Hambo Hoedown

Everyone that followed last week's Silver & Gold challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE (email your image to hambodesignteam@gmail.com) received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Fortune Cookie. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Paula using Hot Chocolate - 4720

Carolina using Soda Shop Pigs - 1905

If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works.

Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet?

Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

Best in Show this week goes to 3. sf_crafter ! Congratulations Bev! Grab the trophy and display for all to see! We loved her texture and the gold she used on the wings and Dragon's belly. The center step card is perfect!

This week's Queen is 5. Allison G in TX ! Congratulations!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

**Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, February 27, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for the next free digi image.***

Come On Baby, Light My Fire!

2012-02-15T08:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown!

First of all, congratulations to our winners from last week's Brads, Buttons, and Bows Challenge! You can read about the two awards we give each week in the left sidebar.

Our Queen of the Hoedown goes to 2. -Anne- !! Congratulations, Anne!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

And last week's Best in Show is 11. Kris Chirhart !! Take a look:

What a fun little scene she created with Candy Heart and Happy Cow! And who wouldn't want a box of chocolates that big?? Love it! Grab the trophy, and display for all to see, Kris!

And now for this week's challenge, we bring you DRAGON!! I know you are going to love this image - it's one of my favorites that Tim has drawn - and I love all the different sentiments!

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

The Bacon Bits had a lot of fun using DRAGON, and adding GOLD or SILVER to their projects! (Yep, that's the challenge!)

Deborah

CAROLINA using Soda Shop Pigs - 1905 & Happy Hamiversary - 1913

Everyone that followed last week's Brads, Buttons & Bows challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE (email your image to hambodesignteam@gmail.com) received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Dragon (but why wouldn't you want to?! He is so ADORABLE!). BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Carolina made a darling card for us this week using Roller Bunny - 4517 and Take Flight - 4520:

***Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, February 20, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for the next free digi image.***

If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works.

Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

Candy is Dandy

2012-02-08T08:00:00.001-05:00

As we begin our second year of challenges, we want to say thank you to everyone who has participated along the way and made the past year so fun and successful! We appreciate you! Today we want to especially say thank you to one particular Hoedown Dancer who participated in EVERY challenge last year, and used EVERY digital image that we offered! We believe she is the only one who accomplished said feat and we are ticked pink to welcome her as a Guest Designer to the Hoedown today!

Please give a hog wild round of oinks to ALLISON GRAVES! You can check out her blog here, and keep reading to see her creation for the Hoedown this week! Congratulations on your accomplishment, Allison! We are tickled pink to have you with us each week!

This week's challenge is brought to you by CANDY HEART. I love me some chocolate and I think pigs do too - that's why they are in the mud all the time!

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

The challenge for this week is BRADS, BUTTONS OR BOWS. You can use one or all of them! We think it's a SWEET challenge! Our cards from the Bacon Bits are surely going to inspire you:

JENN


BEVERLY

DEBORAH

Guest Designer ALLISON

They will have some wonderful close-ups on their blogs too, so be sure to have a visit there as well~!

Everyone that followed last week's BIRTHDAY challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE (email your image to hambodesignteam@gmail.com) received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Candy Heart. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Take a look at what our Bacon Bits on the Rubber Stamp Team created for us, also using BRADS, BUTTONS, OR BOWS:

PAULA using Turtle Present - 4218

DAWN using Juggler - 3422 & Jester Note - 3413

***Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, February 13, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for the next free digi image.***

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 12. Kris Chirhart!!

Congratulations, Kris! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Best in Show this week goes to 15. Lucianna ! We loved how she incorporated Cupcake Shoppe in her design. Take a look at that awesome floor:

Grab the trophy, Lucianna, and display for all to see!

We hope all of our Birthday Participants enjoyed their Goody Bag of an EXTRA FREE digi image this week! Remember the deadline to order yours is SATURDAY!! No images will be sent out after that date, so make sure you don't miss out on your extra stuff!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOEDOWN!

2012-02-01T08:00:00.004-05:00

IT'S A HOEDOWN CELEBRATION!

