Saturday, October 22, 2011

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:

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40 comments:

  1. Creative DivaOctober 22, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    I truly love the calavera and those flowers you added are amazing. Glad to be on the hop with you.

    Hugs,
    Patty
    creativediva98.blogspot.com
    creativediva98 at gmail dot com

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  2. 365 Days of CricutOctober 22, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    this is gorgeous! I love that SVG!

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  3. JustYolieOctober 22, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Wonderful job X! Love the hoop earrings...she even has eyelashes! LOL Thank you for being part of the hop!! :):)

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  4. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    great project! Love the feather in her hair! She is so trendy!
    kacee

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  5. pattykOctober 22, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    Wow scary(beautiful)!! millierose651@aol.com

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  6. VICTORIAOctober 22, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    First of all I love that picture at the top of your blog. Your card is fantastic. You did a great job on it. :)
    win_or_lose52@hotmail.com
    http://victoriasjunk.blogspot.com

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  7. callyanncOctober 22, 2011 at 5:20 AM

    Genius! This is totally fab and new to me! I love it! TFS CallyAnn

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  8. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    oh wow love it.

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  9. jessicaOctober 22, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Awesome!!!
    TFS
    jessica
    chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
    eschfamily@yahoo.com

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  10. Ashley NicoleOctober 22, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    She is fabulous. Love the flowers and the feather. Love it.
    Ashley
    glamoroussideofscrapping at gmail dot com
    theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

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  11. JenOctober 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Oooh . . . beautiful in a scary kind of way! TFS!

    ~ Jen @ Musings of a Crafty Mom
    jlhudson2 at cox dot net

    P.S. We're hopping over at www.cookingwithcricut.com today and would love it if you'd join us!

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  12. Cathie wOctober 22, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    I love your project!!!TFS!!!

    Cathie
    scraphappycat@gmail.com

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  13. StacyOctober 22, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Great project! I love her earrings and eyelashes!
    Stacy

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  14. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Awesome, Love it! Hugs, Lori m

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  15. AmyOctober 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Great card- I must say it is quite scary!!! :)Amy
    amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com

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  16. GabyCreates.comOctober 22, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Beautiful Xochitl! so worthy of El Dia De Los Muertos! love it!

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  17. KristyLeeOctober 22, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Dont know how to uses SV files. But Love your lady skull! This turned out so FAB!!

    Peace,
    KristyLee
    my blog: http://kristyleesworld.wordpress.com/

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  18. NormaOctober 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    WOW!! I love this card!! very pretty and I really have to give SVG a try someday:) Glad to have been on this HOP with you.
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  19. Mommy's Crafty CreationsOctober 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Wow I Love it!! Im a big fan of these kind of calaveras. I would love to make one but to bad I have no clue that a svg is lol

    Veronica
    mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com
    mommyscraftycreations at gmail dot com

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  20. MariaOctober 22, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Wow! She is gorgeous!!! TFS

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  21. Kim HOctober 22, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    wonderful project, love the red/pink pop off the black and white. great additions on the bling and feather. thank you for sharing.

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  22. RosieOctober 22, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    she's beautiful!!!! very creative

    rosiemini@gmail.com
    www.scraplovingminis.blogspot.com

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  23. VanessaBOctober 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    that is awesome and sooo very creative! love it down to the jewel earring details :)

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  24. Rhonda MillerOctober 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Wow what a great card. I love it. TFS.

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  25. CricutLvr!!October 22, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Beautiful card!!! I absolutely love this!! All the detail and the creativity is just amazing!!!!

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  26. K ClarkOctober 22, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    thanks for the hop - I am a new follower :)
    leokc34 at gmail dot com

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  27. kramer_buffyOctober 22, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    me encanta el 3D effect de las flores!

    -- dalis

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  28. CandyOctober 22, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Awesome card!!
    Candy
    candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com

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  29. UnknownOctober 22, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Great card! I love the flowers. I'm your newest follower

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  30. TinaOctober 22, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Great project.

    Tina
    aurathentic@gmail.com

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  31. SusanOctober 22, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Thanks for the new idea and a chance to win! Keep up being creative.
    owllet at comcast dot net

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  32. Eva LaneyOctober 23, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    spooky cute, very cool!
    Eva :0)
    evascrapslife(at)gmail(dot)com
    http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com
    I have a giveaway on my blog

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  33. scrappinCOctober 23, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    WOW! What a great card. Love the eyes and the flowers.

    TFS!
    Cindy Lou
    endurapuppy at yahoo dot com
    http://scrappinc.blogspot.com

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  34. Heather D. ~ Fresh Brewed DesignsOctober 23, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    WOW!!! Your layers and embellies are just perfect on this unique and beautiful project! LOVE Teh eyelashes and gems

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  35. ShersL84bedOctober 23, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Wow, this is spooky. Love your flowers that you added, so pretty.
    I'm following your blog.

    ShersL84bed@aol.com

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  36. AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Amazing project. Really something different and interesting. My sister-in-law loves anything to do with Day of the Dead celebrations so this may be something to do for her. Thanks for sharing!

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  37. Indy's DesignsOctober 23, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    What a scary project...love it!

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  38. Melinda BeltranOctober 24, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    Wow that is a very creative card. She is definitely a "looker" Very clever and well done!

    Thank you for sharing your talents with us!


    Melin
    Blog: CookingWithCricut.com
    Shop: PaperCraftingWorld.com

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  39. AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Okay...she is beautiful and spooky all in one. Very creative!

    Dorcas
    dtroche@bellsouth.net
    www.craftycardangel.com

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  40. DenaFebruary 14, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing this file!

    Aloha,
    Dena Jones
    missdjones.blogspot.com

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