Made it to the Scribd Rising List and Amy Atlas!

My blog just got a lot of traffic from the sweet mention in Glorious Treats! So much that my Sweet Berrylicious Scribd Document got into Scribd's Rising List! So happy!

Also Amy Atlas featured Glory's fabulous desert table on her blog! I am so happy for her and also so excited to see one of my designs on Amy's blog!!! I know it doesn't really count as a mention in the blog world :( but I am super excited anyway!!! Those cupcake toppers look so good on Amy's blog... and of course now I am one step closer to being featured on her blog someday, and HWTM and Martha... well let me kep dreaming :)

And stay tuned because I will soon share some cute bag toppers for the Sweet Berrylicious Collection!

New Pop-up Invitation Design: {Sweet Hunny Collection}

A friend of mine found me on Etsy and fell in love with my designs! Although I am on a break, I decided to create a pop-up invitation for her baby boy first birthday. The birthday has a Winnie the Pooh theme, so I created a bee-hunny related theme... hunny like Pooh spell it! I created the invitation with the form of a bee hive with happy bees inside and of course hunny at the top! I drew everything, including the bee and hunny pot myself in AI! This collection will be available on my Etsy Shop soon! Now enjoy the pics I took from my creation.

What do you think? Is this the cutest bee hive you have ever seen?

Sweet Berrylicious {Free Party!} Part 2

I am adding some other stuff to my free Sweet Berrylicious Party printables, this time is Sweet Circles and Thank you tags! The thank you tags say: "Thank you... for coming to my party!" These match with the other free printables I have posted here and here. I am so excited to be writing about how to make a budget party, I hope to be helping someone out there!

I am still working on the Adobe PDF File for these... as you may know there are people out there imitating (stealing) the hard work of some wonderfully talented women and selling them on Etsy! It happened to Kim from The TomKat Studio, to Amy from Living Locurto and recently to Linnette from Paper Glitter!

I work hard to make my designs uniquely cute and sweet, I honestly don't want to see them for sale as a malformed imitation!

My best advice for those people is: (I just came up with this)

"Everyone is unique, 

just don't forget to find that uniqueness yourself" 

Lorell - Sweetly Sweet

Inspiration can be found everywhere, in the sound of the rain falling, in the giggles of your baby, the colors of the sky... be creative and unique, people really appreciate that!

Now that I said that... other things I am planning for the Sweet Berrylicious collection are:

•  Treat bag toppers
• A printable pinwheel (as a craft for kids)

Please be patient, I will be adding everything slowly but surely!

UPDATE: Download the free file here!

What else do you want to see in this collection?

A Sweet Berrylicious Tutorial {And a Freebie!}

Not too long ago, a sweet reader asked how did I made my Treat Boxes. Well, today I wanted to relax from school and work for a few hours so what a better way to relax than to sit in front of my computer and play with Illustrator! 

My daughter is all Strawberry Shortcake right now, her grandpa got her the new movie and all she  wants to do is watch it again and again. So I thought I could make a little box for her to play with...  I love this colors so much that now I am trying to decide between Alice in Wonderland or Strawberry Shortcake for her birthday! 

Maybe you have a little one that loves Strawberry Shortcake as well so I decided to share this wonderful design with all of you.  I am not a fan of doing heavy character birthdays, but if you go to the Strawberry Shortcake site, along with this free download you can throw a little inexpensive party for your little girl. I will probably dedicate another post for that.  

For now, here is a little tutorial on how to make a cute 3.5 inches square box (with some Sweet Circles as a bonus!!!) like the one pictured below:

 

 UPDATE: Download the Sweet Berrylicious Collection here.

Then follow this simple instructions:

 

Print the file on heavy cardstock and cut around the box template. Score on all the light pink lines. Put the parts of the box side by side as shown here.

 

 Glue or tape this two sides first. You should end up with something like this.

 

Glue or tape the side flap as shown above, then the flaps at the bottom. That's it! 

Your beautiful box should look like this:

Your little princess will have lots of fun with it...

 

Add a little tissue paper in bright green for a festive look.

 

Punch the free Sweet Circles and you are ready to party!!!

I really hope you enjoyed this tutorial and freebie, if you did please let me know by commenting below!

Help spread the word, if you think someone you love will find this freebie useful, please Retweet or Facebook Share using my new handy little buttons on the top right of the post!