Cake by Lynette

Happy One Year Birthday to our challenge! THANK YOU for helping to make it a success and so much fun! We have lots in store for you today, so be sure to read all the fine print, so you don't miss out on the party celebrating! And we are celebrating in style today with a special cake and a special image just for you!

Introducing BAILEY CUPCAKE, the second image in the Bailey Digital line:

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

Our challenge this week is to make a BIRTHDAY PROJECT using Bailey Cupcake!

And of course we will need to see how the real Bailey is doing. The pictures we showed you two weeks ago were taken in December and he has grown a lot! Keep reading!

We formally introduced our NEW DESIGN TEAM (aka Bacon Bits) all last weekend at Talk to the Ham, and today you get to have a peek at their amazing art! All of their blogs are listed in the left sidebar, as well as linked to their names under their creations for this week. Be sure to visit them and show them some Hoedown love! Take a look at the FABULOUS work they did this week:


Carolina

Dawn


Paula

Deborah

Deborah (outside)

Deborah (inside)

Aren't they just spectacular?! They will have some wonderful close-ups on their blogs too, so be sure to have a visit there as well~!

Everyone that followed last week's CASED challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE (hambodesignteam@gmail.com) received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Bailey Cupcake. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

And for MORE PARTY FUN: Party Participants will receive next week's image FREE in their mailboxes, PLUS those that use Bailey Cupcake will receive an EXTRA GOODY BAG with your choice of any digi in the Hambo Digital Store FREE. SO TWO IMAGES to celebrate!! Remember, you can use any Hambo image for our birthday challenge that you like, but to receive TWO IMAGES next week, you must use BAILEY CUPCAKE!

AND THAT'S NOT ALL! On Friday at Talk to the Ham, there will be an incredible three-day SALE you won't want to miss. I mean, who would pass up the opportunity to get YOUR ENTIRE ORDER FREE???!!! Check it out!

Our Queen of the Hoedown for last week is 3. Catherine M. ! Congratulations, Catherine! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Best in Show goes to 6. Laura W ! We loved her clean layout and how she made her cased card her own with some minor changes. Grab the trophy, Laura, for all to see!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BLOG HOP WINNERS!
Sherry's Anne of Green Gables won our participant's prize, and Cari {http://luvmyk9.blogspot.com/} won our random hopper prize! Please email Monica at info@hambostamps.com and tell her you are a winner!

And now, to complete the birthday celebration, here is a picture taken of Bailey just last week! Isn't he getting all grown up?? Three months old and still growing for awhile!

SO SO CUTE!

***Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, February 6, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for the next free digi image.***

Have some cake!

It's A Bird, It's A Plane....

2012-01-25T08:00:00.004-05:00

It's Hoedown Time! Grab your dancing shoes or your snow boots and join in the challenge! If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

Read all the way through, as we have some fun stuff happening at the end of this week, and next week!

Today's challenge is brought to you by CAPED CHICK. He is our Super Hero this week and is CASE-ing (Copy and Share Everything) the Hambo Joint to see what cards are in the Hambo Galleries to CASE! He knows he has to link up and show what he copied from too.

The Bacon Bits have some projects to show you and you will have to visit their blogs to see which cards they have cased. Show them some love, as this is their last Hoedown as Bacon Bits! We have loved having them in the Pig Pen!

Challenge Translation: Using CAPED CHICK, case something from the Hambo rubber or digital galleries and tell in your post what card you cased (show a link either to the exact card, or to the page where it is located with a description)! Each digital image in the store also has a sample to go with it. You can also search the over 1700 cards & projects in the Splitcoaststampers Hambo Stamps Gallery here.

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

Everyone that followed last week's BAILEY challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Caped Chick. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Stephanie using Duck Umbrella and Happy Spring

Please link your "CASED" Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown50 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 51 to you!

You won't want to miss out on next week as it's

HAMBO HOEDOWN'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY!

That's right! Our challenge is a YEAR OLD next week and we have some fun things planned, including our first peek at the new Bacon Bits' designs!

And now for last week's winners!
Thank you to everyone that helped celebrate Bailey's arrival and played in the challenge for Send A Smile 4 Kids!

