World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone.  It's FRIDAY!!!  I know a few of you are beyond happy about that.  LOL. Today starts Carnival here in Brasil.  First up is Sao Paulo City and then Rio.  The whole country comes to a complete standstill.  Next week the post office and banks are closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday!  Crazy but fun.   Here is one more card for Valentine's Day using the same 3D technique as my card from February 9th .  Hope you like.   It's very easy to make.   Hugs from Brasil (Abraços do Brasil) - ~Michael Step by Step (Passo a Passo) : (1) The card size is A2 (4.25" x 5.5").  Cut a strip of patterned paper - 3/4" x 5.25" - and adhere to card front. (1) O tamanho do cartão é A2. Corte uma tira de papel decorado - 3/4 "x 5.25" - e cole na parte dianteira do cartão. (2) Cut two pieces of white cardstock - 3.4" x 5.25" and 2.5" x 5.25".  Place pop dots on the back of each piece.  ...

Good morning folks.  Got up today at 11:00am.  That NEVER happens.  We saw the new Walking Dead episode last night (great one, too, if you watch) and then I proceeded to toss and turn almost all night! It's either the zombies or the fact that I have too many projects in my head that need to come out!  LOL Today's card was made to enter into the black, white and red color challenge over at Can You Case It?  How to make the card:   Make an A2 card base out of textured red cardstock.  Adhere the black cardstock to the card front.  Then adhere the white cardstock to the black.  Using your die cut machine, cut and then emboss the Typewriter die out of black cardstock.   Cut a piece of red cardstock with the 4th largest die from the Pierced Rectangle STAX . Adhere the 1.75" x 3" white cardstock to the piece you just cut.  Place a piece of double sided tape at the bottom (don't remove the top piece yet).   N...

Good morning everyone!  Since I am 3 hours ahead of NY, the Grammy Awards did not start until 11pm. I tried - I really tried - to get through the whole show but I crashed at 1am.  Was nice to wake up to find out that Sam Smith won 4 awards!  Now I hope that this brings him some happiness and his next album will be a bit more upbeat.  HA!  Did you guys watch? Today I have another easy Valentine's Day card.  The color scheme is black, red and white.  I am also going to enter this card into the Can You Case It Color Challenge this week that is black, red and white.  Perfect timing.  If you want to enter their challenge you can check out their website at canyoucaseit.com . How I Made The Card -  (1) Make card base.  Cut a piece of patterned Valentine's Day paper and adhere it - 4" in from the right side of the card. (2) Apply pop dots or foam tape to the back of each of the pieces of white cardstock. (...

Hello everyone.  Hope y'all are having a great weekend!  Yesterday Ruy and I went into Sao Paulo and met some friends for a day of fun and to see Whiskey!  He went nuts when he saw us and, as much as he missed Ruy, he missed me more.  LOL. He was pretty much in my arms for most of the morning!  Barbara loves him and Whiskey is really loving his new home.  Check out his smile below! Today I am showing another Valentine's Day card. Seriously, you can make this card in under 15 minutes!  I love love love this background from MFT and the "XO" letters go perfectly with it. Below was the first card I made.  I cut the "X" and the "O" from black cardstock but when I applied the Crystal Stickles, they turned it a nice green patina, which I kinda like.  Also, my friend Sue suggested I not put a flower on the top as it hides both hearts and to keep them red and white, not pink.   I remade the card for this step by ste...

Hey everyone.  I see that my old city is being hammered once again with snow...snow..and more snow.  I miss big snow storms like that.  Here it is raining...raining...raining.  But we still need it.  Our city is doing much better but the city of Sao Paulo is going to start rationing water soon.  Scary.   Today I have another Valentine's Day card.  But it can really be used for any day.  No reason to limit saying "I Love You" to just Valentine's Day.  Right?  Step by Step : (1)  Grab your die cut machine and cut the Stitched Journaling Card with white cardstock. Then lay one of the dies from the Stitched Hillside Border set about 3/4" down from the top and cut again.  You will end up with two pieces. (2) Cut a piece of red cardstock 3 1/8" x 4 1/4" and round all 4 corners with 1/4" side of the Corner Chomper.  Adhere the 2 white cardstock pieces to the red cardstock - leaving a space between the...