Superman/Graffiti Pinwheel Folio | Your Book of Memories | Awesome Street Art Papers

Hello, y'all.  Today I am sharing a folio style album I made using the Pinwheel Folio Tutorial from Your Book of Memories.  This folio holds up to 26 - 4" x 6" photos but the way I have it set up it holds 16 4" x 6" photos and 8 4" x 4" photos.  If you make this album you can decide how many of each size photo you want to have.  

A walk-thru of the album is below - from my YouTube Channel - The World of Michael Trent.  The box is not part of the tutorial and I made it to fit the album. 

I used the coolest digital graffiti/street art papers from a shop on Etsy called Digital Printable Me.  They have 11 different collections of digital graffiti/street art papers for your crafting needs.  You can find the collection with the Superman paper, HERE. 

Here are photos of the book/box:

I hope you enjoyed this folio/album and maybe it has inspired you to make an album or folio for your memories.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Technique Junkies | October New Stamp Release | Newborn King Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the October 2024 New Stamp Release with Technique Junkies.  This month there are 10 new stamp sets to whet your appetite - ALL for Christmas and the holidays.    

All the new stamps in the release are 15% off through Sunday, October 8th and, if you use my code - TJ10Michael - you can take 10% off everything else on the website.

If you love and want ALL the new stamps, grab the Gotta Have It All Bundle, for only $65.63 - a savings of $21.87 (25% off) of the retail price - $87.50.  It's a great deal and it's like getting a few stamps for free.

To help celebrate the new release, I made a Christmas card using Newborn King - Set of 2 and one of the sentiments from Cozy Christmas - Set of 7.    I don't normally make a religious type of card but I loved the simplicity of the image in Newborn King and wanted to use it without any color.   

If you want to recreate this card or make one like it, this is what I did:   

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using white cardstock.
• I die-cut a piece of Christmas scrapbook paper with gold foiling using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die and adhered it to the card front. 
• I die-cut a piece of red(ish) cardstock using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die that I adhered to the card front.  
• I stamped both of the stamps from Newborn King - Set of 2 on a piece of white cardstock using black ink, die-cut it using a 3.25" x 4.5" stitched rectangle die, adhered a piece of fun foam to the back, and then adhered it to the card front.  
• I stamped one of the sentiments from Cozy Christmas - Set of 7 on a piece of white cardstock, die-cut it using a stitched banner die, layered it on a piece of red(ish) cardstock, and then to the inside of the card.  

If you want more inspiration and ideas on what you can make using the stamps in the October New Release, check out all the links to the Design Team Member blogs, below.      

Technique Junkies Blog

Pat - The Technique Trail

Debra - Meticulosity 

Jeanette - Cre8tive Play

Darlene - Dar's Blog

Enjoy the rest of your day and have a great week.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael 

Day 30 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Pop-Up and Twist Panel Halloween Card

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 30 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. Today I have, what I think is, the best and most fun card I have made for this series.  Today's card is called a "Pop Up and Twist Panel Card" and, to be honest, I have wanted to make this card for a year but always felt intimidated by it.    

I don't have a step-by-step for this card because I made it after watching THIS video on YouTube.  You will need a sheet of 12x12 solid colored cardstock or 2 sheets of 8.5" x 11" or A4 cardstock, and 1 or 2 sheets of scrapbook paper.  Super simple.  

I used the same papers I used for yesterday's card but this card has skulls and bones on a purple background, not green.

The only thing I did differently than the video is I made my card a 2 layer card, not 3 as in the video, to reduce the bulk of the card and I glued googly eyes to the skulls for a more fun effect. 

Here is the card when you open it up.  

Day 30 done!  

I hope you have enjoyed today's card and all 30 cards I made for this series.  I had a lot of fun making them and have a few more ideas to come.  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 29 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Halloween Slimline Card Using 2 Sheets of Paper

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 29 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I made a slimline card using only 2 double-sided sheets of paper from my stash.  One paper had a purple side/skulls side, and the other paper has Happy Halloween all over it so there is no need for a sentiment.  