Our Best in Show goes to 6. Lucianna ! Congratulations! We loved how she also used Doghouse Blues and thought her coloring was terrific! Grab the trophy for all to see, Lucianna!

Queen of the Hoedown this week is 5. Sarah T ! Congratulations, Sarah! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

ANNOUNCING:

Join us THIS FRIDAY at 7 AM CST as we celebrate our love of Hambo Stamps and reading for our

"GREEN EGGS AND.....HAMBO"

Customer Inclusive Blog Hop!

We will start at Talk to the Ham at 7 AM

and hop til you drop!

A prize will be awarded to a random hopper that comments on all the blogs along the way. You won't want to miss all the awesome BOOK TITLES using Hambo Stamps!!
JOIN US!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, January 30, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for the next free digi image.****

HAPPY CASING!

Introducing................BAILEY!!

2012-01-18T07:00:00.018-05:00

Get ready for some CUTENESS!! I am tickled and excited to introduce the newest member of the Hambo family, BAILEY! Bailey joined the Hunters at Christmas.

Do you not just love that face? Or how about this one:

I am in love! And you will LOVE our image for this week -- it's the debut of Bailey's line! Take a look:

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

Our challenge this week is a special one, as we are sponsoring Send A Smile 4 Kids this week! Their news about it will be posted on the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog THIS SATURDAY, January 21. You will see our Bacon Bits Digi Team samples then, along with some from the SAS4K team.

Send A Smile 4 Kids is a charitable blog created for the purpose of collecting donated handmade cards to be distributed to children while they are inpatient at Children’s Hospitals.

For our challenge this week, we would love for you to make a kids' card with BAILEY, and then SEND IT to Send A Smile 4 Kids. How could Bailey not cheer up a child? The guidelines for donated cards are posted here. Please read those if you plan to send your card. We know that not everyone will choose to participate in the mailing, but we hope that many of you will! Any cards appropriate for children are welcome including any holiday (not religious specific please) and happy everyday cards.

Our Rubber Team Bacon Bits are showing their digital image talents today, as well as two of the DT members from Send A Smile 4 Kids (remember that our Digi Team's creations will be posted Saturday HERE (click)). First up are Karen's creations. Karen is the Team Leader and Challenge Coordinator at SAS4K.

Karen

Next is SAS4K DT member Hilde's card:

Hilde

And finally, the Hambo Bacon Bits Rubber Team's creations:

Andrea

Michele

Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Please link your "Kids' Cards" Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown49 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 50 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, January 23, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for Week 50's free digi image.****

And now for our winners from last week's TWO CIRCLES challenge:

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week goes to 8. Jennifer Smith-Sloane !

Congratulations, Jennifer! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

"Best in Show" goes to 11. CraftyGirl ! We loved the balloons that she made to go along with last week's sentiment!

Grab the trophy and display for all to see!

And just a reminder:

TODAY is the deadline to apply for our Design Team. CLICK HERE.

TODAY is the deadline to sign up for our January 27 Blog Hop:

"Green Eggs and.....Hambo!"

CLICK HERE for more info.

And now, you must all be exhausted from this long post today. I know Bailey is.

Have a great week!

Inflation Can Be A Good Thing!

2012-01-11T07:00:00.011-05:00

Welcome to the Hoedown! It's a New Year, and we have some really fun things in store for you in the coming weeks! Two of them are going on right now. Take a look:

1. We are having a Design Team Call that is going on right now! ALL information can be found HERE. The deadline is January 18, and the sooner you apply, the more time we will have to look at your application! We hope you will apply!

2. We are hosting a Customer inclusive Blog Hop: "Green Eggs and ..... Hambo!" on Friday, January 27, and would love to have you join us! Email Judy at hambodesignteam@gmail.com if you would like to participate! It's all about Hambo images and book titles! :)

Deadline to sign up is January 18!

Congratulations to the winner's of Hoedown 47. You can read about our Awards in the left sidebar. Our Queen of the Hoedown for this week is 11. Debbie S. !

Congratulations Debbie! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

"Best in Show" goes to 7. Dawn ! Grab the trophy, Dawn and display for all to see! Take a look at what she created. We loved her paper piecing and layout!

Thank you to everyone that showed off your new stuff! We loved seeing your creativity!

