Just make it a point of actually learning what you're doing...don't just view the guitar as shapes and patterns--look into what combinations of notes sound good to your ear so you can find them again and apply them to different keys.
You might consider taking other peoples songs but creating your own arrangement...this will give you the satisfaction of "doing it yourself" but also force you to learn the language of music...if you really want to get better, you need to know some of that.
With my students I stress three "non negotiables"-- fretboard knowledge, chord building, and the major scale and it's harmony. The first two are probably most important to your personal progress-- so keep doing your own thing, but take notes. When you find three notes that sound good together, find the same notes in three other places on the neck--this will open up the fretboard--the first key in getting "better."
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