New Hambo Event

Hey there!

You will have to visit the Hambo Blog to see what they are up to tomorrow! They have a special event that sounds very fun and I know I will be participating as often as I can!

What a great idea Tim and Monica have come up with....

I will see you there!

Drumroll...please

The first ever Hambo Sketch Challenge is officially in the books.

Who won you say? Well, first I have to tell a quick story of how the winner was chosen...

I diligently wrote down all of the names on pieces of paper, folded them into small squares and tossed them on the table in front of my cat Eleanor. She promptly swatted the folded pieces of paper (a.k.a. cat toys in her mind) and picked one up in her mouth....

The winner is.........

Libby!

If you will email Monica at Hambo Stamps and give her your addy, she will get your packet of Hambo GOLD on its way to your door!

Congratulations to you and a HEAPING thanks to everyone who participated! The cards were AWESOME!!!!!

Don't forget to check out the new blog addy and get working on your next challenge!

New "Hogs and Sketches" Address AND Challenge

You will have to check out the new site that is devoted to the Hambo Stamps Sketch Challenge! I have posted the new challenge for October and will announce the winner of the September Challenge later today.

Please visit the new site and get take a look at our new sketch! It is a simple layout, so I expect to see LOTS of entries.

Hambo Stamps is offering TWO prizes for this challenge, so get busy!

Design Team Challenge

Hambo Stamps recently issued a challenge to the design team members to come up with a card inspired by a song...using Hambo Stamps of course!!

Being a classical music lover, I am not super familiar with the pop/rock/country music titles, so my first card was inspired by an aria from the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Loosely translated, the title means "the clowns." Therefore I decided to use Hambo's cool digi-stamp of the clowns. I used the first few words of the aria "vesti la giubba" (put on your costumes) to help explain things a bit.



Copic Colors Used:
Noses: R22, R24, R27
Teals: BG01, BG02, BG05
Yellow Greens: YG11, YG13, YG17
Oranges: YR12, YR14, YR18
Reds: R22, R24, R27
Yellows: Y32, Y35, Y38
Border: YR0000, RV000




My second card was inspired by the song "Sea of Love" by the Honeydrippers...an oldie goldie, but I immediately thought of the cool ocean and fish digi stamps. I wish you could see the sparkle of the Copic Spica markers used... The hearts were hand drawn....

Copic Colors Used:
Sand: E40, E41, E42, E43
Anchor: C0, C1, C3
Trunk: E53, E55, E57; C0, C1, C3
Rope: E51, E53, E55
Coral 1: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24
Coral 2: YG11, YG13, YG17
Coral 3: R32, R35, R37
Coral 4: V12, V15, V17
Coral 5: B00, B02, B04
Starfish: E93, E95, E97
Shell: C0, C1, C3
Fish 1: YR12, YR14, YR18
Fish 2: YR20, YR12, YR14
Hearts: R32, R35, R37

Yo-Yo Girl with Cats

This is an adorable stamp from Sugar Nellie. Being a cat fanatic, this one spoke to me, so I had to have it! The paper is from Basic Grey and the other goodies are from my stash.

Copic Colors Used:
Apron: RV0000, RV000
Dress: R81, R83, R85
Stripe: YG00, YG01, YG03
Hair: Y23, YR23, E35
Skin: E0000, E000, E00
Gray Cat: C1, C3, C5
Tabby Cat: YR20, YR21, YR23

"Hogs and Sketches" Challenge

Welcome to the first Hogs and Sketches challenge for Hambo Stamps!

I will be hosting a monthly sketch challenge featuring the whimsical images from Hambo Stamps. Don't have any stamps from Hambo? Not to worry! You can use one of their FREE digi-stamps to create your card. You can find their free cat and pig images in their digital shop.

I am not much on hard-core rules and regulations, so I have kept it simple. Using the sketch below, you can upload one or more cards via Mr. Linky. You must use at least one Hambo Stamp (rubber or digital) on your card. Other than that, you can use anything your heart desires. Have fun with it!

What's in it for you? FREE STAMPS from Hambo Stamps! Monica has kindly offered to provide a prize package for one lucky participant. I will put all the names in a jar and draw the name of the winner on September 30th.

All samples must be posted to my blog using the Mr. Linky no later than midnight (EST) on September 29th.

Please use "hands1" in your keyword field so we can keep track of the different sketch challenges.

Here is the sketch layout:

Need some inspiration? Check out the samples below created by Hambo Design Team members!

Sample by MacKenzie Bruckler (MacKenzie's Blog)

Sample by MacKenzie Bruckler (MacKenzie's Blog)

Sample by Judy Rozema (Judy's Blog)

Sample by the Hambo Queen...Monica Hunter (Hambo Blog)

Sample by the Hambo Queen...Monica Hunter (Hambo Blog)

Sample by Melissa Edwards

Sample by Melissa Edwards

Now that you have the sketch and lots of fun inspiration...GET BUSY!

Sweet Girl with Kitten

This is a new Sarah Kay stamp that I fell in love with...it has a kitten...what more need I say??? I had this paper from Basic Grey (Lemonade Collection) and thought it would work well with this cute image. All other materials from my stash.

Copic Colors Used:
Pants: BG10, BG11, BG23
Top: R81, R83, R85
Stripe Top: YG0000, YG00, YG01; BG10, BG11, BG23
Patches: R81, R83, R85; YG0000, YG00, YG01
Bow: R81, R83, R85, R89
Hair: Y23, YR23, E35
Kitten: C00, C1, C3
Skin: E0000, E000, E00