What Are You WEIGHT-ing For? Join Us at the Hoedown!

Happy Leap Year at the Hoedown! Leap into 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 a fun sketch made by DT Bacon Bit Carolina! Take a peek:

You gotta use the above sketch! It is fine to flip the sketch, change panel sizes, shapes, card size and border -- a little tweaking is fine -- but let’s see those main elements of the posted layout please. And with our sketch comes MONSTER WEIGHTS!

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

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

BEVERLY

JENN

DEBORAH

But wait! You gotta see what else you can do with this sketch and other Hambo images! Take a look: 

DAWN

And our Sketch Artist for this week: CAROLINA

Remember, that you can use ANY Hambo image to play in the challenge - just follow this week's SKETCH!

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 background image FREE! So check your mailboxes! We try to get all the images sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Please link your Sketch Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown55 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 56 to you! Remember to use the OFFICIAL IMAGE NAME for the Hambo image you are using and give Hambo Stamps credit. Otherwise, we can't send you the new digi. Them's the rules!

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by Monday, March 5, 

at 10:00 PM CST to be eligible for Week 56's free digi image.****

Our winners this week:

Best in Show goes to 11. Lucianna ! We loved the fortunes falling from the sky with their little words of wisdom sticking out each end of the cookie! Balloon Girl added to the cute scene:

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

Our Queen this week is 19. Kathy T  !  CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS, Kathy!  

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 that played in the Anything Goes challenge! Hope to see you again this week!

What's In Your Future?

Welcome to the Hoedown!

This week our challenge is brought to you by FORTUNE COOKIE! What's in your future?

It's ANYTHING GOES this week, so pull out the stops and let's see what you've got!

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Buy it HERE!

Here is what our Bacon Bits predict:

Deborah

Beverly

Jenn

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!

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

Deborah

Jenn

Beverly

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

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!

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

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

***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!

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

Beverly

Deborah

Deborah (outside)

Deborah (inside)

Jenn

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!