What is a pig's scariest movie?
Hamityville Horror


Wednesday, August 31, 2011

From Another DIMENSION

"You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop: The Hambo Hoedown!"

Ok, so the TV show didn't open quite like that.....but almost! Are you humming the theme song? Dee dee dee dah, dee dee dee dah......or whatever syllables  you choose. :)

This week's challenge is brought to you by ALIEN SPACESHIP (she says in a voice that echoes and resonates throughout space!) from another DIMENSION. That's right! Add some dimension to your project this week - no flat cards! Your creations will be out of this world!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email. Buy it HERE!
And to inspire you, check out these amazing creations by our Bacon Bits Design Team!
Remember, you can use ANY HAMBO IMAGE! Please link your DIMENSION Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown31 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 32 to you! This is a requirement to receive the next week's image free.

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, September 6, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 32's free digi image.****
Oh do we have MORE in store for you!
On Friday, September 16, we will be having a customer inclusive blog hop. Our theme is "SING YOUR ART OUT" where we will be showcasing Hambo rubber and digi images.  Using any Hambo image, create a project that represents and depicts a song title! Maybe it’s your favorite song, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your song title creations! You do not need to have the song title on your card or project, but please put it in your post.

TO SIGN UP, please send an email to hambodesignteam@gmail.com with "BLOG HOP" in the title BY SEPTEMBER 6. Once I receive that, you will receive all the low-down on how to participate!
Please do not sign up if you can't follow through with it.
It takes a lot of time to organize a hop, and those that hop with us don't want any broken links! We had a lot of fun with our last customer hop, and hope you will join us! 
Oh -- and did I mention prizes?

And speaking of PRIZES . . .

CONGRATULATIONS to Monica's Birthday Blog Hop WINNER:
MARY G.
Please email hambodesignteam@gmail.com for your prize!

Our "Best in Show" this week goes to . . .
for this creative cut-out card:
Check out her other pictures of it at her blog. Beautiful work, Debbie! Grab the Trophy and display for all to see!

Congratulations to . . .
She is this week's:
Grab the winner's button, Kathy, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com for your choice of any digi from the store.
We are thankful for safety and minor damage/clean-up from Irene, and hope that all of you in the storm's path fared as well.
THANK YOU to everyone who joined in our Primary Colors Challenge and welcome to the newbies!
JOIN US next week as we welcome our first Guest Designer for September!



Wednesday, August 24, 2011

It's Back to School Time!

Welcome back to the Hoedown! Teachers and students of all ages are heading back to school and we want to join in! 

****It's always fun to get new school supplies and we think it's fun to get new STAMPING SUPPLIES! Check out our NEW RUBBER STAMP RELEASES HERE!****

Our challenge this week is PRIMARY COLORS (red, blue, yellow) and PENCIL in a school-themed creation!
This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.  Buy it HERE!

Look what our awesome Bacon Bits made for you this week:
Bonnie
Marcie
Paula
Everyone that followed last week's challenge (and they were gorgeous!)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 Challenge and you will be in the loop for next week's FREE digi! Don't have any Hambo images? CLICK HERE for FREEBIES!

Check out these PRIMARY COLOR samples using some of the stamps from the new RUBBER STAMP RELEASE:
Please link your School-Themed Primary Colors Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown30 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 31 to you! This is a requirement to receive the next week's image free.

****PENCIL in the date: Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, August 30, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 31's free digi image.****
Congratulations to  3. Paige !!
Paige has been chosen "Best in Show" for Hoedown 29 with her beautiful scoring and vibrant geranium. Take a look:
 Beautiful work, Paige! Grab the Trophy and display for all to see!
Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is  4. Lynn Hayes ! 
 Grab the winner's button, Lynn, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com for your choice of any digi from the store.
And remember, a weekly Guest Designer will be chosen for the Hoedown from the first four weeks in  August entries! The first three have already been chosen! (Shh....can't say who yet! It's a secret!). Each of the first four weeks in August we will be choosing one participant to be a Guest Designer for one week of our September Hoedown Challenges! Hoedown Guest Designers would receive their image early and have their card showcased at the Hoedown, along with the Bacon Bits' cards! So put your thinking caps on, and show us your stuff! Guest Designers will be notified via email at the end of August.
Happy creating!



Wednesday, August 17, 2011

What's the Score?

Nope, not baseball (although my team is doing great...) and not football (it's only preseason, after all!) -- and not even mud wrestling with the pigs!

It's time to get out your scoring tools and score away! Take a peek at the beautiful lines and designs that the Bacon Bits have created for you today:
Bonnie
Marcie
Paula
Aren't they gorgeous? GERANIUM scores high marks in my garden! This week we are SCORING on our projects, either with a scoring tool, or - if you don't have one - with a table knife and your paper trimmer!
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 (and they were awesome!)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 Challenge and you will be in the loop for next week's FREE digi! Don't have any Hambo images? CLICK HERE for FREEBIES!
Beverly used Trophy Sheep for her project, which is perfect, because this week is our first week to award "Best in Show!" Keep reading!

