Are You Stuck In A Creative Trap?  The Dazzling Diva Challenge – has really stretched our creative mind.   Can you create something from this photo or will you fall into A Creative Trap? 

When you see this gorgeous picture you Process, You Think.  Then you think again.   And you think, and think and think of what you can create.  Did you know that most creativity can stop dead in its tracks at this point right here?   It's true.   We get a lot of our readers and Facebook fans ask us how we move on from the place of Thinking of what to Create to the Act of Creating.  

 What we have found is that most people that ask this question have fears that put them into A Creative Trap.   We encourage you to see if you can relate to any of these scenarios that might put You Stuck In A Creative Trap if you were to create a card for this particular challenge….

1. The Challenge Looks Too Hard
2. I'm Not Talented Enough
3. I don't Have That Color
4. I don't have enough time
5. If it can't be perfect I can't create it and share

These are just 5 scenarios.  If you notice they are all slightly negative in nature.   None of those relate to you?  AWESOME!   But if you do relate to 1 or more of them, you could get Stuck In A Creative Trap.  The good news is we have some great suggestions on how to turn those negative thoughts into something super positive so you are free from getting Stuck In A Creative Trap.  

POSITIVE THINKING IS A GREAT WAY TO GO ON A CREATIVE DISCOVERY:

• If you think the Challenge is too hard, try changing the words around to make it more positive.  
• This challenge will be fun and inspiring. 
• I'm not talented enough
• I'm talented enough to be here on this earth, I'm valuable and have a lot to share with the world. We are all creative 🙂
•  I don't have that color.
• Let the inner Artist inside you think "out of the box" and use a similar color or be daring and just create using a color totally different no matter what!  Channel your inner child!   
• I don't have time.
• This one is a tough one because everyone has a packed schedule these days.   However, if you have the mindset of, I have 15 minutes, I'll set a timer and see how far I can get within that time frame, You will be amazed how much you can accomplish on your project. 
• If it can't be perfect I can't create it and share it with others
• This is one that many of us suffer from and probably the worse one that can keep you paralyzed in the think tank and not moving forward.  
• Try working on the project and taking a picture of it.  
• Next leave for a couple hours or go to bed.   Then come back and look at your creation.   
• If you love it Post It and Share with Others Your Gift
• If you like it Post It and Share with Others Your Gift, and if you want try different color combinations.
• If you are ok with it or just think it's "meh" that's ok.   You need to create a lot of "meh" in order to get that WOW!  Just take a risk and put it out there!  

 So here is the card that we created for the Dazzling Divas Challenge #22.   

It's actually a very simple card.  We use the Lovely Lavendar Metal Sheet from AALD, Rich Razzleberry Card Stock, Silver Embossing Powder and Rhinestones.  The Craft Metal really makes this simple card pop!   

Please leave a comment on which tip you found most useful and what you struggle with most when coming up with ideas to create. 

We will be back on Monday!  Enjoy your weekend and we look forward to reading your comments!   God Bless!