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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

There's An Artist in All of Us

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 it is hard to say goodbye! We have LOVED working with the girls on the Bacon Bits team this term, and we will miss their artistic contributions here! 
But the time has come to say goodbye....
THANK YOU
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!

If you have been following Talk to the Ham this week, you know that Carolina and Deborah will be returning for the next term as Captains of our new teams: Team Squeal and Team Oink, respectively! Our last two new Bacon Bits will be revealed on Thursday and Friday of this week, and they will all be at the Hoedown next week to start June off right!

Our challenge for this week certainly brought out the artist side of Beverly, Deborah and Jenn. Take a look (You can click on the Bacon Bits' links in the sidebar to see their creations close-up!):
Beverly
Deborah
Jenn
See a pattern? It's a fabulous sketch this week, made by Deborah!
Sketch + Artist Pig = Hambo Hoedown 68! 

 

Everyone that followed last week's challengelinked a card to the blog post and used the official digi name, and emailed us a photo of their card on time (hambodesignteam@gmail.com) received this week's image FREE! All FOUR things must be completed to receive the next freebie! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Of course, since this is a HAMBO HOEDOWN challenge, you can use other Hambo images with the challenge too! BUT -- 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 now for our two winners! We give two awards each week, and you can read all about them in the sidebar. 


Our first award is Best in Show. And our Best in Show this week goes to............3. Ree !  
Look closely at her piercing along the bottom! Isn't that fun? And the bandaid die cuts at the top are so clever!
The trophy is yours, Ree! 

Our randomly chosen Queen of the Hoedown this week is......21. Anita A. !
Congratulations, Anita! 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 SKETCH challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown68 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  

Be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Artist Pig" - 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 69 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, June 4, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 69's free digi image.****
 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Let's Stick Together!

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!

Thank you to all who played in our SKETCH challenge last week! Though everyone was using the same sketch, it was fun to see how each person interpreted it uniquely, with different sketch element shapes and sizes. We have two awards each week, and you can read about those in the sidebar!
Our first award is Best in Show. And our Best in Show this week goes to............  5. sf_crafter ! (Beverly)
Her coloring is superb, and the monster just jumps right off the card. The "Best in Show" button is yours to display proudly Beverly!

Our randomly chosen Queen of the Hoedown this week is......................................
8. Lyn T !! Congratulations Lyn! 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.


Now on to this week's challenge!


Introducing Dr. Needle! Simply use this image (or any other Hambo image) along with Paper-Piercing on your card. Since the Dr. has that big needle, we want to see lots of HOLES used creatively this week.


This image is not FREE unless you played in last week's challenge. Buy it HERE!
Let's see how the Bacon Bits stuck it to us:
Deborah kept the colors soft and muted, like in a doctor's office!
Beverly made sure she got her point across!
And Jenn proves that she's a big shot too!
Fun stuff!! 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. 

Of course, since this is a HAMBO HOEDOWN challenge, you can use other Hambo images with the challenge too! Carolina edges her way in:
You can click on the Bacon Bits' links in the sidebar to see their creations close-up!

Please link your Paper-pierced challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown67 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  

Be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Dr. Needle" 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 68 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, May 28, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 68's free digi image.**** 


Thanks to all who went "Channel Surfing" with us on last weekend's blog hop! We've awarded two winners from the hop. Congratulations to randomly-chosen commenter Carol who won a $15 digi store shopping spree, and to Jan Hunnicutt, who won a $20 Hambo site-wide shopping spree for creating our favorite project for the hop. Winners, please email Monica to collect your prizes!

We will begin announcing the new Bacon Bits on the Talk to the Ham blog, one per day, beginning Sunday, May 27. Then join us right here on June 6, where their first official projects will debut during the Hoedown challenge.

Now let's get creative!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

It's a Hambo Hoedown Sketch!

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!


Thank you to all who played in our FLOWERS challenge last week! We loved seeing all of the different ways to use flowers! We have two awards each week, and you can read about those in the sidebar! 
Our first award is Best in Show. And our Best in Show this week goes to............ 14. Carolyn !
We loved her creativity in using Magic Mesh for the netting and as a background against her cute floral paper. Congratulations, Carolyn, the trophy is all yours!










Our randomly chosen Queen of the Hoedown this week is......................................
7. DQ   !! 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. 


