World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone.  Today, I would like to share another card I made for the  2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .   The hop runs through November 14th, there are 35 Super Sponsors, and lots of prizes to be won if you make a card of your own or even comment on the posts.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    I knew that I would use a stitched slimline rectangle die measuring 3 5/8" x 8 5/8" as my main layer, and a die measuring 3.25" x 8.25" for the top layer/image layer, and I had to make sure the image would fit inside.  After a few tries on printer paper, I settled at 86%, and printed the image twice, at 86%, on heavyweight white cardstock.  The dies I used were made by Pink Fresh Studio but have been discontinued.   ...

Hello everyone.  Today, I would like to share with everyone the 4th card I made for the  2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .   The hop runs through November 14th, there are 35 Super Sponsors, and lots of prizes to be won if you make a card of your own or even comment on the posts.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    Now on to how I made this card.  Links to everything I used are at the end of this post.   I made a 5.5" square card base by cutting a piece of Kraft cardstock, 5.5" x 11", placed the long side at the top of my scoreboard, scoring it at 5.5", and burnished it well.  Easy Peasy.   I printed, on white cardstock, one of the papers from the Brew & Blend Craft Paper digital kit from KCS Design...

  Hello everyone.  Today begins the 2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .  And, being a huge coffee lover, I must participate.  The hop runs from today, November 7th, through November 14th.  There are 35 Super Sponsors with lots of prizes to be won.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    Today's fun card was made using 2 coffee digital kits from KCS Designs by Kim on Etsy.  KCS is a Super Sponsor of the hop.  All of her coffee kits are 40% off through the hop, and one of the prizes is a $20 gift card to her Etsy store. The two kits I used are: Brew & Blend Craft Papers , and Before Coffee Ladies Crew Clip Art I printed one of the ladies from the Before Coffee Ladies Crew Clip Art at 75% on white cardstock, and I die-cut he...

  [Portuguese below the English] Hello everyone.  Long post, but lots of interesting info about today.   Today is Day of the Dead, also known around the world as All Souls Day, Dia dos Mortos here in Brasil, and Dia de los Muertos in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.  It's also one of my favorite holidays of the year.  Not because I love death, but because today is a day to honor and commemorate the lives of the dearly departed and to welcome the return of their spirits. The Day of the Dead dates back to Aztec culture and is predominantly a Mexican holiday with traditional practices, such as placing marigold flowers on altars and offering certain food items, which are thought to help spirits return to visit the living. To commemorate the dead, people also dress up in colourful skeleton costumes. The origin of All Souls' Day in Brazil is linked to Catholic tradition, which established November 2nd in the 10th century as a day for praying for the d...

  Happy Halloween, everyone.  I am going to a Halloween party this morning at a school in town, where my friend Vanessa teaches English and History, and I need to make 2 quick cards.  If you need some quick cards today, this post may help you out.   I used 2 digitals from KCS Designs by Kim: All Hallows' Eve Journal Pages - FREE on her Ko-Fi page, and  Lil' Tricksters Clip Art - KCS Designs by Kim Etsy store.  To make these quick cards... I printed one of the designs from the All Hallows' Eve Journal Papers on white cardstock at 52%.  Then I die-cut them both using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die.   I made two top-folding A2 cards using white cardstock but you can use black, orange, or purple too, and I adhered my die-cuts to each of them. I distressed the sides using black ink.  I printed two images from the Lil' Tricksters Clip Art , fussy cut them, placed foam dots on the back, and adhered them to the card fronts. ...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to the October 2025 Edition of the Crafty Elves Countdown to Christmas with  Deb  and  Lisa .  On the 25th of each month, we (the Crafty Elves) post one or more holiday cards in hopes that we inspire you to start  making your own.  This way, come the holidays, we have cards ready to mail, to give to people, or to attach to a present or a nice bottle of wine.     .       This month, I decided to go really simple - AGAIN.  I made both of these cards using  Holiday Nostalgia Christmas Journal Papers  and  Christmas Word Snippets  - two digital kits from  KCS Designs by Kim  on Etsy.   To make these cards: I made 2 top-folding A2 cards using white cardstock. I printed the 2 images I wanted to use for the card fronts at 52%.  Then  I printed the Christmas Word Snippets at 100%, cut the 2 sentiments I wanted to use, layered them on a piece ...