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If you could only order one floral set, what would it be? Roses in Winter? In Full Bloom? Mixed Bouquet? Bloomin' Wonderful? Or something else? I'm trying to decide on my favorite, and I'd love some opinions!! Thanks!
I use In Full Bloom more than any other floral set (and I have a lot of them!). I love Roses in Winter, too! They are very different looks.
I really dislike Mixed Bouquet...it looks as if they took a bunch of un-related images and threw them together. In fact, other than the squiggly rose, all the other images are very similar to those in other sets.....All Natural (the sketchy daisy), Paint Prints (the splotchy six-petaled flower with leaf), In Full Bloom (the stem and double leaf), Watercolor Garden (the flower center) , Love Without End (the fat splotchy flower...there are several other sets with flowers similar to that one). If I buy a "set", I want it to look like a set, with images that coordinate well with each other. That's why I buy SU! stamps.
(Wow! I'm awfully opinionated tonight! LOL!!!)
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I was torn between Bloomin' Wonderful, which I don't have, and In Full Bloom, which I do have. I made some nice cards using Bloomin' Wonderful at a demo. It's a nice, easy set that you can use with watercolor pencils on the outlines and it goes great with Wonderful Words. But I made my favorite card ever with In Full Bloom. It's nothing special, except to me, because I did my best ever job of watercoloring!
Roses in Winter is a nice set too. Not only for the roses but for the other smaller flower, which you can use with the stem.
Decisions, decisions! Maybe you should get all four!
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Kimberly,
Since I have almost all the sets I mentioned, I guess I could do my own "mixed bouquet"! LOL!
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Kimberly,
Since I have almost all the sets I mentioned, I guess I could do my own "mixed bouquet"! LOL!
I love Mixed Bouquet!! I also have all the sets you mentioned and never even thought about how similar they looked! I totally see that now, but I still do like the versatility of the Mixed Bouquet set.
Who would have thought?!?! That was the one set that jumped right out at me from the summer mini. While I bought other sets too - the Mixed Bouquet was a MUST HAVE for me!!!
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It's an oldie, but I love Terrific Tulips. Tulips come in every color (even black!) so you can use any color with this set and still be "correct".
More importantly--this set is really versatile and easy for newer stampers to use--the alignment doesn't need to be precise to look good. And the two-step stamping is fun and easy.
The only floral I have is DD Daisy which I love. It's really versatile although I find myself only using the big daisy more often. I will be buying the In Full Bloom set sometime in the next couple of months after seeing all the wonderful cards showcased here that use it. I'm sold!
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I picked Mixed Bouquet because I already own Rose in Winter, don't want Bloomin' Wonderful, and I just haven't been much into In Full Bloom like others have been.
Yikes. That's a tough one. I already have In Full Bloom, as well as the other florals Happy Heart mentioned, 'cept for Roses in Winter! :eek! I'm a suckah for florals, what can I say?
I chose Mixed Bouquet because it has so many of those elements that I love in all those other sets, which may give me a reason to downsize my floral collection somewhat . . . right? Right????????? :rolleyes:
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I'd say In Full Bloom, mostly because I have it and use it all the time, and in different ways. I also really like Roses in Winter and Mixed Bouquet and hope to have them soon...
I already have In Full Bloom, so the only one of the choices that I would order would be Roses In Winter... my Favorite floral sets is More Petal Prints, I HOPE it makes it into the new catty!
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One of my absolute favorites is Spring Garden! I love being able to make different look flowers. I've also used the taller leaves from that set to make seaweed when I use my Fishy Friends. Very versatile set!
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but I'd choose Roses in Winter. I have it and have used it for so many things. I LOVE it. It's mistake-proof! Also sold a bunch of them.
I also have IFB but have trouble making cards that WOW me.
Mixed Bouquet just arrived but remains unmounted. I think I'm gonna love that one, too due to it's "mis-match" flowers
The choice between RIW and IFB - do you like to color or stamp with color? I'm not a color-er and opt for the instant gratification of stamping with color so RIW hands-down for me.
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I love IFB! Look at the link I've posted and the card made by teastamper. I have made this card in many different colors and your IFB can be in color if you stamp it on colored CS! This card is great and always gets WOWs from its recipients....thanks teastamper!
I chose Roses in Winter because I want that set myself. But my favorite floral is Watercolor Garden I. Just love that set and Terrific Tulips is a very close second.
I'm a TERRIFFIC TULIPS kinda gal!! This was not a choice but had to say it anyway!! I don't think you can make a bad card with it and I don't think it could ever go out of style! I have alway gotten tons of compliments anytime I make a card with this set!!!! This is a MUST HAVE set!!
LOL!!!!!!!! I have Roses in Winter... It is currently on loan to a wonderful friend of mine in CO...Hey Robear!
I just ordered IFB (FREE hostess benes!!! Gotta love that) as well as Winged Things to match ( half off due to the rest of the hostess Benes!! WOOHOO)
So all this to say I am just hoping I get to use the IFB and like it...I have wanted it but just kept putting it off... so now that it is coming my way... I hope I like it! LOL
My opinion is if you are unsure, wait till the new catty comes out and keep your fingers crossed that Petal Prints makes it in!!!! THAT IS MY ALL TIME FAV... I still stamp with it when not making Workshop samples!!! I LOVE IT!
LOL!!!!!!!! I have Roses in Winter... It is currently on loan to a wonderful friend of mine in CO...Hey Robear!
I just ordered IFB (FREE hostess benes!!! Gotta love that) as well as Winged Things to match ( half off due to the rest of the hostess Benes!! WOOHOO)
So all this to say I am just hoping I get to use the IFB and like it...I have wanted it but just kept putting it off... so now that it is coming my way... I hope I like it! LOL
My opinion is if you are unsure, wait till the new catty comes out and keep your fingers crossed that Petal Prints makes it in!!!! THAT IS MY ALL TIME FAV... I still stamp with it when not making Workshop samples!!! I LOVE IT!
Me too.....I bet you 45� it's in Ker! wanna bet?! ;)
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I'm a TERRIFFIC TULIPS kinda gal!! This was not a choice but had to say it anyway!! I don't think you can make a bad card with it and I don't think it could ever go out of style! I have alway gotten tons of compliments anytime I make a card with this set!!!! This is a MUST HAVE set!!
The very first SU workshop I went to the demo used this set and I just had to have it after that! Still love and I use it all the time. I don't ever get tired of it.
Which floral set?