  
If you want to make this card or one like it, here is what I did:

• Using black cardstock, I made a top-folding slimline card base - 3 5/8" x 8 5/8".
• I used a stitched slimline die to die-cut a piece from the purple side, which I then adhered to my card front.  
• Using the other side of the paper - with the skulls and bones - I cut a piece 3 3/8" x 8 3/8", adhered it to a piece of black fun foam, and then to the card front.  
• Using the paper with Happy Halloween all over it, I cut a piece 1" x 8 3/8", layered it on a piece of black cardstock, 1.25" x 8 3/8", layered it on a piece of black fun foam, and then to the card front. 
• Lastly, I glued googly eyes to the skulls for a more fun effect. 

Day 29 done!  

I hope you enjoyed this card idea.  I had a lot of fun making it.  Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.  And, until tomorrow...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 28 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Digital Cats | 3 Happy Catoween Cards

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 28 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. Today I have 3 Halloween cards I made using Halloween Cats Digitals from Lady Stella Creates on Etsy.  These were so easy to use - hardly any coloring - and you can make all 3 cards in less than 10 minutes.  

 

If you want to make this card or one like it, here is what I did:

• I made 3 top-folding A2 card bases using black cardstock.  
• I die-cut 3 pieces of Halloween paper from my stash using a 4.25" x 5.5" stitched rectangle die and adhered one to each card front. 
• I die-cut a piece of either orange or black cardstock using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die and adhered one to each card front. 
• I pulled the 3 cat images from Halloween Cats into my graphics program, added the Happy Catoween sentiment under each one, printed them on white cardstock, die-cut each one using a 3.25" x 4.5" stitched rectang die, colored them in using a yellow and orange marker, layered them each on a piece of either orange or black cardstock, and then to the card front.  
• Lastly, I die-cut 3 pieces of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die and adhered one to the inside of each card.           

Day 28 done!  Here are the 3 individual cards.  

I hope you enjoyed these cards.  Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.  And, until tomorrow...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 27 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Hexagons from Hero Arts | Spellbinders

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 27 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. I used 2 retired hexagon stamps from Hero Arts - Hexagon Background and Alphabet Hexagons for today's card.  Although both are retired, you can still find them online by either clicking the links I provided on their names or by doing an online search for the name of the stamp.  Both are very cool. 

 

If you want to make this card or one like it, here is what I did:

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using black cardstock.  Then I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die and adhered it to the inside for a message.
• I stamped the Hexagon Background stamp on white cardstock using Onyx Black Versafine Ink and embossed it with the Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder.    
• I then colored the image using ultra-fine tip markers in Halloween colors.  
• I stamped and embossed the word "happy" from Alphabet Hexagons using Onyx Black Versafine Ink and clear embossing powder, fussy cut the letters, and adhered them across the card front using foam dots.
• Lastly, I die-cut Halloween die from the Halloween Wreath Add-Onse (S5-601) from Spellbinders using black and orange cardstock and adhered it to the card front using foam dots.         

Day 27 done!  

I hope you enjoyed this card idea.  Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.  And, until tomorrow...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 26 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Halloween Digi Stamp | Littles Printables

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 26 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. Today I have a Halloween card using a Halloween digi stamp I purchased from LittlesPrintables on Etsy.  I bought this image last year and it looks like it's no longer available to buy.  But, checkout their store because they have many other images you can use to make a card.     

If you want to make this card or one like it, here is what I did:

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using orange cardstock.  
• I die-cut a piece of black cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, which I adhered to the card front.
• I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped Wicked Halloween from Technique Junkies, and adhered it to the inside.

• I printed the Halloween image from Littles Printables - twice - on white cardstock and die-cut it using a die in my stash.  
• I colored one image in full using alcohol markers and only the letters on the 2nd image I printed.
• I adhered the fully colored image to my card front.  Then I fully cut the letters on the 2nd image and adhered them using foam dots.        

Day 26 done!  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 25 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Googly Eyes| Scrabble Tiles| Technique Junkies

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 25 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I have another Halloween card using another "non-Halloween stamp" - Stencil Rings from Technique Junkies - to turn it into one.    

If you want to make this card or one like it, here is what I did.  This is NOT a 5-minute card.  LOL  

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using orange cardstock.  
• I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped Wicked Halloween in one corner, and adhered it to the inside.

