Thursday, October 6, 2022


 Send merry and bright cards this holiday season with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! Classic colors and holly jolly sentiments are sure to bring the Christmas spirit. The word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month's Paper Pumpkin Kit - Tags and a special add-on product! Since the products match beautifully, it will be a breeze to create cohesive holiday crafts for all your gifting needs. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 cards - 3 of each 3 different designs and 9 coordinating envelopes. Get your order now and order extra to share with the children while they are home on fall break at Thanksgiving!





Wherever you reside, there is no denying that Summer has left us and the Fall days are shorter and a bit chilly in the early hours of morning. With the rustle of leaves, thoughts for Crafters turn to holiday cards and gifts. As always, Stampin Up© has a vast array of products to satisfy the many themes of Fall and Winter. Be sure to check my website: https://cynthialarrison.stampinup.net for all your crafting needs. All purchases in October will get a special gift from me.  Happy Crafting!



 

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Welcome September!


 Summer is giving way to the warm, sunny days of September. As the prelude to fall begins, most of us are making preparations for holiday decorations, projects, and greeting cards. I  am busy making cards for Thanksgiving with determination to be ahead of the calendar. 



I have used the beautiful Soft Seedlings cling stamp set (159905) with the recently retired embossing folder Meadow Moments (153126) and the new Deckled Rectangles dies (159173). Colors chosen are Very Vanilla,  Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, and Old Olive. Embellishments are Old Olive Twill Riboon (158955) and Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193). 




Don't hesitate to use past stamps and supplies to complete your holiday cards. I visited my stash and pulled out Pretty Pumpkins (156472) and the coordinating dies Detailed Pumpkins (156477) which were in the July-December Catalog 2021. I incorporated the new Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper (159651) which is found in this year's July - December 2022 Mini Catalog as well as the Basic Borders dies (155558) and Layering Diorama dies (155565) both of which are in the current Annual Catalog, May 2022 - April 2023. My color palette chosen is: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso. Embelleshments are Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193)

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

June Paper Pumpkin Alternatives


The June Paper Pumpkin Kit - Pick of the Crop included fresh, summer colors and stamps which drew our thoughts to picnics and visits to the produce markets. I added to my cards, increasing the designs to four but keeping the number to nine - using the beautiful envelopes to coordinate with the cards. 

I chose to make a varied selection of greeting and sentiments - including Birthday, Get Well, Happy Anniversary, and Thinking of You. 



 The awning and front of the cart are both scored, folded and popped out to give a dimensional feel to the Flower Cart. I added Loose Flower Flourishes (item 155808) from the Annual Catalog 2022-2023 to provide a whimsical addition to the flower pot of pink flowers. I fashioned the greeting to look like a wooden sign and embellished it with Black Glossy Dots (item 158827) which emulate fasteners. This too, was popped up with Stampin Dimensionals (item 104430) which are staple items for my card creations.



A fresh selection of fruit in produce cartons graced this Birthday Card. The foreground was popped up with more dimensionals and I added two sprigs punched from the retired Sprig Punch (item 148012). Inside, there is an insert cut from Scalloped Contours and a basic white panel with the sentiment Happy Birthday from Go-To Greetings (item 158763) and stacked under it, the greeting from Pick of the Crop (Love You a whole bunch)



I used the card front which illustrated the checked cloth for this Thank You card. The card base is Calypso Coral and I added the stamped bottle image from the Bottled Happiness stamp set (item 158684) The lazer cut images - cheese and Baguette (bread) with another punched sprig adorned the front of the card. 



A bonus card was fashioned from a card front intended for the flower cart.  I stamped an image across the bottom from the recently retired On the Horizon stamp set (item 157770) and along the left side, the flower image from the June Paper Pumpkin stamp set. The Sentiment is from the June Paper Pumpkin kit.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Sending Good Thoughts

July 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit

Place your order by July 10th to enjoy this nautical-themed box of Summer Fun! This month's imagery focuses on sea to shore designs that are sure to please. Supplies include enough supplies to complete 9 cards with coordinating envelopes. Card bases are dry embossed and the Stampin Spot is 
Bermuda Bay. 

