World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone!!  WOW...only 12 more days until my birthday....oh, I mean, only 13 more days until Christmas!!!  LOL  If you are still trying to make a few Christmas cards and are stressing out, maybe today's card will help.  It uses a digi stamp so there is no need to order anything and wait for it to arrive AND it's super simple to make!!   I made this card for the new challenge over on the If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge Blog .  The new challenge, No. 132 , is all about gingerbread people.  Here is the inspiration photo the Design Team had to use when making their card. To make this card, I had to first buy a gingerbread digi image.  It seem s that I do not own a gingerbread man stamp.  Strange!  So,  I jumped on Etsy and found this adorable " Gingerbread In Hot Chocolate Hot Tub " from Drawn By Krista .  After I purchased it I printed 4 of the images at 50% on to a piece of white cardstock....

Hello everyone.  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I had a few more ideas in my head for Hanukkah cards and today I was able to get at least one of them done.  I decided to make this one a 5.5" square card.   I started with a few squares - a 5.5" square card base of light blue cardstock, the next layer of navy cardstock cut 5.25" square, and a piece of decorative Chanukah paper cut 5" square.   I adhered the decorative paper to the navy cardstock, which I then adhered to the card front. I cut a piece of the light blue cardstock 2.5" x 5.25" and stamped the Star of David f rom the Festival of Lights set by Anthony's Paper Craft .  I used  a stamp positioner and Blue Ribbon ink from Ranger . I layered this to a piece of the navy cardstock, I adhered a piece of fun foam to the back of the navy and then I adhered the whole piece to the front of the card.  Next, I die cut a banner die and stamped ...

Hello all and Happy Tuesday!!  It seems that not many people are making Hanukkah cards because I got a lot of cool feedback on yesterday's card.  But, I'll be honest, I tend to make more Christmas cards too.  But not this week!!   Today I have another Hanukkah card for you.  I used " Festival of Lights " from Anthony's Paper Craft for today's card.  And it's another super simple and fast card to make. I started by making a top-folding A2 card base of white cardstock and adhering a piece of decorative paper to the front.  I used this Hanukkah Digital Paper set I found on Etsy.    Then I die cut a piece of white cardstock with a double stitched rectangle die that measures 3.25" x 4.5".  I stamped the menorah and the sentiment from the Festival of Lights set using J et Black Amalgam ink (Gina K. Designs) and colored the menorah with some gel pens.  The metallic silver was perfect for the menorah.  ...

Hello everyone and Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Is everyone finished with their holiday shopping?  Have you even started yet?  I 've made a few Christmas cards in the last couple of days and this week I wanted to focus on Hanukkah cards.   Anthony's Paper Craft has a few really nice Hanukkah/Chanukah stamp sets.  One set is called Festival of Lights , which has 7 images and 3 sentiments.  The other stamp set, which I used on today's card, is called  Hanukkah Mantel , which is made to coordinate with one of the 3 fireplace stamps.  But I liked the idea of using it alone for a quick card.   I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die that measures 4" x 5.25". Then I stamped the Hanukkah Mantel and it's matching sentiment in the center using Jet Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I then colored in the image using some gel pens I found at Home Go...

Hello everyone!!  Happy Saturday!!  Is everyone done with their Black Friday purchases?  I've actually been good.  I used up a gift card I had from Simon Says Stamp with their Thanksgiving sale and I picked up a digital template from Jen Of Eve Designs on Etsy.  But the weekend is not over yet and anything is possible.  LOL I made two more using Christmas Set 1 from Anthony's Paper Craft .  Both have a more traditional look but are super simple cards to make.   I started by adhering a piece of decorative paper to the front of top-folding A2 card bases.   Then I  stamped the images - the candles with the pinecones and the bell with the holly, on to a piece of white cardstock, colored them using Ultra Fine Tip BIC Markers, and then, die-cut them using the 2nd largest die from the Pierced Rectangles STAX from My Favorite Things.   Then, using the largest die from the same set, I die cut two pi...

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving - at least those that celebrate the holiday.  I do miss Thanksgiving and all the smells that go along with it.  Although Thanksgiving is not a Brasilian holiday, Ruy and I did make a small turkey with some sides and we enjoyed a nice meal.      It's a bit hot here and I am trying to get into the holiday spirit.  So I pulled out some Christmas and Chanukah stamp sets from Anthony's Paper Craft to play with.  For today's card, I used the holly in a basket image from Christmas Set 1  to make a more traditional but super simple card.    I started by adhering a piece of "Tis The Season" (CMR9487) from PhotoPlay's Christmas Memories Collection , to the front of my top-folding A2 card base.  I also stamped the holly in the basket image using Jet Black Amalgam Ink (Gina K. Designs) on a piece of white cardstock and cut it out using a stitched rectangle die....

Hello hello hello everyone and "Happy Black Friday 2019"!!  I know there are lots of sales and deals going on this weekend but I had to pop in and tell you about Black Friday deal over at Anthony's Paper Craft , which runs from Friday, November 29th thru Midnight on Monday, December 2, 2019. Anthony has released a "Christmas Collage" stamp that will only be available this holiday season and there are only 40 stamps available.  Once they are gone, it might not be back.  Oh, and you cannot buy the stamp.  It's free with any order over $25. And....it gets even better....if you purchase $50 or more, you will get the stamp for free AND you get free shipping - in the USA only.   The stamp measures 3.75" x 5" and is perfect to color and layer on an A2 card front.  Here is a sample card made by Anthony.   And here's a card I made.   I started by stamping the image on to a piece of white cardstock and then coloring w...

Hello everyone!!  It's been forever since I posted anything here but I have a good reason.  I went home to NY - originally to spend time with my Dad for his 83rd birthday.  But, after purchasing my ticket, Dad fell and fractured his hip.  So my trip home did not go as planned and I ended up spending a lot of time with him in rehab and then with him when he was sent home.  I got to spend more time with Dad than I expected but my crafting time was limited to practically none.   Dad is home now and doing much better.  As long as he does his exercises and listens to his physical therapists, I am hopeful that he will be back to dancing soon!   I am back in Brasil now and decided to jump back into the cardmaking arena with the newest challenge from the  If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge Blog .  We are up to Challenge No. 131 which is all about Christmas.  Here is the photo the design team had to use for inspi...

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over on the If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge Blog and we are up to Challenge No. 127 - and it's all about autumn, autumn colors, leaves, and acorns.   Here is the inspiration photo the design team had to work with if you wish to play along with us -  When I saw this photo, the first thing I thought of was the Leaf/Fern set from Anthony's Paper Craft , which is what I used on all 3 cards.  Also, on all 3 cards, I started with a  top folding A2 card base of white cardstock and all the cube inks used are from Gina K. Designs - Sweet Corn , Tangerine Twist , Prickly Pear , and Jet Black Amalgam Ink .     For the first card I blended Vintage Photo Distress Ink over a checkerboard stencil.  Then I stamped the oak leaf with the Vintage Photo ink and, using a water brush I colored the leaf with the Sweet Corn and Tangerine Twist inks.  Once dry, I stamped Happy T...