We've Got Great Chemistry~!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 

You have found yourself at the Hoedown, Hambo Stamps' fun weekly challenge where you can earn a free digi each week that you participate and meet all requirements. And in addition to the free digi, there are some bragging rights up for grabs if you use a HAMBO IMAGE and earn one of our two weekly awards (see sidebar for details)!

The Hoedown Challenge is open to ALL images, from any company, digital or rubber. Our prize winners, however, will be chosen from those using Hambo images. So ANYONE is welcome to play with ANY image for fun. Come join us!

You can read the Challenge Rules HERE.

Our newest digital image is TEST TUBES~!

If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you should have found this in your inbox yesterday! If not, you can purchase it here!

***Our challenge this week: Create a design that incorporates BUBBLES of some kind.***

To inspire you and get your mojo going, take a look at the fun and varied types of bubbles by Team Oink:

ISHA

JANE

LYN

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Test Tubes. We have a wonderful line of rubber and clear images as well as other digis and we like seeing those too! Just make sure you are following the challenge.

Team Squeal member Deborah has a fun design to share using Snorkel Boy:

And Kendra used Sitting Duck (2504):

Remember, to play along for fun, you can use ANY company's image! But when you use a Hambo image for this week's challenge, you will be sent a FREE image to use in next week's challenge, plus will be eligible for our weekly prizes.

Please visit ALL the Bacon Bits' blogs (listed in the sidebar) today and leave them some Hoedown love! This is our last week with these gals as a group, and we want to say THANK YOU to all of them for such a wonderful time as Bacon Bits! We've got great chemistry!

* Deborah * Isha * Jane * Kendra * Lori * Lyn *

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge using a Hambo image

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post and used the OFFICIAL digi name in your description
3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 
...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!  

On Friday, May 24, we had a FUN customer inclusive blog hop: "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS." If you missed it, you can surely hop and see what we came up with, but the winners have been chosen, and here they are:

Best of the Bands (Hambo friend participant):

SHERRY H (winner of a $20 Hambo shopping spree!!)

Random Commenter:

MEL C (winner of a $15 digital image shopping spree!) 

Our BEST IN SHOW for last week's
sentiment challenge goes to................

4. Greg T 

The trophy is all yours, Greg!

 

 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

9. Gail Scott
Grab the winner's button for your blog, Gail,
and be sure to email Monica 
at info@hambostamps.com 
with your choice of any digi image from the store here.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown117 as your keywords so we can find your creations. If you are using a Hambo image, add Hambo as a keyword too!

IF YOU USED A HAMBO IMAGE:

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 117 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 

Monday, JUNE 3, at 10:00 PM CST****

Invite a friend to join you this week~!

What Do You Say?

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 

You have found yourself at the Hoedown, Hambo Stamps' fun weekly challenge where you can earn a free digi each week that you participate and meet all requirements. And in addition to the free digi, there are some bragging rights up for grabs if you use a HAMBO IMAGE and earn one of our two weekly awards (see sidebar for details)!

The Hoedown Challenge is open to ALL images, from any company, digital or rubber. Our prize winners, however, will be chosen from those using Hambo images. So ANYONE is welcome to play with ANY image for fun. Come join us!

You can read the Challenge Rules HERE.

This week's challenge is brought to you by Reading Boy.

If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you should have found this in your inbox today! If not, you can purchase it here!

***Our challenge this week: Using Reading Boy, create and display your own accompanying sentiment.***

To inspire you and get your mojo going, take a look at the fun creations and sentiments by Team Oink:

LYN

JANE

ISHA

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Reading Boy. We have a wonderful line of rubber and clear images as well as digis and we like seeing those too! Just make sure you are making up your own sentiment (no stamped or digitals allowed on the sentiments, but you can create it in a number of other ways!).

Remember, to play along for fun, you can use ANY company's image! But when you use a Hambo image for this week's challenge, you will be sent a FREE image to use in next week's challenge, plus will be eligible for our weekly prizes.

Please visit the Bacon Bits' blogs (listed in the sidebar) today for their deets and challenge details and leave them some Hoedown love!

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge using a Hambo image

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post and used the OFFICIAL digi name in your description
3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 
...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!  

