Handmade Birthday Card made with the Sweet Songbird Bundle by Stampin' Up! created by Peggy Noe of Pretty Paper Cards #sweetsongbirdsbundle #stampinup #peggynoe

Today’s card features a retiring stamp set and punch…the Sweet Songbirds Stamp Set and the coordinating Songbird Builder Punch. The Punch is 50% OFF – what? Yes, it’s true! There are quite a few items that will be 50% or 60% OFF starting April 9, and I’m going to start showing them to you!

This is such a darling set. The sentiments are great. There’s even a “welcome” sentiment which we don’t have that often. And I love the little music notes!

The little songbird was stamped with Azure Afternoon ink and punched with the coordinating punch. She’s set on a nest stamped in Pecan Pie ink and fussy cut with Paper Snips Scissors. They are both set on a circle of Basic White cardstock cut with the Everyday Details Dies, and the circle was stamped with some leaves in Lemon Lime Twist ink.

Handmade Birthday Card made with the Sweet Songbird Bundle by Stampin' Up! created by Peggy Noe of Pretty Paper Cards #sweetsongbirdsbundle #stampinup #peggynoe #stampingup

Behind the circle is some of the pretty Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper. When you see the word “specialty” in the title, you know that it’s special paper. Usually that means that it has a metallic element, and in this case gold foil is the metallic element in this paper.

Handmade Birthday Card made with the Sweet Songbird Bundle by Stampin' Up! created by Peggy Noe of Pretty Paper Cards #sweetsongbirdsbundle #stampinup #peggynoe #stampingup #prettypapercards

A very thin frame of Azure Afternoon cardstock is behind the Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Paper. The Specialty Paper is 3-3/4″ x 5″ and the Azure Afternoon cardstock is cut 1/8″ larger, at 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8.” Making this thin frame of a color really brings the card together 🙂

Handmade Birthday Card made with the Sweet Songbird Bundle by Stampin' Up! created by Peggy Noe of Pretty Paper Cards #sweetsongbirdsbundle #stampinup #peggynoe #stampingup #prettypapercards #birthdaycard


Discounts Begin April 9th!

The discounts on the retiring items begin next Tuesday, April 9. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Below is a link to the list of discounted products. Click on the box to see all these items.

THEN, make your Wish List! Be ready for April 9 as these discounted products will go fast. Download the Wish List below, fill it out, and be ready for next Tuesday. The discounts go live at midnight on the 9th.

For the next week I’ll be sharing projects using retiring items, so be sure to check back!

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy Stamping!

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