I Need A Hero!

Welcome to the Hoedown!

Make sure you read this whole post, as we have a special surprise somewhere in it! As we said last week, everyone that linked a card to the blog post and emailed us a photo of their card would receive this week's challenge image FREE!  So check your mailboxes! If you didn't get your card linked in time or forgot to email us (the deadline is always 10 PM CST Tuesday night before the new challenge), you can still play along.  Use ANY Hambo image on your project - just make sure you follow the theme! Link up, email us, and you will be back in the loop for the next free image! Read more about how the challenge works here.

This week's challenge is brought to you by BIRD HERO. 

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

For this week's challenge we will be using a SKETCH! 

It is fine to flip 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 here it is:

Check out what the Bacon Bits have made to inspire you! 

Hannah

Judy

Silke 

Melissa

Again, if you didn't play last week, use ANY Hambo image and the sketch! Here to show you how are Karin, Monica, and Joy:

Karin used Party Chicks - 2701

Joy used Possum - 4211

Monica used Dress Up - 4225

Please link your Sketch Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown4 as your keyword. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com so that we can get the image for Week 5 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, March 1, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 5's free digi image.****

  

THANK YOU to all of our participants in last week's trip to the Beach! We loved seeing all of the warm creations that make us long for summer sun. Congratulations to  33. Jennifer Greco  who was randomly chosen as last week's Hambo Hoedown winner! Please email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store! And Jennifer, you can also snag the QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN button for your blog!

Questions about the challenge? Email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com.

And now for a special bonus for our participants, you can get 50% off of May Arts ribbon this week at the Hambo Store! Use the code HHMA at checkout!

So what are you waiting for? Grab your dancin' shoes, and HOEDOWN with us!

Let's Take A Trip to the Beach!

THANK YOU to all of our participants in last week's Hoedown! We LOVED seeing all of your creations with "Eye Monster." Blues and greens, pinks, and purples, and lots of inbetweens, you dazzled us with monster-ly delight!  We had our "eyes" on your wonderful creations! 

Congratulations to  22. leslie  who was randomly chosen as last week's Hambo Hoedown winner! Please email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store! And you can also snag the QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN button for your blog!  Don't snag it if you aren't Leslie, but you will have a chance this week to be Queen if you play along! Read on! 

As we said last week, everyone that linked a card to the blog post and emailed us a photo of their card would receive this week's challenge image FREE!  So check your mailboxes! If you didn't get your card linked in time or forgot to email us (the deadline is always 10 PM CST Tuesday night before the new challenge), you can still play along.  Use ANY Hambo image on your project - just make sure you follow the theme! Link up, email us, and you will be back in the loop for the next free image! Read more about how the challenge works here.

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 is brought to you by "Pelican." He is asking you to use shades of blue, brown and tan, and make a BEACH themed card!  

Entries must be new creations. No pre-dated entries please.

Check out what our Digi Design Team Members made to inspire you:

Melissa

Hannah

Silke

Again, if you didn't play last week, use ANY Hambo image with a beach theme and the three colors!

Please link your BEACH themed projects (with the three colors) using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown3 as your keyword. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com so that we can get the image for Week 4 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, February 22, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 4's free digi image.****

Questions about the challenge? Email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com.
Need help using digi images? Check out this post.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your dancin' shoes, and HOEDOWN with us!

You Had An "Eye" For Football! *Hambo Hoedown Challenge #2*

THANK YOU to all of our participants in last week's Hambo Hoedown KICKOFF CHALLENGE! We LOVED seeing all of your creations with "Football Girl." And congratulations to you Packers fans! If you didn't get in on that challenge, you can head over to Hambo Stamps and purchase "Football Girl" today!

Congratulations to  16. Min  who was randomly chosen as last week's Hambo Hoedown winner! Please email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store! And you can also snag the QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN button for your blog!  Don't snag it if you aren't Min, but you will have a chance this week to be Queen if you play along! Read on!

As we said last week, everyone that linked a card to the blog post and emailed us a photo of their card would receive this week's challenge image FREE!  So check your mailboxes! If you didn't get your card linked in time or forgot to email us (the deadline is always 10 PM CST Tuesday night before the new challenge), you can still play along.  Use ANY Hambo image on your project - just make sure you follow the theme! Link up, email us, and you will be back in the loop for the next free image! Read more about how the challenge works here.

Today's challenge is brought to you by EYE MONSTER. Isn't he the cutest? With two sentiments to choose from, he is the perfect Valentine - or the perfect "anytime" card to let someone know you care! 

