World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone!!  Is everyone enjoying the Fall season yet?  Here in the countryside of São Paulo, it's been overcast and chilly.  We went from 100 degrees last week to 60 this week.  And we are NOT in Fall but into Spring now.   But, keeping in line with the chill in the air this week, today's card is an autumn-themed card using a beautiful set called Leaf/Fern Set  from Anthony's Paper Craft . I started by making a top folding A2 card from white cardstock.  I found a nice design from a digital paper pack called Honey Honey by Samantha Walker.  I printed it out and adhered it to the card front. Using Coffee Archival Ink, I stamped one of the leaves on to another piece of white cardstock 1.5" x 5.25".  Then, using Tombow markers 946, 025, and 055, I blended the colors on the leaves.   Next, I adhered this to a piece of brown cardstock and then to the card front.  From a sticker pack I had in m...

Hello everyone.  Today I am joining my friend Debra ( Meticulosity ) for a joint blog post using some stamps from Anthony's Paper Craft .  Debra is using a new stamp set called Circle Flowers and I am also using Circle Flowers along with  Mandala 5 , which is the September Stamp of the Month (SOTM). If you did not know,  Anthony's Paper Craft  has a Stamp Of The Month (SOTM) program.  Each month, if you add the SOTM to your cart, your whole order ships for FREE (USA only).  I made 4 different cards using Mandala 5 and wanted to show you guys how you can get a lot of cards from using one stamp.   My first card is a Golden 50th Anniversary card.  I adhered a piece of gold cardstock to my white card base.  Then I die cut a piece of black cardstock with a stitched rectangle die and embossed Mandala 5 on two of the corners with gold embossing powder.  I adhered this to the card front, put 50 using gold foam letters on a...

Hello everyone.  I had to make a "fish/sea" card for my card swapping group and I thought I would take you along on my process.  I'm using supplies I have had in my stash for some time but most of them are still available to buy.  Cool!   I started by making a top folding A2 card base.  Then I needed paper for the "water" look.  I found a paper pad in my stash called Sweet Nectar from K&Company  which has papers with a textured look but without any actual texture to the paper.  This way, I can stamp and color without any problems.  I adhered the light blue to the card front. Next, I die cut a piece of white cardstock with a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die. Then I die cut it again using the Confetti Plate die by Spellbinders .  This will be my top layer. Since I want to stamp in the circle sections, I placed it on top of my card front and lightly traced where I plan to stamp. Next, using my Misti, ...

Hello everyone!  As I say every year, I cannot believe it's September....summer is over (for you guys in the USA)....and it's back to school for the kids.   Over on the If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge Blog we are celebrating the "back to school" theme with Challenge No. 126 and here is the inspiration photo the design team had to work with -  I started with a top folding A2 card base of white cardstock to which I adhered a piece of decorative paper from the Bundle of Joy A New Girl Collection from Echo Park.   I used one of the sheets called Alphabet Antics because of the letters on the sheet - perfect for a back to school theme. Next up was my image.  Using Gimp (a free image editor), I merged two digital stamps into one - book stack  and book sitter - both from Bugaboo Stamps . After printing it to the size I needed, I die cut the image, along with a solid piece of cardstock, using dies from the A2 Matti...

Hello everyone!!!  Today is an awesome day - the If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge Blog turns 5 years old!!!  Not many challenge blogs go for 5 years and I am proud to be on the design team, along with a lot of other talented people!  Some of the team members are having a giveaway so make sure you stop by all the blogs!  If you wish to play along with the team for Cookie Challenge #125 , which is a birthday theme, the inspiration photo for this challenge is -  For my design team card, I went kinda simple.  But fun!  I started with a top folding A2 card base of white cardstock.  Using one of the dies from the A2 Matting Basics A Set (Spellbinders) I cut and embossed a piece of decorative paper, which I then adhered to the card front.  Next, I cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die.  Then I stamped one of the cupcakes and the "happy birthday" sentiment from Cupcakes 1 ( Anthony's Pape...