World Of Michael Trent

Welcome to the final day of my Never Ending Candle tutorials.  Today I am using several of Outlines Rubber Stamp Company's Serendipity Stamps to make a scene.  No bling, no crystals, no Viva, just stamping, coloring, lighting the candle, and enjoying. Serendipity Scene Never Ending Candle Supplies: Candle in a glass jar or an empty glass jar Stamps:  Summer Breeze ( here ), Wild Flowers ( here ), Lilly and Layla ( here ), Joyful ( here ) Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Markers: Copic Flourescents FYG1 (Yellow), FYR1 (Orange), FYG2 (Yellow Green), FB2 (Blue), FRV1 (Pink), and Tombow Marker Nos. 055 ( here ), 173 ( here ), 725 ( here ), and 873 ( here ) Post It Notes Double Sided Tape White Cardstock Viva Decor Glitter Liner Holo Iridescent ( here ) Directions: 1.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to fit around your jar or candle.  2.  Stamp the right side of Wild Flowers and the right side of Summer Breeze on post it notes and trim. ...

Welcome to Day 4 of my Never Ending Candle tutorials.  Today I am using one of Outlines amazing "Ornament Topper" stamps.  But not for an ornament.  I love to come up with ways to use Outlines stamps for projects - other than what they were intended for.  Do ornament toppers have to be used just for ornaments?  Nope.  Not in my world. Circle Topper Never Ending Candle Supplies: Candle in a glass jar or an empty glass jar Stamps:  Circle Topper ( here ) Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Markers: Copic Flourescents FYG1 (Yellow), FYR1 (Orange), FYG2 (Yellow Green), FB2 (Blue), FRV1 (Pink), and R27 (Red). Stamp Positioner - optional Other Tools: Big Bite, Double Sided Tape, White Cardstock Viva Pearl Pens in Yellow ( here ), Red ( here ), Kiwi ( here ) and Viva Glitter Line in Sapphire () Directions: 1.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to fit around your jar or candle.  2.  Stamp the Circle Topper image all over the pie...

Welcome to Day 3 of my Never Ending Candle tutorials.  Here is another "sleeve", which slides down over a glass candle or glass jar that you put a votive or tea light candle into.  As you can see, I love bright colors - and coloring in general.  It calms me.  Shiva Jewel Never Ending Candle Supplies: Stamps:  Shiva Jewel ( here ) Ink: Archival Jet Black Markers: Copic Flourescents FYG1 (Yellow), FYR1 (Orange), FYG2 (Yellow Green), FB2 (Blue), FRV1 (Pink), and R27 (Red). Stamp Positioner Other Tools: Big Bite, Double Sided Tape, White Cardstock Crystals: Swarovski Directions: 1.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to fit around your jar or candle.  2.  Stamp your image on your Stamp Positioner.  Find the center of the cardstock, place a small dot using a pencil and, using your stamp positioner, stamp your image in the center of cardstock.  continue stamping until you have stamped the images across the whole piec...

Today I will show you another "sleeve" to make for the Never Ending Candle.  The only big difference between today's tutorial and yesterday's ( here ) is that today I use a piece of white cardstock in place of the vellum.   The holidays may be over but it's just started to snow in many parts of the country.  Why not have a Snowflake Never Ending Candle? Snowflake Never Ending Candle Supplies: Stamps:  Snowflake Jewel ( HERE ) and Flurry Small (Small Snowflake) ( HERE ) Ink: Memento Danube Blue Markers: Memento Dandelion (Yellow), Copic FYG2 (Green) and FBG2 (Blue) Viva Pearl Pens: Blue 600 ( HERE ), Yellow ( HERE ), and Kiwi ( HERE ) Other Tools: Big Bite, Double Sided Tape, White Cardstock Crystals: Swarovski Teardrops ( HERE ) Directions: 1.  Cut white cardstock to the same size as the vellum you cut yesterday - the size will be based on the glass jar or candle holder that you are using. 2.  As with yesterday, find the cente...

Today's post consists of two tutorials using my favorite Outlines stamp - one is a candle, the other a card. There is a running joke with the folks at Outlines - the fact that I seem to gravitate to one specific stamp of theirs for my projects.  Well, it's true.  I admit it publicly - I love the Diamond Jewel Stamp.  I don't really know why.  I think it's the straight lines and the fact that it is so easy to trim or use with a Stamp Positioner.  I never even realized how many times I had made projects with this image until Kathy pointed it out to me.   This stamp was originally made for the Jewel line, to use when making jewelry.  But I have always tried to use these Jewel images in other ways. Today's two projects use the Diamond Jewel stamp.  The first is, what I call, the "Never Ending Candle" and the second is a card (perfect card to give to someone with the candle - just saying).    I love candles.  Many candle...