Crafter's funk

Well, it's been awhile here- I've suffered from major "crafter's funk" where I have many ideas for projects but lack the incentive to actually get started/find materials/do something besides think about the cool stuff I could do :) Then the hubs and I took an amazing trip to Europe (I know my life is hard...) and I was very involved in getting ready- hence here we are! Since I didn't want to drop off the crafting bandwagon before going to Europe, I did an Artist Trading Card swap with Soul Scrappers- the theme was sewing and these were a TON of fun!:

I used muslin fabric instead of paper, sewed buttons on it, cut up a fabric measuring tape and glued/tacked it on to the card and had fun with my rubber stamps and Stayz-On ink (I LOVE that stuff! It's one of my "necessary" crafting items)- plus I added some glitter to add some color! I had to make 8 for the other lovely ladies involved in the Swap- but there was something freeing about making something so small and intricate (ATCs are only 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches) with a theme- which inspired me to make a few more cards about my interests that I might not want to make a full-sized 12 x 12 page about! (I started one about my love of Halloween...that'll be another blog entry)

I'm glad I went on that trip- I've returned invigorated and feeling much more creative! I have a ton of ideas for projects in my scrapbook and for various other paper crafts- It was the perfect way to get re-inspired after being in a funk- How do you get back into crafting after just "not feelin' it"???