Now on to this week's challenge! Let's see what the Bacon Bits created for you from this fun sketch:
Jenn created a zany PMS card with those ever-popular chevrons:
Beverly's bright colors and bling grab your attention:
And Deborah's cute coffee-themed background tells us what she REALLY needs first thing:

Introducing MONSTER YELL! Add Monster Yell to the Sketch above and you have this week's challenge!
This image is not FREE unless you played in last week's challenge. Buy it HERE!
How fun is that?! 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. 

Of course, since this is a HAMBO HOEDOWN challenge, you can use other Hambo images with the Sketch too! Take a peek at what Dawn and Paula made this week using some of our rubber images:

Dawn's cute beach scene
Paula's adorable love note
Click on the Bacon Bits' links in the sidebar to see their creations close-up!

Just make sure that we see the elements of the Sketch provided in your design!
Please link your SKETCH challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown66 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  

Be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Monster Yell" 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 67 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, May 21, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 67's free digi image.**** 

DON'T MISS OUR CUSTOMER INCLUSIVE BLOG HOP 
THIS FRIDAY 
beginning at 7:00 AM CST! 
It all begins at Talk to the Ham!

Happy Sketching!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Just Catching Up!

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 just catching up today, and there are several things to talk about before we get to the challenge and our winners.

1. We have a Design Team Call going on NOW! Click HERE for details about how you can become a Bacon Bit!
2. 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 Friday, May 11. Sample blog copy for the hop will be available after you sign up, if you desire to use it.
Come channel surf with us!


Now that we are caught up on those things, let's catch some butterflies! This week's challenge is brought to you by CATCHING BUTTERFLIES.  And what better to go with butterflies than FLOWERS! So let's see some flowers on your creations this week.
This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.  Buy it here!
How cute is that?! 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. 

Now let's see what fun stuff the Bacon Bits have for you today!
DEBORAH

BEVERLY

JENN
Click on each designer's link in the sidebar to take a visit to their blogs. They would love some comments there!

You don't have to use Catching Butterflies, but we do require Hambo images only. We have a great line of rubber stamps and other digis and we do enjoy seeing those too! Look at the awesome cards our rubber team created this week:
CAROLINA

DAWN

PAULA
Again, you can visit each Bacon Bits' blog and see what stamps they used by clicking on the links in the sidebar!


Please link your
flower challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown65 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  

Be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Catching Butterflies" 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 66 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, May 14, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 66's free digi image.****
Our Best in Show this week goes to 18. Blue Kube for her creativity in putting Bailey on a canvas and her fun paper piecing! The trophy is all yours! Congratulations!

Our randomly chosen Queen this week is 23. Cara ! Congratulations! Grab the winner's button for your blog, Cara, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here. 

Happy Mother's Day to all of our Hoedown moms!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Bailey Loves Flowers......and Wild Colors!

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!

Today's challenge is brought to you by that loveable doggy - BAILEY! He is growing up! And he loves flowers. So take a peek at this week's image:
This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.  Buy it here!
How cute is that?! 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. 

So what is the challenge?
Using Bailey Flower, create a project that uses this hot color combination for 2012: purple/orange/hot pink!
(Bailey can be normal dog colors - those are considered neutrals!) 

Take a look at what the Bacon Bits created this week:
DEBORAH
BEVERLY
JENN
You don't have to use Bailey Flower (but really, why wouldn't you want to?!), but we do require Hambo images only. We have a great line of rubber stamps and other digis and we do enjoy seeing those too!

DAWN using Juggler and Jester Note
Super cute stuff, huh?

We have two awards each week, which you can read about in the sidebar. Our first this week is Queen of the Hoedown!
Congratulations to 6. Heather B  ! Grab the winner's button for your blog, Heather, 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 8. Carolyn ! We loved her crazy haystack!
Grab the trophy, Carolyn, and display for all to see!


TWO IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. We have a Design Team Call going on NOW! Click HERE for details about how you can become a Bacon Bit!
2. 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 Friday, May 11. Sample blog copy for the hop will be available after you sign up, if you desire to use it.
Come channel surf with us!

Please link your purple/orange/hot pink challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown64 and Hambo as your keywords. That way we can find your creations.  

Be sure to properly credit the digi image ("Bailey Flower" 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 65 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by 
Monday, May 7, at 10:00 PM CST 
to be eligible for Week 65's free digi image.**** 

Time for Bailey to say "So long for now! See you next time! 
I gotta go pose for my next drawing -- or maybe chase squirrels....."
Happy Stamping!