Our challenge this week is brought to you by BALLOON COST. This is a chance to really put on your thinking caps and show us a creative way to use TWO OR MORE CIRCLES OF DIFFERENT SIZES somewhere on your projects!

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

Here is what the Bacon Bits came up with this week:


Jessica

Judy (outside)

Judy (inside using Balloon Girl as well)

Everyone that followed last week's technique challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Balloon Cost. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too:

Michele using Cupcake (#0311)

Please link your "Two Different Circles" Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown48 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 49 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, January 16, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for Week 49's free digi image.****

Two Exciting Opportunities During Week 2!

2012-01-04T08:00:00.005-05:00

Today marks the second week of Hambo Hoedown Challenge 47 with Reptile and something new! Be sure to have your challenge entries uploaded and emailed by January 9 at 10 PM CST to be eligible for next week's FREEBIE!

Two exciting opportunities await Hambo friends in the next two weeks!

Deadline to sign up is January 18!

Happy Newt Year!

Happy Newt Year!!

2011-12-28T08:00:00.003-05:00

It's Hoedown Time! Grab your dancing shoes or your snow boots and join in the challenge! If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

It's almost 2012 and we want to wish all of you a Happy Newt Year! Out with the old and in with the newt! And by the way, don't change a thing, because we love you just the way you are!

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

Our challenge this week is to create a project using Reptile and one of the sentiments AND something new (in the last three months - besides Reptile!). Please list your "new" item in your blog post.

Let's see what new things the Bacon Bits came up with! Click on their names to visit their individual blogs to see what their new items are!

Everyone that followed last week's corner challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Reptile. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Manatee (#0416) & Gray Wrinkled Thing (#1508)

Our challenge will run for TWO WEEKS this time.

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, January 9, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for the next free digi image.****

Please link your "New" Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown47 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 48 to you!

Happy Hoedown and Happy Newt Year!

(Winners from the Corners Challenge are posted in the previous post! Scroll down!)

Happy Holiday Hoedown Hiatus!

2011-12-21T08:00:00.018-05:00

This week the Hoedown is taking a hiatus to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. We hope that each of you have a wonderful week too!

Come dance with us on December 28, when a new challenge will be posted for the new year!

Here is a sneak peek of the new image:

Thank you to everyone that played in the corners challenge!

Congratulations go to 5. Allison G in TX for winning the Queen of the Hoedown this week! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Our Best in Show went to 6. Dawn !

Congratulations! Grab the trophy, Dawn, and proudly display it for all to see!

We will see you all back here next week!

Dress Up Your Corners!

2011-12-14T08:00:00.001-05:00

It's Hoedown Time! Grab your dancing shoes or your snow boots and join in the challenge! If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

This week's challenge is brought to you by SANTA MONSTER! Santa Monster does not cut corners on his volunteer work at Christmastime!

This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!

CHALLENGE: Using SANTA MONSTER, create a card that shows off your corners~!

The Bacon Bits have made some wonderfully fun projects this week showing off their corners!

Jessica rounded her corners.

Melissa used a fancy corner punch!

Karin's corners are "ticket" punched!

Everyone that followed last week's technique challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Santa Monster. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Former Design Team member Melissa Edwards uses a photo corner punch:

Please link your "Dress Up Your Corners" Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown46 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 47 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, December 19, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for Week 47's free digi image.****

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 3. LisaR ! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.
Thank you to everyone for sharing your Christmas traditions last week! It was so much fun reading them all and hearing about the different things everyone does!

Congratulations to our "Best in Show" winner from the "More Than One Fold" Challenge:

5. Pat Martin!

Pat's resized digis throughout made for the cutest Z-fold card! Congratulations, Pat! Claim the trophy and display it proudly!

Thank you to everyone that showed off your folds! We loved seeing them and your creativity!

Time to Hoedown with Santa Monster!

Here Comes Anta Claus, Here Comes Anta Claus!

