World Of Michael Trent

I know...pizza is very personal.  And I know that this pizza is not for everyone.  I am sure there will be more than a few "yucks", "grosses", and "how can you eat this?" (especially from Sue M. and Heather).  That said, pizza is different all over the planet, every city has their own style, and every person has their own favorite.  And y'all just need to start experimenting! I love and miss a good New York City pizza.  But I am not there.  Brasil makes a really really great pizza too!  Less sauce and more cheese.  Last night I was in the mood for pizza but wanted to just make one at home with a bunch of different stuff.  It turned out great.   What is your favorite pizza or toppings on pizza? Started with a pizza base from a local bakery.  Coated both sides with olive oil. Then some tomato sauce mixed with homemade pesto sauce, corn, and peas! Now cover the whole thing with cooked ziti pasta. ...

A few weeks ago, my friend Justin showed me a stamp set he had bought on Simon Says Stamp called Naughty Nautical .  One of the phrases in the set said "Oh Ship!  I forgot your birthday".  I'm sorry but that just cracked me up!  At first I was completely blank on how I could ever work this phrase into a card.  So I filed it away for future use.  The future came faster than I expected!  I had just gotten an order from Reverse Confetti and one of the dies I ordered for the store is called "Doin The Wave". Not only does the die look like bacon but it also would work as ocean waves.  This was the point when that phrase popped back into my head and, remembering that I had forgotten to send a friend a birthday card, I was now going to get this idea out of my head.  Now, since I am in Brasil and did not order this set from Simon before I left NYC, I printed the phrase on cardstock to use on the inside of the card.  I think the whole thi...

Happy Sunday everyone!!  It's been a busy week for me. I am still working away at that baby album, my allergies have kept me busy grabbing tissues for days now, and Ruy returned from the USA and we have been trying to upload all of the stuff to the website.  And, of course, I am itching to play with all the new Memory Box dies and a stash of new stuff from Reverse Confetti (one of my new favorite companies) - but do not have the time yet.  I cannot wait to start sharing some of my projects using their products!   But I did find time to make a quick and easy card for this week's CanYouCaseIt? Challenge No. 69 .  I finally got to use a mini baby blueprints set from Tim Holtz.  You can make this card in less than 15 minutes.  I swear!!! I started with dark blue cardstock, 4.25" x 11", folded in half, and used it as a top fold card base. Then I adhered a piece of light blue cardstock 4" x 5.25" to the front.  Then adhered a piece...

Good morning everyone.  Yes, I know, it's May.  Not December.  Not even November.  But I think holiday cards should be made every month.  Most card makers get to November, realize they have yet to make a card and start stressing over getting them done in time.  Well, if we can make at least 1 or 2 per month, we could have up to 24 cards by December 1.  Maybe this very easy card will get the creative juices flowing!! This all started the other night when I was on Facetime with Justin while he was with Renee at Scrap-A-Latte.  He was showing me some of the samples of Christmas cards in her store and I realized that Renee is really a great scrapbooker but she needs some help in the card making area (and she is the first to admit it too).  Justin made me show her the card and Renee was just gushing and squeaking. That night I showed the same card to my BFF Sue and she could not believe that i made it in less than 15 minutes!! So, t...

Good morning everyone!!  I hope everyone has had a great week!  I have been very creative this past week.  I had the card for today finished days before I expected, which gave me the time to start a baby mini album.  It is not yet finished but I got the outside cover done and a few pages. If you check yesterday's post, you can see what I have done so far.  I love making these books!!  Well, today is Sunday, which means - another CanYouCaseIt.com Challenge !!  This week it's a sketch. Have I mentioned how much I hate sketches?  LOL.  This one looked so easy yet I still had a hard time getting it done.  I think the simpler it is, the harder it is for me to do it.  But I did... For this card I started with an A2 card base of white cardstock, top folded.  Then I adhered a piece of decorative scrap paper from a 6" x 6" paper pad I had laying around called Lucky Charm.  It's made by American Crafts for the Dea...

Hello everyone!!  No card today but I did want to share some photos of a baby mini album I am making for a friend. Okay...her grandson is now over a year old but I have not had the time to make this until now.  Hopefully she will want to fill it with photos of the first year but, if not, it will go to someone else!  LOL The inspiration for this album comes from a women I found on youtube about a year ago.  Her name is Sheryl and she has a series of videos showing how to make a book like what I am making.  Once you watch the videos you will be able to take the different aspects of what she does and make your own books.  The videos are really well done and very easy to follow.  You can find her HERE . The photo at the top is the front of the book.  The papers are from a Brasilian scrapbook paper company.  The stars are chipboard from Momento Divertido (Brasilian), which I embossed with Denim embossing powder from Stampin Up and S...