On Friday, May 24, we will be having a customer inclusive blog hop (Sign-ups are closed). Our theme is "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS" where we will be showcasing Hambo clear, rubber and digi images.  Be sure to join us and hop for prizes beginning at 7 AM CST at Talk to the Ham!

Our BEST IN SHOW for last week's
punch challenge goes to................

1. Greg T !

The trophy is all yours, Greg!

 

 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

11. Julie E !
Grab the winner's button for your blog, Julie,
and be sure to email Monica 
at info@hambostamps.com 
with your choice of any digi image from the store here.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown116 as your keywords so we can find your creations. If you are using a Hambo image, add Hambo as a keyword too!

IF YOU USED A HAMBO IMAGE:

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 117 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 

Monday, May 27, at 10:00 PM CST****

So, what do you say? 
Make up a sentiment and play along by linking below!
We are glad you are joining us in the Hoedown!

"Let's Hang Out!" at the Hambo Hoedown!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 

You have found yourself at the Hoedown, Hambo Stamps' fun weekly challenge where you can earn a free digi each week that you participate and meet all requirements. And in addition to the free digi, there are some bragging rights up for grabs if you use a HAMBO IMAGE and earn one of our two weekly awards (see sidebar for details)!

The Hoedown Challenge is open to ALL images, from any company, digital or rubber. Our prize winners, however, will be chosen from those using Hambo images. So ANYONE is welcome to play with ANY image for fun. Come join us!

You can read the Challenge Rules HERE.

This week's challenge is brought to you by Monkey Vine.

If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you should have found this in your inbox today! If not, you can purchase it here!

Our challenge this week is to use PUNCHES. Any kind, anywhere, but let's see your punches on your creations this week!

To inspire you and get your mojo going, take a look at the creations by Team Oink:

ISHA

LYN

JANE

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Monkey Vine. We have a wonderful line of rubber and clear images as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

DEBORAH

Remember, to play along for fun, you can use ANY company's image! But when you use a Hambo image for this week's challenge, you will be sent a FREE image to use in next week's challenge, plus will be eligible for our weekly prizes.

Please visit the Bacon Bits' blogs (listed in the sidebar) today for their deets and challenge details and leave them some Hoedown love!

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge using a Hambo image

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post and used the OFFICIAL digi name in your description
3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 
...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!  

On Friday, May 24, we will be having a customer inclusive blog hop. Our theme is "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS" where we will be showcasing Hambo clear, rubber and digi images.  Using any Hambo image, create a project that represents and depicts the name of a (professional) band! Maybe it’s your favorite group, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your BAND NAME creations! You do not need to have the Band name 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 MAY 15. That's TODAY!

Emails will be send tomorrow with 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?

Speaking of prizes:

Our BEST IN SHOW for last week's
sketch challenge goes to................

11. Sherry H!

The trophy is all yours!
 

 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

12. 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.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown115 as your keywords so we can find your creations. If you are using a Hambo image, add Hambo as a keyword too!

IF YOU USED A HAMBO IMAGE:

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 116 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 

Monday, May 20, at 10:00 PM CST****

We are glad you are joining us in the Hoedown!

We are having a Design Team Call right now too.
Read all about it HERE. Deadline is TODAY~!

Be Oil You Can Be and Join the Hoedown!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 

You have found yourself at the Hoedown, Hambo Stamps' fun weekly challenge where you can earn a free digi each week that you participate and meet all requirements. And in addition to the free digi, there are some bragging rights up for grabs if you use a HAMBO IMAGE and earn one of our two weekly awards (see sidebar for details)!

The Hoedown Challenge is open to ALL images, from any company, digital or rubber. Our prize winners, however, will be chosen from those using Hambo images. So ANYONE is welcome to play with ANY image for fun. Come join us!

You can read the Challenge Rules HERE.

I LOVE LOVE this image -- I think it's one of the cutest Hambo digis there is! 

Our new digital release this week is ROBOT. If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you should have found this in your inbox today! If not, you can purchase it here!

