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summerbellies
Drama Pea
PeaNut 70,463
February 2003
Posts: 10,210
Layouts: 160
Loc: Pea-ing from Orlando, Fl.
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I've been stuck on this thing for about two hours tonight and nothing's getting me out of this rut...
I've tried Pinterest and the GG gallery and reg peas and I'm tired of staring at it. I think I went too randomly monochromatic and I'm not yet the best when it comes to grouping embellies so I think this LO just needs to be pulled together. The photos are too cute to not scrap.
Blah! 
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seasonscraps
PeaAddict
PeaNut 113,955
October 2003
Posts: 1,440
Layouts: 17
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I'll walk away for a bit and come back to it later. If I still can't get it to work, I'll remove the pictures and start again
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mamaofdudes
PeaNut
PeaNut 501,296
March 2011
Posts: 399
Layouts: 10
Loc: Minnesota
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Walk away! Even leave it overnight and go back to it tomorrow. Sometimes a break can give me a fresh eye. |
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biochemipea
likes shiny things
PeaNut 114,614
November 2003
Posts: 19,365
Layouts: 444
Loc: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 1/26/2013 12:44:22 AM
Think about why I'm stuck.
No good story to tell?
Story doesn't go with the photo colour/style/feel?
Can't think of a title.
No design ideas?
Paper choices sucking.
Needs something and I don't know what.
Page design/flow not working.
Just ugly.
Figuring out what I am stuck on helps get unstuck. Getting unstuck sometimes needs:
A break.
Change a photo.
Pick one little story to tell. Sometimes I want to do too much.
Rearrange the pieces. Flip tip for bottom, side for side.
Turn layout 90 degrees.
Turn layout another 90 degrees.
Just pick something and do it!! |
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Darkchami
PeaAddict
PeaNut 473,951
July 2010
Posts: 1,117
Layouts: 56
| Posted: 1/26/2013 1:02:09 AM
Sleeping on it does wonders for me lately. I often wake up with the solution to whatever is bugging me about the LO. I guess I'm brilliant when unconscious.  | |
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JoanneW
BucketHead
PeaNut 81,992
April 2003
Posts: 671
Layouts: 21
Loc: Jersey
| Posted: 1/26/2013 1:43:01 AM
Another vote for walk away, and come back with fresh eyes. Do something else in the meantime | |
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burgess505
PeaNut
PeaNut 538,438
January 2012
Posts: 39
Layouts: 0
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 1:49:33 AM
Walk away | |
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KristenFNJ
PeaAddict
PeaNut 272,058
August 2006
Posts: 1,252
Layouts: 0
Loc: New Jersey
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 9:30:24 AM
I haven't done this too often, but a few times I've needed to just put it on a shelf and try to forget about it for a while, move on to another layout that I either have great, solid ideas for or new and inspiring products, that will gratify me with a good creative experience. Sometimes it's taken weeks for the idea to finally hit me, but when it has its been worth the wait and I was grateful that I hadn't forced it, or stopped creating while waiting for it to hit me | |
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ScrappingWonders
PeaNut
PeaNut 561,930
July 2012
Posts: 171
Layouts: 7
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL
| Posted: 1/26/2013 9:39:35 AM
Walk away, work on something else or just watch TV. Sometimes the best thing to do when that happens is to do nothing at all |
Beth at Scrapping Wonders
www.scrappingwonders.com
Quick & Easy Ways to
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Mallie
BucketHead
PeaNut 574,604
December 2012
Posts: 684
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 1/26/2013 10:03:00 AM
Sleep on it.
If that doesn't work, I either put it away to work on it later or I start over completely. | |
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Gnakersten
PeaNut
PeaNut 522,298
September 2011
Posts: 84
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 1/26/2013 10:03:10 AM
I add MME enamel dots and arrow wood veneers and then all is right in the world again...I have also been known to walk away too | |
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waratah
Gone Walkabout
PeaNut 4,068
April 2000
Posts: 9,382
Layouts: 214
Loc: Aussie in SC. USA
 | Posted: 1/26/2013 10:45:52 AM
second on what Ashley said.
