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Sweet Shoppe Saturday 10/12

Hey Hey Sweet Shoppers! Did you miss us last Friday night?! It was so strange being “off” last weekend when we were away in Vegas, and I am actually pretty happy to be back to our regularly scheduled program! The girls and I had an incredible time together for our first annual staff retreat, and […]

Fall Bucket List

Fall is my favorite season! Actually, I think it is a lot of people’s favorite season. I love it because it means the 100 degree temperatures of the Texas summers are finally in the past, and doing things outside is do-able again! Plus, there is so much to do. In an effort to get our […]

Homemade Costume Ideas

Tracy gives us some super fun ideas for homemade Halloween costumes. Tracy here with some of the cutest costumes I’ve seen while searching for do-it-yourself ideas.  Babies are the ones I think are really fun because they have no say in it, and you can make them whatever you want (insert menacing “I’m gonna blackmail […]

Photo List for October, November, and December

Rebecca gives us some great ideas for must-have photos to take you through the end of the year.   Hello, my sweet friends!  Can you believe we are in the last quarter of the year? For me, the these last three months of the year will just fly by . . . first Halloween, and […]

October Blog Theme and a Bonus Challenge

Lydia introduces October’s blog theme, including a bonus challenge. Hey there Sweet Shoppers! I don’t know about you, but I am just completely stunned by the fact that October is here. 2013 is going by way too fast! Before you know it, Christmas will be here, and we’ll be ringing in 2014. And, since we […]

In The Spotlight – Penny Springmann

        Get Grateful Hearts, a beautiful autumn-themed digital scrapbook kit from Penny Springmann, FREE with your $10 purchase in the shoppe between now and October 15th! You also won’t want to miss checking out some fabulous inspiration from our talented Babes featuring this gorgeous kit, too. This is one special offer you won’t […]

September Challenge #32 Layout Spotlight

Lydia spotlights layouts created by our members for September Challenge #32. This month for our By the Numbers challenge, we were asked to include an equation that described an event. For example, 1+1=2 for a wedding, 2+1=3 for your first baby, 2+2=4 for the birth of twins, etc. And since our blog theme for September […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 9/28

Hey, hey Sweet Shoppers! Can you believe another month in 2013 is nearly behind us? Time has been flying by, and I am soo excited to be moving into the final months of what’s been an amazing year here at Sweet Shoppe Designs! We have lots in store for you to celebrate the upcoming holiday […]

Tutorial Round-Up: September

Meg gives us a rundown of all this month’s new tutorials! The tutorial team at Sweet Shoppe Designs has been hard at work this month adding fabulous tutorials to the blog.  From using the pen tool for extractions to blending backgrounds, there is tons of inspiration just for you!  Don’t forget to check out the […]

Hybrid Teacher Gifts You Can Make from Digital Scrapbooking Products

Hybrid Teacher Gifts You Can Make from Digital Scrabpooking Products

Darcy shows us some awesome hybrid teacher gifts you can make from Digi products   It’s a new school year, and it’s never too early to begin thinking about teacher gifts! They can be for: Good luck with the new school year! Thanks for all you do! (Teacher Appreciation Week) Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday! Thanks […]

Sweet Shoppe Saturday 9/21

Hey Hey Sweet Shoppers, your favorite day of the week is here, and tonight I have a slew of delightful new goodies to share with you including an awesome new featured designer freebie from the one and only Lauren Grier! The team has been hard at work writing a couple of inspiring new blog articles […]

6 Ideas for Using School Kits for Non-School Layouts

I don’t know about you but I love school kits. For me they’re the digital equivalent of cruising the aisles at the local office supply store; I just can’t get enough of all the pencils, graph paper accents and adorable schooltime elements! But as a child-free scrapbooker I don’t exactly have a huge need for […]

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