[ArizonaAngel]

Last week I was at a conference in San Antonio Texas. I stayed at the JW Marriott Resort. It was a beautiful resort but something interesting happened to me last week. I started to see everything as inspiration for scrapbook LOs. It was very cool and very different. Of course I've been inspired before, but never like this. I mean almost everything gave me ideas. I snapped lots of photos of the things that inspired me so I can go back to them later.

I thought it was just the resort, but last night my DH took me out to dinner and it happened again at the restaurant. I'm starting to look at things in a whole new way and I think it's pretty neat. I just wanted to share this with all my SGfriends. I don't know why it seems to have just clicked with me but I'm so glad it did!

How do each of you get your inspiration?

[AggieB]

I usually go at it the opposite way, probably because I haven't been doing this a really long time. I pick a challenge that appeals to me & then find photos to match that. Of course, my niece's wedding album is different, but there I have the topic set for me. I love taking photos & take so many that I always have something I can use for a challenge.

[Sara Arell]

ArizonaAngel, on 19 September 2010 - 10:18 AM, said:

Last week I was at a conference in San Antonio Texas. I stayed at the JW Marriott Resort. It was a beautiful resort but something interesting happened to me last week. I started to see everything as inspiration for scrapbook LOs. It was very cool and very different. Of course I've been inspired before, but never like this. I mean almost everything gave me ideas. I snapped lots of photos of the things that inspired me so I can go back to them later.

I thought it was just the resort, but last night my DH took me out to dinner and it happened again at the restaurant. I'm starting to look at things in a whole new way and I think it's pretty neat. I just wanted to share this with all my SGfriends. I don't know why it seems to have just clicked with me but I'm so glad it did!

How do each of you get your inspiration?

Brenda, the same kind of thing has happened to me too - I will be somewhere downtown at one of our favorite spots - we like to sit outside at several of the local restaurants in the summertime - and just the "local color" walking by will inspire me - for instance, one day this guy walked by our table with a huge white parrot on his shoulder - the guy looked like what I imagine a pirate would look like but without the eye patch - I remember jumping almost over my table to catch him before he continue to walk on by - I was seeing the guy, but in my mind, I was seeing a layout! And he was nice enough to let me take his picture and I came home and immediately did a layout - it's gone now, but I will go and find it and re-post it again - I usually get an inspiration in the middle of the night most times though - they just come to me and sometimes I have to get up and either do a quick sketch or actually do the layout before I forget - when I want to do a layout, sometimes my brain freezes and I can't think of a thing to do. So I know what you mean - inspiration is everywhere to be found, I think. Will come back and add my layout here for you to see - I had taken all of my layouts down so it's no longer on here - but I'd like to add it back. Oh, and I had to put an eye patch on him with Valerie's Pirate Collection (I am pretty sure it was Valerie's - need to check now)

[CRS]

We stayed there in June when we went! It was gorgeous and the colors were so beautiful. I can see how that place could inspire you! My dd's are still talking about the water slides and the pools!

[ArizonaAngel]

Here is the first LO I've created since my inspirational transformation. This was from inspiration at the restaurant last night. Enjoy and TFL.
Memory of This Day

[AnnB]

I must confess I rarely come down this far in the MB, but I'm so glad I did. I remember when I started looking at things through the eyes of an artist, then I added the eyes of a scrapbooker & it just keeps getting better & better! Now that I'm working at the church & doing the bulletin covers, I'm forever seeing new designs for that as well -- and the best part is that I can combine all three to make some awesome ideas in my head. Now to get them scrapped!
Your message was a neat reminder of the way we think & see things! Thanks for sharing.

[caprimom]

This happens to me all the time! It makes Akeem laugh because I'll look at him and say "Do you know what this makes me think of?" and he'll say "Scrapbooking?" in this "OMG you are totally nutso" tone of voice. I love it!

The LO you linked up here is gorgeous!! I can't wait to see more!

[tinkerbell11]

I totally agree, I went to a 30th Bday party and had so much fun taking pics of the drinks, the cake everything! LOL, Ashleigh my DH says the same thing or "Where's the camera?"

[Sara Arell]

AnnB, on 02 October 2010 - 10:27 AM, said:

I must confess I rarely come down this far in the MB, but I'm so glad I did. I remember when I started looking at things through the eyes of an artist, then I added the eyes of a scrapbooker & it just keeps getting better & better! Now that I'm working at the church & doing the bulletin covers, I'm forever seeing new designs for that as well -- and the best part is that I can combine all three to make some awesome ideas in my head. Now to get them scrapped!
Your message was a neat reminder of the way we think & see things! Thanks for sharing.

Ann, you have really become quite the artist around SG - I am so impressed with the layouts you've been doing lately and I can see that you put so much love into your layouts. I think you do some awesome layouts and I always enjoy seeing them. You are so creative. Thanks for all of the memories and treasures you have shared here with us.

[Ruby Rose]

Most of the time I get my inspirations from looking at kit that just pops out at me. Sometimes I take pictures and they look real bad but I keep them thinking someday I could make some scraps and such. Sometimes I get this vision stuck in my head and go searching for just the right kits or any graphics I have.

I am new here and hope it was okay to post here.

Hugs,
Ruby Rose

[Sara Arell]

Ruby Rose, it's always okay and WELCOME for you to post on any of the threads - we love you and your comments.

IF I get any inspiration - which seems to have just disappeared lately - I find myself getting it from magazine ads, menu's (which I see things I know I could make look so much better since that was my job as a graphic artist long ago) and of course, my main inspiration comes from our amazing layout artists and designers. I love what they do and they never cease to amaze me.

[Jan M.]

This is a very fun thread to follow.

My daughter loves to take pictures and really has a good eye for getting great ones. Between her photographer's eye and mine for scrapbooking we run into some very fun and interesting "subjects" to take photos of. Rocks, dirt, clouds, ripples on water, stucco walls, bugs, reflections.... It's fun to go for a walk with her and just take photos! Of everything and anything!!

Colors get me every now and then. Or shapes. I can be watching TV and when that Cox commercial comes on it gets me every time with all the little rounded boxes in their gorgeous colors. I find myself watching commercials with more interest all the time. HGTV has great inspiration in their commercials.

Another time we pulled in to one of our new Taco Bell drive thrus and my first comment was...Those colors (that the building were painted in) would be so great for a layout!

Something fun that hit me today as I was looking through the daily newsletter...You know you have been a part of Scrapgirls for a while when you can look at the children in the photos in the layouts shown in the newsletter and know who's kids they are before you even see the name of the designer!!