Happy almost Valentine’s Day, my sweet scrappy friends!

As we approach the month of February, I’ve been thinking about all the ways we can use our digital scrapbooking supplies from the Sweet Shoppe to make this Valentine’s Day extra special. Whether you’re helping a child prepare Valentines for everyone in their class, creating something sweet for an adult child away at college, or creating little treats for the special people in your life, I’ve got lots of ideas for you!

It’s time for the Valentine’s Day-themed installment of Think Outside the Album, where we look at different ways to take our digital supplies off the scrapbook page and instead, use them to make the rest of our world just a little bit sweeter.

Today, we’re going to look at three projects that work beautifully for Valentine’s Day, all of which have been previously written up in detail here on the SSD blog. I’ll introduce each project and show you what I’ve done to put a Valentine’s Day spin on it, and then link you to the original blog post with the step-by-step instructions. Let’s get started!

Project #1 – Lollipop Covers

Last October, I showed you how to dress up basic lollipops with custom covers, turning a simple store-bought treat into a cute, creative seasonal goodie. That project translates beautifully from Halloween to Valentine’s Day when you choose love-themed kits and supplies from the Sweet Shoppe.

For my first set of lollipops, I chose the oh-so-cute Bugs & Kisses kit by lliella designs:

Front design of these lollipop covers created with Bugs & Kisses Bundle by lliella designs

Inside design of these lollipop covers created with Bugs & Kisses Bundle by lliella designs

And here’s how they turned out:

Custom lollipop covers created with Bugs & Kisses Bundle by lliella designs

Custom lollipop covers created with Bugs & Kisses Bundle by lliella designs

For my second set of lollipops, I wanted to go with something a little less feminine and a little more masculine – something my husband would enjoy receiving. For these, I started with the love-themed Layered Stickers & Stamps by Cindy Schneider:

Custom lollipop covers created with Cindy’s Layered Stickers & Stamps: Love 1, 2, and 3 plus papers from Valentine’s Day Blahs by Blagovesta Gosheva

Custom lollipop covers created with Cindy’s Layered Stickers & Stamps: Love 1, 2, and 3 plus papers from Valentine’s Day Blahs by Blagovesta Gosheva

And here’s how they looked after printing and assembly:

Custom lollipop covers created with Cindy’s Layered Stickers & Stamps: Love 1, 2, and 3 plus papers from Valentine’s Day Blahs by Blagovesta Gosheva

For all the details on how to create these custom lollipop covers using your choice of supplies from the Sweet Shoppe, check out this post: Think Outside the Album: Lollipop Covers

Project #2 – Custom Candy Bar Wrapper

In our very first edition of “Think Outside the Album”, posted in May 2022, I shared how to create a custom wrapper for any candy bar. It’s a super versatile project, and it’s one of my favorites for creating Valentine’s treats.

HINT: If you’re having trouble getting started with your design, pick out a layered template! Even though it’s designed for a 12″ x 12″ canvas, you can resize it and isolate just the portions of the template you want to use. For my first candy bar wrapper, I used the top left template in A Sweet Day: Page Drafts by The Nifty Pixel, and simply replaced the photo blocks with a journaling card (on the left) and a decorative item (the truck sticker, on the right).

Custom candy bar wrapper created with A Sweet Day: Page Drafts by The Nifty Pixel and digital supplies from Hearts-a-flutter Bundle by Clever Monkey Graphics & Red Ivy Design

Then I printed it out and wrapped it around a Hershey’s bar, and here’s the final result:

Custom candy bar wrapper created with A Sweet Day: Page Drafts by The Nifty Pixel and digital supplies from Hearts-a-flutter Bundle by Clever Monkey Graphics & Red Ivy Design

If you’ve got a friend who dreads Valentine’s Day, why not whip up a custom candy bar wrapper to make them smile? I used the funny and sarcastic digital kit Valentine’s Day Blahs by Blagovesta Gosheva to create this one:

Custom candy bar wrapper created with 4 Story: Splitsville by LJS Designs and digital supplies from Valentine’s Day Blahs by Blagovesta Gosheva

What a fun way to remind a friend that you love them no matter what!

Custom candy bar wrapper created with 4 Story: Splitsville by LJS Designs and digital supplies from Valentine’s Day Blahs by Blagovesta Gosheva

For full instructions on how to create your own custom candy bar wrapper, check out this post: Think Outside the Album – Custom Candy Bar Wrappers

Project #3 – Treat Bag topper

As much as we love giving “sweets to the sweet” on Valentine’s Day, there are times it’s appropriate to gift a non-edible treat. Whether the recipient has health reasons to avoid sugar and carbohydrates or if they’re focused on their diet and fitness, you absolutely can give them a Valentine’s goodie that won’t derail their health goals. Gather together some small goodies similar to what you might put in a Christmas stocking – Chapstick, fun pens or pencils, a heart-shaped stress ball, a keychain, and a fidget spinner, for example – and slip them into a sandwich-size Ziploc bag. Then open your favorite digital design software and create a custom goodie bag topper to pull it all together!

Custom treat bag topper created with To My Valentine Bundle by Ponytails Designs

Custom treat bag topper created with To My Valentine Bundle by Ponytails Designs

You can make the exact same goodie bag contents look drastically different based on your choice of digital supplies. I wanted to make my second bag topper a little more fancy, so I chose the Amour a Paris bundles by Simple Pleasure Designs and combined it with a layered scrapbook page template from Butterflies in My Stomach by Pink Reptile Designs.

Custom treat bag topper created with Butterflies in My Stomach Templates by Pink Reptile Designs and Amour a Paris bundles by Simple Pleasure Designs

And here’s the final result after printing and assembly:

Custom treat bag topper created with Butterflies in My Stomach Templates by Pink Reptile Designs and Amour a Paris bundles by Simple Pleasure Designs

Oooh la la! So fancy!

To learn how to create your own custom treat bag topper in any size, check out this post: Think Outside the Album: Treat Bag Toppers

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As you begin your preparations for Valentine’s Day, keep these three projects in mind. They’re easy ways to dress up store-bought treats for classroom Valentines, a collegiate care package, teacher and scout leader thank-you’s, and more. When you use your favorite love-themed kits and supplies from The Sweet Shoppe, you’ll create one-of-a-kind goodies that will add extra sweetness to their Valentine’s Day!

What other ideas do you have for dressing up Valentine’s treats using Sweet Shoppe digital kits and supplies? Tell me in the comment section below and be sure to snap a few photos of your next project to share in the Gallery. I can’t wait to see what you create when you Think Outside the Album!