World Of Michael Trent

  Hello everyone, and welcome to the May 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.  One way to show your cards off to the world is by entering them in a card challenge blog.  One of the largest I have found is " A Perfect Time to Craft ".  Every month, they have a sponsor for the challenge, offering the chance to win some free digitals if you upload one of your own cards.  Every month is an "Anything Goes" theme, and even though there is a sponsor, you don't need to use their products if you don't have any. This month, their sponsor is Fred She Said , and, having never heard of them, I went over and checked out their store.  I ended up buying 3 digital sets, one of which I used on today's card, which I plan to enter it in the May  " A Perfect Time T...

  Hey all.  Just popping in here to share with you 2 quick, colorful, and tropical coffee-themed cards.  I also wanted to share with you the news that the 2026 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is happening over on Coffee Loving Papercrafters .  This is an industry hop, and you don't need to make a card to win any prizes.  Each stop along the hop is offering a chance to win something.  Follow the directions at each stop to have a chance to win.  There are over $400 in prizes.  Good luck to everyone.   Click HERE to get started.    Here's a video on my YouTube Channel - World of Michael Trent - showing you how I made the cards. And, if you are more of a blog person, here is a step-by-step for you with photos.  To make these two cards, I used images from the digital set of  30 Vibrant Coffee Art Prints  by  Infinite Glance Art , and sentiments from the Word Snippets Coffee Phrases  by  KCS Design...

Hey y'all.  Did you know that today is International Tea Day?  Yup...it was established by the United Nations as an annual celebration of tea's cultural heritage, immense economic impact, and vital role in rural livelihoods worldwide.   To help celebrate, my friend Debra, of Meticulosity , and I are doing another He Made It / She Made It collaboration and making some fun tea cards.  And, if you want to read more about today's holiday, just click HERE . My card uses one of the images from Whimsical Tea and Tales Clip Art by KCS Designs by Kim on Etsy, along with a tea sentiment from an old set by Fiskars called Latte Love .   I printed one of the images from the Whimsical Tea and Tales Clip Art twice at 75%, on white cardstock.  One image will be my focal point, and the other image I plan to fussy-cut the small flowers.   I die-cut (a) the part of the image I want on my card front using a stitched circle die; (b) a piece of pink cardstock us...

  Hey everyone.  As you know, I spend a lot of time on Etsy, and I recently came across a new store on Etsy called  Pattie's Creations .  She sells some of the cutest B&W digital images that are perfect for cardmakers and crafters.  I have NO affiliation with this store - just sharing a good find with y'all.  The first time I visited her store, I ended up buying 3 digital images, but I plan to go visit again soon for a few more.  One of the images I bought is called  Cup and Saucer with Flowers , and it's the image on today's card.  The first card I made was a cute and colorful one with a yellow coffee cup.  But, just as I finished the card, I realized there were 2 creases, and my OCD forced me to remake it.  LOL The first card I made.  Notice the crease on the tulip and in the upper right corner.   Below is a video I made showing how I made the card. If you are more of a photo person, below is a step-by-step...

  Hey everyone.  A "snarky" friend of mine asked me to make her some "snarky" cards for some of her girlfriends.  She wanted them to be pretty and feminine with a "snarky" sentiment.  I gave her one of Tim Holtz' Small Talk Snarky sticker packs, asked her to pick her two favorite sentiments, and then I made these two cards, which are so easy and fast to make!! I started by printing two images from the Electric Daydreams Journal Papers from KCS Designs by Kim , and then die-cutting them using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die.  These are very bright and whimsical images.  If these are too bright for your taste, you can also go with the Soft Daydreams Whimsical Papers , which also have great faces to use with sentiments.   I made 2 top-folding A2 card bases using purple and green cardstock to match the images.  Then I die-cut two pieces of white cardstock using the same stitched rectangle die.  I cut two pieces of black fun foam, a...