Cooking with Cricut Cartridge Showcase

Hello Bloggy Friends!!!  Today is my turn to showcase a cartridge for Cooking with Cricut and what did I choose?

***  Hello Kitty Greetings ***

Can we say cuteness overload. This cartridge is obviously full of the lovable Sanrio Kitty but it also has the cutest little accents and an outline feature is perfect for decor making. For my first project I used this feature to make a cute little onsie:

It cuts so nicely and pure simple cuteness!! I normally like to "color" the image with shirt paint, but in this case I wanted to keep it simple. Instead I just added some bling with my I-rock and voila from simple white to fabulous Kitty. I made a pair of these as part of a gift for my little niece. I did not used the HK cartridge for the second one but wanted to show you the pair of them so you can see how easy and fast is to create a personalized gift that new mommies just LOVE.

For my second project I used the card feature, I didn't even realize it was there until I started doing this project!! The card feature cuts some awesome shape cards, it takes card making to such a basic level that is great for kids projects, and you know how much girls love Hello Kitty. For my card I did the basic face card. The trick to the cards is to make sure to cut the card base, but also cut the shadow portion so that you don't end up with a part of the face cut off. 

For my next project I made a cute little gift purse, perfect for a little gift for that special HK lover. The purse is made using TBBM but he accents including the little flowers were made using HKG. You can make the flower look 3D by cutting multiple flowers and layering, it looks really neat.

For my last project I made a layout using 2 of the kitty cuts along with a title cut. 

Thank you for stopping by I hope I have inspired you to dust off the HK cartridge and start filling your craft room with kitty cuteness from this cartridge. Hugs, Xochitl.

WOOO HOOO! My first DT assignment! I have very anxious to share the news with you all, but I had to patiently wait until today to share the news. I have landed my fist DT assignment and it's with Melin and the wonderful team over at Cooking With Cricut!!! (insert happy dance). I am totally looking forward to my term with CWC and have already (sorta ) planned almost half of my projects! (well in my head at least) I have so many ideas that I want to share and I can't wait to get started. So without further a do here is my introductory project for my DT:

This week Challenge is:

Seuss-Read Across America Challenge

for this challenge we had to create a project featuring our favorite Dr. Seuss book or a project that encourages reading. For this, I kinda did both. I had been to create (or re-create) a book mark card that I have seen on several blogs. Most of the instructions involve doing it by HAND... no way, that's why I have my cricky! So I went on to find the easiest way to re-create it using only one cartridge and this is what I came up:

This is a tri-fold card using the AWESOME Art Philosophy cart from CTMH. I absolutely LOVE this cartrige, is like a fancy version of George or Plantin and it has a whole set of cards!

I welded the rounded edge card with a cute looking tag and sized it to fit an A2 size card when folded. 

When you get this card you get 2 for 1: the card and a cute bookmark!

The digital stamps are from Paper Crafting World where Melin has tons of adorable digis and cuttables. 

If you want to make your own bookmark card H E R E you will need to open it in the 

Cricut Craft Room to use. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon!

WOW it's been a while ....

I didn't realize how long it has been since I posted!! WOW I guess I was busier than I thought.   I have been doing lots of creating, just not a lot of posting.

Well time to start sharing again!! Here is a cute little card I made for a Quinceñera using the new Kristy Dailey color stamps, they are AWESOME for making quick projects that look like they took a lot of work! I love that she has this little flower girl with different hair color so you can use it to fit the occasion.

I made this card for my friend Abby's new challenge, which involves using a monochromatic scheme. I also used her fabulous Dilo en Espanol stamps which have the most perfect sentiments for all my  Spanish speaking card needs!! Check out her blog for details on the challenge or to order her Latinlicious stamps!!

Have a wonderful Weekend!!

Dia De los Muertos Blog Hop

Welcome to Abby's 2nd Annual

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS BLOG HOP

If you stop by to show me some live and visit my blog, thank you! But you might want to go back to Abby's blog and start hoppin there, there is lots of super CUTE projects along the way. If you are here from Sandra's blog you are in the right track and you are at your final stop.

For my project I created a monochrome card with an cute little flower that my buddy Celeste so kindly made for me. I used a black and white image for the skeleton and used RECOLLECTIONS elegance pack, which has some really cute cream and black paper, perfect to add an elegant look to any project.

To get the paper to match perfectly I used the reverse to print the image on and as the mat for the skull. I inked the edges with black Tim holtz ink and added black velvet accents and a cute little ribbon I had.

This card is in honor of my little Sister Jenny:

She left us 8 years ago at the tender age of 17, but to me it seems like yesterday that we were hanging out and enjoying life together. Although she is in our thoughts daily, on Dia De Los Muertos we like to visit her grave, decorated it and remember her vibrant smile and carefree spirit and think that one day we will be able to party in heaven with her. Love you and miss you tons Sisi!

