World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  A few weeks ago I was chosen as Top Pick on the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and they asked me to be their "guest designer" today. I am over the moon to be working with such a talented team again on this week's Challenge No. 59 , which is a sketch challenge -  As soon as I saw the sketch I knew exactly what die I was going to use and I knew that I wanted to make an Easter card that has been itching to get out of my system for months now.  I am using a stamp called Buttercup by Unity Stamp Co. that I bought in 2015, to make cards for Easter in 2016, which never happened!  LOL  So I am using it this year for some of my cards.   I started with a top folding A2 sized card of white cardstock.  To the front I adhered a piece of patterned paper and distressed the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink.  Then I used the angled die from the Custom Panels Elle-ments Die by Avery E...

Hello everyone!  TGIF.....Happy St. Patrick's Day 2017....happy everything. OMGosh...so many things going on here at once.  I got a job for a cafe/bakery in town.  They are making their own handmade chocolate Easter eggs and they asked me to make bands to go around the boxes.  200 of them.  When I am done I will show it all.  I am also taking part in an ATC swap.  Not only is it my first swap but I have never done an ATC before.  It's been a lot of fun and I cannot wait to finish them all to show you guys!  But free time has been tight. But for today....it's Retro Rubber Challenge Blog Day.  I am thrilled to say that I was their top pick for last week's challenge!!  Thank You Retro Rubber!  All the cards entered rocked and I am honored to have won.  I will be a guest designer for them on an upcoming challenge.  You can check out the winning card HERE . For this week's Retro Rubber Challenge No. 58 it's a...

Hello everyone!  I love it when the planets align and I have the opportunity to use a project in more than one place!  Two things happened this week in my favor.  First - the 7th " 30 Day Coloring Challenge " started over on The Daily Marker .  I always stress out over these because I really want to do something each day but always fail.  This time I am just going with the flow.  If I make something, fine.  If not, no big deal!!   And, the current Retro Rubber Challenge - Challenge 57 - is all about color!  I had to use the photo below for inspiration.   I had two ideas in my head.  One was a vertical card and the other was a horizontal card.  I decided to use an older (like from 2007) stamp by Penny Black called tigress (3817K) , which is still being made (YAY), and some Bic Markers in the colors from the inspiration photo. For the horizontal card I started with an A2 card base of white cardstock. ...