Our challenge this week is a sketch by Bacon Bit Design Team member Lyn:

To inspire you and get your mojo going, take a look at the creations by Team Oink:

ISHA

LYN

JANE

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Robot. We have a wonderful line of rubber and clear images as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

KENDRA

DEBORAH

Remember, to play along for fun, you can use ANY company's image! But when you use a Hambo image for this week's challenge, you will be sent a FREE image to use in next week's challenge, plus will be eligible for our weekly prizes.

Please visit the Bacon Bits' blogs (listed in the sidebar) today for their deets and challenge details and leave them some Hoedown love!

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge using a Hambo image

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post and used the OFFICIAL digi name in your description
3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 
...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!  

On Friday, May 24, we will be having a customer inclusive blog hop. Our theme is "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS" where we will be showcasing Hambo clear, rubber and digi images.  Using any Hambo image, create a project that represents and depicts the name of a (professional) band! Maybe it’s your favorite group, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your BAND NAME creations! You do not need to have the Band name 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 MAY 15. Once we 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?

Speaking of prizes:

Our BEST IN SHOW for the "Alphabet" 
challenge goes to................

13. Sherry H 

We loved her layout with the banners!

The trophy is all yours!
 

 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

1. Dandi93
Grab the winner's button for your blog, Irene,
and be sure to email Monica 
at info@hambostamps.com 
with your choice of any digi image from the store here.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown114 as your keywords so we can find your creations. If you are using a Hambo image, add Hambo as a keyword too!

IF YOU USED A HAMBO IMAGE:

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 115 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 

Monday, May 13, at 10:00 PM CST****

We are glad you are joining us in the Hoedown!

We are having a Design Team Call right now too.
Read all about it HERE.

"Searching" for Just the Right Word!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown! 

You have found yourself at the Hoedown, Hambo Stamps' fun weekly challenge where you can earn a free digi each week that you participate and meet all requirements. And in addition to the free digi, there are some bragging rights up for grabs if you use a HAMBO IMAGE and earn one of our two weekly awards (see sidebar for details)!

The Hoedown Challenge is open to ALL images, from any company, digital or rubber. Our prize winners, however, will be chosen from those using Hambo images. So ANYONE is welcome to play with ANY image for fun. Come join us!

You can read the Challenge Rules HERE.

Our CHALLENGE this week is an ALPHABET CHALLENGE.
Using Word Search and one of the sentiments, choose one letter of the alphabet, then use 2 or 3 things that start with that letter. For example "B": brad, button, black: "T": twine, turtle, twisted easel card.

Our new digital release this week is WORD SEARCH. If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you should have found this in your inbox today! If not, you can purchase it here!

To inspire you and get your mojo going, take a look at the creations by Team Oink:

LYN

JANE

ISHA

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Word Search. We have a wonderful line of rubber and clear images as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

LORI

Remember, to play along for fun, you can use ANY company's image! But when you use a Hambo image for this week's challenge, you will be sent a FREE image to use in next week's challenge, plus will be eligible for our weekly prizes.

Please visit the Bacon Bits' blogs (listed in the sidebar) today for their alphabet choices and challenge details and leave them some Hoedown love!

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge using a Hambo image

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post and used the OFFICIAL digi name in your description
3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 
...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!  

On Friday, May 24, we will be having a customer inclusive blog hop. Our theme is "THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS" where we will be showcasing Hambo clear, rubber and digi images.  Using any Hambo image, create a project that represents and depicts the name of a (professional) band! Maybe it’s your favorite group, or maybe it’s one that you don’t even like! Whatever it is, we want to see your BAND NAME creations! You do not need to have the Band name 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 MAY 15. Once we 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?

Speaking of prizes:

Our BEST IN SHOW for the "Anything But A Card" 
challenge goes to................

3. CraftyGirl  
 

We loved her unexpected and fun game!

The trophy is all yours!
 

 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

18. Jenn Z 
Grab the winner's button for your blog, Jenn,
and be sure to email Monica 
at info@hambostamps.com 
with your choice of any digi image from the store here.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown113 as your keywords so we can find your creations. If you are using a Hambo image, add Hambo as a keyword too!

IF YOU USED A HAMBO IMAGE:

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 114 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 

Monday, May 6, at 10:00 PM CST****

We are glad you are joining us in the Hoedown and hope that you will sign up for "The Battle of the Bands" as well!