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FOBTY – September 10

Hi there! Jen Tapler here with this week’s installment of FOBTY.  I can’t believe we’re already well into the 2nd week of September!! CRAZY!  And that means that fall sports are starting up here in the US.  Nothing says fall to me more than College Football!!  Sadly my team (the Oklahoma Sooners) completely crapped the […]

Gallery Stand-Outs 9/8/09

Wow the gallery has been such an inspiration to me this week! Let’s get straight to our GSO’s! First up is carriesmom with her layout for the Month in Review challenge. I love the big bold alpha she used in the title and the little bead alpha at the bottom of the page is perfect! […]

LOTW – 9/7

Hey girls – it’s me Darla bringing you another Layout of the Week for you! I have to admit that I really love this challenge because I get an opportunity to browse through our wonderful gallery here at SSD. And wow there are some awesome layouts and a ton “I really need to get THAT […]

Sweet Shoppe Spin-a-lift – TOTM Edition!

Well kids, it’s the first sunday of the month, so you know what that means. It’s time to take our Treat of the Month and spin and lift them! This month’s TOTM is Alexis Aragon, aka Mrs. Hobbes. Go browse her gorgeous gallery, then pick a layout to spin around and lift. Spin it 90, […]

Spotlight on Amazing Titlework

Tracy here today to bring you a little inspiration from the SSD gallery.  I love to see amazing titles on a page.  Mixing and matching alphas, unique placement and overall awesome titles inspire me to work harder on my own layouts. In this layout by Leila I love how she made the title so large […]

FOBTY 3rd September

Hi!  SaraL again, and for this FOBTY I have some questions for you to answer! I was wandering the web for inspiration for todays post, and found that there are actually lots of sites out there that are dedicated to simply coming up with odd random quick questions! So, I’ve selected five and would like you […]

August TOTM Quiz!

We’re apologize for this post occurring late due to some behind the scenes confusion. To make up for it, we’re increasing the amount of the gift card to $20!  Now it’s time to test your knowledge of the Sweet Shoppe Designs Treat of the Month to be entered to win! Check out Sara’s feature HERE. […]

Gallery Standouts – 9/1/09

There is always so much great inspiration in the gallery!  I really enjoyed picking this week’s Gallery Standouts.  So without further ado, let me show you some goodies I found… I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m such a sucker for a white background.  And Jennifer absolutely rocks this one with her […]

LOTW 8/31

Hi everyone! Kristine here with my first blog post, wo-hoo! Let me tell you, picking LO of the week is not an easy task, I wish I could pick every single layout in the gallery! I changed my mind about four million times, but I have finally made my decition, LO of the week goes […]

Spin-a-Lift – August 30th

This week I have chosen Laurie’s (aka Libbysmommy) wonderful gallery for us to spin. Hurry on over to her gallery and make your pick since you only have two days to complete this challenge. Don’t miss out on the inspiration to be found. I chose to spin her “You Light Up My Life” layout. I […]

Make A Card

Hello, it’s Andrea here and I have a mini tutorial to make a hybrid card for you today. Resize papers and elements to fit a card blank, print and cut. Notice how I have erased the centre of one of the papers? I knew it would be covered up so there is no point in […]

FOBTY August 27th

Hello! SaraL here with the last FOBTY of the month. My son is due to restart school next week – hooray! – and although I have enjoyed the summer holidays with him (really, I have!), I am so looking forward to getting back into a regular routine again.  Part of that routine has to now include exercise – […]

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