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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 
If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left 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! We would love to have you join us!

We are celebrating Earth Day a few days late with a challenge that will have you seeing green! As in, RECYCLING! And who better to recycle than GOAT?!
This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.  Buy it here!
Challenge: Using Goat and one of the sentiments, create a project that uses something you have recycled!
Our Bacon Bits have done it again, and have come up with some really fun designs to inspire you. Please visit their blogs (click on their links in the sidebar list) to see more about their creations and what they used!
BEVERLY
JENN
DEBORAH
You can use ANY Hambo image for your project. Here are examples from our rubber line:
CAROLINA
PAULA
Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked a card to the blog post WITH THE OFFICIAL NAME and emailed us a photo of their card (hambodesignteam@gmail.com) by the deadline received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM. 
Our Best in Show for "Four of Something" last week goes to.............
We loved the party feel of her card and all her added details. Grab the trophy, Sandy, and display for all to see!
Our randomly chosen Queen of the Hoedown goes to 11. Pat Martin ! Grab the winner's button for your blog, Pat, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

In other news Hop Art Designs has TWO NEW images to help support the work of Operation Write Home. Daisy's Due and Maddie and Cat are available NOW!

Please link your RECYCLED challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown63 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  
Be sure to properly credit the digi image ("GOAT" digi image by Hambo Stamps) in your blog posts or gallery descriptions!  You don't have to use Goat, but we do require HAMBO IMAGES only. 
 
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 64 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, April 30, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 64's free digi image.**** 
Happy Stamping!
Watch for a DESIGN TEAM CALL
beginning May 1st! 


And finally:
It’s a Hambo Blog Hop! And you can join us!

Our jammin’ theme is “Channel Surfing.” Using any Hambo image, either rubber or digital, create a project that represents and depicts a TV SHOW title! Maybe it’s your favorite program, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your TV Show creations!

The hop is scheduled for Friday, May 18, and is set to go live at 7:00 AM CST.  All blog hop posts must stay at the top of the page for that whole day.  A prize will be awarded to the customer whose TV-themed creation tickles the Bacon Bits’ fancy in a hammin’ jammin’ way!  The winner will be announced on the Hoedown blog, as well as on the Hambo blog on Wednesday, May 23.

If you are interested in participating, please email Judy at hambodesignteam@gmail.com by 11:00 PM CST on Wednesday, May 9. Sample blog copy for the hop will be available after you sign up, if you desire to use it.

Come channel surf with us!




Wednesday, April 18, 2012

I'll Be Your Candle On the Water

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 
If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left 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! We would love to have you join us!
Oh my goodness, did you Hoedown Dancers rock last week's challenge! Wow! There were so many fun projects with Nerd, and others that used such great patterns. It was VERY hard to choose the Best in Show, but it finally came down to a clean, awesome layout and fun nerdy plaids and coloring in this submission:
Congratulations 10. Jan Hunnicutt
Grab the trophy and display for all to see!

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

Today's challenge is brought to you by CANDLES! These guys are sure to delight the recipient of a card made with them -- especially if they are as inspiring and fun as these:
DEBORAH
BEVERLY
JENN
And what IS the challenge, you ask? Well, there are FOUR candles, so we are looking for FOUR of something else too! Maybe you will choose four different colors, or four brads, or four banners, or four patterned papers...... The four candles don't count as your "four of something" of course, so add some fun foursomes to your projects this week!

And as always, you don't have to use CANDLES. We have a wonderful line of rubber images, and other digital images as well, and like seeing those too! Here is a sample from Carolina using four squares in the background with her four chicks from Chick Tower - 2514:
 Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked a card to the blog post WITH THE OFFICIAL NAME and emailed us a photo of their card by the deadline received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM. 
This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!
Please link your FOUR OF SOMETHING challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown62 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  
Please be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Candles" digi image by Hambo Stamps) in your blog posts or gallery descriptions! 
 
You don't have to use Candles, but we do require HAMBO IMAGES only. 
 
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 63 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, April 23, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 63's free digi image.**** 
Happy Stamping!
And for those of you that read this far:
Watch for a DESIGN TEAM CALL
beginning May 1st!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Smitten With Stamping

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 
If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left 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! 

Are you smitten with stamping? I know I am! Our sweet NERD is here smitten with you! 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 to use plaids or multiple patterns on your project! Perfect for NERD! The Bacon Bits Digi Team has created some adorable projects to inspire you:

JENN
DEBORAH
BEVERLY
And using one of our rubber images, TREE HIVE (#2711):

ASELA
Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked a card to the blog post WITH THE OFFICIAL NAME and emailed us a photo of their card by the deadline received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM. 

We award two different prizes each week (see the left sidebar for details), so let's congratulate this week's winners: 
This week's Best in Show is  5. Jan Hunnicutt ! We loved her beautifully colored scene and her neat hidden pop up message! Take a look at her tutorial here! Congratulations Jan! Grab the trophy and display for all to see!


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

Please link your Plaid/Multiple Pattern projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown61 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations. Please be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Nerd" digi image by Hambo Stamps) in your blog posts or gallery descriptions! 
You don't have to use NERD, but we do require HAMBO IMAGES only.
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 62 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, April 16, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 62's free digi image.****

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 
If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left 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! 

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate the launch of Hop Art Designs! We are so happy to be part of an opportunity that benefits Operation Write Home. If you haven't seen the new designs yet, see them and read all about it HERE

Our challenge this week is brought to you by PAPER BOY!
This image is not available FREE unless you played in last week's challenge.
Buy it HERE!
Details: Using Paper Boy, make a project that shows an extra fold!

Remember, that you can use ANY Hambo image to play in the challenge - just be sure you have an extra fold on your card somewhere! The Bacon Bits have some inspiration to share with you! Click on each designer's name to head to her blog to see what her extra fold is!
BEVERLY
DEBORAH
JENN
And showing some of our rubber images:
DAWN
Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked a card to the blog post WITH THE OFFICIAL NAME and emailed us a photo of their card on time received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM. 

We award two different prizes each week, so let's congratulate this week's winners: 

This week's Best in Show is 4. Sarah T ! We loved all of her beautifully coordinated patterns and wonderful coloring! Grab the winner's trophy, Sarah, and display for all to see!

Our randomly chosen "Queen of the Hoedown" honor goes to... 9. Mel R. !
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 Extra Fold projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown60 AND Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations. Please be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Paper Boy" digi image by Hambo Stamps) in your blog posts or gallery descriptions! 

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 61 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, April 9, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 61's free digi image.****