Order today At:


 

Friday, July 1, 2022

Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Begins July 1st!








It has begun! The July - December 2022 Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Brochure is available and ready for shopping! I have sent copies of each catalog to my current customers and the Members of my Team have already received their copies as well. 

If you would like a copy of your own, contact me at my store: https://cynthialarrison.stampinup.net

Friday, June 24, 2022

Celebrating In Color Alternatives


 Lots of fun and planning went into the alternatives I made for the Celebrating in Color Paper Pumpkin Kit, May 2022. I finished just in time for the arrival of my new Paper Pumpkin Kit, June 2022. 

Pick of the Crop June, 2022

Featuring Summertime picnics, fresh fruit and artisan bread, this box of enjoyment will  make for down-home memories featuring easy living. With watercolor designs and soft shades of Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Night of Navy, and Soft Succulent, Stampin Up has done it again. Come back to my Paper Moonbeams website  to see the alternatives have made with this all-inclusive box of Crafting Fun.





Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Craft For A Cause


 Each year, Stampin' Up supports a designated cause through special limited-edition products or promotions. This year Stampin Up has chosen to support the cause to end food insecurity by releasing Nourish and Flourish (Item 160230) an all-inclusive kit that also includes a cute lunch bag. With a delicious and bright color palette that will be sure to highlight your spring picnic cards. 

The kit includes enough supplies for 9 cards, with embossed card bases in three designs, sticker sheets, die cuts, die-cut labels and coordinating envelopes. Coordinating colors are: Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Pool Party and Shaded Spruce. 

The insulated lunch bag is 9" X 6 1/4".

With each purchased, $4 will be donated to Food Scarcity.

Kits - Kits - and More Kits!!

Get one for you and One for a Friend! Take advantage of this SALE through June 30, 2022



 

Friday, June 3, 2022

Pick of the Crop - June 2022

June 2022

 

Summer Fresh describes this month's Paper Pumpkin Kit! With fresh new ideas and designs this month, you will receive all you need to create nine cards and coordinating envelopes. A Mini Canvas Shopping Bag is included to package your cards for gift-giving,  as simple and easy as a trip to the Farm Market! The cute market-themed stamp set will make expressing your love and friendship easy, with summer fun. 

Order by June 10th

Available for purchase at my store:

 https://cynthialarrison.stampinup.net

EXTRA!!!

Starting June 13, 2022, a Mini Shopping Bags Add-On (#161922) priced at just $13.00 will also be available at my Store. This add-on includes 4 mini canvas bags and will fit a couple of cards and envelopes, perfect for a fresh twist on card packaging. The bags may be stamped or colored for a personalized touch and are: 5 3/8" X 6".

Catalog Retiring Soon - Order and Save up to 50%!!


 

January - June 2022 Mini Catalog

The January - June 2022 Catalog will be retiring at the end of June. Although  many wonderful products  will not be available when the catalog retires, you may take advantage of the sales up to 50% off while supplies last. Be sure to check your Wish List and get those stamp sets you have marked in your catalog. Save now!

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

New Annual Catalog May 2022 - April 2023





 

With new In Colors and Product Suites, there is so much to shop in the New Annual Catalog May 2022 - April 2023. Contact me today if you would like a copy of your own. Leave a message on my email: moonbeamreflector@gmail.com  You may also text me on my phone. See my number listed on: https://cynthialarrison.stampinup.net



Join for $99!!!


This  month, as the new catalog begins, you may get started as a Discount Shopper or New Demonstrator. Stampin Up is offering a Starter Kit promotion that you will not want to miss! You may choose any $125 in product from the brand new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog for only $99 and in addition to your business and purchasing items, you will receive:
  • 2022-2024 In Color Ink Pad Collection (#161108)
  • 2022-2024 In Color Cardstock Collection (#159204)
  • 2022-2024 In Color 6X6 Designer Series Paper (#159253)
  • In Color Grid Paper (#160009)
All these above items are an additional total value of $66.50!

