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sure why you want it so bad? I have always thought Farm Fresh is so cute but it's not the most practical set to buy. Since it's retiring I can't stop thinking about how bad I "need" this set. LOL. Do you ever buy a set just because it's really cute even though you know you will not get a ton of use out of it? I'm going to go ahead and get it because I will never forgive myself if I don't. I was on the fence about it until I checked out the gallery last night. There are some really great cards made with this set. What about you any set you just can't live without but your not sure why?
April
Depends! I couldn't live without steppin style, even though I knew i wouldn't use it often I knew I could use it once in a while so I got it. Fire Brigade was the same since my dad and all his buddies are firemen I figured I would get some use out of it! But I also really wanted the recipie card stamp set, knowing I would never use it so I decided not to! I guess I figure if I have some use for it I'll get it and trade it later but if I know I will never use it I stay away!
Sweet treats is mine. I love those whimsical cakes, but it isn't very versatile IMO. Of course it isn't reitiring, so I have at least another year to be proved wrong
__________________ Michelle
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For me it's the pink flamingos set (is that even the name of it?). I think it's super cute, but what would I do with it? I'm not a big fan of the bird, nor is anyone I know... It's just one of those things.
Steppin' Style is my impractical choice too. It was demo'ed at the first workshop I hosted & I fell in love with it. At that time, however, I didn't evaluate stamps based on versatility or even usefulness - I just thought it was sooo cute! Of course, I rarely use it now, although the baby shoes & "Congrat-shoe-lations" stamps come in handy every once in a while.
On the other end of the usefulness spectrum is All Natural. I never get tired of it, it works well with every single color family, stamps can easily be used with other sets, and it is useful for making cheery cards as well as more somber sympathy cards. Love it!
Yes, Farm Fresh is one of those for me, too. I've loved it ever since it first came out, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy it because I know I would never use it more than once or twice. I've really gotten strict with myself about the stamp sets I buy now that I'm running out of room to put them. Maybe if I can get rid of the ones I'm already NOT using, then I can loosen up a little.
I really wanted Farm Fresh too but couldn't justify the expense. Instead, I ordered the jumbo wheel. I figure that will be retiring with the set. Much cheaper, still the same flavor.
I feel the same way about Farm Fresh! I love it and think it's adorable, but couldn't justify the cost to my stampin budget. Another one is Botanicals for me. I always promised myself I would get it before it retired, but now I can't seem to justify the cost. When I look it at it versus other sets I have it's just too similar to part with the $$. I got Changing Seasons instead which isn't like any other set I have. Darn! I wish the DH would hurry up and win the lottery so I wouldn't have to worry about $$ OR storage space. I'd have that mansion, you know...
__________________ Jennifer, SU Demonstrator
"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment" -Ben Franklin
On the Farm plus its wheel is the set I want really bad... and for the life of me I dont know why. I can use it but not much... One of the very first sets that I bought was Past'ure Birthday many many years ago and I still have it,, I havent used it much either, I think I mostly just played around with it but never made any cards to send. Imagine that! I think that must have something to do with my wanting this set. I also like the new Walk This Way set and I think they would all go together well... I just hate to let On the Farm get away. I also want "On the Beach" just cause I like beachy things.
__________________ Sherlie..... aka Surelyyoustalktoo? Just living is not enough, one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower,and a few stamps, of course, www.splitcoaststampers.com/go/Sherlie
I feel the same way about Farm Fresh! I love it and think it's adorable, but couldn't justify the cost to my stampin budget. Another one is Botanicals for me. I always promised myself I would get it before it retired, but now I can't seem to justify the cost. When I look it at it versus other sets I have it's just too similar to part with the $$.
I have to admit, I HAD to have Farm Fresh back when it first came out in a mini, and I jus traded it off because I didn't think it was versatile enough to justify keeping... I think it really only works for a few things and that kinda bugged me. On the other hand, I am currently holding my mom's Botanicals set HOSTAGE... I am NEVER giving it back!!! (Oh, wait, she just borrowed it back last week... I must figure out how to steal it back...) I have to say, I really do think it's versatile... the big flower/bud stamp can go on anything from happy to sympathy, the background stamp is a unique size and is quicker and easier to use than French Script for tons of things, and the saying stamp is pretty generic. The whole set is super for collage-y type things, too!
It was Botanicals for me. I did put an order in for it...it should be here next week. I always wanted it, but needed other kinds of stamps first. It was also a bit spendy. I just hope I use it! Although with all the beautiful things in the gallery, I'll be quite busy playing with it!
A.
__________________ ~Alison
Raising children is like being pecked to death by a chicken.
I really wanted Farm Fresh too but couldn't justify the expense. Instead, I ordered the jumbo wheel. I figure that will be retiring with the set. Much cheaper, still the same flavor.
Which wheel? I am looking at the page with farm fresh and I don't see a wheel.
I'm with Sherlie - I've been wanting On the Farm since before it even had the coordinating jumbo wheel, and now that it's retiring I sort of want it even more. I thought it would be cute for scrapbook pages, but we don't live on a farm! I thought about the cute sayings you could use like "Baby, you look Moovelous", "We're Mooving", "Thank Ewe", "Miss Ewe", "Miss you Baaad", "Hog wild for you", etc., but I still have never brought myself to spend the money. I just try to keep thinking of all the cool new sets that will be in the new catty that I know I'll probably want even more.
I really like Happy Fall Ya'll, I really have no need for it but I am really thinking about getting it b/c it is retiring, I just think that little scarecrow is so cute and I am in Oklahoma so Ya'll is part of life here!!
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Bug Builders for me! thought it was so cute when it first came out I just HAD to have it. Used it maybe twice & will probably trade or sell it. More careful now when deciding & look for versatility - like, instead of buying a large bg stamp do I have other stamps that can be used to create the bg I need... images or word stamps.
For some insane reason I really want Many Moos. I decided that I'm not going to get it before it retires. You can only make so many cards with those cows and it won't be funny anymore. But I still think they are hilarious!
Any set you really want but not...
