World Of Michael Trent

Hello everyone, and welcome to another Woodblock Wednesday -  the day of the week we set aside to give some love to woodblock stamps that we have not used in some time.     I am joining my friend Amy, who posts a Woodblock Wednesday card to her blog on the last Wednesday of each month.   For today's card, I used 2 woodblock stamps from my stash.  One is a white dude (ME) on a beach sipping a fully loaded alcoholic drink.  This stamp has no name and it was made by The Stamp Barn out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  The other is a stamp was made by Putting on the Ritz and says "Life's a Beach".  Both companies are long out of business.    I stamped the guy on the beach on white cardstock, colored the image with BIC Intensity Ultra Fine Tip markers, and die-cut it using a 3.25" x 4.5" stitched rectangle die.  I added white glue to the areas of the image where I wanted sand, sprinkled on real sand, knocked off the excess, and all...

Hey everyone.  Today, I am sharing some cards I made using these  Dandelions I found in my stash that are made by  2Crafty , an Australian chipboard company, which is still in business and you can still buy them!  Considering the state of the crafting industry, this is great news.   I bought them intending to use them on a card, but hit a brick wall and tossed them in a box.  Fast forward to 2025, and, not being a scrapbooker, I still had no idea what to do with them. Story of my life.  So, I jumped on Pinterest and, after searching a bit for "dandelion card ideas", I stumbled on these cards, which I decided to case.  The link on Pinterest does not take you to these cards specifically, but to the YouTube channel called GSCraft , an artist in Pakistan, who must have made them (it's important to give credit when I can).   The photo below shows a rough sketch of the idea in my head with most of the supplies I will use to make them - t...

  Hello everyone and welcome to another Woodblock Wednesday -  the day of the week we set aside to give some love to woodblock stamps that we have not used in some time.     I am joining my friend Amy for her January Edition of Woodblock Wednesday.  She even has a giveaway this month.  You can check out all the details on her blog by clicking HERE .  To make this card I used 2 woodblock stamps from my stash -  a fairy with a basket of hearts from Great Impressions Rubber Stamps.  Out of biz for some time now.  There is no name on the stamp but there is a number - H208.  Tried to find it online but had no luck. My sentiment is called "I Can't Wait" 1702-G from Rubber Soul .  They still have a website but I have a feeling they are not in biz.   This is how I made the card if you want to make one like it. I made a top-folding 5" square card using white cardstock.   I cut another piece of 5" x 5" white card...

Hello everyone and welcome to a new Woodblock Wednesday card idea. Wednesday is the unofficial day of the week to give your woodblock stamps some love.  Today I am using a woodblock stamp called Winter Trees (K5814) from Hero Arts .  Hero Arts has had many stamps over the years called Winter Trees but this one is circa 2014 and, believe it or not, I found one,  HERE , for sale.  I am pairing the stamp with a die called Deer Trio from Memory Box, circa  2013, and some digital sentiments I bought on Etsy. Here's how I did it. I cut a piece of white cardstock, 3.25" x 8.25", and, using a stamp positioner and Onyx Black Versafine Ink, I stamped Winter Trees by Hero Arts several times until the front was fully covered.  Then I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.   I made a top-folding slimline card base using white cardstock - 3 5/8" x 8 5/8".   I die-cut a piece of red cardstock using a stitched slimline die, which I then adhe...