When you order, you will enjoy FREE SHIPPING on your Starter Kit and 20% Discount on all future purchases through September 30, 2022! (and an additional month pending for October 31, 2022)

Also included with your order is a FREE Paper Pumpkin Kit!

FREE!!!







Join my team: Paper Moonbeams today!


Friday, April 22, 2022

Celebrating In Color!



 Celebrate the NEW 2022 - 2024 In Colors with May's Paper Pumpkin kit! Vivid pops of these new colors are perfect for fun cards and the included gift card holders. This box includes enough supplies to create 10 cards, two of each of the five festive designs. There are also 10 coordinating envelopes  as well as 10 coordinating gift card holders. It will be simple to send Happy Mail to friends, family, coworkers and anyone who makes your life happy! Featuring the 5 new 2022 - 2024 In Colors - Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party,  Starry Sky, Sweet Sorbet, and Tahitian Tide, the coordinating Classic Stampin Spot will be Basic Gray.



Added fun this month is the Golden Voucher 
Every Paper Pumpkin subscriber will get a chance to win a GOLDEN Voucher worth $25 USD / $34 CAD in Stampin Up products! The winners will find their Golden Voucher in their May 2022 Paper Pumpkin Box.



Thursday, April 21, 2022

Free Shipping Today!

Just finished my order this morning! No Shipping or Handling today only! Get your Last Chance Items at my store - TODAY ONLY!
https://cynthialarrison.stampinup.net

 

Monday, April 18, 2022

De-Stashing the Daffodils!!


De-Stashing the DSP from Sale-A-Bration January - February 2022
Because there will be sheets and sheets of new DSP beginning May 2022!




Thanks to inspiration from a fellow Demonstrator, 
I fashioned six cards from one sheet of Daffodil
Afternoon! I am chopping and repeating to build
my card stash and deplete my DSP stash. 



Now, with half-a-dozen birthday cards
in hand, I am primed and ready to continue
my mission to De-Stash DSP!


Daffodil Daydream
# 157786
The centerpiece of these products
will be in the new Annual Catalog
May 2022 - April 2023



Blessings of Home
# 157930
This is the stamp set I used for the
sentiments on the front as well as
the inside of my card and will also
be in the new Annual Catalog
May 2022 - April 2023




Basic Borders
# 155558
This wonderful die set has also
made its way into the upcoming
Annual Catalog May 2022 - April 2023


Very Vanilla Envelopes
#107300
Also in the Annual Catalog
May 2022 - April 2023


Sunday, April 17, 2022

More Alternatives Completed!!

 


The current Annual Catalog, retiring May of 2022, introduced a new line of inclusive kits. There have been a variety of options to choose from with different occasions and themes. These kits are now at my store when you type  Kits at the search box. I could not resist many of these kits and now, as the catalog closes this May, I am scrambling to complete them. Why? To make room for new kits, of course! 

Kerchief Card Kit #156995

Reviewing this kit, an alternative plan popped out at me instantly. The cheerful little border print on the front of the pre-cut/pre-scored cards reminded me of a country theme - farm bandanas! Gathering up two stamp sets which are now retired, I began planning alternatives that would be whimsical and fun. 

