The Beginnings of a Foundation

Sometimes it's hard to get going, creatively speaking. When I get into a rut like this, I often just need to experiment with some of my supplies. Making page bases is one of the ways in which I do that. Sometimes I just need to work without photos or guidelines. I simply mist or doodle or whatever strikes my fancy at that particular moment. It's not just the beginning of a foundation for my page. It also is part of the foundation for building a creative habit.

My recent experiments with page bases have involved mists. I have been taking Mists: Beyond Point and Shoot over at The Art Studio. I won't share everything I have misted. That would be a ton of stuff! I will share one of my favorites though.

The point of this creative exercise is not about how I will end up using this page base. I currently have no pictures in mind. For now, I will set it aside. I may pull it out, every now and again, and glue something onto it. I may one day pull out a photo and just know that this is the page base to use with it. Who knows. The point of the exercise was that I used my supplies and I had fun creating.

After I spent the better part of an afternoon misting and stamping a variety of objects onto plain white paper, I was ready for a week of scrapbooking. You need not take a whole afternoon for this type of creative exercise. Sometimes, I only take about 10 minutes or so. So try something today. Make a page base or a tag. Try a handmade embellishment. Just try something!

For more ideas for page bases and fun check out:

classes at The Art Studio from Scrapbook News and Review Magazine

7 techniques for altering paper color from Get It Scrapped