It's That Season!

It's Hoedown Time! Grab your dancing shoes 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!

It's beginning to look a lot like ..... 
BASKETBALL season! 

Today's challenge is brought to you by BASKETBALL!

This image is not available free, unless you played in last week's challenge and received it via email.  Buy it HERE!

What a perfect image for those basketball players and fans in your life!

 

Team Oink is making their last regular appearance at the Hoedown this week and will be working with Hambo's rubber images for the next two months. Next week we welcome Team Squeal to the Hoedown. So let's give a big shout out to our Bacon Bits on Team Oink, who have made some fun things to get your mojo going! Have a peek:

KECIA

DEBORAH

LYN

Our challenge requirement for this week is to 

CASE A CARD FROM OUR PINTEREST BOARDS!  

Never been to Pinterest? Oh my, have we got a surprise for you! Old hat to you? Well, you will love our inspiration there. It is still a work in progress, of course, and we are adding creations each week! We have TWO boards. One for our Best in Show winner creations and one for current and former Bacon Bits creations. You can go to either of those boards to find your inspiration and card to case (just click on either link):
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Hambo Stamps Projects for Fun and Inspiration

Hambo Hoedown Best in Show Winners

FOLLOW US! Click the button below.

 

In your blog post or card description, please give a link or post a photo of the card that you CASED (copy and share everything!). To see which cards our Team Oink cased, you will need to click on their names below their creations and have a blog visit!

Remember that you don't have to use Basketball. 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!

Everyone that followed last week's challenge, linked to the Hoedown blog post and emailed us a photo of their card by the DEADLINE received this week's image FREE! So check your mailboxes! Images are sent by Wednesday mornings at 7 AM.

Our Queen of the Hoedown from the BURLAP challenge is 9. AnnetteH! Grab the winner's button for your blog, Annette, and be sure to email Monica at info@hambostamps.com with your choice of any digi image from the store here. Let's see who is reading along! Everyone that brings someone NEW to the Hoedown will get TWO entries into our random Queen of the Hoedown drawing next week! Just let us know in the comments section!

And CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS to our Best in Show winner, 2. Dandi93! We loved Irene's creative use of burlap in the squirrel's tail! The trophy is all yours, Irene!

Please link your PINTEREST CASE Challenge projects using the inlinkz button below.  If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown92 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 93 to you!

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

MONDAY, December 3, at 10:00 PM CST 

to be eligible for next week's free digi image.****

Thankful for Many Things

NOTE: This week's challenge will actually run for TWO weeks, so that everyone has ample time to play along, and those in the U.S. can also spend time with their families and travel over the Thanksgiving holidays. Our next challenge will be posted on 11-28-12.

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.) 

We are thankful for many things here in the Pig Pen: Our families, our Veterans, for those currently serving in the Military (including our Bacon Bit Deborah's husband!), basic needs we take for granted every day (like electricity!), our pets, crafting and creating, YOU!......so many things we each could list. Perhaps you are doing the 30 days of Gratitude! In any case, this week we bring you an image that reminds us of all of those things.  

This week our challenge is brought to you by CORNUCOPIA!

This image was sent FREE to those who played in our challenge last week.  BUY IT HERE!

And with Cornucopia, we are looking for projects that incorporate some kind of BURLAP.

 

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!

Our Bacon Bits are here to show you some great ideas for using this trendy texture!

Deborah

Lyn

Kecia

Aren't they beautiful?

Remember that you don't have to use "Cornucopia" 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! 
NOTE: We will no longer be offering wood-mounted stamps, once our current mounting supplies are gone. Our current supplies are VERY limited, but we will try to accommodate you where we can! We will continue to carry cling cushion and bare rubber.

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!

Click on the links in the sidebar to visit our designers' blogs and see how they made their cards!
 

And this week's winners.....

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

3. ~DEANNE~  
 

Deanne's glossy toaster with its sparkly toast, 
and fun green gingham "tablecloth" caught our eye this week!
The trophy is all yours, Deanne!

Special Mention to 9. Silly Monkey who made an incredibly 
fun birthday card for Tim with a LOT of gingham! 

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

  13. Sarah 

Grab the winner's button for your blog, Sarah, 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 challenge last week! 

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

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown91 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 92 to you! 

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

Monday, November 26, at 10:00 PM CST****
TWO WEEKS for this challenge!

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

A Toast to Tim -- Hambo Style~!

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 TOASTER!

And what a perfect time to offer a toast -- to Tim -- our amazing and zany Hambo illustrator, and husband of owner Monica! It's his birthday on Thursday, and the Bacon Bits are toasting (and maybe roasting!) him today~!
 

Our challenge has some options this week. Use "Toaster," or any other Hambo image, rubber or digital, and create a project that shows:
1) burned edges or soot technique OR
2) checkboard or gingham patterns

 

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!

Our Bacon Bits are here to show you some great ideas (one of each!), PLUS to wish Tim a fantastic day!

LYN - Soot Technique

KECIA - Gingham

DEBORAH - Burned Edges

Remember that you don't have to use "Toaster" 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 - Checkerboard
Possum - 4211 and
Be As Special - 4210

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!

We have more Bacon Bit birthday wishes -- not part of the Hoedown challenge this week, but still FULL of happy for Tim!

CAROLYN

JAN

JANE

Click on the links in the sidebar to visit our designers' blogs and see how they made their cards!
 

And this week's winners.....

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

5. Laura W!!

  Laura's coloring and shadowing were a bright spot in the Neon Challenge~!
The trophy is all yours, Laura!

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

  11. AnnetteH!

Grab the winner's button for your blog, Annette, 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 Neon challenge! 

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

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. 

If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown90 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 91 to you! 

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

Monday, November 12, at 10:00 PM CST****

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

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!