World Of Michael Trent

Hi everyone.  Although my dad is no longer with me, I still love to make Father's Day cards as if I was making one for him.  And I get to make them twice.  Father's Day in the USA is on June 18th this year and here in Brasil, it's on August 13th.  My dad loved the water.  Before meeting my mom, he was in the US Navy and he got to see the world before getting married, which is probably why he had no problem with me moving to Brasil.  He also loved to go fishing - at least when I was a young kid he did.  Hence the theme of this card. Gratuitous Photo of My Dad in the Navy I made this card yesterday using 3 rubber stamps from Technique Junkies - Ephemera Collage for the background, Row for the main image, and Happy Father's Day for the sentiment.  If you are interested in any of these stamps, or anything else on the Technique Junkies website, you save 10% by using my "friends and family discount code" - TJ10Michael.  Yes, I might earn a smal...

Hello everyone!  This month the Anthony's Paper Craft Group Design Team Project is about Father's Day. Having recently lost my own dad, I know that some people might no longer have their dad around, or they might not have a relationship with their dad, or, maybe they don't have a dad.  Each of us has a different situation.  I was having a hard time thinking of a card to make and was not focusing.  But I think my dad sent me a message.  I still had my nautical sets sitting on my desk from the two cards I made the other day, which you can see { HERE }, and my dad was in the Navy in his youth and he loved to fish when I was a kid.  So I decided to go with a "nautical-themed" Father's Day card in his honor.  The creativity was flowing and I ended up making 3 cards.  Even if you don't have a "dad" to give a card to, maybe this card will inspire you to make a birthday card for that guy in your life that you look to as a dad, or a neighbor, or even ...

Hello everyone and Happy June!!  It's that time of the year again.  No, not summer!!  Father's Day!  And, just in time, Challenge 118 on the  If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge blog, is all about "superheroes", of which many men in the dad role, are!     My friend Debra , who is on the If You Give A Crafter design team, made an adorable card for this challenge (you can see it HERE ) and I had to join her because this card was itching to get out of my head.   I started with a top folding A2 card base of which cardstock.  I adhered the Circle Rays stencil ( StencilGirl Products ) to the card front with painter's tape and, using a blending tool, I blended in squeezed lemonade distress ink.  I also found a (very old) die from QuicKutz called City Skyline, which I die cut using a piece of decorative paper from my stash.   I then adhered the skyline to my card front and cut away the excess. ...