2011-12-07T08:00:00.005-05:00

Thank you to all who played in the DRY EMBOSSING challenge! Congratulations to 2.Ree for winning BEST IN SHOW! I loved how she embossed and then cut the cardstock in pieces. It gives the illusion of a crazy snowball fight! Great perspective with the different image sizes too~ Grab the trophy, Ree, and proudly display it! Here is her entry:

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 12. Catherine M. Congratulations, Catherine!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here. THANK YOU to those who added comments to the Hoedown blog and got two entries in the QOTH drawing! This week, leave a comment on this post about your favorite Christmas tradition for TWO entries in the drawing!

Now for the challenge! "Here comes ANTA CLAUS, here comes ANTA CLAUS!"

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

ANTA CLAUS looks like he is going to FOLD under that huge gift and could use some help! Using ANTA CLAUS, make a card with more than one fold. PLEASE SHOW the folds in your photo(s).

The Bacon Bits have created some fun things to inspire you this week:

KARIN

MELISSA

JESSICA

Everyone that followed last week's technique challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Anta Claus. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Former Design Team Member Kirsten DuBosque used Piece of Cake - 0530 and Cake - 0310.

Please link your "More Than One Fold" Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown45 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 46 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, December 12, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for Week 46's free digi image.****

Let It Snow!!

2011-11-30T08:00:00.008-05:00

It's Hoedown Time! Grab your dancing shoes and join in the challenge! If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

Today's challenge is brought to you by Snowball Fight! The snow is wet, but we are staying DRY! Using Snowball Fight, create a project that incorporates DRY EMBOSSING.

Our Bacon Bits have made some fun things to get your mojo going! Have a peek:

KARIN

JESSICA

MELISSA

Remember that you don't have to use Snowball Fight. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

JUDY using Seahorse - 1421 and Fin-tastic Day - 1524 by Hambo Stamps

Our Queen of the Hoedown from the SOFT WARES challenge is 13.-Anne- ! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here. Let's see who is reading along! Everyone that leaves a comment on this post about what future challenges you would like to see (keep in mind what we have done in the past already!) will get TWO entries into our random Queen of the Hoedown drawing next week!

And CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS to our Best in Show winner, 18. Sandy T. ! Yes, Sandy also won last week! She is on a roll! Take a look at this adorable design using last week's COMPUTER image:

Please link your DRY EMBOSSING Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown44 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations!

After you have linked here,

please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com

by the deadline

so that we can get the image for Week 45 to you!
Please do not ask us to send you the new image if you have not met the deadline.

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by

MONDAY, December 5, at 10:00 PM CST

to be eligible for Week 45's free digi image.****

Soft Wares

2011-11-23T08:00:00.011-05:00

CHALLENGE: Add some SOFT WARES to your projects this week! Using COMPUTER, create a project that incorporates something soft!

Check out the Bacon Bits' creations below. You will need to visit their blogs to see what their "soft" item is. Click on their names below each photo:

Remember that you don't have to use Computer. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Stephanie using Squirrel and Feel Like A Nut

Thank you to ALL for playing along with us in last week's Tag Challenge!! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 15. Kathryn! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

The Best in Show Award goes to 13. Sandy T. ! Isn't her tag so adorable? Grab the trophy, Sandy, and display for all to see! Congratulations!

To all our U.S. friends, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Please link your SOFT WARES Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown43 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 44 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, November 28, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 44's free digi image.****

Leave us a comment here and let us know what challenges you would like to see in the future!

Turkey Tango? No, Turkey TAG, OH!

2011-11-16T07:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown!

If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

The holidays are upon us, and the turkeys are gobbling! Our challenge this week is brought to you by Wee Henry Turkey~!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

CHALLENGE: Using WEE HENRY TURKEY, create a project that incorporates a TAG.

Look at what our Bacon Bits Design Team has made for you this week:

Remember that you don't have to use Wee Henry Turkey. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our technique challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Stephanie used Monster - 1703 and Beast Friends Forever - 3815:

Thank you to ALL for playing along with us in last week's Frame Challenge!! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our Best in Show for Week 41 goes to 6. sf_crafter !

We loved her framed artwork behind Camera Guy! Congratulations! Grab the trophy for your blog~

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 8. Rebekah !! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Please link your TAG Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown42 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 43 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, November 21, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 43's free digi image.****

You've Been Framed!

