Kylie's Demo Training Blog Hop May 2020 - Sketches for the Win!!

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Team Blog Hop! I really hope you check out all our posts and get inspiration from these amazing demonstrators to create your own projects.

I’m Ginny Duncan from Maple Ridge, BC Canada and I’m so happy you stopped by today! You may be starting here  or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea.

I've chatted (from a distance!!) with a few friends lately who say they feel like they are losing their creativity with staying indoors and not getting the stimulation from being out and about  and visiting with friends and family. . . . and wonder what they can do to keep creating. My answer always is: Check out some sketches (yes, you can google it!)

Sketches are a great way to get your imagination going again, even if you start out copying exactly, before you know it, you are off with your own interpretation of the design and just like that you are back in your happy place!

Here's a card I did for today's blog hop based on a team sketch challenge last week.  It's pretty much the way the sketch was drawn, with the variety of layers and the portrait orientation.  I do love the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Papers and the Bonanza Buddies Bundle which is retiring June 2nd! What you say?  Yup, better get it now before it's gone!! This bundle makes the cutest cards for both the big and little kids in your life!!

This card shows how I took the sketch and made it into a pretty and girly card using the Parisian Blossoms DSP and the Parisian Beauty Bundle . . . . do you have travel pictures you need to scrapbook?? Then this bundle is the perfect one to remind you of vacation times to faraway places . . and because it too is retiring you need to get it while you can.

The third card gives you an idea as to what can happen when you turn a sketch on it's side (you can even turn them upside down!) and take the elements and play with them just a bit . . . can you see your imagination starting to take off by now?? I used the retiring Garden Lane DSP along with the Magnolia Blooms stamps from the Experience Creativity Brochure and added some Metallic Pearls. That stamp set is like a baby sister to the Good Morning Magnolia stamps (and dies) in the Annual Catalogue - check them all out!!

All the retiring products are listed in the Last Chance section of my online store so get your shopping started now so you don't miss out.

And while you are there, why not click on the Giveback picture and download the special COVID-19 sentiments so you can Share Sunshine by sending off tons of cards to your family, friends, and neighbours to keep in touch! The sentiments are also great for making cards and giving them to essential service workers when you are out getting your groceries and other necessities.

Thank you so much for visiting today! We have an awesome group  of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators from around the world, and we know you are going to love all their projects. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and go through all the links.

Remember you are currently on my page – Ginny Duncan and I appreciate all your comments!  See who is below my name to know where to go next.

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