{"id":77226,"date":"2022-09-18T08:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=77226"},"modified":"2022-09-17T18:33:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T22:33:50","slug":"show-off-shout-out-with-the-sugar-babes-9-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/show-off-shout-out-with-the-sugar-babes-9-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Show-Off & Shout-Out with the Sugar Babes: 9\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLet no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>
\nMother Teresa<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

How was your summer, my sweet scrapbooking friends? I hope you enjoyed some rest and relaxation as well as our Summer Scrap-A-Thon<\/strong><\/a> here at the Sweet Shoppe. As our store owner, Robin, said recently, we were absolutely blown away by how many of you participated in this year’s event! Thank you for joining us for our summer of laid-back scrapbooking challenges and lots and lots of prizes. Congratulations to all of our winners, including Nikki a.k.a. nowens<\/strong> (July’s $50 winner), smileark<\/strong> (August’s $50 winner), Tracie a.k.a. tkradtke<\/strong> (Grand Prize “Win Your Wishlist” winner), and the six scrapbookers who won a kit or mini-bundle<\/a>: Trina a.k.a. tjscraps<\/strong>, Scrap-therapy<\/strong>, LisaMT<\/strong>, slfam<\/strong>, ~Cindy~<\/strong>, and JillW<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Most of all, congratulations to each and every person who created even a single layout based on one of our Summer Scrap-A-Thon challenges. That’s one more memory you’ve recorded for yourself, for your family, for future generations to read and enjoy. I love what La’Shawn a.k.a. shawnbear<\/strong> had to say<\/a> about the Scrap-A-Thon: “It was just the kick in the rear I needed to get my scrapping mojo back. So that was a win!”<\/p>\n

But don’t worry; and don’t think that the end of the summer means the end of your scrappy challenges and creative motivation. With the month of September, we’ve resumed our “This or That?” Challenges<\/a>. Each month, we give you 15 pairs of challenges so you can choose “this one” or “that one” to create. For example, in September<\/a>, challenge #14 offers Jock Life (#14a) or Nerd Life (#14b). Challenge #2 tells you to scrap with a bulleted list (#2a) or with a numbered list (#2b). You get the idea… complete 5, 10, or 15 challenges by the end of the month, and you will earn a 20%, 30%, or 40% discount in the Sweet Shoppe and a chance to win a $50 gift certificate. You’ll find all the details in the September “This or That” Challenge post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But there’s another aspect to our monthly challenges and it might just be my favorite part<\/em>. It’s the \u201cShow Off & Shout Out\u201d<\/a> thread and it’s all about spreading love to the scrapbookers in our community who inspire you! Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n

Reply to the thread<\/a> to claim your spot. Throughout the month, update it with<\/p>\n