Beverly using Trophy Sheep - 3201 and 4 Ewe - 3205
Congratulations to 15. Dawn M! 
She has been awarded with our first "Best in Show" award at the Hoedown! 
Take a peek at what she did with last week's Sketch Challenge:
Beautiful work, Dawn! Grab the Trophy and display for all to see!

And congratulations to  28. -Anne- !
She is our Queen of the Hoedown this week!
Grab the winner's button, Anne, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com for your choice of any digi from the store.

Please link your SCORING Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown29 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 30 to you! This is a requirement to receive the next week's image free.


****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, August 23, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 30's free digi image.****
You will score with the Hambo Hoedown! 

And remember, a weekly Guest Designer will be chosen for the Hoedown from the first four weeks in  August entries! The first two have already been chosen! (Shh....can't say who yet! It's a secret!). Each of the first four weeks in August we will be choosing one participant to be a Guest Designer for one week of our September Hoedown Challenges! Hoedown Guest Designers would receive their image early and have their card showcased at the Hoedown, along with the Bacon Bits' cards! So put your thinking caps on, and show us your stuff! Guest Designers will be notified via email at the end of August.

Technical Difficulties

Stay tuned to the Hoedown and check back in about an hour. We had technical difficulties but will be back with the new challenge soon!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

It's A Sketch!

Welcome to the Hoedown!

We have a new challenge for you this week and a brand new image! Take a look:
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 challengelinked 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 Challenge and you will be in the loop for next week's FREE digi! Don't have any Hambo images? CLICK HERE for FREEBIES! 

Let me show you the adorable samples the Bacon Bits made to inspire you!
Nora Anne
Paula
Marcie
See any similarities besides the Hedgehog? Yep, it's time for a Sketch! This one may be a bit of a challenge, or may be easy as pie. But we hope you will play along! 
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! As you can see from the Bacon Bits' samples, they have flipped, turned and kept it as is!

You can use ANY Hambo image to play along - just as Monica (our humble Hambo boss) did here, using Garden Snail - 2709 & Happy Trails - 2705:
You might even be chosen as one of 4 Guest Designers for September - or maybe "BEST IN SHOW"! Beginning next week, in addition to the Queen of the Hoedown, we will be choosing one challenge entry as "BEST IN SHOW" -- the entry that we feel best represents the challenge! It could be you! But only if you play along!

And you might be chosen the Queen of the Hoedown! This week's Queen is  23. Pam !
Congratulations Pam! Grab the winner's button and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com for your choice of any digi from the store.

Please link your Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown28 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 29 to you! This is a requirement to receive the next week's image free.


****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, August 16, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 29's free digi image.****


Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tic Tac Toe - Three in a Row!

NEWS FLASH!!
Each of the first four weeks in August we will be choosing one participant to be a Guest Designer for one week of our September Hoedown Challenges! Hoedown Guest Designers would receive their image early and have their card showcased at the Hoedown, along with the Bacon Bits' cards! So put your thinking caps on, and show us your best stuff! Guest Designers will be notified via email at the end of August.

And now, it's time for another Hoedown! We are playing Tic Tac Toe this week!

Challenge: You are not making a Tic Tac Toe board, but using it to determine what goes on your project with LITTLE INDIAN. 
This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.  Buy it HERE!
Use ONLY three of the boxes in a row – like Tic Tac Toe.
For example:
Ribbon, eyelets, punches
Buttons, flowers, punches
Ribbon, die cuts, buttons

The only role the Tic Tac Toe board serves is helping you choose which items/techniques your project will include. You look at the board and choose a direction (across, down, diagonal) and whatever the 3 things are in that row, that's what you include on your project. So if you choose the bottom row left to right: "buttons, sparkle, lace" ... then your project would need to include those 3 things.



ribbon





eyelets



punches



die cuts





flowers


piercing
(not piecing)



buttons






sparkle



lace

Let's see what the Bacon Bits came up with to inspire you! 
Bonnie used ribbon, die cuts, buttons
Marcie used buttons, flowers, punches
Paula used ribbon, eyelets, punches
Everyone that followed last week's challengelinked 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 Challenge and you will be in the loop for next week's FREE digi! Don't have any Hambo images? CLICK HERE for FREEBIES! 

Here is a sample from the Bacon Bits showing how you can use other Hambo images:
Beverly used ribbon, eyelets, punches with Party Chicks - 2701
Please link your Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown27 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 28 to you! This is a requirement to receive the next week's image free.


****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Tuesday, August 9, at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 28's free digi image.****
Our Queen of the Hoedown this week is 4. Joanie !
Congratulations Joanie! Grab the winner's button and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com for your choice of any digi from the store. 
THANK YOU to everyone that played in last week's STITCHING challenge!