I totally know what you mean with this. I feel like I'm getting better, but I definitely fall into the rut of feeling like I have to do things just like the original LO or follow the template exactly. There are time that I want to scrap, but if I don't have a sketch or a template, I'm just completely stuck - and I wonder if I have even one creative bone in my body. I think Neisha's suggestions above are great! Picking a certain part of the layout to "copy" and then make everything else your own, would be a great way to teach yourself how to branch out. Another thing to do would be to just create shapes on your layout to represent where you expect things to go (kind of like creating your own template first). Then, after you have replaced the shapes with photos, papers, and elements, give yourself permission to move things around and play with it. Hmmm - maybe I'LL try that!

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