Blog Hope Line up:




Abby: http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/  <----- Start HERE

Patty: http://www.mynameisscrappy.blogspot.com/

Ana Maria: http://www.shortycreations.com/

Angelica: http://handmadebyangelica.com/

Monica: http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

Donna: http://donnamundinger-popsicletoes.blogspot.com/

Michelle: http://scrappinwithmybug-scrappinwithmybug.blogspot.com/

Joanna: http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/

Sandra: http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Xochitl http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/  < ------ you are here

El Cucuy AKA Boogie Man Blog Hop

Thanks to my buddy Yolanda for inviting me to another wonderful hop. In the spirit of Halloween we are making cards to remind us of EL CUCUY this is the boogie man for some of the latin american cultures.

I wanted to do something scary but also cute, and what a better way to show scary cute than using a cute Catrina inspired card. I saw this graphic in one of my cousins profile pictures and I just knew I wanted to make it into a card or vinyl cutting or something it was just TOO CUTE. So here it is, I made it into an SVG and made a cute little card. Death is not only scary but elegant in Mexican traditions, and is often represented as LA CATRINA which is a well dressed skeleton that is very popular during this time of year.

For my Katrina Card I kept it simple black and white cardstock with dark pink/red for the flower and accents. I used black glitter for the nose and curled up the eye lashes.

If you will like to create your own scary cute calavera card click HERE to download the svg. Now onto your next stop, to the one that made this great hop possible Yolie. Thanks for the wonderful hops Yolanda!

Here is the full line up in case you get lost along the way:

Celeste http://touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com

Angie - http://angie-scrappinmemories.blogspot.com
Elsa - http://cricutlvr.blogspot.com
Erika - http://www.craftysprouts.com
Gaby - http://www.gabycreates.com
Monica - http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com
Norma - http://www.pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com
Patty - http://creativediva98.blogspot.com
Ruthie - http://septemberninth.blogspot.com
Sandra - http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
Xochitl - http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com  <---- you are HERE
Yolie - http://www.justyolie.com

Name Collage: Alyssa Jade

I have been SUPER busy at work, so I have not had much time to play with my bugs. But I had been working on a couple of gifts for several babies that coming in the next few months. This was was overdue as I was supposed to gift it as a shower present, but since it took me longer than expected it turned out to be a welcome baby present LOL.

This was made for my niece, and was created using the DCWV animal crackers paper pack and the Verana Alpha from Lettering Delights. I really like the look of this alphabet and have used it quite a bit. I like the nice thick font and the really cute flower/vines that come with the Alpha. The little monkey is my own creation, I made it using the pictures from the nursery decor that she is using:

Thanks to Amy the "Collage Queen" for inspiring me, these name collages are a humble attempt to scraplift some of her creations. I am getting better at these, but she is the QUEEN!

Dilo En Español! ~ Releases Today

Thank you for stopping by for the worldwide release of Dilo en Español. If you are here from Gaby's  blog you are in the right spot, if you came here to check my blog out, you want to go and stop at Abby's so you can see all the wonderful creations along the way.


Today is a wonderful day for my dear Friend Abby as today is the official release of her new stamp sets

 D I L O    E N   E S P A ñ O L 

I was honored to be asked to help pass the word on these wonderful new stamps which are completely in Spanish, ideal for those of us that like to share our cards with our Spanish speaking family and friends. When she first told me about her idea I was ecstatic to hear that there would be such a product, the Spanish speaking population is HUGE and there is hardly any stamps that cater exclusively to the Spanish speaking market. I am very thankful that I was able to get a sneak peek of her 3 first new sets Suspirando con Tina (looove the title), Que Siga la fiesta and Queremos Pastel.


For my first card I used the "Que Siga la fiesta" set which has stamps for all major holidays and events (fiestas). For my first card I used the FELIZ DIA stamp combined with DE LAS BRUJAS which translates to Happy Witch's Day (Halloween).

For my card I used AC card stock in matching Halloween colors. I made a tent card, which is hard to appreciate in the picture, but this card opens up and the the cute little witch dangles from the middle of the card. Very cute! The little witch was from a digital set from an Argentinian artist, but she no longer has a website, so I can't give her credit :( because her link is no longer working and I don't know her name ). But is cute anyway so THANK U my Argentinian friend! I accented the card with yummy twine from The Twinnery. Which Abby also sells, so check out her store. And the stamps are so cute that I would not stop at one..... I saw this Freebie over at Peggy Loves Vintage Blog and I knew that I wanted to make a Thanksgiving card...to early you say... not at all! Fall and Halloween colors are interchangeable so since I already had my orange paper out .......here is what I made:

Here I used the FELIZ DIA stamp again and combined it with DE ACCION DE GRACIAS (Thanksgiving). The vintage image is just so cute it does not need much to make it stand out. I again used my fabulous TWINE and accented it with a cute little leaf brad. Hope you all liked what I made and come back later this week as I am already working on some other cards in ESPAñOL of course.

Now here is the blog hop list for you to follow, the next stop is Candance.

Abby http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Patty http://cardsbypattytanuz.blogspot.com/

Ana Maria http://www.shortycreations.com/

Yvonne http://scrappingisbliss.blogspot.com/

Michelle http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

Gaby http://www.gabycreates.com/

Xochitl http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/   <------ You Are HERE

Candace http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/