Creative Juice

The ever elusive creativity.  It's one of those "things" that just shows up when it wants.  If I could find away to bottle it, I'd be rich.  If someone else bottled it, I'd be broke.  I don't know about you, but mine seems to show up when I least expect it and hides when I want to use it.  My new ATC obsession was fueled when I created my first card a few weeks ago.  I posted it on the website and it was traded within 2 minutes...no joke, two minutes.  Here it is...

And I got to pick the card I wanted in return.  It was here when we returned from Texas and my "collection" is now underway.  Here it is....

So today I decided to sit down and work on the next one.  I love seeing other peoples art, but without something to trade I'm out of luck.  Why is it that the harder you try, the harder it gets to come up with an idea?  Paper, colored pencils, pens, inks, chalk all cover my desk and hours later...not an ATC to be traded.  The trash can is full though.  Oh well, patience is a virtue and there's always tomorrow.  Especially since we're going to be snowed in.