Hello Kitty Cartridge, Card

I finally took some time to dust off my beloved Cricut and try out one of my recent cartridges- I've been a fan of Hello Kitty since I was a little girl. I was tickled that my parents gifted me this cartridge (along with Pagoda) for my Birthday!! I've had the HK font cart so the "salutations HK" is a welcomed addition to my collection.

Inside the "Salutations HK" is a bunch of HK shape CARDS! OMG! Yes, Hello Kitty CARDS!! Precious, adorable, cute cards!!

Here's my SECOND try at a card (2nd because it is my favorite- favorites go first, lol) :) Read below for what I learned in my first attempt with this cart & image..

Below is my very first try at the HK card...it is still cute, but I prefer the one above.

Both cards are cut 5-1/4 on my Expression. At first glance I thought the base card needed to black and fill in the face, hands, feet with white card stock but, it didn't work out quite like my minds eye pictured. In person, this card shows the outline of the body and the base, so it is cuter in person. I left the sleeve off for the picture so I could show the base on this card is a black base:

All in all, it requires a lot of cuts to finish the card. But, totally worth it for any Hello Kitty Fan!