World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone and welcome to the August 2023 Edition of The Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas.  If this is your first time here, on the 25th of each month, I am part of a collaboration with some other Crafty Elves  - Debra of Meticulosity , Lisa of Life of a BZScrapper , and Misty of The Jolly Fat Elf.  Misty is taking this month off but we have a Special Crafty Elf joining us, Shalana Glass of Scrappin With Shalana . Links to the other Elves' cards and to our social media pages are at the end of this post.    This month I went retro, using the  Retro Ornaments  stamp for my main image and  Retro Merry Christmas  for my sentiment - both from Technique Junkies .   I made a top-folding A2 card using red cardstock. Then I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4" x 5.25" stitched rectangle die and adhered it to the inside of the card for a message. I stamped Retro Ornaments - twice - and my sentiment, Retro Merry Chri...

  Hello everyone.  As some of you might know by now, I am not only a huge fan of Technique Junkies  but I am also now on their Design Team, along with my friend Debra  - and today is her birthday!!  Happy Birthday Debra.  Since Deb and I love to create together, we came up with a fun idea for a collaboration - He Made It / She Made It or She Made It / He Made It...depending on which blog you are on.   The way this will work is, we will choose a stamp or image that we both own and then we will each make a card using it.  The fun will be seeing what we each make.    This month we decided to start with the new Creative Background stamp from Technique Junkies .  I LOVE this stamp, which is perfect for the crafter in your life and, I ended up with 3 different ideas for you.  If you like any of these stamps, there is a code to save 10% on the Technique Junkies website - at the end of this post.  I started by stamping the C...

Hello everyone.  I hope y'all had a great weekend.  Today I am sharing a shaker card I made using the brand-new Explore stamp - which is part of the Technique Junkies August 2023 New Stamp Release .  Let me show you how I made this card. When I first saw this stamp, my first thought was Yellowstone - the National Park, not the TV show - and I had to do something fun with it. I searched online for a free and fun Yellowstone Park map image, downloaded it, and printed it on white cardstock.   Then I played around with a stitched rectangle die and a circle die until I had them positioned perfectly (being careful not to cut thru the Yellowstone name), and then secured them with some washi tape and die-cut them.       I made my card base using black cardstock.   I cut another piece of black cardstock and embossed it with a map embossing folder.  You are not going to really see much of it under the map but I wanted something other th...

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment of Yes, It's a Holiday - my monthly Instagram collaboration with my Instagram buddies - Debra and Lori .  At times, like today, I also love to write up a blog post.     This month we are helping to celebrate National Coloring Book Day !   According to National Today , National Coloring Book Day helps us relive our childhood playdates and discover new health and wellness.  There are so many Adult coloring books now in almost every store.  And, with the age of digital downloads, there are so many places to buy them.  Being someone who loves to color, I love them.  I love how you can even print them in different sizes to make handmade greeting cards or other crafts.   And, it helps with your wellness, relaxation, and lowers your blood pressure.   To learn more about today's holiday, just click HERE .  Now...let's make today's card.   I made an A2 card b...

Hello everyone, and welcome to August!  I can't believe that half the year is over already.  Time flies.  I hope everyone is doing well in this crazy weather the globe is experiencing.  Here in São Paulo, it's "winter", and we are having a much colder winter than I can ever remember.  I am just hoping that the summer is not going to be crazy.   Today is the 1st of the month and that means a new stamp release from Technique Junkies .  The August 2023 New Stamp Release has something for everyone - creative and artsy stamps for crafters and cardmakers, fun inside/outside sayings, stamps for dog lovers, coffee lovers, and travel lovers. All the new stamps are 15% off thru Tuesday, August 8th - no code needed - and, if you use my code - TJ10Michael - you can take an additional 10% off the rest of the website.   If you love the whole new release and want all the stamps, you can save $25.35 with the " Gotta Have Them All " deal.   To...