Stick With the Hoedown!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown, our 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 earn one of our two weekly awards. (See the sidebar for details.) 

This week our challenge is brought to you by CACTUS!

This image is not free, unless you played in our Circles challenge last week. BUY IT HERE!

Our challenge is to use "Cactus," or any other Hambo image, rubber or digital, and create a project that shows off NEON COLORS.

 

If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

We have some awesome samples from the Bacon Bits to show you today for inspiration and fun!

Get your sunglasses on for Kecia's bright pennant!

Lyn made an adorable pocket card:

Deborah's ribbon is a perfect accent:

Remember that you don't have to use "Cactus" but we do require HAMBO images only! We have a wonderful line of rubber images as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

Former Bacon Bit Kris used Turtle Present (#4218) & Good Stuff (#4226): 

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge 

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post AND used the official digi name

3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 

...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!
 

And this week's winners.....

Our BEST IN SHOW this week goes to................

5. Sherry H!

  Sherry chose to use one of the Hop Art Designs that are being retired.

Her pretty design and lovely coloring caught our eye.
The trophy is all yours!

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

 

  9. Brenda Haskin !!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, Brenda, and be sure to email Monica at 

info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here.
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS! 

Thank you for everyone that played in our hexagon challenge! 

Be sure to visit our Bacon Bits' blogs! They love your comments!

Please link your NEON projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown89 and Hambo 

as your keywords so 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 90 to you! 

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

Monday, November 5, at 10:00 PM CST****
Don't forget about the Daylight Savings Time Change!

Link HAMBO IMAGES ONLY. All others will be deleted. Sorry! 

 

It's Time For HOGtoberfest!!

For our current Hambo Hoedown Challenge click HERE or scroll down.

Celebrate "HOGtoberfest" at Hambo Stamps 

with 30% off ALL stamps!!

For one week - Thurs. Oct. 25 thru Wed. Oct. 31 - ALL stamps will be discounted 30%. Digi stamps are included in this sale with the special code "hogtober12" AND we'll take an additional 30% off the sale prices on our retiring stamps too!

With a sale of this nature, things could get crazy, so we do have rules and directions that apply during the sale to help keep it fair for everyone. Please also see the important notes at the end of the sale rules:

SALE RULES

• The 30% discount applies only to orders placed between 12:01am (EST) on Thursday, October 25, to midnight Wednesday, October 31. 
• The discount applies only to in-stock stamps, with no back-orders available. Items marked "Temporarily Unavailable" means they are out of stock.
• Orders will be filled in the same order in which they were received.
• Please include all necessary information with your order: name, mailing address, product name AND item number if applicable, and mounting preference -- wood-mounted (M), cling-mounted (UMC) or bare rubber (B). If we have to email you back to ask for missing information, you might lose your order priority.
• Cling cushion sheets are not included in this sale, though cling-mounted stamps are.
• There is a limit of one of each stamp design per customer, with the exception of stamps on the "Seconds" or "Retiring" pages.
• Digital stamps are also eligible for the discount with code "hogtober12" which you'll need to enter into the appropriate field during checkout. When the code is entered, the prices should reflect the discount. Please note we can NOT go back and apply the discount if you fail to use the code during checkout.
• The free shipping offer does NOT apply during this sale event, but all orders will be figured at actual postage rates.
• Payments for orders not received within 10 days will negate the discount.

Sometimes with sales of this nature, there is the possibility of a large volume of orders. Rest assured that we will respond to your order as quickly as possible; your patience is appreciated!

 

 

More notes:

 

We will no longer be offering wood-mounted stamps, once our current mounting supplies are gone. Our current supplies are VERY limited, so there is a good chance that this sale could be your LAST chance to order these designs on wood. Of course, we'll continue to offer cling-mounted and bare rubber stamps, as well as the digi images too.

 

Also, Asela Hopkins will be retiring all of the images in her "Hop Art Designs" digi line after October 31. Sales of these images benefit Operation Write Home, so this sale will be the last chance to add these images to your collection, while also helping out a really great cause!

Shop now: HOGTOBERFEST SALE 

Lose A Tooth?

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown, our 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 earn one of our two weekly awards. (See the sidebar for details.) 

