World Of Michael Trent

    Hey everyone.  Welcome to Pride Month 2023 and a new Equality For All "Pride 2023" Collaboration with Misty, aka The Jolly Fat Elf .  I won't go into a big blah, blah, blah about the hate being thrown at the LGBTQIA community since it's all over the news.  And, I want my posts this month to be fun, filled with Pride, rainbows, and lots of bright colors.   So, let's get started. Today I made a slimline card - an idea that has been in my head for over 2 years.  I love the "Converse" sneakers in the Stand Up For America digital stamp set from Polka Dot Orchard  and I have made many cards using this set for July 4th.  But, with the stripes on one of the sneakers, I've always seen a Pride card too, and it feels great to finally get this idea out of my head.       I started by printing one of the papers from the Rainbow Vibes Digital Paper Pack from Graciellie Design , and the Converse sneakers from the Stand Up F...

  Hey everyone and Happy Flag Day.  I remember being in elementary school and this holiday being a big day. We all learned about the flag and the importance of respecting it.  Nowadays...well...a different story.  I love this digital set from Polka Dot Orchard called Stand Up For America and the two sneakers are perfect for making a quick card for Flag Day, Independence Day, a July 4th invitation to a bbq, or just a birthday card for the good ole US of A.     I started by printing two of the sneaker images from the Stand Up For America set on a piece of white cardstock.  The 2nd will be used for another card idea.  I also printed one of the papers from the "4th of July Digital Paper Set" that I bought from  Bella Creative Design on Etsy.  And I made a top folding slimline card base from white cardstock, 4" x 9". Then I adhered the red, white, and blue design to my card front.  Using the Slim Stitched Rectangle Die Set from...

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 5 of the  Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Hop .   Today I want to talk about something that is overlooked with many digital stamp sets - the sentiments.   Sentiments are not just for the inside of a card.  Let me show you what I mean. For all these cards I used the  Coffee Lovers Digital Paper Pack by Graciellie Designs , one of the coolest paper packs out there, and for the sentiments, I used 3 digital stamp sets from Polka Dot Orchard . I started by making 3 top folding A2 cards using white cardstock to which I adhered a different paper, from the Coffee Lovers Digital Paper Pack to the front of each card. For this card -  I used a sentiment from the Happiness In A Cup digital stamp set from Polka Dot Orchard .   I printed out the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock. Then I die cut it using a double-stitched rectangle die, adhered it to a piece of the same lig...

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 3 of the Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Hop .  Today I am working with a beautiful stamp set called Happiness In A Cup from Polka Dot Orchard .        I'm also going to enter this card in two card challenges -  https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html http://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-challenge-29-april-winner.html I started by printing the image of the flowers in the coffee cup twice.  I used my Scan N Cut by Brother to cut one of the images and I colored the image using BIC Intensity Markers - both the Ultra Fine Tip and the Fine Tip.   I also made a top-folding A2 card base to which I adhered a piece of decorative paper from my stash (Botanical by Prima Marketing #842130/Retired). With the 2nd image, I fussy cut the 4 flowers and colored them using the same markers.  I also printed the sentime...

Hello everyone and welcome to the April 2020 Edition of the Crafty Elves Countdown to the Holidays.     How are you guys doing?  Holding up?  It's been a strange month for all of us and this is definitely starting to get to me.  The elves ( Debra ,  Lisa ,  Jessica , and myself) are all feeling it and it took a lot for us to make our cards this month.  But, this is what keeps me going even though my sanity is gone.  LOL   So, without further ado, here are my 4 Crafty Elf cards for April.  Please remember to check out the other Crafty Elves - Debra, Lisa, and Jessica - whose links to their posts are at the end of this post. Card No. 1   Last week I received a little card in the mail from my fellow Crafty Elf - Debra - along with a little present inside - the Hanukkah stamp I used on this card.   I was happy just to get snail mail let alone a little gift. Thanks again, Debra!!  ...

Hi everyone.  On Saturday I showed a card I made using the Anything Is Possible digital set from Polka Dot Orchard .  I printed two of the same frame and today I show you how I used the 2nd image to make  this "home decor" or desk project.   I colored the 2nd frame using my Prismacolor markers again but I changed the color of the flowers.  I also cut a piece of black and pink cardstock so that I can layer them, and I cut a piece of black cardstock using the Small Easel die from Tim Holtz/Sizzix (sadly, retired). I used the Angle Corner Chomper on the corners of the black and pink cardstock.  I adhered the black cardstock to the pink cardstock first, and then I adhered the frame to the black cardstock using foam tape - to give some dimension.   Next, I adhered the Small Easel to the back of the pink cardstock so that it can sit up correctly. To be honest, you could stop here and just put a nice photo in the ...

Hello everyone!!  I've lost track of what day this is let alone the number of days we have been in quarantine.  At least I am keeping busy, which also keeps me sane.  And, with 7 dogs....life is never boring here.   Today I have a special card or inspirational "home decor" piece.  I fell in love with this digital stamp set from Polka Dot Orchard called Anything Is Possible.   As soon as I saw the flower corner stamp and these sentiments, this idea popped into my head.  With so many people spending time alone these days, I am afraid that a lot of people might be questioning themselves.  And I think it's important to reinforce the facts that you can be whatever you want to me and you can achieve whatever you want as long as you believe in yourself.   I started by manipulating the corner image from the Anything is Possible set in Pages (on a MAC) to give a frame.  I sized it so that I could have two on one sheet of A4...

Hello everyone.  I have a confession to make.  This card did not go planned the way I had intended.  The idea was in my head and when I was almost done with it, I realized it was not going to look right on an A2 card.  So I adapted it to a 5" square card.  But I still love it and hope you do too. I'm in love with coffee...snails...and campers stamps/themes so the Camper Snail digi set from Polka Dot Orchard was right up my alley.   I started by printing the snail to the size I wanted.  I fussy cut it with fine tip scissors and colored him/her in with my Ultra Fine Tip BIC makers (my fav).  I also used an R00 (Pinkish White) Copic marker for the snail.  And I added a tiny googly eye. For the city scene, I cut 3 pieces of yellow cardstock with the Cityscape Silhouette (Memory Box/98399/Retired) and a piece of green, blue, and red cardstock with Cityscape Nightline (Memory Box/98398/Retired).    I also cut a ...