Happy Friday Sweet Shoppers… your favorite day of the week is here! With Christmas just a few days away, it’s hard to believe how fast this season has flown by. While we’re taking a little breather to soak in all the holiday goodness over the next couple of weeks, that doesn’t mean things are totally quiet around here…

That’s right, even though there aren’t any new releases hitting the shoppe this weekend, I’m still so excited to pop into your inbox to kick off this year’s Going, Going… GONE! sale. It only happens once a year, and it’s always a fan favorite!

It’s been a full year since our last GGG, which means our designers are retiring a bunch of products this time around. From Valentine’s Day to New Year’s Eve and everything in between, there’s a ton of gorgeous stuff heading into the vault. If there are kits you’ve loved, missed, or meant to grab someday, now is definitely the time to take a look.

This year’s sale includes more than 1600 retiring treats, and every single one is 50% off. Yep, that’s the biggest discount we ever offer here at SSD. It’s the perfect chance to stock up on favorites and snag some sweet deals before these goodies are gone for good.

With so much included, there’s no way we could show it all here, but we’ve pulled together a few designer favorites to give you a little peek at what’s being retired. What you’ll see below is just a tiny taste of what you’ll find when you head into the shoppe and start browsing.

Going, Going… GONE! is always a little bittersweet for us since we love these products so much, but it also makes room for what’s coming next. We hope you have fun looking through all the retiring goodies and scoring some of the sweetest deals of the year.

Don’t forget, once this sale wraps up on Friday, January 2nd at 6pm ET, every product included in this year’s Going, Going… GONE! sale will be retired for good. That means once the clock runs out, these goodies will never be sold again. If there’s something you’ve had your eye on, now’s the time to head into the shoppe and snag a sweet steal before it’s too late.

And speaking of things you won’t want to miss, I have the bittersweet task of sharing that Tracie Stroud is retiring from designing. I have always been a big fan of Tracie’s work. She approaches every kit with a thoughtful perspective, creating one-of-a-kind pieces for every product she designs and every story she wants to help you tell. Her designs are truly beautiful in action on any scrapbook page and bring a depth and creativity that’s hard to replace.

Because Tracie is retiring, all of her digital scrapbook products and her entire line of CU goodies are included in this year’s Going, Going… GONE! sale and will be heading into the vault for good when this sale ends. If you’re a scrapper, you’ll definitely want to grab your faves while you still can, and if you’re a designer, you won’t want to miss the chance to scoop up her gorgeous CU to use in your own projects.

With that, I’m off to decide which sweet treats we’ll be baking this year in the run-up to my favorite holiday. I’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday with scrumptious savings throughout Meagan’s entire store thanks to her Featured Designer fan sale, and I might have another festive surprise for you too! You won’t want to miss it!

Until then sweet friends, keep making memories, have a wonderful holiday with the people you love, and of course, scrap MORE!