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

For this week's challenge, use Eye Monster, plus one sentiment AND a heart somewhere on your project! Yep, Eye Monster has a heart, but we would like to see you add at least one more! Check out what our "Bacon Bits" (AKA Design Team) came up with to inspire you:

Silke

Melissa

Hannah

Judy

 Again, if you didn't play last week, use ANY Hambo image and add a heart! Here to show you how is a cute card from Joy, using "Mime" (a red rubber cling cushion stamp): 

Joy

Did you find her heart? :)

Please link your heart-themed projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown2 as your keyword. That way we can find your creations! After you have linked here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com so that we can get the image for Week 3 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded by Tuesday, February 15, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 3's free digi image.****

Questions about the challenge? Email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your dancin' shoes, and HOEDOWN with us!

Just a Reminder . . .

Today is the last day to play in the Hoedown with "Football Girl." To receive next week's ADORABLE image, you must link your project on this post, and also email us.

After you have linked your card, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com so that we can get the image for Week 2 to you. We need a current email address to send images to, and this is the best way to do it quickly.

****Cards must be uploaded by Tuesday, February 8, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 2's free digi image.****

Questions about the challenge? Email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com.

Got Your Dancing Shoes On? It's Time to HOEDOWN!

TODAY is the debut of  the Hambo Hoedown. Got your dancing shoes on? The Bacon Bits (AKA Hambo Design Team) are rarin' to go and strut their stuff for our KICKOFF Challenge Day!

What's in it for you?  Tons of inspiration, laughs, and of course an amazing free digital image from none other than Timbo himself! Stick with us and read on to the end........

The way the challenge will work is this: 
Starting TODAY, we're going to give EVERYONE a free digi image (see below). There will be a theme for the challenge, and you can either use the free digi image we give you, or any other Hambo stamps to make a card that fits the challenge theme. The challenge will run for six days (Wednesday thru Monday). At the end of the week, one winner will be chosen from a random drawing of all the participants, and that person will win his/her pick of a free digi image from our digital store.

But wait - there's more! EVERY person who played in the challenge will be emailed another new digi image, which can be used for the week 2 challenge. The image will be offered free to all who participated the previous week, and then put on the website for sale once the free ones are distributed. Again, you'll be able to use that new image for the week 2 challenge, OR you can use any other Hambo stamp (rubber or digital).

This cycle will continue each week, so as long as you continue to participate in the challenges, the more free digis you'll rack up. If you miss a week, you can either purchase that week's digi image to get back into the loop, or you can work with another Hambo stamp, as long as you are loyal to that week's theme.

The challenges will change weekly, so one week might be a "theme" (i.e. "wildlife), one week might be a color combination, or a sketch, or have an embellishment requirement, etc. so there should be something to interest everyone at some point.

AND, there will also be extra prizes and incentives thrown in from time to time. For example, one week we might offer a sales code that will ONLY be publicized on the challenge blog, so if you don't drop by the challenge that week, you'll miss it.

So let's get to it! Did you figure it out from our Sneak Peek last Friday?
This week's theme is FOOTBALL! We love football and have a GREAT Super Bowl sale coming this weekend at Hambo Stamps, and of course, the Super Bowl itself on Sunday (Are you a Packers fan or a Steelers fan?). To celebrate, use the Football Girl digi below and make a football-themed card or project! To inspire you, the Bacon Bits have made some awesome cards to share! Check them out!

Christy Lindeman

Hannah Clark

Joy Stagg

Karin Martin

Melissa Edwards

Silke Kittmann

"Football Girl" - digi image by Hambo Stamps:

This image is no longer a FREEBIE. You can, however, purchase it at Hambo Stamps!

While you're here, you can sign up to "follow" the blog over on the left sidebar. This will help you ensure you don't miss any of the challenge fun that we have planned. Grab the Hoedown Challenge Button too!

Please link your football-themed cards using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown1 as your keyword. That way we can find your cards! After you have linked your card here, please email a picture of it to hambodesignteam@gmail.com so that we can get the image for Week 2 to you! 

****Cards must be uploaded by Tuesday, February 8, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 2's free digi image.****

Questions about the challenge? Email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your dancin' shoes, and I'll get my fiddle, we'll go whole hog and get this thing on its way! 

Oh - one more quick thing! Come back on FRIDAY to see an exciting announcement (Announcements are listed first in the sidebar)!!