A newbie with a spread question

I've only known the celtic cross spread, and to me, it just seems to pin-point on one area (which shows up in Card 1).

If I were to make up my own spread, say, 3 cards in a triangular-downward layout and that would be the Querent, then 3 more to the left would be their spouse, 3 to the right their parents, 3 to the left near the bottom would be children, etc. Would that "qualify" or "be noticed" to my spirit-guides as my intentions and be answered accordingly?

I hope all that made sense. In other words, do I HAVE to follow protocol, or can I make my own, and the cards will present themselves in the respective areas?

<scratching head>

As long as *you* know what you're asking and what positions the cards hold for you, I can't imagine you'd have any trouble at all. One thing I've learned, is that nothing is set in stone.

HP, You do the spread just as you want as Redstar said. Put the cards how
you can understand.
Hope to see a reading from you as well. :

Oh yes, you can definitely do your own thing!
I think that is what works best in my opinion, when you can just create your own and have a better feel for the cards and the spread because you have made it your own! That's how I read most of the time, I rarely know what it will look like until I'm shuffling and sometimes until I've actually pulled them and put them down.