Welcome to the World of Michael Trent, a crazy American artist living in the countryside of Sao Paulo, Brasil. A person in love with paper, stencils, rubber stamps, and markers. The creator of StenDoodle, a technique that merges stencils with doodling. I hope you enjoy your time in my World!
Hello everyone! Today I am thrilled to share a Harry Potter Mini Album I recently made for a "Find My Mojo Challenge " on the Your Book of Memories Community. I had lost a bit of my mojo and we decided to have a 2-week challenge to make an album using the Ho Ho Hello Mini Album Tutorial with any themed paper collection we wanted to use. I made a Harry Potter-themed album using some of the coolest Harry Potter papers from Paper House Productions.
Below is a walkthrough of the album, which you can also find on my World of Michael Trent YouTube Channel. Below the video are photos of the album, and, at the end of this post, are links to what I used as well as coupon codes for Your Book of Memories and Paper House Productions.
**Come learn or share your love of papercrafting and mini albums by joining the Your Book of Memories Community. There is no cost to be part of the community.
I think I have it all covered. LOL. Thanks for watching the video and stopping by my blog. I'd love to know what you think of the book, the papers, etc. Below are links to all of my social media pages if you would like to follow me there too.
Hello everyone. I wanted to share a quick card I just made using a Snowflake Cover Die from Momenta (No. 2219525) that I found in my stash. It's long retired but I did fine THIS ONE for sale on Poshmark - if you want to snag it. I loved making this card because it can be for any of the holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah, even Kwanzaa - just add the sentiment you need for the holiday. And using white glittered fun foam makes it so much easier.
Here's what I did:
I made an A2 size card using dark blue cardstock.
I cut a piece of white glittered fun foam, adhered some 2" double-sided tape to the back, and die-cut the Momenta Snowflake Die. If you don't have the fun foam, you can use glittered cardstock.
After carefully removing all the pieces I did not need, I adhered the glittered snowflake to my card front.
For the inside:
I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped and embossed the snowflake sentiment from the Poinsettia stamp set from Ciao Bella Paper, and adhered it to the inside. Then I colored the words "snowflakes" and "different" using a light blue fine-tip marker.
Lastly, I added clear Swarovski crystals to the center of each of the snowflakes on the front of the card, which you probably can't see in the photo but, trust me, they are there.
Done! Hope you guys liked this quick idea. Does anyone use fun foam on their cards? Just curious. Until next time...
Hello everyone! It's been a few months since I collaborated with my friends Debra and Lisa and it's great to join them again for the October 2024 Edition of The Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas, which happens on the 25th of each month, in hopes that our ideas inspire you guys to start to make or help you in your Christmas card making fun.
This month I have 2 quirky cards to share with everyone. I know this image of a Holiday Bunny from Lady Stella Creates on Etsy is not for everyone but when I saw the bunny hanging lights on a Christmas tree, I thought it was a fun, quirky image and I had to have it. He, or she, just makes me smile.
Card No. 1
I made a top-folding A2 card using white cardstock to which I adhered some Christmas striped paper.
I printed the Holiday Bunny on white cardstock, die-cut it using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, and stamped Dotted Merry Christmas from Technique Junkies under the image.
I adhered fun foam to the back of the printed image, layered it on red cardstock, and then to the card front.
Lastly, I adhered small crystals to the string of lights and to the dot between each of the letters in the sentiment, and a little white pompom to his tail.
Card No. 2
I made a top-folding A2 card using white cardstock to which I adhered some Christmas striped paper.
I printed the Holiday Bunny on white cardstock, die-cut it using a nesting die from my stash.
I die-cut a piece of gold mirror paper using the next size die, layered the white on it, then a piece of fun foam to the back of the gold mirror cardstock, then to the card front.
Lastly, I adhered red crystals to two layers of the card front and small crystals to the tree.
I hope you have enjoyed these card ideas and I hope you will find time to visit the other Crafty Elves and see what they made. All of our social media links are below.
Hello, y'all. Today I am joining my friends Deb (Meticulosity) and Celeste (Crafting Junky) for a coffee and cards Halloween collaboration. Sadly, it's from afar and I wish the 3 of us could be in the same room having coffee and making cards together. Today is all about Halloween and the mood board we used for inspiration is below.