This week our challenge is brought to you by TOOTH FAIRY!

This image is not free, unless you played in our Circles challenge last week. BUY IT HERE!

Our challenge is to use "Tooth Fairy," or any other Hambo image, rubber or digital, and create a project that shows off HEXAGONS.

If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

We have some awesome samples from the Bacon Bits to show you today for inspiration and fun!

Check out that cute tooth charm Lyn added and how she shows her sentiment:

LYN

 Deborah has some awesome stitching and patterns happening:

DEBORAH

 Kecia's colorful hexagons really catch your attention!

KECIA

Remember that you don't have to use "Tooth Fairy" but we do require HAMBO images only! We have a wonderful line of rubber images as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

JUDY using Shark - 3414 and Fin-tastic Day - 1524

Click on each designer's blog link to see details and supplies for their creations!

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge 

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post AND used the official digi name

3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 

...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!
 

And this week's winners.....
Thank you to everyone that played in our circles challenge! 

Our BEST IN SHOW this week goes to................

10. Blue Kube!

 Her bright colors and creative use of circles caught our eye!
The trophy is all yours!

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

 

 11. Paula R!

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! 

Be sure to visit our Bacon Bits' blogs! They love your comments!

Please link your HEXAGON projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown88 and Hambo 

as your keywords so 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 89 to you! 

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

Monday, October 29, at 10:00 PM CST****

Link HAMBO IMAGES ONLY. All others will be deleted. Sorry! 

Be sure to check out Talk to the Ham TOMORROW for all the details on this year's HOGtoberfest!

Greetings and Cell Mutations!

Welcome to the Hambo Hoedown, our 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 earn one of our two weekly awards. (See the sidebar for details.) 

This week our challenge is brought to you by CELLS!

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

Our challenge is to use "Cells," or any other Hambo image, rubber or digital, and create a project that incorporates CIRCLES.

If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

We have some awesome samples from the Bacon Bits to show you today for inspiration and fun!

KECIA

LYN

DEBORAH

Remember that you don't have to use "Cells" but we do require HAMBO images only! We have a wonderful line of rubber images as well as digis and we like seeing those too!

JAN using Crows and Just Be-Caws

Click on each designer's blog link to see details and supplies for their creations!

Everyone that:

1. Followed last week's challenge 

2. Linked to the Hoedown blog post AND used the official digi name

3. Emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE 

...received this week's image FREE - so check your mailboxes!
 

And this week's winners.....
Thank you to everyone that played in our watercolor challenge! 

Our BEST IN SHOW this week goes to................

  7. Sherry H ! 

 

 Her watercolored Walrus looks terrific against that beautiful beach sunset scene!
The trophy is all yours, Sherry!

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

 

 5. Sherry Eckblad!

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! 
Two Sherry's this week!

Be sure to visit our Bacon Bits' blogs! They love your comments!

Please link your CIRCLES projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown87 and Hambo 

as your keywords so 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 88 to you! 

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

Monday, October 22, at 10:00 PM CST****

Link HAMBO IMAGES ONLY. All others will be deleted. Sorry!

Tusk, Tusk! Let's Watercolor!

Welcome to the Hoedown!

Get out your brushes because today's challenge 

is all about WATERCOLOR!

And who better to help than WALRUS!

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

Team Oink has some fun inspiration for you today!

KECIA

DEBORAH

LYN

Click on their blog links in the sidebar for all the deets!

So show us what you got with your watercolor wonders!

Your images need to be watercolored to qualify for next week's freebie! 

Everyone that:
1. followed last week's challenge 
2. linked to the Hoedown blog post and  
3. 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 usually sent by 7 AM CST Wednesdays.

Remember that you don't have to use Walrus. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those (either rubber or digital) for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

**Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, October 15, at 10:00 PM CDT to be eligible for the next free digi image.***

And now for this week's winners! 

You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our BEST IN SHOW this week goes to................

  5. Dandi93!

 We loved her red hots set with its deep colors of fire!

Grab the trophy for your blog because it is all yours, Irene! 
Thank you to EVERYONE that played along.
We had some amazingly HOT entries!

 

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

 

 

 14. Mel Rhodes!

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. 

