Happy New Year!

Well it is already a new year! I can't believe it I just don't know where this year has gone and now we are looking forward to a new year! 

I thought I would take a look back at my favorite projects of the year! 

2011 brought beautiful new stamps to us! 

Fathers Day cards!

We welcomed a new baby!

We used new tools to create awesome projects!

We learned punches have more than one use!

and we learned you can make more than just cards with stampin up!

Its been a great year! Looking forward to even more crafting in 2012!

Just released

They have released the list of the product be carried over from the holiday mini....Check the list out here:

Holiday Mini Carry Over List

There is still time to get the products that you want! Only a few days so get your orders in online www.michellerabon.stampinup.net 

This will be your last chance to buy any of the stamp sets from the holiday mini! 

Also Don't forget to check out the new items on the clearance rack! 

Stay tuned We will be starting our countdown to Sale-a-bration and a Introduction to the new Occassions Mini!! Working on great new ideas to share! But first I need to take down christmas and find my desk! Happy New year!

Stocking Punch

Just announced this week, stampin up will not continue to make the stocking builder punch and it will not be carried over into the new catalog! While this is so sad it is also exciting to think of the great new products that are in the works. You have until January 3rd to puchase the stocking builder punch but they are trying to get rid of their stock so once they are gone, they are gone.

This punch goes great with this stamp set from the holiday mini

Both of these can be purchased on my website until January 3rd

http://www.michellerabon.stampinup.net/

This punch also goes with the gift givers set from the holiday mini

I hope you have a great christmas!

{Day 12} Twelve Days of Gifts, and Merry Christmas!

Our 12th and final gift!

Another MDS project and a wish for a very Merry Christmas from our Family to yours!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

{Day 11} Twelve Days of Gifts

Day 11 and another amazing project using MDS, I made these tags to go on our cookie tins that we were giving out as gifts. 

I made a full sheet of them and punched them out

A perfect addition to any gift! Make tags with your MDS too! 

Buy the software today www.michellerabon.stampinup.net 

{Day 10} Twelve Days of Gifts

The next three days of ideas are going to come from My digital studio, just to show you that MDS is unlimited it what it can do! You can make a calendar with MDS here is a sample of a small desktop calendar that you can make, what a great gift!

Shop my website to get your MDS software, A great present for your stocking or to use your christmas money on. www.michellerabon.stampinup.net 

{Day 9} Twelve Days of Gifts

Today I went for something pretty clever, with a little baby around the house we have a ton of these formula cans and I WISH I had, had this brilliant idea earlier because everyone would have gotten these! You could also do it with the oatmeal cans....

I used the simply scrappin kit from the holiday mini to create this cute cookie tin! 

Here is a picture of the top

If you have cans like this laying around or use formula don't throw them out! 

So now that we are 5 days from Christmas I thought I would share this sweet picture with you of my babies with santa...

Merry Christmas!

{Day 8} Twelve Days of gifts

These make the cutest gifts to give filled with m&ms and a sweet little tag great for your kids christmas party treats or for teachers! 

Mint M&Ms are my suggestions they are amazing and a delicious Christmas treat!

You can also buy these plastic bags from Stampin up!

To buy them shop on my website www.michellerabon.stampinup.net and click shop now and you can find them under the holiday mini...

Let the Countdown begin 6 Days until Christmas!

{Day 7} Twelve Days of Gifts

{Day 7} Hershey miniature gifts

This is another great teacher gift or for anyone in your life, who doesn't love Chocolate especially made so pretty in a bag filled with shredded crinkle paper and wrapped in ribbon.

Another great gift idea for the scrapbookers in your life a simply scrapbooking kit. These have everything they need to create beautiful pages! Get yours online www.michellerabon.stampinup.net 

{Day 6} Twelve Days of Gifts!

{Day 6 } Chapstick Cards

These by far are my favorite gifts to give! I made these santa's the same as the lotion holders. The inside of the cards look similar to the ones that I made in the fall

Make these to give as gifts and I promise they will be a hit!

{Day 5} Twelve days of Gifts

{Day 5} Candy Treat Ornaments

These are so cute and easy enough to make for everyone and hang up on the tree! 

It was made using the Top Note Die for the big shot and has been a popular gift to make among demonstrators this year. These are simply the top note die, folded down a third of the way, ribbon attached through the slits in the top of the fold and stapled over a small baggy filled with candy, embellish and hang on the tree! 

{Day 4} Twelve Days of Gifts

{Day 4} Lotion Santa Gift

These are super simple and easy to make and makes a perfect holder for Avon lotion

Side View:

The santa is so easy to make with the petal punch, circles from the owl punch for his hat , red glitter brad for the nose

Here is the break down:

{Day 3} Twelve days of gifts

{Day 3} Christmas treat bags 

These are such perfect treat bags for cookies or other handmade goodies for christmas.

I have become a glitter addict this year so these bags are no exception 

I am going to use these for addies sunday school class friends!

{Day 2} Twelve Days of Gifts

{Day 2} Gift Hot Chocolate Packets

These make such cute gifts to share with any one and even make a great stocking stuffers! 

My pattern this year is in match book style and the hot chocolate is in a cellophane bag. 

{Day 1} Twelve Days of Gifts!

Who wouldn't love to get these little gifts! 

We are always looking for a great teacher gift and search no further these are perfect.

A simple pattern that make such cute packaging....

I used bath and body works Pocketbac 5 for $5

Advent Calendar

I wanted to create an advent calendar for addie, a countdown to christmas that you could open each day and reveal a special bible lesson and project. I used a cookie sheet and the round stampin up containers that are used for brads and other embellishments. I placed magnets on the back so they would attach to the cookie sheet. 

This is a sample of the inside the others include bible lessons. I have also see the covers of the embellishments done the same way and given as a treat to customers. 

I used the Christmas bingo bits to create this calendar.

There is one for all 24 days!