If you are like me, you get frustrated when you fail to come up with fresh and fascinating ideas for your next creative project.  I like to think of this as being similar to ‘writer’s block’ – any creative person can also get in a groove and run out of creative ideas.  Lately, I have been in the rut and have been looking for techniques to kick-start my creativity again.  You may be inquisitive about what I found at infoandarticles.net – a great site for arts and crafts. 
 
First off I stumbled across The Artist’s Way review which I read with awe and then proceeded to buy the book.  I had been told about this book before but had dismissed it.  I am pleased that I’ve now read it because it has completely modified how I think about creative ability and capacity.  After working my way through the various exercises, I discovered some long forgotten interests that when i did them again I gained enormous delight.  I found myself asking why I had stopped doing those things. 
 
The other surprise from the site was the DVD Rubber Paper Scissors with Judi Watanabe review which also led me to buy and I’m so satisfied i did.  For those who don’t know, Judi Watanabe is a vet in the rubber stamping industry.  You may have seen her recently on CraftTV doing super scrapbook-related episodes.  For some time now, I had been longing for a comprehensive instructional DVD on rubber stamping.  You most probably guessed that I used to be a rubber stamper, but still set in all the old techniques.  It is now time to bring myself recent and this DVD is completely full of step by step instructions to help me.  I also must complement the great video and audio production.