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SU retirement predictions
What do you predict SU will retire?
What do you hope doesn't go?
I predict~
Pick-a-Petal
Simply Said
Loads of Love
Priceless and a few others that have been around awhile
I would hate to see Chocolate Chip go....I use it all the time. I like Espresso, but I like CC better.
I'm also wondering about Party Hearty. I still want it!
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Those certainly are oldies. I don't think there will be any colors retiring this year after the big change from last year. There will be 5 new In colors in July plus we keep the old 5 for another year. Party Hearty is 30% off this month BTW. It's not that old, so I hope it will stay, but you never know. I keep thinking Lovely as a Tree will go, but it hangs on forever - such a great set.
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I don't think they will be retiring any colors...last year was an oddity. They have said it will be a while before they do that again....I just got home from working outside in 40 degree weather so I'll have to warm up some before making any predictions:-/
I predict~
Pick-a-Petal
Simply Said
Loads of Love
Priceless and a few others that have been around awhile
I would hate to see Chocolate Chip go....I use it all the time. I like Espresso, but I like CC better.
I'm also wondering about Party Hearty. I still want it!
Party Hearty is on sale this month! I think nows the time for me to buy instead of putting it off....
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How did I miss PH was on sale? Goodness. I'm a newer hobby demo and check the SU site almost daily for news....Did not see this but will be ordering! I knew there must be a good reason I had this question to post on predictions!
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How did I miss PH was on sale? Goodness. I'm a newer hobby demo and check the SU site almost daily for news....Did not see this but will be ordering! I knew there must be a good reason I had this question to post on predictions!
It's for the May scrapbook promotion. You can find all the info and stamp sets on sale under the promo tab for it. Just because it is on special doesn't mean it's going to go for sure....it's just a good set for scrapping like the others on sale.
My biggest fear is that they aare going to retire Lovely as a Tree. A couple of the old sets (Autumn Days for one) is now available in clear mount. However, our faveLovely as a Tree, is not. So I wonder if it may be one to go. I live on a pretty tight budget so it takes me a couple years to get all the things I like from a catalog. Sometimes they are gone before i can afford them. However, if "Trees"nappears on the retirement list I'm going to order a new one so I can clear mount it. My old set is really getting beat up. I think the trees stamp has been around for eight or nine years. I started in 2003 and it was available then.
I am guessing that this is the year for Lovely As A Tree to be on the retirement list. You could unmount yours and make it a clear mount set. I have done this numerous times.
I also think the following will retire...
Loads of Love
Sock Monkey
Animal Stories ( which is also on sale the month )
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My biggest fear is that they aare going to retire Lovely as a Tree. A couple of the old sets (Autumn Days for one) is now available in clear mount. However, our faveLovely as a Tree, is not. So I wonder if it may be one to go. I live on a pretty tight budget so it takes me a couple years to get all the things I like from a catalog. Sometimes they are gone before i can afford them. However, if "Trees"nappears on the retirement list I'm going to order a new one so I can clear mount it. My old set is really getting beat up. I think the trees stamp has been around for eight or nine years. I started in 2003 and it was available then.
If you do I'll buy the old one! I've had my eye on this set for years but haven't bought it.
In accordance with Murphy's Law, I predict they will retire anything current that I already have! This makes Loads of Love and Lovely as a Tree (Although that one will make me cry, that's the only set I have to do masculine cards and the new nautical ones don't make sense for my family...) very likely to be retired. Baroque Motifs as well. Sigh.
We'll all have to wait for the great prognosticator, Jan Tink!
In the meantime, I'd bet:
Holiday Lineup
Big on Christmas
Christmas CLassics
Jolliest Time of the Year
To a Classic
Cheers to You
Things I Love
Totally Tool
Simply Said
Just Buzzin By
Always
Wellness Wishes
Fun and Fast Notes
Loads
Look Who's Turning
Pun Fun
Chic Boutique
Sock Monkey
All in the Family
Under the Stars
Animal Stories
Teacher's Pet
Bugs and Kisses
Flower Fancy
Greenhouse Garden
Flight of the Butterfly
Inspired by Nature
Pendant Park
Leaf Lines
A Flowr for All Seasons
Upsy Daisy
Uncharted Territory
Sense of Time
Out West
Matchbox Messages
Priceless
Pick a Petal
Fresh Cuts
Tart and Tangy
God's Blessings
Hard to Say
Thoughts and Prayers
Three Little Words
Wonderful Favorites
Full of Life
Smarty Pants
Sincere Salutations
Curvy Verses
Heard from the Heart
Fundamental Phrases
A word for you
I hope you're wrong on Under the Stars maryrose. I've been wanting that one for the past year and keep putting it off. Your list is long, do you know something we don't??
Well, from past experience I know that SU has to get rid of a lot of old to bring in a lot of new! Number of catty pages stays the same, so it's a simple math problem, really.
The answer is really the same every year ... more wanted sets than I can afford to get.
Lovely as a Tree and Inspired by Nature have been on my wishlist for a long time but end up "bumped" when I need consumables or "need" something from a mini that might not be in another catalog. I also think Jolliest Time of the Year would be fun (esp. for kids' cards) so I'm hoping I get a windfall (not likely) or none of these retire (I'm sure at least one will)!
Still, I love these prediction threads 'coz it makes me prioritize my wishlist for "just in case"
WEll, if Lovely as a Tree goes on the retired list, you had better order early according to this thread! I never bought it because I bought a couple of trees that look just like the ones in the set, but I agree it sure is a great one.
If maryrose's list is accurate, I am going to be spending my entire yearly budget in one month!!;)
I think SU will retire many of the wood only sets and replace with sets that have both options. I think many of the sets listed will go. I want to see a new Flamingo set!!
