World Of Michael Trent

  Hey everyone.  Well, it's the July 4th weekend in America.  Sadly, I am not there to enjoy the fireworks and the heatwave.  This is one of my favorite holidays, and I miss being in NY for it.  To help celebrate, I made this slimline card to help celbrate the 250th birthday of the USA.   I used two images from the Painted Americana Clip Art set from KCS Designs by Kim on Etsy.  To help celebrate even more, KCS is having a 50% off sale through July 5th, 2026.  As you know, I am on the Design Team for KCS, and if you have loved any of my cards, this is a great time to stock up on digital papers, clipart, ephemera, folio kits...you name it.   To make this card: I die-cut a piece of red cardstock using a 3" x 7.5" stitched slimline die.  Then I die-cut the stars in the red cardstock using the Stars Background Slimline Die from Creative Expressions.   I cut a piece of glittered white fun foam and adhered it to the back o...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to a new Yes It's A Holiday, or Yes, It Is A Holiday collab with my Instagram buddies - Debra and Lori .  Today, June 29th, we are helping to celebrate National Camera Day, which recognizes the history of the camera and the art of photography, honoring the device's ability to document history and preserve cherished memories.  To read more about today's holiday, just click HERE . To make this card, I used the following digitals: - Camera With Flowers from DakhaShop on Etsy - Background paper is from the Say Cheese Papers  from Angie Blom Digital Designs   This is how I made this card:              I made a top-folding card, 5.5" x 4.25".   I printed one of the papers from the Say Cheese Papers.   I printed two of the camera images on a piece of white cardstock, die-cut one using a stitched rectangle die, and fussy-cut the flowers from the 2nd. I cut a piece of black cardstock,...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to my 4th weekly card celebrating Pride Month 2026. Today I used the Falling Hearts Embossing Folder from Stampin Up (retired) and one of the digital journal cards from the Fierce Collection from Traci Reed Designs. To make this card: I cut a 5.25" x 5.25" piece of watercolor paper and embossed it with the Falling Hearts Embossing Folder (#142761) from Stampin' Up.  It is retired, but you might be able to find one online.   Next, using blending brushes and Ranger Distress Inks, I added the colors of the rainbow - Festive Berries (Red), Ripe Persimmon (Orange), Squeezed Lemonade (Yellow), Mowed Lawn (Green), Salty Ocean (Blue), and Chipped Sapphire (Purple).   I made a 5.5" x 5.5" card base using purple cardstock.  Then I adhered a piece of fun foam to the back of the rainbow watercolor paper and adhered it to the card front. I printed one of the journal cards from the Fierce Collection by Traci Reed Designs , and die-cut ...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to the June 2026 Edition of the Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas with Deb and Lisa .  If you are new here, o n the 25th of each month, we (the Crafty Elves) post one or more holiday cards, hoping to inspire you to make your own cards for the holidays.  The other day I found some papers that were leftover from a Christmas mini-album I had made using an old collection from Echo Park called Reflections Christmas by Lori Whitlock.  One of the papers was a sheet with long holiday messages that I used to make 4 cards. This month I am sharing 2 slimline cards and next month I will share the other two cards.       Card No. 1 I made a top folding 3.25" x 7 7/8" slimline card base using a red cardstock.  I chose red because some of the snowflakes in the paper are red.  I printed a snowflake paper from the Letters to Santa digital collection by Carta Bella, die-cut a portion of the paper using a 3" x 7" stitched slimlin...

Hey everyone.  I may not live in the USA anymore but I still love to make cards for July 4th and, honestly, miss this holiday.  I have loved pigs since a kid and have a large selection of pig rubber stamps but, this "Happy Pork of July" stamp is my favorite.  It's been in my stash forever - it was made by Hambo in 2009.  Even though I can only use it for one holiday a year, it's a keeper. Do you guys have a stamp like this in your stash? If you would like to see how I made the card, below is my video on my World of Michael Trent YouTube Channel .   To make this card: I made a top-folding A2 card using white cardstock. Using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die, I die-cut a piece of dark blue cardstock. Using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, I die-cut a piece of white and a piece of red cardstock.  I embossed all 3 pieces with the Lots of Stars embossing folder from Taylored Expressions.  It's several years old and hard to find.  But you...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to a new Woodblock Wednesday card.  Wednesday is the day of the week to use woodblock stamps in your art.  On the last Wednesday of the month, my friend Amy celebrates her love of woodblock stamps with a post on her Woodblock Wednesday Instagram page. If you make a card of your own, make sure to link it to her card at THIS link by June 29th at 5am Pacific.  Every card linked has a chance to win a small prize from her.   I've been in the mood to start making Halloween cards and found this Halloween woodblock stamp from Outlines Rubber Stamps in my stash.  It has never been inked up until today.  Sadly, Outlines went out of biz years ago but I still own many of their stamps.  They were one of my favorite companies, and I still own a huge box of their stamps since they never seem to go out of style.   I made a top-folding A2 card base using orange cardstock.   I die-cut a piece of black cardsto...