2011-11-09T08:00:00.003-05:00

Oh my oh my! What fun we had last week seeing all of the amazing projects and techniques with Snail Rake and other Hambo images! Definitely putting that challenge on the calendar again for late wintertime! Thank you to ALL for playing along with us! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

It was a very tough decision, but our Best in Show goes to 26. jenn zeeb ! Her Bargello technique turned out beautifully!

Grab the trophy for your blog, Jenn! CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS!

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 14. leslie !! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

HEY! Did you know that yesterday was Timbo's birthday? Yep, the man behind the Hambo pen! The Bacon Bits had a little surprise party for him, and you can still be a part of that by doing the hop with us. START HERE and read all about it!

Now on to this week's challenge! CAMERA GUY has his eye on you! That's right - comb your hair and smile! CHALLENGE: Using Camera Guy and one of the sentiments, create a project that has a frame somewhere on your creation (A mat is not a frame! MAT: BEHIND; FRAME: ON TOP/IN FRONT).

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

For inspiration, take a look at what the Bacon Bits made this week:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/

Remember that you don't have to use Camera Guy. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our technique challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Former Design Team Member Holly McMillen used Snowmen (0316) and framed them beautifully!

Please link your FRAME Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown41 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 42 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, November 14, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 42's free digi image.****

Now FOCUS! :)

Raking in the Techniques!

2011-11-02T08:00:00.033-04:00

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week with a Hambo Stamps image (rubber or digital) and you are in the loop for some awesome FREE images! Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies and JOIN US!

Today we are "raking in the techniques" with SNAIL RAKE:

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.
Buy it HERE!

This week's challenge: Using Snail Rake, choose any technique from the Splitcoaststampers Resources Page to make your project. Please list the SCS technique name and link the SCS individual project (resource) page in your post.

For example: If I were using Crayon Rubbed Embossing, I would state that name in my personal blog post somewhere or card description in a gallery, and then also post this link (which takes people right to that technique):
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/crayonrubbedembossing/

Please read the instructions carefully so you are eligible for next week's FREEBIE! You MUST list the name and link to the Splitcoast technique that you used on your project. Although there are many technique sites in the cyber world, links to other techniques on other sites are not eligible this week. Here is the link to the SCS Resources page where you can access MANY fun and challenging techniques:

And to inspire you are some fun creations with a variety of techniques from our Bacon Bits:

Melissa used Alcohol Markers With Pencils

Jessica used Faux Stitching

Karin used the Spotlighting Technique

Everyone that followed last week's sketch challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you don't have to use Snail Rake. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those for our technique challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Stephanie used the Dazzling Diamond Dust technique on her pretty fall card:

Apple Basket - 3708 and Blessings - 1818

We had 26 FABULOUS entries last week in our Newsprint Challenge! Thank you to ALL for playing along with us! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 11. Maureen L !! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Our Best in Show this week goes to 22. Hetty! CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS Hetty! We loved the TV shape and how the sentiment fit perfectly for a bookmark! She has great instructions on her blog if you would like to make one!

Please link your Technique Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown40 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 41 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, November 7, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 41's free digi image.****

Happy Creating! Happy Fall!

What's the News?

2011-10-26T08:00:00.009-04:00

What's the NEWS? This week, it's NEWSCASTER!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.
Buy it HERE!

There are four sentiment options, and if you choose to use a sentiment this week, we would like to see one of these four, rather than a computer generated sentiment.

Our CHALLENGE THIS WEEK: Using NEWSCASTER and one of the four sentiments, make a project that incorporates newspaper on your creation.

Everyone that followed last week's sketch challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

And to inspire you:

I love all of Karin's embellishments and how she added the newsprint to Newscaster's papers!

Melissa was so clever to use the weather section for her background! I love her tiny little sentiment on the news copy!

Jessica's newspaper date made me laugh out loud when I realized it was a birthday card! So fun!

How will you use newsprint? Remember that you don't have to use Newscaster. BUT we do require HAMBO images only - and you can use ANY of those for our newsprint challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

See anything new? This is a sneak peek of what's to come tomorrow.....NEW RELEASES IN THE HAMBO RUBBER LINE!!! Be sure to check out Talk to the Ham and see what the Bacon Bits have lined up to show you that is BRAND NEW!