• I stamped Stencil Rings on white cardstock, die-cut it using a 3.75" x 5" stitched rectangle die, layered it on a piece of black, and then the card front.  
• I adhered 3 Scrabble tiles - B-O-O to a piece of black cardstock and then to the card front.   
• Lastly, I glued a googly eye in the center of each of the stencil rings.      

Day 18 done!  If you like any of the stamps I used in this post, you can save 10% on them, and the rest of the Technique Junkies website (www.techniquejunkies.com), by using my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of this card idea.  Let me know, leave a comment below.   Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 24 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Halloween Background | Technique Junkies

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 24 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I have a Halloween card I made using 3 stamps from Technique Junkies -Halloween Background and Halloween Paintstroke on the front of the card, and Wicked Halloween as my sentiment on the inside of the card.  Other than the time to color some of the images, it's a fast card to put together.    

If you want to make this card or one like it, here is what I did:

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using black cardstock.    
• I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, stamped Wicked Halloween on it, and adhered it to the inside.

• I stamped Halloween Background on white cardstock, die-cut it using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, colored some of the images using alcohol markers, layered it on a piece of black fun foam, and then to the card front.   
• I stamped Halloween Paintstroke on white cardstock, die-cut it using a banner die, layered it on a piece of orange cardstock, then back cardstock, then the card front.    
• Lastly, I glued small googly eyes on the pumpkins, ghost, and bats in the image.  

Day 24 done!   

If you like any of the stamps I used on this card, you can save 10% on them and anything else on the Technque Junkies website, by using my code at checkout - TJ10Michael.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 23 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Take Time to Watch the Leaves Turn | Technique Junkies

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 23 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards.  Today I have 2 cards for autumn using a sheet of beautiful fall paper from a Brasilian company.  One card has 2 layers, the other has 3, and both share the same beautiful paper and the Leaves Turn sentiment from Technique Junkies.  

If you want to make one of these cards, or one like it, here is what I did:

• I made two top-folding A2 card bases from 2 different tones of orange.  
• I then die-cut 2 pieces of white cardstock,  die cut them each using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, and adhered 1 to the inside of each card - where a message can be written.
• I stamped Leaves Turn - twice - on white cardstock, die cut using a banner die, layered them on a piece of orange cardstock, and set to the side to use later. 

Card No. 1

• I die-cut a piece of the fall leaves paper using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, adhered it to a piece of fun foam, and then to the card front.  
• I adhered one of the Leaves Turn sentiments I prepared earlier to one side of the card.  
• Lastly, I added a few fall colored enamel dots.  

Card No. 2

• I die-cut a piece of orange cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, a piece of the fall leaves paper using a 3.75" x 5", adhered the fall leaves to the orange, then to a piece of fun foam, then to the card front.     
• Lastly, I adhered one of the Leaves Turn sentiments I prepared earlier to one side of the card.  

Day 23 done and it was nice to make some autumn cards this time!   

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of the cards.  Please, feel free to leave me a comment.  I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael

Day 22 of 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards | Spooky Googly Eyes | Happy Halloween

 

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 22 of my 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards. Today I have another Halloween card using lots of googly eyes.  Yes, I have a problem.  I was looking through my pile of Halloween papers and I came across one sheet that had eyeballs all over the front.  I have no idea what pad it's from but I knew I had to use it with my collection of googly eyes.  

• I made a top-folding A2 card base using black cardstock.
• I used my 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die to cut a piece of orange cardstock, which I adhered to the card front.
• Then I die-cut this scrap of Halloween paper using a 3.25" x 4.5" stitched rectangle die, adhered it to a piece of black fun foam, and then to the card front - on top of the orange cardstock.   
• I stamped Spidery Halloween, from Technique Junkies, on a piece of white cardstock, die-cut it with the same 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die, and adhered it to the inside.  

• To finish the card off, I glued a tiny googly eye to each of the eyeballs on the paper.  

Day 22 done!  This is a good reminder to look through your paper scraps to see if you can use any of them to make a quick fun card.  Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I'd love to know what you think of this card.  Until next time...

Hugs from Brasil.

~Michael