World Of Michael Trent

  Hello everyone and welcome to the March 2021 Edition of the Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas!  It's the 25th of the month and time for the Crafty Elves...me, Debra ( Meticulosity ), and Lisa ( Life of a BZscrapper ), to show you our 4 amazing Christmas/Holiday cards for the month.  My cards are super simple to make and they can all be made in less than 15 minutes. Here is a video that also shows a quick look at the 4 cards because a photo is not always as good as a video. Card No. 1 I found this stamp set - Sketches Scrollwork Christmas from Inkadinkado - in my stash and realized how simple, but classy, a card can be made with it.    I made a top-folding A2 card base of red cardstock. I die cut two pieces of white cardstock using a stitched rectangle die.  One I adhered inside the card. On the other, I stamped the sentiment and then the holly/berries wreath images. I colored them in using only Rambunctious Red and Key Lime BIC Intensity Ultra Fine Ti...

Hello everyone.  The Design Team for Anthony's Paper Craft Design Team went with an Easter this month for our group post.  Anthony's website has been completely redone and he is now selling more than just his stamps online.  You can now get papers, glues, embellishments, pens, markers, cardstock and a ton of other things.  Now, on to my card for the month. Links to the other Design Team Members' cards are at the end of this post. To make my card I needed Easter(ish) papers, of which I had none.  So I looked through my stash and came across the It's Your Birthday - Girl paper pad from Echo Park .  Several of the designs in this pad are perfect for Easter.   I made a top-folding A2 card base to which I adhered the dark pink paper to the card front.  Then I used a stitched rectangle die to cut a piece of the plaid design, which I then adhered to the card front. I cut a piece of white cardstock, 1.75" x 5.25", and stamped the various eggs from ...

  Hello everyone and welcome to my Anthony's Paper Craft Design Team project for March.  This month we have 2 themes - spring flowers and Easter.  For our individual weekly projects we used the "single flower" images from Anthony and, for our group post on the 15th, it's all about Easter!  For my individual project, I wanted to use this MDF coffee mug from my stash with some of the flowers popping out.   Although this mug is from here, there are a lot of companies making chipboard or MDF pieces and there are also "coffee mug" dies out there if you wanted to recreate this idea. I started with a card base 5.5" square to which I adhered a piece of decorative paper, cut 5.25" square, from the Color Wash pad by Pink Paislee (a gift from my friend Debra).  I also cut a piece of white cardstock that I adhered to the inside.     Next, I stamped the Daylilies   and Gladiolus images from Anthony's Paper Craft   on white cardstock....

Hello everyone!  It's the 25th of the month and that means a new Crafty Elf post.  Welcome to the February Edition of The Crafty Elves' Countdown to Christmas. As usual, Debra, Lisa, and I have been busy this month (and it's a short month too) making 4 new holiday cards to share with you.  My cards are below and links to Debra's and Lisa's blogs and Instagram accounts are at the end of this post.  Now, on to my cards... Card No. 1 These three stamps from Impression Obsession have been hanging in front of my work desk for months. Mocking me.  Begging me to use them.  And I finally have!  LOL I made a 6" square card base using white cardstock. I stamped the Cover-a-Card Holly stamp on to another piece of white cardstock using a Pine Green ink pad by Marvy Matchables (old and from my stash) and then I embossed it with clear embossing powder.   I trimmed it to a 5 5/8" square, layered it on to a piece of black cardstock leaving a sliver of a bo...

Hello everyone!  Today is the Anthony's Paper Craft Design Team monthly blog hop - the first for 2021.  This month we are throwing our support behind Lori Kobular and her  "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Blog Hop .  Anthony's Paper Craft is one of 23 amazing sponsors on her blog hop and we thought it would be fun to show our support by doing one ourselves. According to the Turner Syndrome Foundation -  The butterfly has become the symbol for "Turner Girls" because, just like a butterfly, they are considered fragile and beautiful miracles.  Because it represents femininity, strength, and uniqueness, the butterfly was designated by TSSUS to become the Turner Syndrome symbol.  "Butterflies fly on their own which is our hope for our girls." On March 1, Anthony's Paper Craft is releasing a brand new butterfly stamp set called Butterflies 3 and two of these sets are being offered as a prize on the It's A Girl Thing Turner Syndrome 2021 B...

  Hello everyone.  I am honored to be taking part in the "Love Wins" Instagram Hop.   The purpose of this hop is to support and bring awareness to LGBT+ creators and craft companies that support the community. I decided to also do a blog post for those that would like a more detailed step by step of how I made cards or the products I used.  BUT...in order to participate in the hop and be eligible to win some amazing prizes, please go check out my IG Page - HERE - for all the details.   The hop runs from today, February 14, 2021 (Valentine's Day) until Saturday, February 20, 2121 and there are some really cool giveaways to win.  I was asked to make 1 card but I ended up making 3 cards.  I guess you can call this blog post "Love Wins Three Ways" and I hope y'all like what I created.   My cards were really all inspired by  THIS art print that I found on Etsy a few weeks ago by chance.  {If you love it, go buy it!} As soon a...