carly robertson | my creative process

Hello there! It’s Carly here today with a bit of a different share. This week I was tagged by Liz in a blog hop tour and some of the questions asked really got me thinking about my creative process. I can easily get stuck in a creative rut if I spend too much time online. Now don’t get me wrong, I love Pinterest, Instagram and visiting blogs for inspiration, but you know what they say, “too much of a good thing can be just too much.”:) For me those places can often make me feel overwhelmed and the next thing I know I’ve spent way too much time online and nothing real gets done.

It’s great to gather creative inspiration from places like Pinterest, blogs or magazines, but when it comes down to actually creating something I need to unplug. After turning everything off I will write down my creative goals in a to do list format. To me nothing feels better than putting checkmarks to a task once completed. For example my checklist might look something like this: Print project life photos – checkmark; write out journal cards – checkmark; gather embellishments – checkmark; and so on. I love lists!

I will also be the first to admit that my creative process might not sound like the most creative and free spirited approach, but for me it works. I like to keep things very simple so that I don’t become overwhelmed, or worse start to procrastinate and then nothing gets done. I’m a list girl and totally okay with it.

All that being said I truly believe that finding a creative process that works with your own unique style can really help you stay on top of your creative projects and be very productive. For example, I don’t think I would have been able to stick with Project Life for as long as I have if I didn’t have some system in place for getting the job done. My creative process has definitely evolved over the years, just like my creative style has, but the one thing that has remained the same is that I’ve always put processes in place that aid me in getting the job done.

Now how about you, do you have a creative process that you follow when creating anything from a scrapbooking layout or a project life page? If so, please share! I love to hear about other peoples approach to creating and of course, if you have any questions for me about my process please don’t hesitate to ask them in the comments.