Creative to me is to look at a blank easel, a pile of brushes and paint and make something from nothing. Look at a pile of fabric and a sewing machine and make something to wear, use, sleep under. So on and so on.
The creative person looks at a pattern and thinks beyond the directions and creates her/his own design.
I take it you husband is not creative? Is he an engineer? Engineers seem to think all things work on rules and principles. Take care.
Linda