EP107: Making Sure Your Next BIG IDEA is Ready and Waiting When You Need It!

When you create for a living you don't always have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to strike. If a client is waiting, or a product launch is due, the work has to get done in order to get paid!  So how do you make sure you've got a steady supply of inspiration and ideas at your finger tips when you need them? This week Melissa and Heather talk about the tools we can use to capture inspiration on a daily basis, store it and refer back to it when we need it! This episode isn't about where to find inspiration - it's about how to collect it and store it so you have a treasure trove of ideas waiting for you when the need arisesThis episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for creatives who:do regular client worklaunch products based on their creative workhave a digital content creation business that relies on a steady stream of fresh contentdo regular craft or maker shows, have gallery showings or regularly need to present new workwant to know how other creatives capture and catalogue or store ideas and inspiration for future useare looking for tools to help them capture and store inspirationare just nosy about other people's systems! (we totally are lol!)For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 107: Your Next Big Idea!You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.You can connect with the podcast  on:Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a liviYou can connect with the podcast  on:Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUpFor a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastEach week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.