World Of Michael Trent

  Hey everyone.  It's that time of the year again - the {BYSHC} Christmas in July 2026 Linky Party!  This is a great time to make some Christmas cards to help join the fun.   Last month, for my June Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas post,  I made some Christmas cards using leftover papers from a Christmas mini-album I had made a few months back.  The paper I used was an older collection from Echo Park called Reflections Christmas by Lori Whitlock.   You can find the digital version HERE . I didn't use the long red strip with all the Christmas words in white, so I made these two cards using it and will link them up in the {BYSHC} Christmas in July Linky Party . Card No. 1 Using white cardstock, I made a top-folding 3" x 7.5" slimline card base. I adhered the red-and-white striped paper to the front of the card base.  The long strip is 2" wide.  I cut from the word Jingle down to Memories, and layered it on a piece of red cardstock....

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, July 8th, we are helping to celebrate National Raspberry Day, a day dedicated to enjoying the sweet-tart fruit and its numerous health benefits, including its high levels of antioxidants, vitamins, and fiber.    To read more about today's holiday, just click HERE . Believe it or not, I had no raspberry stamps or papers to use.  Not even a digital image or paper.  So I tried something new...I used an AI to help me design this image of raspberries with a watercolor look.   If you would like to have this digital image, you can find it on my Ko-Fi page for FREE.  Just click HERE . This is how I made these cards:              I printed two of the raspberry images at 50% on white cardstock.   Using Kraft cardstock, I made two top-folding cards, 5.5" x 4.25", and I distr...

  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...