Farm-Fresh Birthday Card Alternatives



Using Hey Birthday Chick #154454
and Birthday Chick Dies #158200


Using Retired Way to Goat #152657


Items left - over from Kit!
(back to the drawing board)


Supply List:

  • Four Card Bases for each kind of alternative
  • Early Espresso and Night of Navy Cardstock cut @ 4 1/2" X 11" - scored @ 5 1/2"
  • Trim the front panels from each pre-cut card to 4" X 5 1/4" (the Poppy Parade and Coastal Cabana)
  • Four laser cut labels - Celebrate Today from the Kit
  • Cut four fence dies from the retired Autumn Wheelbarrow Dies (retired)
  • Cut four pieces of Window Sheet @ 3 1/4"  X  4 1/4" 
  • Stamp Window Sheets with All Wired Up (now retired)
  • Stamp and color 4 Goats from Way to Goat stamp set (retired)
  • Stamp and color 4 Chicks from Hey Birthday Chick stamp set 
  • Stamp four Labels - You're the G.O.A.T - from Way to Goat stamp set
  • Cut 8 pieces of Basic White Card Stock  4" X 5 1/4" and emboss with Stitched with Whimsey embossing folder.
  • Stamp four  White card inserts with Happy Birthday from Biggest Wish stamp set
  • Stamp four White card inserts with A Happy Birthday to You from Handsomely Suited stamp set
  • Cut and make four bows from Early Espresso Open Weave ribbon
  • Embellishments from Matte Dot Embellishments 

Friday, April 15, 2022

Pre-Order Unboxed!




Arriving on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, I could hardly wait to open the box and sift through the contents. Slicing open the tape, I began to sort through the contents as I checked the packing list against my order sheet. The first thing I gathered was the assortment of 2022-2024 In-Color Stamp Pads and Blends. I am always gratified to hold these ink sources in my hands! Next, I dove to the bottom of the box for the five packages of Cardstocks in the new In-Colors. Now, my creative juices were flowing as I carefully tore open the In-Color Designer Series Paper. Next, were the five spools of ribbon - this year in a soft, pliable 1/4" width of sparkle and metallic sheen. They would lend themselves nicely to bow and loop embellishments that would hardly increase the bulk of the card at all. Examining the stamp sets, dies and 3-D embossing folders caused my mind to begin planning and designing - and this was just the beginning! 

In-Colors 2022 - 2024



Debut for the new Annual Catalog for May 2022 - April 2023 is  Monday, May 2, 2022. Paper Moonbeams Customers can be looking for their catalogs to arrive in the mail soon as they have been mailed (if you have made an order within the last six months). If you would like a Catalog, email me or go to my store and check for my phone number to leave me a text and I will send one to you.



To view my Pre-Order Unboxed Video visit my YouTube Channel at:
Paper Moonbeams with Cynthia Larrison

Monday, April 11, 2022

LAST CHANCE ORDERING!




 The Last chance Products promotion includes a Retiring List (products that will no longer be available once the catalog retires). Carryover products can be viewed in the new 2022-2023 Annual Catalog which debuts in May of 2022. All products are available while supplies last, and there are no purchase limits.

Items can be added to a Starter Kit and will further allow you the privilege to order early from the new May 2022 through April 2023 Annual Catalog as a Demonstrator or Discount Shopper. Go to my store now and order those products which have been on your Wish List.

Friday, April 8, 2022

Change Is Beautiful

Only a short time left to order this wonderful box!


Order Now from my store https://cynthialarrison.stampinup.net

 

Beyond the Horizon

 




Opening this box in late March, I excitedly planned my Alternative cards with these products as well as additional products from the New Horizons Suite in the January through June 2022 Mini Catalog. I also used sentiments from the Massive Thanks (#152578 - now retired) and the Artfully Layered Bundle (#157761) in the January through June 2022 Mini Catalog. I used the Tasteful Textures 3D Embossing Folder (#152718) and the Greenery Embossing Folders (#152716) pages 154 and 155 in the May through April 2022 Annual Catalog. Two embellishments from the May 2021 - April 2022 Annual Catalog used were: Opal Rounds (#154289 and 2021-2023 In Color Jewels (#155571) on pages 142-143.

Watch the Alternative video presentation
on my YouTube Channel - PaperMoonbeams
published April 10, 2022
Title: Beyond the Horizon Alternatives







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