World Of Michael Trent

  Hello everyone and welcome to the October 2021 edition of The Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas. Two months until Christmas!  That means two months until my birthday too.  Have you made any cards yet?  Debra of  Meticulosity , Lisa of  Life of a BZScrapper , and I have been busy this month making new card ideas to share with you guys.   And, this month we have a very special Guest Crafty Elf joining us - Terri Burson of Waving My Wand . Links to all the Crafty Elves' projects and social media links are at the end of this post. For even more fun, the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers group is having their Falling for the Holidays cardmakers hop .  Check it out for some awesome holiday cardmaking ideas.  You can even link up a card of your own like I am.  There are even prizes!  Now, on to my cards! Card No. 1 I loved making this card and I'm calling this an "Abstract Christmas Slimline Tile Card".  I used Tile Set 1...

  Hello everyone!  Did you know that today is the "unofficial" holiday to celebrate one of the most popular beverages in the world?  Coffee.  Yes, today is International Coffee Day. I was asked to represent Brasil, along with other International coffee lovers, as part of an international group of coffee-loving card-makers, and we're all over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers  blog.   Did you know that  - coffee was initially used for religious ceremonies and rituals. Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire hated coffee so much that he made coffee drinking an offense punishable by death.  King Charles II, fearing plots hatched over cups of coffee, ordered all coffee houses shut.   All true.  You can read more about International Coffee Day by clicking HERE .  For my card...I wanted the card to look Brasilian...maybe with the flag or the colors on the cup?  I found a stencil of the Brasilian flag in my stash and I decided t...