World Of Michael Trent

Hey y'all.  When Kim at KCS Designs by Kim released the Coffeehouse Canines Clip Art  in her KCS Designs by Kim Etsy store , I knew it would work perfectly with the Cute European Shops in her KCS Designs Ko-Fi Shop , and I had to get this card out of my head.  The kits in her Ko-Fi Shop are free.  Just so y'all know.  I printed the coffeehouse in the Cute European Shops - twice.  I fussy-cut one of the images in full and, from the 2nd image, I only fussy-cut the awnings, front door, sign, and plant.     I printed and fussy-cut the chihuahua from Coffeehouse Canines Clip Art.   I adhered the awning, door, sign, and plant using foam squares.    I made a 5" square top-folding card using green cardstock that best blended with the green in the awnings.   I cut a 5"x 5" piece of white cardstock, embossed it with the Cross Weaves 3D embossing folder from Altenew, adhered a piece of white fun foam to the back, then to ...

  Hey all.  Just popping in here to share with you 2 quick, colorful, and tropical coffee-themed cards.  I also wanted to share with you the news that the 2026 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is happening over on Coffee Loving Papercrafters .  This is an industry hop, and you don't need to make a card to win any prizes.  Each stop along the hop is offering a chance to win something.  Follow the directions at each stop to have a chance to win.  There are over $400 in prizes.  Good luck to everyone.   Click HERE to get started.    Here's a video on my YouTube Channel - World of Michael Trent - showing you how I made the cards. And, if you are more of a blog person, here is a step-by-step for you with photos.  To make these two cards, I used images from the digital set of  30 Vibrant Coffee Art Prints  by  Infinite Glance Art , and sentiments from the Word Snippets Coffee Phrases  by  KCS Design...

  I woke up today seeing on the news that today is "Dia Mundial  Café" (World Coffee Day) here in Brasil.  This confused me since, for me, International Coffee Day is celebrated on October 1st.  After doing some research, it seems there are a boatload of holidays celebrating coffee from many different countries.  Per the Environmental Education Portal of the São Paulo Governor's Office, we celebrate "World Coffee Day", established in 2015 by the International Coffee Organization (ICO) to celebrate the beverage, its producers, and to highlight the importance of coffee in the global economy.  You can read more about the holiday, HERE , but the page is in Portuguese. I decided to help celebrate by making some quick coffee cards to send to people since April is National Card and Letter Writing Month , using papers from the Coffee Junk Journal Kit from Lunic Art Design on Etsy.  Although this kit is used to make junk journals, the individual papers can be...

  Hello, everyone! It's Michael.  Again.  I am thrilled to be back for Week 2 as Guest Designer for the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog .  This week, I made a  slimline birthday card using the Coffee Donut Row   digital image from Stamplorations .   I've loved the digital images from Stamplorations for many years after seeing them used in one of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hops.  The owner, Shery, had to shut down the store in 2022 to deal with a cancer diagnosis, but a few weeks back, I saw a post letting everyone know that she had beaten the cancer and had reopened the store.  Awesome news on both fronts.     A full step-by-step with photos and links can be found HERE on the  Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog .  And, if you love coffee-themed papercrafts, make sure to check out and follow the  Coffee Loving Papercrafters Facebook Page  and the  Coffee Loving Papercrafters Instagram Page ....

Hello everyone.  I'm thrilled to announce that I am the Guest Designer on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog  each Friday in the month of February, 2026.  Each week, I will be posting a coffee-themed card/project with a full step-by-step, photos, and links.  Today is my first post, the two cards below.   I made these with  Valentine's Day in mind using a digital kit from  Angie Blom Digital Designs  called  Treats Background .   I created one card using a variety of colors, and the other card is  in red and pink.  Either card would be perfect for that coffee-loving friend/partner in your life, and it would be even better to add a gift card to their favorite cafe or coffee house.  Hence, the sentiment on the card fronts. A full step-by-step with photos and links can be found HERE on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog .  And, if you love coffee-themed papercrafts, make sure to check out and foll...

  Hello everyone, and welcome to February.  I hope everyone is staying warm and doing well.  I'm thrilled to start this month off as a Guest Designer for the February Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog .  The focus this month was to make a coffee-themed Christmas card using products from Hero Arts .  As much as I love this company, since moving to Brasil 15 years ago, I have not really bought anything new for a long time due to shipping costs, import taxes, and now tariffs.  So I dug into my stash and found two wood-mounted stamps that will work - Envelope Pattern S5507 , circa 2011,  Cup of Coffee K5332 , circa 2010, and Sparkle Clear: Holiday Messages CL244 , circa 2008. This is the card I created for this month's challenge. This is how I created my card, in case you want to make one like it.   I made a top-folding A2 card base using red cardstock. I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a 4...

  Hello everyone.  It's been forever since I made a StenDoodle design, and I have been itching to get back into playing with my stencils.  Today, I made a Valentine's Day card incorporating a StenDoodle design in the coffee cup.  This is the perfect card for that coffee lover in your life.   What is a "StenDoodle," you might be asking.  Well, it's a technique I came up with back in June, 2013 that merges doodling with stencils.  You can read about how this idea came about on  THIS post on my blog.  You can also search my blog for "StenDoodle" to see more of my work.     What do you need to make this card?  For the background paper, I used the digital Brew & Blend Craft papers from KCS Designs by Kim on Etsy . For the coffee image, I used the Framed Coffee To Go #1 digital image from Stamplorations . For the StenDoodle technique, I used the  Punchinella Trio stencil from Joggles .   For color, I...

Hello, y'all.  Today, I am joining my friends Deb ( Meticulosity ) and Celeste ( Crafting Junky ) for a new collaboration we are calling the KCS Designs by Kim Collab, since we are using digital printables from KCS Designs by Kim , a store on Etsy.  KCS sells digital products for you to use in your junk journals, cards, home decor, or anything else you can think of making.  I am also on the KCS Designs by Kim Design Team, and I love almost everything in her store.   Before I get to how I made my card...since this will post at Midnight, when I wake up later today, I plan on enjoying a cup of Lingua de Gato coffee from Dolce Gusto, a Brasilian coffee brand here.  We went on vacation a few weeks ago, and I came home to find this 4-pack sampler waiting for me as a gift.  Dolce Gusto is one of my favorite coffees here. My morning Lingua de Gato coffee.  YUM! Now, for today's cards.  I used an image from InkBotanics Photoshop Brushes from KCS...