World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone.  Thanks so much for all the comments and views to my post this past Sunday for the CYCI Mother's Day Inspiration card .   While working on that card, another idea popped into my head - the card above.  This time I used a 3" white art square from Inchie Arts .   I love this product!! It is an artist grade matboard and I love how it stands up to any medium I might be using - dry to wet.   I StenDoodled the umbrella in the same way as the previous card - traced the umbrella from the Rain stencil with a Copic Multi Liner.  Then went back in with the Slices 6 stencil and then the Doodle It Inchie stencil - all from StencilGirl Products .  Colored it in with my Inktense Watercolor Pencils and a water brush.  The colors do not bleed on the matboard and get absorbed very nicely.  I then applied some Diamond Glaze from Judikins over the umbrella and set it aside to dry. While it was drying, I stamped the Flowers in Bloo...

Hello everyone.  I hope you guys had a great week.  My week has been a bit crazy.  Ruy left for NYC to take care of some business, leaving me here alone in the countryside of Sao Paulo for the next 2 weeks!  Just me, 5 dogs, 3 cats, and a lot of time on my hands.  So, I am getting a few projects that have been festering in my head done and watching a few movies he would never watch - like Sharknado.  Trust me...do NOT watch this.  LOL Today is Sunday, which means it is also Can You Case It day. This week's challenge, CYCI No. 67 , is all about Mother's Day.  A few weeks ago I came across a card on Pinterest that I loved.  As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to re-do it as a StenDoodle with a few of my favorite stencils from StencilGirl Products .  It has been ages since I picked up a stencil and it felt great to be using a few again.  I am really pleased with how it came out and I hope you guys are too. Below is the card th...

Good morning and happy Sunday to everyone.  Because it's Sunday, this means another Can You Case It Challenge.  This week is no. 66 and, once again, it was my choice to do whatever I wanted.  I love these weeks!! There are also 3 new amazing designers that have been added to the CYCI Design Team - Maggie Mata , Tina Riddle , and Holly Stene !  You can read more about them over at Can You Case It and make sure to enter a card in the challenge no. 66 - just click HERE ! Below is the card I made this week's challenge.  I love this card because it can be used for Mother's Day (which is coming up quickly) or for any other occasion (just change the phrase) or leave the phrase off completely and use as a quick note card.  And, you can make it in under 10 minutes! I started with an A2 Whisper White cardstock base (Stampin Up).  Cut a piece of Perfect Plum cardstock (Stampin Up) at 4" x 5.25" and adhere it to the card front.  Cu...

Hello everyone!  I am thrilled to announce that Can You Case It has asked me to become part of their Design Team for the next 6 months. That means [insert gulp here] that I will be making at least 1 card per week - and blogging about it.  I hope everyone joins me on this new journey.  I think it is going to be a fun ride!   For my first turn here - for the Can You Case It Challenge No. 65 - I had to make a card. Any card. Using anything I wanted.  No restrictions. Well, other than the fact that I had to make it in under 10 minutes!  WHAT?? Me??  Make a card in under 10 minutes?  It takes me an hour to figure out what stamp to use!  But I did it!!!      Step By Step: 1.  Place the heart die on the textured cardstock and run it through your die cut machine. Please the piece of white cardstock behind this piece and "lightly" trace the heart with a pencil.  Stamp the large flower image from the Elements...