What is your favorite(s) Retired SU! Stamp Sets ???

[stampwithsue2]

Hello Fellow Stampers,

I am fairly new to SU! I was just curious what RETIRED SU! Stamp Sets are your favorite?? I am looking specifically for Stamps that work well with Kids esp. Boys. But if there is a stamp set that you just can't get enough of that is Retired I am very curious to hear about it..

One of my favorite Retired Sets is WOLF, DREAMS AND DRAGONS ETC..
Please share your favs with me!!
Thanks
Sue

[shellca]

paint prints is probably my favorite!

[mopsandt]

I vote for:
For the Love of Chocolate and
Paint Prints (still can't believe they didn't put this in the big catty!!!)

[Maisey-Moo]

I love Botanicals!

[Wasatch Wizard]

Magical And Mystical for me!! I refuse to ever part with it!!

[inkymommy]

Swirl Frame Fun. Use it a lot and loan it out even more.

Crayon Fun Alphabet. Can't believe I almost let these go.

Obviously, I have small kids and I scrap a lot. On a more sophisticated slant, I love Beautiful Batik.

[tjokeefe]

I love the toy box set especially for boys. Seems to go with everything for them.

Tracy

[pony110]

I still love all the hedgehogs and can't seem to part with them. I also still use citrus and such alot during the summer time.

[tjokeefe]

For the retired set I would have to choose crayola kids. One I want so bad and can't seem to make myself pay 50.00 for it on Ebay.
Tracy

[ladybugstamper2]

Hi!
My favorite retired sets are the Ladies of Stampin' Up! Stella Stamper, Franny Farmer, Holiday Hannah, etc.
I also use Wolf (mascot to our boys' High School), Sweet Herbs, Old World Map, Hedgehogs, Penguins and the Hand Stamped By sets the most

[kristransue]

paisley . . . .

paint prints is the other I use a lot

[wendalyn]

Going Places - Going Somewhere and Little Trucks are great retired sets for boys.

[CardFanatic]

Paisley
Halloween Hedgehogs
Art of Life
Animal Valentines

[Laurie FW]

I love Little Boys, it's a great retired set for boys. I also like Going Somewhere and Going Places, too. I love Up in the Air for all the men in my life and the retired Wolf set is one of my very favorites, too! My son is a wolf scout right now so I will get lots of use out of it when I get around to scrapbooking this year for him! Fish Frolics is a great set for both girls and boys and I think it has gone down a lot in price lately since it has been retired awhile, it isn't as cutesy as Fishy Friends, but equally useful! I don't think Pines is retired, but it is also a good set for boys! The retired Airplane set and Race Car set are great for boys, too, but I don't have them. Good luck!

[stampertammy]

I'll never part with Paint Prints, and I truly regret parting with Bear Necessities! I should probably post an ISO thread for it sometime! I sold it on ebay last summer when it didn't make the new catty, thinking that as a demo it was senseless to keep it. Now that I spend as much time as I do around here, I've come to realize that being a demo doesn't mean you can't hold on to your favorites anyway! Oh well! Life's lessons!

[chickers089]

I love Hang In There. The turtle on its back is so cute. Hmmmm... I think I'll play with that one tomorrow.

[jailbirdstamper]

I have for the Love of Chocolate and it's great for almost anyone/anytime... but for scrapbooking it's got to be the dinosaur set (I don't have it) but it's on my wish list! I would also like to get one called Toy Box - and wish wish wish I had a multi sports set.

[jailbirdstamper]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjokeefe

For the retired set I would have to choose crayola kids. One I want so bad and can't seem to make myself pay 50.00 for it on Ebay.
Tracy

I want that one too!!!!

[jkstieber]

Where do I start? Snow Angels, Paint Prints, Swirl Frame Fun, On the Beach, Lil' Engine, Holiday Frame Fun, Simple Seasons, and Best Borders are all retired sets that I will never part with.

[jkstieber]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jailbirdstamper

I have for the Love of Chocolate and it's great for almost anyone/anytime... but for scrapbooking it's got to be the dinosaur set (I don't have it) but it's on my wish list! I would also like to get one called Toy Box - and wish wish wish I had a multi sports set.

Toy Box is in the current catty - page 110, $24.95. I have it and use it all the time. A must have set for boys!

[pinkhedgehog]

Personally, I also love Paint Prints, then there's Wildflowers? (Watering can and lots of wildflowers) and Nesting place, both good for stamping on walls and anything else that doesn't move.

For scrapbooking, definitely Crayon Alphabet and boy sets like Nuts and Bolts, Tool Time, Going Somewhere, and one called Fun on Wheels where you construct different types of tractors and trucks.

[pinkhedgehog]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladybugstamper2

Hi!
My favorite retired sets are the Ladies of Stampin' Up! Stella Stamper, Franny Farmer, Holiday Hannah, etc.

I also love these. I sold Franny and Betsy on ebay before a big move a couple of years back and I've since had to break down and buy them again. It's an illness. :rolleyes:

[stampwithsue2]

Thanks to all who has responded so far..
It is great to hear everyones favorites.
I love starting threads.
Thanks to all!!
Now I must look for some of these.. LOL!!
I am addict too!!

[AmyR]

I love my Tractor Time and I want to get my hands on Wild Wild West SO bad - I have a lot of family members that these sets are PERFECT for.

[Lisa Loiselle]

I have more retired than current sets - so hard to choose! Probably my favorites are Paint Prints (STILL can't believe it didn't make the catty!), all the hedgie sets, and the retired sketch sets - Sketches and Seaside Sketches. Gotta love Stella too! Oh, and Button Bear! I'll stop now.

[Stolynn]

I love Ships Ahoy and the old world map background. So nice for male cards.

Great question, BTW!!!

[justampin]

Watercolor Garden and Paint Prints. Also I might add that I really wish they didn't retire When I grow Up. Mothers Day and Fathers day, the shoes, it was just handy. Now I wish I hadn't sold it in my retirement sale.

[Kathy S.]

The two retired sets that I use the most are:

Button Bear
Have A Ball

Have a Ball is great for kids. There are lots of different sports images and they are more realistic than the sports sets we have now.

[Santhony]

The retired set that I use the most is probably Flower Factory. I wasn't too sure about it when I ordered it, but I use it constantly! I love to try new color combos with it. I am also loving the Paisley BG, and Filigree. I don't have many boy sets, but I can't wait to get the frog one in the spring mini!!

Stephanie

[Happy Heart]

Watercolor Garden II and Paint Prints. I love the looks you can achieve with them.

[sassyat30]

My favorite retired sets are Sketches and Coast to Coast.

[stampinsweeney]

Coast to Coast

[KristiK]

I also love paint prints, hedgehogs and wolf.
Toy Box is my fav set for boys!

[lilorangemouse]

My favourites are Roughing It and DD Noah. My son's name is Noah - so I love it!

[Kimberly Wallace]

My favorites are Wild Wild West (I'm so glad I got it when it was retiring), Tractor Time and On the Farm.

[Nic]

I just love Monster Mania but I know that I am in the minority. Those monsters just crack me up. My boys love it too.

[cjhill39]

For my fav kids set (especially boys), I love On the Farm. But the one stamp I will never give up is Paisley!

[nmslmomto3]

For the Love of Chocolate here, I want to get my hands on it bad! Tool Time and Nuts and Bolts, Stella Stamper is such an awesome stamp set too! Love to see if they come out with any retired ones this year again!

[pmorelli]

I vote for the hedgehogs and stella stamper.

[stampinsweeney]

Forgot one that I just uploaded to my gallery last week...Farm Fresh!