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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

You Are My Sunshine

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)!

Our challenge this week is brought to you by Bear Farmer! The corn is getting tall, and Bear Farmer has a lot of work to do!
Our challenge this week is one in which everyone can play along -- ANYTHING GOES!

If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you will find this in your inbox! If not, you can purchase it here!

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.

Here is what our awesome Team Oink came up with this week to inspire you: 
Jane
Deborah
Jenn
And here is the project Guest Designer Melissa created:

Thank you, Melissa, for being with us as our August Guest Designer! We have loved having you!

You will have to click on each designer's name to see details of their projects! Leave them some love!

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Bear Farmer. We have a wonderful line of rubber and clear images as well as other digis and we like seeing those too!
Lyn using Football Girl
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.

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!  

Our BEST IN SHOW for last week's School Supplies challenge goes to
 6. ~DEANNE~ 
 We loved the little shrinky dink charm on the
backpack and the matching card.
 The trophy is all yours!
  
 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   
13. Lori Byrns 
Grab the winner's button for your blog, Lori,
and be sure to email Monica 
at info@hambostamps.com 
with your choice of any digi image from the store here.

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown130 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 131 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 
Monday, SEPTEMBER 2, at 10:00 PM CST****



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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Have An A+ Day at 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)!

Our challenge this week is brought to you by School Dog! It's Back-to-School time, and School Dog is here to wish everyone a great school year! 
Our challenge this week is to create a project that is school-themed. Primary colors, notebook paper, rulers, lunch box treats.... whatever you can think of to celebrate Back-to-School!

If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you will find this in your inbox later this morning! If not, you can purchase it here!

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.

Here is what our awesome Team Oink came up with this week to inspire you: 
Jenn

Deborah

Jane
And here is the project Guest Designer Melissa created:


I love all of the creativity and those bright colors! You will have to click on their names to see what items they used for the challenge to give you some ideas! Leave them some love!

For this week's challenge you don't have to use School Dog. 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!

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.

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!  

There were some GREAT entries last week 
and it was a hard decision. 
But finally...our BEST IN SHOW 
for last week's challenge goes to
 4. Bridget D. 
 We loved how she made the flannel shirt 
and the inclusion of the tape measure!
 The trophy is all yours, Bridget!
  
 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

5. CraftyGirl
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.

Our Birthday Blog Hop Winner from last week's hop is
Heather G!
Heather, please email us at hambodesignteam@gmail.com
so we can get your prize to you! 
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 


Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown129 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 130 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 
Monday, AUGUST 26, at 10:00 PM CST****


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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Happy Birthday Monica!

Yesterday was our fearless leader's birthday! The Bacon Bits celebrated too, and surprised Monica with a little birthday hop. We would love to have you join us! There are birthday presents too! Just comment on each of the six participating designers' blogs before Monday, August 19, at 10 PM CDT, and you could win the birthday prize! Here is the hop order and the direct links to the birthday posts:

Now on to this week's Hoedown challenge!

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)!

Our challenge this week is brought to you by Carpenter! I love this set, as Monica's husband, and Hambo illustrator, Tim, is a carpenter (and a good one too!).
Our challenge this week is to create a project that uses something a carpenter would use!

If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you will find this in your inbox later this morning! If not, you can purchase it here!

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.

Here is what our awesome Team Oink came up with this week to inspire you: 
DEBORAH

JENN

JANE
I love all of the creativity and that they all used different things and different sentiments! You will have to click on their names to see what items they used for the challenge to give you some ideas! Leave them some love!

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Carpenter. 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!

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.

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!  

Our BEST IN SHOW for last week's 
patterned paper challenge goes to
 15. Jenn Z



We loved her use of the patterned paper and her fabulous coloring! Such a fun card design!
 The trophy is all yours, Jenn!
  
 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

4. AJ 
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.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 


Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown128 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 129 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 
Monday, AUGUST 19, at 10:00 PM CST****


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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

We Are Bursting to Show You Our New Release!

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 set is CLOWNS~!
If you played along with a Hambo image last week, you you will find this in your inbox later this morning! If not, you can purchase it here!

**CHALLENGE: 
Create a project that incorporates 
THREE different patterned papers**
If you don't have any, make your own!


We are welcoming one of our fabulous former design team members as a Guest Designer this month: Melissa Edwards! We are thrilled she will be joining the rest of Team Oink during some of the Wednesdays in August. Here is what they came up with this week to inspire you: 
MELISSA
I love all of the colorful patterns!

For this week's challenge you don't have to use Clowns. 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 members Jeannie and Lyn have some other Hambo images to show you using the challenge: 
JEANNIE
LYN
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 these Bacon Bits' and our Guest Designer's blogs today to see the deets about their projects and what they used, and leave them some Hoedown love! 
You can click on their names below their creations.

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!  

Our BEST IN SHOW for last week's challenge goes to
 10. Paula S.


We loved that long row of super straight eyelets!
 
The trophy is all yours, Paula!
  
 This week's randomly drawn QUEEN OF THE HOEDOWN is..................   

9. carol dee
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.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 


Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown127 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 128 to you! 

****Projects must be uploaded AND Hambo image pictures emailed by 
Monday, AUGUST 12, at 10:00 PM CST****


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