Happy Birthday, SSD!

[Sherri Tierney]

I soooo remember when SSD opened. I remember the chatter and rumors of the store going around digiland before the official opening. I remember thinking that they chose such a fun name for a February opening because February reminds me of sweetness. What IS hard for me to fathom is that it has been 14 years. Like, what??

Had I not retired from designing, I would be celebrating 14 years myself this year. My youngest is 14 and I started when he was a few months old. My how time does fly! Not even kidding!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Shoppe! Making it 14 years as a shop in this business is quite an accomplishment! :thumbup:

[Neverland Scraps]

I don't remember the start of SSD because I had my nose stuck in another store that I never paid attention to the digi-world around me! I can't remember why I joined this site all those years ago, maybe for an event like this and for free product? I can't remember for the life of me because it seems SO LONG AGO! I know when Robin did the brand makeover to this pink and not quite black is when I started noticing SSD because it stood out above the rest of the stores! But it wasn't until a few years ago that I finally jumped in and made SSD my home after floundering around from closed down store to closed down store!

I'm really glad SSD is still around and what I consider a backbone to this hobby we all love so much!! :wub: Happy birthday SSD, to the designers in the past, present and the future of this amazing community! Here's to many more years of memory keeping! :wub:

On a side note, Sherri I just did a search on you and I think I found you back at Elemental Scraps! Man I applied for their site ct and was so crushed when they didn't accept me. I had no idea why. Looking back I know why! :blink: But you were an amazing designer back then. Melissa B was with you at the same time, right?

[Sherri Tierney]

On a side note, Sherri I just did a search on you and I think I found you back at Elemental Scraps! Man I applied for their site ct and was so crushed when they didn't accept me. I had no idea why. Looking back I know why! :blink: But you were an amazing designer back then. Melissa B was with you at the same time, right?

ES was one of the stores I was at. I was there longer than any others. I loved that place. There was a fair bit of drama there, but I still called it home. Yes, Mel was there too! :) My brain is mush sometimes, but I'm pretty sure Jenn Barrette was there with us for a while as well. There are other designers here that I worked with over the years. Anyone remember Sunshine Studios? :)

I miss designing and I often think I might dive back in. I have this notebook of kit ideas that I keep. The time suck that I found designing to be deters me though. Okay, the time suck that I found looking for design inspiration. I could sit for 5 hours choosing a color scheme for a kit. I don't have that kind of time now so I would have to be way more disciplined and not chase rabbits down holes. ;)

Anyway, I'm SO glad that so many of my old designer friends are still doing their thing! They create such great products that I don't have to go far to find something to work for what I want to scrap!

[joelsgirl]

I'd been hanging out at Two Peas & Digi Shop Talk, but it wasn't until the forums opened here that I finally felt like I'd found my home. : )

[Neverland Scraps]

ES was one of the stores I was at. I was there longer than any others. I loved that place. There was a fair bit of drama there, but I still called it home. Yes, Mel was there too! :) My brain is mush sometimes, but I'm pretty sure Jenn Barrette was there with us for a while as well. There are other designers here that I worked with over the years. Anyone remember Sunshine Studios? :)

I miss designing and I often think I might dive back in. I have this notebook of kit ideas that I keep. The time suck that I found designing to be deters me though. Okay, the time suck that I found looking for design inspiration. I could sit for 5 hours choosing a color scheme for a kit. I don't have that kind of time now so I would have to be way more disciplined and not chase rabbits down holes. ;)

Anyway, I'm SO glad that so many of my old designer friends are still doing their thing! They create such great products that I don't have to go far to find something to work for what I want to scrap!
I do remember Sunshine Studios!!! All the "cool" designers are sunshine girls, including Flergs!! Amazing talent there at the time of digi!

[rach3975]

Every year when SSD celebrates its birthday and we talk about the early days of SSD and digiscrapping, it's such a walk down memory lane! My digi home was Scrapbook Bytes for a long time then Digi Shop Talk. After that I bounced around to a few places, including Elemental Scraps. Even though I was here on opening day (had to check it out after all the buzz and speculation!), I didn't make it my digi home until later. I think it may have been around 2008, but it could have been later.