{"id":92373,"date":"2026-01-30T18:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=92373"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:01:34","slug":"our-20th-birthday-party-starts-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/our-20th-birthday-party-starts-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 20th Birthday Party Starts NOW!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Friday Sweet Shoppers! 20 years! Can you believe it? I thought 10 years was a major milestone, and now we\u2019ve doubled it! More than 80 designers have called Sweet Shoppe home over the past two decades, and even more scrappers than that have been part of our team as SugarBabes too! It\u2019s been an incredible adventure, and I am so incredibly grateful to have been at the helm of this wonderful place for all this time.<\/p>\n

I say this every year, but we are truly so blessed to have been part of your lives for such a long time too. We simply couldn\u2019t do what we do without each of you supporting our small business and the women from around the world who pour their hearts into creating here. Finding a career where we\u2019re surrounded by talented women and beautiful things week in and week out is the best thing EVER. From the bottom of our hearts, thank YOU for 20 years of seriously sweet memories!<\/p>\n

Like we do each February, we have sooooo much planned for you over the upcoming month! You may notice today\u2019s newsletter has a refreshed look, and you may spot a few small changes around the site too. We also have lots of fun happening in our community forums that I\u2019ll share more about a little later. But for now, let\u2019s kick off the celebration with a fabulous sale where you\u2019ll save 40% storewide<\/a>, including this week\u2019s scrumptious new releases! Read on for all the details\u2026<\/p>\n

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Seriously, who doesn\u2019t love a sale? With the exception of a few bundles that may already be deeply discounted, you can save 40% on everything in the shoppe, including our newest releases! And trust me, the designers did not hold back this week. They\u2019ve created a heap of amazing new goodies that you\u2019re going to fall in love with.<\/p>\n

I adore the products hitting the shoppe this weekend, so without any more babbling from me, take a peek at\u2026
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From jam-packed collections that celebrate one of your favorite characters, to designs that highlight the people we love, the hobbies that make us smile, moments worth celebrating, and so much more, this weekend\u2019s releases are overflowing with goodness! You\u2019ll also find some truly must-have new templates mixed in, making it even easier to bring your favorite stories to life.<\/p>\n

If you missed it last weekend or were holding out for our Birthday sale, don\u2019t forget that Allie of Lliella Designs is currently in the spotlight as our latest Featured Designer! We\u2019d love for you to get to know her a little better over the next week. She\u2019s created an adorable kit as her Featured Designer freebie, and it\u2019s yours FREE when you spend $10 in the shoppe! Treat yourself and be sure to add it to your stash before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n

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Since we first created our SugarBabe Gallery back in 2007, our amazing Babes have added more than 64,000 layouts to it. That\u2019s over 3,400 layouts a year! They\u2019re still going strong and working hard behind the scenes to create pages that inspire you week in and week out. They make us look so good, and we hope this week\u2019s eye candy gets you in the mood to fit in a little weekend scrapping\u2026<\/p>\n

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Pretty amazing, right? Are you still hanging in there with me? Because we\u2019re not done yet\u2026<\/p>\n

Our annual Party Game-A-Day (PGAD)<\/a> officially returns for this year\u2019s celebration! If you haven\u2019t played along in the past, you\u2019ll definitely want to make time to join us each day in February for playful games, scrap challenges, fun conversations, and so much more.<\/p>\n

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The designers have truly outdone themselves with this year\u2019s mega-collab, My Happy Place, our adorable tribute to the sweet community we\u2019ve nurtured together over the past 20 years. Best of all, you\u2019ll be able to collect each designer\u2019s contribution to this fun collection FREE just for celebrating with us! The seven beauties above are just a taste of what\u2019s to come, so be sure to check in each day in February to grab them all.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s PGAD officially kicks off February 1st, which means the first challenges won\u2019t be posted until tomorrow night at 11pm Eastern. Be sure to head over to the forums now so you\u2019re ready to jump in from Day One, and maybe even set an alarm so you don\u2019t miss a single piece of this party-perfect, limited edition collab!<\/p>\n

Whew! I\u2019m almost done\u2026 I promise, but I have one last thing to share. If you love our monthly challenges, we\u2019ve been working on a brand-new system for 2026, and I\u2019m so excited for the big reveal. Say hello to our newest Connect & Create<\/a> monthly challenges, our sweet new way to celebrate your creativity all year long. Here’s a sneak peek…<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m so excited for you to jump into the fun that I\u2019m opening the forum a little early so you can get a head start! With infinite ways to make connections, scrap pages that are meaningful to you, and earn Sweet Rewards, it\u2019s easier than ever to play along. I hope you\u2019ll pop over, check out the details, and join us. It\u2019s going to be an amazing year of \u201cconnections,\u201d and you can earn some pretty sweet goodies just for doing what you love.<\/p>\n

On that note, I\u2019m off for a couple of days, but I\u2019ll be back on Tuesday with extra sweet savings on Allie\u2019s Featured Designer fan sale and a reminder about the storewide sale so you don\u2019t miss a thing.<\/p>\n

From everyone here at Sweet Shoppe Designs, thank you for making us the sweetest spot on the web for the past 20 years. We\u2019re so proud of how far we\u2019ve come, and we can\u2019t wait to celebrate many more birthdays with all of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!<\/p>\n

Until then sweet friends, keep making memories and scrap MORE!<\/p>\n

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