New on my Etsy Shop: {Baby Shower Clothes Line Collection}

I just love how this Baby Shower collection looks! It includes a super cute invitation, Sweet Circles, a PillowBox and Baby Shower Games (Word Scramble and a Blank Bingo Card).  Let me tell you, to get a listing ready for Etsy is a lot of work! Between printing, cutting and assembling (the easy part), then taking pics, choosing the best pics, editing, coming up with descriptions, pricing, a baby screaming for mommy's milk (yes my daughter still breastfeeds!), etc... it is overwhelming. But here they are and I hope you like it!

Baby Shower Clothes Line Collection pics!

 

 

 

 

Did I mention that I designed everything, even the polka dot patterns?

You can find this on my Etsy Shop!

Now I only have to put up the listing for the Damask Baby Shower Collection!

New on my Etsy Shop: {Printable Valentine's Party Collection}

I am so glad that I finally got this listings up on my Etsy Shop! I am in love with this Valentine's Collection, it includes two invitation designs, Sweet Circles, a cute pillowbox and editable tags! No more writing the Candy Buffet labels or place cards by hand! Did I mention that I made all the clipart for the designs?

Here are the pics of the collection!

 

 

 

 

You can find this collection on my Etsy Shop!

New on my Etsy Shop: {Printable 2010 Valentine's Collection}

I am thrilled to announce a Printable Valentine's Collection on my Etsy Shop! Click here to see the collection. This collection was made with lots of detail, I made the pattern, and all illustrations of the collection. The envelope is lined on the inside and the cards and Sweet Circles are two sided! The collection also has editable parts, two small Sweet Circles are editable and the To: and From: part of the mini card.

This collection will surely impress the person who receives it! Here are some pics.

You can also print 3" Sweet Circles and place the photo of your preference to hand with the cards!

The fields highlighted are editable so you can personalize this cards for each recipient!

Use a corner rounder for a cuter look. And look below for the lining of the envelopes!

Gratitude Tree Tags - {I am Thankful For...}

I just stumbled with the Gratitude Tree idea from Show Me Crafts and I just had to share.  It consists on doing a tree out of branches and putting it inside your house, then write what you are grateful for on tags and hang them from the tree. The girls from Show Me Crafts show how to do a cute banner to go with your tree. Cute idea that can become a new family tradition!

I loved the idea so much that I am doing a Gratitude Tree as the Thanksgiving dinner table center piece this year in my home. When we sit down to eat, I will ask each guest to write down what they are thankful for and hang the tags from the tree.  Well, being the crafty person I am, I designed some {I am Thankful For...} tags for the occasion. They have the perfect colors of Autumn and a cute design. And the best part is they are free! So download your high resolution Gratitude Tags PDF file and begin a new family tradition!

Here is the English Version:

I am Thankful for... - Sweet Circles by Sweetly Sweet

And for all my Spanish speaking readers, this one is for you:

Estoy Agradecido Por... - Sweet Circles by Sweetly Sweet

If you use this please share your experience, leave a comment! Enjoy your new family tradition!

Stay tuned for my next project: DIY Printable Santa Letters - {to North Pole}

DIY Christmas Pop-up Cards

Christmas is just around the corner, and here are the cards I made for the occasion. I used a pattern similar to that of the Wedding Cake Pop-up Cards for the pop-up, combined to the circles I used for the Cupcake Birthday Invitations, and I went to Shutterstock and Etsy to find a modern color pattern. The design is three gifts stacked on top of the other with a modern bow on top and lots of cirlces, I designed everything myself in Ai.  This cute card will most definitely be displayed by the lucky receiver.

 This is a little banner-thing I made to practice for when I have my Etsy Shop! What do you think?

This is the card, it measures 8.5 x 5.5 inches.

This is the pop-up part, look very closely and notice that it is lined on the inside with a matching stripes and circles pattern.

I added a paper ribbon to the outside, it closes itself with the included Sweet Circles by Sweetly Sweet, so no need for an envelope.

This is the other side.

And the best part... I will have my first giveaway soon!!! Stay tuned because I will send the PDF file of this cute DIY Christmas Pop-up Cards (Personal use only) to one lucky winner.  But first, I have to do the DIY instructions, which will take me some time, because I want to do a well done tutorial. I will host the giveaway in the following weeks!!!