUST for FUN...colorful and playful, then it might turn into something important or at least get the mojo flowing again!!!
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