World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone!!  A huge thank you  to you guys....my blog post the other day with the dictionary page - it has received over 2,300 pages views {so far} and it's because of all of you.  So....thank you so much for all the love!!   I am back today playing with the If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge Blog .  This week is Challenge #88 and this was the photo inspiration -  and before you ask, YES, the above photo is an actual, real cookie { HERE }.  I was debating whether to use birds or a birdhouse and, after going through my stash, I found a set called Country (retired) by Art Impressions , which was made as a "snail mail art" set birdhouses and birds.  I have not made any snail mail art for a long time but decided to do a simple envelope that I will fill with a snail mail flip book and some goodies.  And, it's super simple to make. Hmmm, I don't even know if I can make "snail mail art" for the challe...

Hello my crafty friends and curious bystanders!  I mentioned yesterday that I am in a card swapping group on Facebook and another card I have to make this month is a card using newspaper or a book page.  I have to admit, I have never made a card using either and this was easy and fun to make!   I started with a piece of white cardstock, some multi matte medium (you can also use decoupage glue) and a torn page from an old Portuguese dictionary. I applied the medium matte to the white cardstock, placed it upside down on the torn dictionary page, and burnished it well with a Teflon bone folder.  Then  I turned it over, applied the matte medium to the front, and used a heat gun to dry it. Next, I die cut the paper using a stitched rectangle die and then I distressed the edges and a bit of the front with Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger). I adhered a piece of black cardstock to a top folding A2 card base an...

Hello everyone!  TGIF!!  I hope you guys had an awesome week.  I am looking forward to the weekend.  Last Sunday we fell back 1 hour so now it gets darker earlier.  And the neighbor next door has a new puppy that loves to start barking at 5am.  To say that I  am not a happy camper would be an understatement!!  At least making art keeps me sane!  LOL I take part in a card swapping group on Facebook and one of the cards I need to make this month is an Easter card.  I came up with this super easy card.   I started with a piece of white cardstock that I die cut using a stitched rectangle die.  Next, I randomly stamped the eggs from Easter Set 2 (Anthony's Paper Craft) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.   Then I colored in the eggs using only pastel colored BIC markers (Margarita Green, Pink Flamingo, Peach Parfait, Polynesian Purple, Lime Sorbet, Oceanview Blue, Petal Pink, Turquoise Teal and Yello...

Hello, Hello, Hello everyone!  I needed a few weeks off to get my craft area under control.  I have been playing in about 4 different areas, with stuff out all over the place, projects half finished...and my mind had a meltdown!  I needed to organize the chaos!  You guys ever get that feeling?  Please tell me that I am not alone!  LOL I saw that the  If You Give A Crafter A Cookie blog  has a new challenge.  Challenge 87 is all about Valentine's Day and LOVE. Yesterday, after I watched THIS video in the morning, my creative juices started to flow.  The video shows a really cool and unique way to use embossing powders, I had to give it a try, and I started pulling a whole bunch o'stuff out to make a Valentine's Day card.  This is what I came up with. I started with a chipboard heart, which I heat embossed with Aged Scarlet, Aged Gold, and Aged White embossing enamels.  I then reheat the powders...