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I've been wanting Lovely as a Tree and am hoping they switch that one to clear mount. I don't have a lot of room for wood mounted sets and on principle, I can't make myself pay full price for it in the wood version. Keeping my fingers crossed that they don't retire it.
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Lovely as a Tree is their best seller. So it may stay until it drops a bit more.
I kinda like Mary Rose's list. I already have:
Always
Fun and Fast Notes
Jolliest Time of the Year
Smarty Pants
Tart and Tangy
Full of Life - I think; must check
Heard from the Heart - I think; must check
I need to go through my stamps again and check, because I totally think I have purchased Heard From The Heart and Inspired By Nature. I could have bought them and forgot to put them on my inventory spreadsheet.
If Mary Rose's predictions are correct, I would definitely want:
*Bugs and Kisses
*God's Blessings
*Thoughts and Prayers
*A word for you
And I would be tempted by:
Just Buzzin By
Loads of Love
As it is, not sure I couldn afford to get all 4 of my 'must haves', so hopefully the other two aren't retired.
My hope is that whatever remains that is currently only wood mount will be offered with the clear mount option.
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I think SU will retire many of the wood only sets and replace with sets that have both options. I think many of the sets listed will go. I want to see a new Flamingo set!!
I think they will retire SOME WM only sets but I also think the will offer the rest that don't retire in both mounts. They did the same thing when they went to all die cut stamps....sure, they got rid of some but they kept a lot too and then just offered them as die cut.
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Ok, so my studio faces west and the sun is just too bright to do any creating right now...there is glare everywhere in here and I can't take it...soooo I'll make some guesses (note I have no inside info, just guesses).....this could be long....and * means I own it....
Tiny teacup
Elegant thank you
Dasher* :-(
Simple snowflake
Halloween hoot*
Batty for you*
Haunting
Frightful fence
House of Haunts
Autumn harvest
Holiday line up*
Big on Christmas
Season of joy*
Punch pals
Snow swirled*
Many Merry messages*
Jolliest time of the year
Christ is born
Love you much*
A good egg
Party Hearty*
On a pedestal
Crazy for cupckaes
Things I love*
Simply said
Just buzzin' by
Wellness wishes
ALways*
FUn & Fast notes
D is for dog
C is for cat
Chic botique
Pun fun*
Sock monkey and accessories
Animal stories
Under the stars
Teacher's pet
Bugs & kisses
FLower fancy
Greenhouse garden
Petal Pizzazz
FLight of the butterfly
For all you do
Inspired by nature
Simple friendship
Hello again:-( *
Trendy trees
razzle dazzle
pocket silhouettes
Eastern blossoms
Upsy daisy
Farm life*
Season of friendship*
Cheep talk
Great friends*
Fifth ave floral*
Oval all*
Matchbox messages
Baroque motifs
Priceless*
From the kitchen of*
Pick a petal
Fresh cuts
Tart & tangy*
Friends 24-7*
FYI
Wonderful favorites
on your birthday
All holidays
Curvy verses*
Sincere salutations*
Heard from the heart*
Thank you kindly*
Again, just guesses. I know most are wood mount and that's only because my guesses are based on sets that have been around a while...or have sets similar in a mini this year....speaking of...here's what I expect too (and hoping in many cases) see come back:
Sweet scoops
In a word
Rough type
Seems a lot from the holiday mini always makes it in...
Dark & dreary
Day of gratitude
French foliage
Seasonal sentiments
Bells & boughs
Christmas collage
Bright Christmas
Occasions:
Valentine defined
Take a spin
build a blossom
Bring on the cake
Create a cupcake
Clearly for you
Eat chocolate
Sew suite
Button, button
noooo not upsy daisy!! love that stamp, and I do have it, but still, the rest of ya'll NEED this stamp.
Guess I need to seriously think about Under the Stars and the skeeter roller, though. I wondered if this was on the chopping block, and I suspect it will. pooop!!
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COLORS should NOT retire this year. The color overhaul of last year was a rarity! I will be anyone a MILLION dollars that no color will retire:-D Can't say I won't cry a little over some of the sets that go though....
Simply said
baroque motifs
loads of love, fun
a good egg
pun fun
beary
flight of the butterfly
pocket silhouettes
priceless
pick a petal
circle circus
gods blessings
on your birthday
smarty pants
all holidays
curvy verses
fundamental phrases
define your life
just buzzin by
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Jan is busy transcribing words like histoplasmosis and other super fun medical words. Maybe if we offer some chocolate she'll come take a break and give us some predictions!
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Jan is busy transcribing words like histoplasmosis and other super fun medical words. Maybe if we offer some chocolate she'll come take a break and give us some predictions!
I'll chip in on the chocolate! I would love to hear her take on it too!
I've been wanting Lovely as a Tree and am hoping they switch that one to clear mount. I don't have a lot of room for wood mounted sets and on principle, I can't make myself pay full price for it in the wood version. Keeping my fingers crossed that they don't retire it.
Exactly with you on this. I love the clear mount and for me to buy wood mount just to unmount is alot of wasted money. I'm so hoping they make other wood mounted only sets available for clear mount. I think that would be a wise decision for them. Just having the choice means alot to the me and my customers. I remember when the foam was a choice too and I loved having that option, especially when I first started stamping. I didn't feel I was spending alot on a possible new hobby (now addiction).
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I have not had a chance to make my list yet, but do any of you think that there is a chance we could be getting any of the sets that are in the other markets mini's (that are currently not in ours)? There is a cute baby set and a single stamp wedding/newlywed one out there.
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