World Of Michael Trent

  Hello everyone.  I made these "retirement cards" for the  2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop , which runs through November 14th (tomorrow).  There are 35 Super Sponsors with lots of prizes to be won.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    I made one of these cards for someone who is retiring and loves coffee.  Even if they don't love coffee, the images are perfect for a retirement card.  I used the Before Coffee Crew Funny Men Clip Art and the Before Coffee Crew Funny Women Clip Art - both from KCS Designs by Kim on Etsy .   KCS is a Super Sponsor of the hop.  All of her coffee kits are 40% off through the hop, and one of the prizes is a $20 gift card to her Etsy store. For each of the cards: I imported one of the...

Hello everyone.  Today, I would like to share another card I made for the  2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .   The hop runs through November 14th, there are 35 Super Sponsors, and lots of prizes to be won if you make a card of your own or even comment on the posts.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    I knew that I would use a stitched slimline rectangle die measuring 3 5/8" x 8 5/8" as my main layer, and a die measuring 3.25" x 8.25" for the top layer/image layer, and I had to make sure the image would fit inside.  After a few tries on printer paper, I settled at 86%, and printed the image twice, at 86%, on heavyweight white cardstock.  The dies I used were made by Pink Fresh Studio but have been discontinued.   ...

Hello everyone.  Today, I would like to share with everyone the 4th card I made for the  2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .   The hop runs through November 14th, there are 35 Super Sponsors, and lots of prizes to be won if you make a card of your own or even comment on the posts.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    Now on to how I made this card.  Links to everything I used are at the end of this post.   I made a 5.5" square card base by cutting a piece of Kraft cardstock, 5.5" x 11", placed the long side at the top of my scoreboard, scoring it at 5.5", and burnished it well.  Easy Peasy.   I printed, on white cardstock, one of the papers from the Brew & Blend Craft Paper digital kit from KCS Design...

  Hello everyone.  Today begins the 2025 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .  And, being a huge coffee lover, I must participate.  The hop runs from today, November 7th, through November 14th.  There are 35 Super Sponsors with lots of prizes to be won.   All the information about the hop, the Super Sponsors, the prizes, and how to enter a card can be found on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters socials listed below: Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page    Today's fun card was made using 2 coffee digital kits from KCS Designs by Kim on Etsy.  KCS is a Super Sponsor of the hop.  All of her coffee kits are 40% off through the hop, and one of the prizes is a $20 gift card to her Etsy store. The two kits I used are: Brew & Blend Craft Papers , and Before Coffee Ladies Crew Clip Art I printed one of the ladies from the Before Coffee Ladies Crew Clip Art at 75% on white cardstock, and I die-cut he...