Looking ahead: 

We have a GREAT SALE coming soon, so stay tuned to Talk to the Ham for details! It's a HOGTOBERFEST you won't want to miss! 

PLUS, Hambo Stamps is one of the sponsors for Splitcoaststampers "Hope You Can Cling To" Breast Cancer Awareness challenges. It's a month-long, every day event that you simply must take part in -- Play along in daily challenges to win great prizes from your favorite stamp companies!

Be sure to visit our Bacon Bits' blogs! They love your comments!

Please link your WATERCOLOR projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown86 and Hambo 

as your keywords so we can find your creations.  

 
If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

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 87 to you! 

You Little Devil!

It's a special day at the Hoedown! We have a brand new challenge, and a brand new Design Team! AND we have a special guest, who will be introducing it all! So let's get to it:

"Hello! My name is Bailey Hunter. I live with Monica and Tim and the Hunter kids in Virginia. This is a picture of me posing for the new Hambo digi image for this week: "Bailey Devil." I am sure my family thinks that is a fitting name, as sometimes I do things that they don't approve of. Like... there used to be a lot of ivy where I am sitting, but it got in the way of my play space, and I moved it. Now it's dirt again and I love it! But anyway, back to MY images. You can see all of them and all my pictures growing up if you click HERE. I am getting to be big! I have a girlfriend. Her name is Fiona and she lives in Nebraska with Judy, the Design Team Coordinator. I plan to visit Fiona someday! Maybe during Halloween. I can wear my Devil costume and she can wear her Angel costume. Want to see my costume? Check it out below. Oh! Time to go eat. Bye for now!"

Introducing...... BAILEY DEVIL!

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

And we have a brand new Design Team to show off their devilish talents! Three new faces and three familiar ones, and lots of inspiration and fun for you this week, as our challenge is all about SPARKLE! 

Carolyn Cochran

Deborah Anton

Jan Hunnicutt

Jane Elizabeth France

Kecia Waters

Lyn Tomlin

Aren't they fabulous?! 

Many of you will recognize the new Bacon Bits from playing at the Hoedown, and we corralled them to join us in the Pig Pen for the next four months. We are so excited about everyone on our new teams (Team Oink and Team Squeal), and will be "meeting" them every day this week at Talk to the Ham beginning tomorrow. Be sure to stop at the Hambo blog to read all about them! You can click on their names above and be taken right to their blogs to see all the deets on their amazing creations today and find out what kind of sparkle they used!

Glitter, Stickles, glittery embossing powders, shimmery sprays, special designer papers, Spica Glitter pens.....it's a sparkly delight this week at the Hoedown!

Everyone that:
1. followed last week's challenge 
2. linked to the Hoedown blog post and  
3. 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 Devil. BUT we do require HAMBO images only --- and you can use ANY of those (either rubber or digital) for our challenge this week! We have a wonderful line of rubber images, as well as digis and we like seeing those too! 

**Projects must be uploaded AND pictures emailed by MONDAY, October 8, at 10:00 PM CDT to be eligible for the next free digi image.***

And now for this week's winners! 

You can read about our Awards in the sidebar under Announcements.

Our BEST IN SHOW this week goes to................

 5. Loll Thompson!

 We loved how she used the sketch to make a little scene with Harvest Bunny and her cute fence!

Grab the trophy for your blog because it is all yours, Loll! 

 

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

 

  4. 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. 

Looking ahead: 

We have a GREAT SALE coming soon, so stay tuned to Talk to the Ham for details! It's a HOGTOBERFEST you won't want to miss! 

PLUS, Hambo Stamps is one of the sponsors for Splitcoaststampers "Hope You Can Cling To" Breast Cancer Awareness challenges. It's a month-long, every day event that you simply must take part in -- Play along in daily challenges to win great prizes from your favorite stamp companies!

Be sure to visit our Bacon Bits' blogs! They love your comments!

Please link your SPARKLE projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown85 and Hambo 

as your keywords so we can find your creations.  

 
If you are new to our challenge, click on the link in the left sidebar to see how this all works. Don't have any Hambo images yet? Click HERE for Freebies! We would love to have you join us!

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 86 to you!