And, my coffee of choice today is a tall hot cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee by Farmstand in my fake Canon to-go cup. Yum!
Lately, I have become obsessed with Pop-Up and Twist Panel cards and have made a few for Halloween and Christmas. I had never made one until about two weeks ago after watching some videos on YouTube. It looked intimidating at first, but then, after making my first one, I realized I was being silly. They are so easy to make. They are A2 in size and fit in a regular envelope but there is some bulk to the card so you might have to pay more to mail them to someone.
I made a video on how to make this card, which you can watch below, on my YouTube channel - World of Michael Trent, or by clicking HERE.
I'm working on a Christmas Pop-up and Twist Panel card and I think I will do a blog post soon with a step-by-step with photos. As for supplies to make this card, you don't need much:
1 sheet of 12" x 12" solid cardstock or 2 sheets of 8.5" x 11" or A4 cardstock
1-3 pieces of scrapbook-themed papers
Double-sided tape or wet glue
A scoring board and bonefolder
A rubber stamp for a sentiment (optional)
Here is this card with and without googly eyes.
And here is a card with a sentiment stamped on the inside.
I hope you enjoy the card and video as much as I enjoyed making them. I'm excited to see what Debra and Celeste have made. You can check out their cards on their blogs - links are below.
Ola pessoal! Hoje vou compartilhar um álbum que fiz para um menino usando o tutorial Minni-Sota Album do Your Book of Memories. Adorei aprender a fazer esse álbum! A encadernação/capa é diferente de tudo que já fiz, a parte de cascata dentro do álbum também é única, e confesso que aprendi muito ao fazer esse projeto.
Usei os 6 papéis de menino da coleção Sweet Dreams da Arte Fácil Artesanato, uma empresa brasileira de scrapbook. Essa coleção tem 12 papéis no total – 6 para meninos e 6 para meninas – e dá pra fazer esse álbum com qualquer um desses papéis.
Aviso: isso não é uma propaganda paga do Your Book of Memories nem da Arte Fácil Artesanato. Não recebi dinheiro ou presentes para fazer esse post, estou apenas compartilhando meu amor por essas marcas.
Aqui embaixo tem um vídeo mostrando o álbum que também está no meu canal do YouTube - World of Michael Trent. E, logo abaixo do vídeo, tem algumas fotos do álbum.
Fotos do Álbum:
Frente do Álbum
Bolso de Acetato e Cascata na Parte da Frente
Página de Acetato com 2 Molduras para Fotos Tamanho Instagram
Frente da Cascata
11 Abas da Cascata para 22 Fotos
Parte de Trás do Álbum
Espero que vocês gostem desse álbum tanto quanto eu amei fazer! Se quiser que eu faça um para você, é só deixar um comentário aqui embaixo. Eu envio para qualquer lugar do mundo. Vou adorar saber o que acharam do álbum, dos papéis, etc. – por favor, deixem um comentário!
Hello everyone. Today I am sharing an album I made for a baby boy using the Minni-Sota Album Tutorial from Your Book of Memories. I loved learning how to make this album. The binding/cover is different than anything I have ever made, the waterfall component inside the album is different than anything I have ever made and, I have to admit that, I learned a lot from making this album.
I used the 6 boy papers from the Sweet Dreams Collection from Arte Facil Artesanato, a Brasilian scrapbook company. There are 12 papers in this collection - 6 for boys and 6 for girls and this album can be made for either using these papers.
**Disclaimer - this is not a paid endorsement of Your Book of Memories or Arte Facil Artesanato. No money or gifts were exchanged for this post. I am just sharing my love for these brands.
Below is a video walk-thru of the album that you can also find on my YouTube Channel - World of Michael Trent. And, below the video, are photos of the album.
Photos of the album:
Front of Album
Inside Front Acetate Pocket and Waterfall
Acetate Flap with 2 Instagram Size Photo Mats
Waterfall Component Front
11 Waterfall Component Flaps for 22 Photos
Back of Album
I hope you love this album as much as I loved making it. If you want me to make one for you, please comment below. I can ship worldwide. I'd love to know what you think of this album, the papers, etc. - please, leave me a comment below.