Judy used her newsprint as a border on this card with BRAND NEW RUBBAH!

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On a more serious note, we want to draw special attention to the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges at Splitcoaststampers. Hambo Stamps is a proud sponsor of these challenges and we would love for you to be a part of this special card drive. Read all about it at Talk to the Ham HERE.

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HOGTOBERFEST IS ALMOST GONE!

Celebrate 'Hogtoberfest' with Hambo! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! Wednesday, October 26th, Hambo Stamps will offer a 30% discount on ALL of their regular-priced, in-stock items. The sale details are posted on Hambo's SALE page HERE.

Tomorrow there will be more Hogtoberfest fun, so make sure to visit Talk to the Ham!

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We had FABULOUS entries last week in our Sketch Challenge! Thank you to ALL for playing along with us! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 3. sf_crafter !!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Our Best in Show this week goes to 34. Sandy T. ! CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS Sandy! We loved how her card was a Halloween decoration all in itself!

Please link your Newsprint Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown39 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 40 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, October 31, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 40's free digi image.****

It's A Little Sketchy....

2011-10-19T08:00:00.011-04:00

Our Sketch today is brought to you by ZOMBIE BUNNY. We think you are going to like what the Bacon Bits have come up with for inspiration! But first, take a look at the sketch you will be working with this week:

It is fine to flip or turn the sketch, change panel sizes, shapes, card size and border as you wish -- a little tweaking is fine -- but let’s see those main elements of the posted layout please!

And now ---- introducing our brand-new ZOMBIE BUNNY!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.
Buy it HERE!

Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked a card to the blog post and emailed us a photo of their card on time received this week's image FREE! As always with our challenges, you can use ANY Hambo image and play along! Just follow the Sketch Challenge and you will be in the loop for next week's FREE digi!

And for your inspiration pleasure:

Remember that you can use ANY HAMBO image for our challenges. We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too! Take a look:

Stephanie used Leaf Pig - 3223 from our rubber line. Leave the Bacon Bits some love on their blogs by clicking on each designer's name.

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HOGTOBERFEST IS ALMOST HERE!
(With a special "Be First" CODE for Hoedown Dancers!)

Celebrate 'Hogtoberfest' with Hambo! Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, October 20th, through Wednesday, October 26th, Hambo Stamps will offer a 30% discount on ALL of their regular-priced, in-stock items, so start putting your wish lists together now! The sale details will be posted on Hambo's SALE page tomorrow. However, YOU can get a head-start on the savings by entering the code HOGTOBERFEST on your digi orders, starting NOW!

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We had 35 FABULOUS entries last week in our Color Challenge! Thank you to ALL for playing along with us! You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 13. Melissa C.!

Congratulations, Melissa! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

This week's BEST IN SHOW goes to 10. Kathryn for this adorable creation from last week's Color Challenge:

We loved how she used her ribbons! Congratulations, Kathryn! Grab the trophy for your blog for all to see!

Please link your Sketch Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown38 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 39 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, October 24, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 39's free digi image.****

All Wrapped Up

2011-10-12T08:00:00.003-04:00

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! We are glad you are here! This week we are at 164 followers! Can we make it to 175 by our next challenge?? Tell your friends about the Hoedown! If you want to be a Follower, click the "Join This Site" button in the left sidebar!

We are all wrapped up in fun this week as MUMMY makes his debut!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

Our challenge this week is a COLOR CHALLENGE: use MUMMY and one of the sentiments this week with purple, orange, black and green for the main colors. Let's see what the Bacon Bits have to inspire you today:

Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the deadline received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Remember that you can use ANY HAMBO image for our challenges. We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too! Take a look:

Stephanie using Cat Witch - 3807 and Spooky Day - 3806

Judy using Skeleton - 2215

and from former Design Team Member Beverly Cole:

Beverly using Witch's Brew - 3803 and Bewitched - 3802

Although all of our samples today have the same theme, your card does not have to have a Halloween theme, just the main colors listed for the challenge.

