Pineapple/ Strawberry Upside Down Mini Cakes

Hi again everyone. In my latest video I made this delicious desert/snack. We had them for desert tonight and my family really enjoyed them.  Hope you give it a try and if you do I hope you like them as much as we did.

Check out my new Instagram and Facebook pages at Create along with Trace.

 ~Trace

How I Store my Maymay Made it Stamp Sets

Hello again everyone, Trace here. We are in the frozen tundra of Massachusetts this week and are computer challenged. I have put up a temporary link to my latest video until we are home and can do it properly.  Anyway I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! In this installment of Create along with Trace I am going to share how I take care of and store my Maymay made it stamp sets. I hope you enjoy and find my video helpful in taking care of your Maymay made it stamp sets. I hope everyone has a Happy and Safe New Year. ~ Trace

As promised here are the links

Sassy Birthday Stamp Set

Never Ending Calendar Stamp Set

Sleighrides Stamp Set

Squeaky Clean Stamp Cleaner

Frost-Tee Christmas Card

Hello everyone, I have created a new video over on my YouTube channel. It is called Frost Tea Christmas/Winter card. I hope you go over and check out this card. I had a lot of fun making it and hope you try as well.

Here is a list of supplies and links to the stamps I used:

Card Base (Red)- 4"x 5 1/4"
Matt- Snow Fun 6x6 Paper- 3 3/4" x 5"

Teacup Matts:
Black 2 5/8" x 2 3/8"
Red 2 1/2" x 2 1/4"

Sleigh Rides Stamp Set

Banner Day Stamp Set

Brewtiful Stamp Set

Cuppa Cuppa Clear Stamp Set

Snow Peeking Card Set

Cutter Bee Scissors

Cricut Trimmer

Art Glitter Glue

Versafine ink

Fiskars Stamp Blocks


I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and thank you all for checking out my videos. ~Trace

Yumm!!!  Homemade chocolates and so easy to make.

I used a the double boiler method of melting the Wilton candy melts. That is on the stove with using a small pot with water and a larger glass bowl that fits inside the pot {be sure water does not get into your bowl}.

On medium heat setting put about half a bag of candy  melts into  the bowl. When the water is slightly at a boil put the bowl on the pot. With a silicone spatula stir the melts constantly until all the wafers are completely melted and the chocolate is smooth.

Then spoon the chocolate into each cavity of the mold, slightly shake the mold from side to side and tap on the counter several times.  This will spread the chocolate evenly and bring air bubbles  to the surface.

 Place the mold on a tray and refrigerate for  15-20 minutes or until the chocolate sets up. When ready, take out of the fridge and pull the silicone from the edges of each candy.  Then push the bottom of the mold to pop-out the chocolate. {Don't worry the mold will go right back into shape}

There you have it, delicious treats for your family and friends! {If they make it that far.

Thank you for watching and have a very Merry Christmas ~ Trace

Hi everyone, wow 233 Christmas cards, Plus at lease 80 small tags from one Paper Pack. I could have gotten a bit more but I had to stop somewhere. In this final part I assemble 100+ cards, 10 cards of each 10 designs. And 2 Bonus Designs. And I have a lot of bits and pieces left over to make Gift Tags.   So here are the supplies used :

Card #11- Outer piece of white cardstock  2 1/2" X 3 1/2", Inner DSP piece 2 1/4" X 2", Tree Die, 

SleighRides Stamp Set 

Card#12- 2 -1/2" X 4" sips of DSP, solide color cardstock  1" X 3 1/2" ( for sentiment), Snowflake sequins, 

White Gel Pen

Celebrate the Season Stamp Set

Card #13- 15/16" Star Punch (12 punched stars needed), Twine,

Memory Lane Stamp Set

Brutus Monroe Circle Dies

Card#14- Outer Piece of white cardstock 3" X 4 1/2", Inner piece DSP 2 1/2" X 2 1/2", Branch Stamp, 

Joyful Stamp Set

Baubles & Bling Stamp Set

2" Circle Punch 

Wink of Stella glitter Pen

Card # 15- 2- 1" X 3 3/4" DSP strips, sequins, Colored pencils, 

Winter Wonderland Stamp Set

Pray for the Cure Stamp Set

Card #16-  White Cardstock 2 3/4" X 3 1/4", Mat piece 3" X 3 3/4", DPD 2 1/2"X 2 1/2", Large Snowflake Punch,

Action Stamp Stamp Set

 Banner Day Stamp Set

Sorry Stamp Set

Just to say Hello Stamp Set

Snow Peeking Stamp Set

Card#17-  DSP Piece 1 3/4" X 2 1/2", Mat piece 2" X 2 3/4" , Baker's twine, 

G's Teddy Bear Lane Stamp Set

Crop-A- Dial hole Punch 

Angle Punch

Card #18- 1 3/8"Star Punch, 15/16" Star Punch, 5/8" Star Punch ( All Recollections brand), Glitter Cardstock White, 

All is Bright Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Ruler  

Card # 19-  1/2" X 4" DSP, 

Celebrate the Season Stamp Set

Darice Snowflakes Embossing Folder

Card#20- Cutouts from the DSP and Mats 

Bonus Card 1- goodly Eyes,

Martha Stewart Branch Punch 

Maymay's video

Bonus Card 2 - My Favorate Things  Stitched Snow Drifts Die, 

SleighRides Stamp Set 

What am I going to do with all those cards? The hospital that my husband works at is having a handmade items sale to raise money for homes in need, so I am boxing up 10 cards and some tags in each box and I will make about 10 boxes. 

