World Of Michael Trent

  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...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to my 3rd card celebrating Pride Month 2026. Today I am using a "HAPPY" stencil that I got from Heffy Doodle before they closed.  I think this is my most-used stencil in my collection because it's perfect for so many holidays and themes.  Today I am using it for a Happy Pride card.      I used Distress Inks from Ranger/Tim Holtz to make the rainbow - Festive Berries for red, Squeezed Lemonade for yellow, Mowed Lawn for green, Salty Ocean for blue, and Chipped Sapphire for purple.  I skipped orange and indigo as there was no room, and they were too close in color to red and purple.     I cut a 6" x 6" piece of watercolor paper and secured it to a piece of printing paper using washi tape.   I secured the Happy stencil on top using washi tape.  Using the washi tape, I blocked off the 3rd and 4th row of the stencil to make sure the ink doesn't travel.   Using a blending brush, I add...

Hello everyone.  I may not be living in the USA anymore, but I am still an American and, to be honest, I really miss the 4th of July, the fireworks, the beach, and the BBQs.  I still love making cards to help celebrate the holiday and, over the next few days, I will be posting a few.  Today is the first card.    All of the cards I will be using these digital products from KCS Designs by Kim.   The images I am using are from the Painted Americana Clip Art set from the KCS Designs by Kim Etsy store.  The papers I am using are from a FREE 4th of July Papers kit from the KCS Designs Ko-Fi  page.  Everything in her shop is FREE and you only need to enter $0.00 to get the item.  If you want, you can pay for the item - any amount you want, even $1 - to show your appreciation to the seller.  But they are FREE!  These are the papers in the collection. To make my card: I made a 5.5" x 5.5" card base using white cardstock.  T...