Last week, we had some very creative ideas using the letters of our first names and finding something to go along with that for our creations. So many fun ideas from everyone! But this week the Best in Show goes to 28. HeyHeyPaula .
Congratulations! Grab the trophy for your blog!

Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 27. Teresa D ! Congratulations, Teresa! Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Please link your Color Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown37 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 38 to you!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, October 17, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 38's free digi image.****

Hope to see your project soon!

I'd Chews You!

2011-10-05T08:00:00.006-04:00

Welcome to the Hoedown! If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the sidebar to see how this all works. Play along each week and you are in the loop for FREE images!

Our challenge today is brought to you by Flower Monster. Isn't he adorable??

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

Now here is the challenge: Using FLOWER MONSTER, create a project that uses an item that starts with the first letter of your first name. For example, my name starts with J (Judy), so I would have to have something on my card that starts with "J". (jute, jump rings, jewels, Jolee's sticker, etc.). Please state the item in your description or blog post.

And now to inspire you is our BRAND NEW BACON BITS DESIGN TEAM!! We said to them: "I'D CHEWS YOU!" And then we did! We are thrilled to have these women in the Pig Pen and are excited to show you what they have created today. If you missed their introductions, you can read all about them at Talk to the Ham! We introduced one a day for the past week!

Without further ado:

We love the variety in their stamping styles! Click on each designer's name to hop to their blogs and see what item they used on their cards that start with their first names. And be sure to give them a warm Hambo welcome!

Remember that you can use ANY HAMBO image for our challenges. We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

Judy used Jute Twine on her pink creation:

Judy using Giraffe - 2926 and Necks to You - 2914

Libby used Liquid Applique for her challenge item on this sweet card:

Libby using Soda Shop Pigs - 1905

Everyone that followed last week's challenge by CASEing a card, linking to the Hoedown blog post and emailing us a photo of their card by the NEW DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM. If you didn't receive Flower Monster, please email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com. However, we cannot send images if the deadline wasn't met, or if you didn't follow the challenge of casing someone's card (following their layout or using the same images).

Thank you so much for ALL of the wonderful cards that you cased last week! We had so much fun seeing what you created, as well as revisiting the cards in the Hambo galleries!

Our "Best in Show" award this week goes to 5. LisaR. ! Congratulations! Grab the Trophy and display for all to see!

And our Queen of the Hoedown is 11. Tara S. ! Congratulations, Tara!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Please link your Alpha Name Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown36 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com by the deadline so that we can get the image for Week 37 to you!

NEW: ****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, October 10, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 37's free digi image.****

We are unable to send out images if the new deadline isn't met. It takes a lot of time to send them out, and we appreciate you making the deadline!

Happy Hoedown!

A CASE for Goodbyes......

2011-09-28T08:00:00.003-04:00

Oh it is hard to say goodbye! We have LOVED working with the girls on the Bacon Bits team this term, and we will miss them! But the time has come to make a CASE for goodbyes....

THANK YOU

Beverly + Bonnie + Jenn + Marcie + Nora Anne + Paula

for being a part of the Hambo team these last four months. We have loved every minute!
Leave them some love today on their blogs too!

And now to make a CASE! Our challenge this week is to CASE a card from the Hambo galleries!

Use any Hambo image and CASE (Copy And Share Everything) one of the designs you see on our website, either from the rubber galleries or the digital galleries (click on the links below):

Main Gallery (scroll down to see categories)

Digital Gallery - OR click on individual images in the Digital Image Store to see a sample.

In your blog post, or gallery description, please describe and share a link (it may be a whole page, or an individual card link) and/or the designer's name so that we can see what card you chose to CASE. You are also given permission to copy the card photo and share it on your blogs FOR THIS WEEK ONLY for purposes of inspiration, as long as you give credit to the designer (if listed) and Hambo Stamps.

Our new fun digi image for this week is DRAGONFLY:

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!

Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked a card to the blog post and emailed us a photo of their card on time received this week's background image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Click on each designer's name to see how they made their card and which Hambo gallery card they CASED! And then leave them some love as it is their last week in the Pig Pen!

Marcie

Bonnie

Paula

Remember that you can use ANY Hambo image!

Nora Anne