Hope you enjoyed this 3 part Series, thanks so much for watching. ~Trace

MMI DT Challenge One Pack Wonder Part 2

Hey everyone, in this Part 2 video I assemble 10 of the 20 card designs for this MMI DT Challenge to make as many cards as possible out of one paper pack.  200 Christmas Cards is my goal, no sweat!!!. I show 100 of those cards in this video. 

Here is the supplies used for each design:

A Perfect Christmas Paper Pack by Lori Whitlock

Card #1 - a 2 1/2" X 2 1/2" square of DSP , 2" Scallop Circle punch, Sequins, Twine,

Foam Tape

 All is Bright Stamp Set

Memento Ink 

Art Glitter Glue

Card #2-  2- 1 1/2" X 2 1/4" piece of DSP ( for bottom panels), 2- 1 1/2" X 1 3/4" piece of DSP ( for top panels), Brads, 

Deck the Halls Stamp Set

Christmas Stitched Shapes Stamp Set

Made with Love Stamp Set

Brutus Monroe Circle Die Set

Pokey Tool 

Fiskars Stamp Blocks 

Card #3-  Candy Cane Die,

Joyful Stamp Set

Made With Love Stamp Set

Pray for the Cure Stamp Set

Card #4- 1" X 4", 1" X 3 1/4", and 1" X 2" pieces of DSP ,

Winter Wonderland Stamp Set

Card #5- 1" X 2 1/2" (bottom Box) and the cover is 1/2" X 2 3/4", 1" X 2"(middle box) and the cover is 1/2" X 2 1/4", 1" X 1 1/2" ( top Box) and the cover is 1/2" X 1 3/4", all pieces of DSP. Also, twine, 

Sleighrides Stamp Set

Versafine ink 

Card #6- 5- 1" X 1" squares of DSP,

Up Lifting Stamp Set

Uniball Deluxe Fine Pen

Card #7- 1" X 5 1/4" Strip of DSP, ribbon, sequins, 

G's Teddy Bear Lane Stamp Set

Sleigh Rides Stamp Set

Card #8-  2" X 2 3/4" piece of white 65lb Cardstock * Mark at 5/8" and at 1 3/8 " and cut from mark to corner on each side to create the dress,     and a 1" Circle in White, Half of a 2" Scallop Circle of DSP, 15/16" Recollections Star Punch ( a bit of Gold glitter Cardstock), Bakers Twine, 

1 inch Circle punch

2 " Scallop Circle Punch

Banner Day Stamp Set 

Card #9- 2- 1/2" X 4" and 2- 1/2" X 5 1/4" strips of DSP, 

Baubles & Bling Stamp Set

Card #10-  1/2" X 1" and 1/2" X 1 1/4" pieces of DSP for scarf, 1 1/2" circle of white & 2" circle of white, 5/8" Recollections Snowflake  punch, large Martha Stewart Snowflake punch , clear sequins small bit of textured Orange cardstock for nose,

Winter Wonderland Stamp Set

Happy Tree Stamp Set

Christmas Stitched Shapes Stamp Set

Wonder Stamp Set

1 1/2 " Circle Punch

2" Circle Punch 

Wew!!! That's a lot of cards, but so much fun. Thanks so much for watching and be looking for Part 3 where I put together 10 MORE designs. Have a Wonderful Day. ~Trace

MMI Design Team Challenge 

One Pack Wonder

200 Cards Part 1

The MMI DT Challenge was to make as many A2 size cards as I can with one paper pack. So with much planning , thinking and Math I came up with a Template to make cutting up the sheets of Designer Paper easier.

  There are 20 different card designs and will be making 10 cards of each design. I know, 200 cards is insane, but I know it can be done. Plus then I will have Christmas cards for years to come. Really, I plan on donating them and this project would be great for charity drives.

In this first part of a 3 part series, I will be doing all the prep work such as cutting  and scoring all the card bases needed( 4 1/4 "X 5 1/2"). Then, cutting all the card fronts ( 4" X 5 1/4"). Next, I cut all 12 sheets of the paper pack and stored the pieces of each sheet in separate Gallon size zip lock bags. Then finally, I stamped all the sentiments that i will be using all at once. I will be including a description of items used for each design in parts 2 and 3. 

Used these items:

A Perfect Christmas paper pack by Lori Whitlock

Cricut Paper Trimmer

So don't miss the next video where we start to put all these bits and pieces of paper into LOTS of great Christmas cards.

Thanks for watching, ~Trace