There have been multiple times I've ended up adding something that was sitting on my table that didn't work for another layout.
If nothing works after awhile, walking away or working on another layout helps. Sometimes you just need to take a break and get your creativity going again.
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KBPea
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 395,153
October 2008
Posts: 9,916
Layouts: 135
Loc: Here
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I take a break. I've had some great "Ah-ha!" moments when I come back to a page the next day. A lot of times that involves changing out some of the supplies or the design I used though. | |
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esthrmend
PeaNut
PeaNut 272,779
August 2006
Posts: 49
Layouts: 27
Loc: Elk Grove
| Posted: 1/26/2013 10:51:43 AM
Watch TV and serch the net! Usually an ieda pops into my head and the LO always is better then I had thought of in the first place!  |
My Blog: www.esthrmend.blogspot.com
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debikins
Dabbling in Digi
PeaNut 65,255
January 2003
Posts: 9,849
Layouts: 1,275
Loc: Behind a laptop in the Pacific Northwest
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cengland
AlienGreenPea
PeaNut 508,466
May 2011
Posts: 529
Layouts: 127
Loc: Sweden
| Posted: 1/26/2013 1:19:53 PM
Great suggestions, biochemipea.
I'm a 'walk away' and sleep on it person. | |
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ashazamm
BucketHead
PeaNut 217,769
August 2005
Posts: 569
Layouts: 18
Loc: NY
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I'll work on another page or walk away. I can't be held up...lol | |
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Sarah Webb
PeaAddict
PeaNut 252,062
March 2006
Posts: 1,153
Layouts: 316
Loc: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 1/26/2013 6:13:44 PM
I also agree with Ashley's input. I would even suggest setting it aside and moving on to something else; if you are really feeling the need to create. I will sometimes create a card or start a new page and then come back to it. |
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Scrapn Nana
PEAring through my camera lens
PeaNut 272,954
August 2006
Posts: 6,971
Layouts: 19
| Posted: 1/26/2013 7:50:39 PM
I walk away from it for awhile. Sometimes as long as two weeks.
I look online, try to see if something can spark an idea of what to do different.
Usually I can come back and either finish it or fix it and continue. |
My Scrapn' Blog
Photographers are violent people. First they frame you, then they shoot you, then they hang you on the wall; but if you're real good, they will scrapbook you! | |
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Amiee Murphy
PeaNut
PeaNut 306,126
March 2007
Posts: 64
Layouts: 13
Loc: Massachusetts
| Posted: 1/26/2013 7:52:46 PM
Set it aside... for as long as it takes... get crafty with something else and take a look at it again.
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NativeNewYorker
black eyed pea with soul!
PeaNut 15,878
May 2001
Posts: 24,956
Layouts: 70
Loc: LI, NY
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Lift yourself! Take a LO of yours that you really loved and start from there. Sometimes just taking a break will help. |
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EllenPea
Pea with a Pen
PeaNut 70,644
February 2003
Posts: 19,329
Layouts: 783
Loc: Southern California
| Posted: 1/26/2013 11:19:07 PM
I move on. Sometimes my layouts are photos, pattern paper, title and joruanling. And I'm OK with that. Other times, I figure out something great to do with an embellishment. That might be before I move on, it might be months later. I refuse to change layouts that are more than a year old.
I don't have a Garden Girl supply cache, so I usually can't cluster things like they do. It's great when I can, but not every layout has to be awesome. |
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IScrapCrap
PeaAddict
PeaNut 570,639
October 2012
Posts: 1,025
Layouts: 0
Loc: pea formerly known as GIPfunny
| Posted: 1/26/2013 11:27:18 PM
Say screw it, glue it down and move on to the next page
Hence my user name
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keddypea
AncestralPea
PeaNut 268,680
July 2006
Posts: 4,359
Layouts: 712
Loc: Wisconsin
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