It is Red Nose Day! - Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty by simply having fun and making people laugh. The inaugural Red Nose Day will be held in the US today!!

In honor of Red Nose Day, we pulled out some of our favorite Hambo Clowns...

Lyn using Clown Shoes

Jane using Clowns

Have a FUN day!

Love from the Pigpen!

Hi there Hambo friends, thought I would share this card that I made that is so quick to make....and you will need this when you have forgotten that special persons birthday!!! but hopefully you will win them over with a bit of snark or humour, these DIRT PILE and OH CRAP!! rubber stamps from Hambo Stamps, will do just the trick to put a smile on the card recipients face, Hambo Stamps always have an element of fun to them.
I started off with a drop of distress ink and water on my craft mat, smooshed the cardstock into it, added a few splatters, while that was drying I stamped the dirt pile image then coloured it and cut it out, layered the background onto some brown cardstock and stuck to my card base, glued some drywall tape, and the image on, and then added the sentiment. super easy and quick!!!

First things first...a big shout out to those who participated in last month's Symbols of February challenge!

Here are the lucky winners:

So sorry for the delay!! Winter has finally made its way down South. I have been without internet and electricity for a couple of days and... NOT fun. I am at a hotspot now so how about a little mid-month inspiration? 

My oh my how the weeks fly by!! we are now two weeks into our monthly Hambo Hoedown challenge, and this months challenge is all about making any  kind of creation and incorporating  your newly acquired stash, if you are anything like me, I am always "acquiring" new stuff!!!!!  I don't know how my craft room hasn't dropped down into my kitchen yet!!!! Yikes!! and it doesn't help with internet shopping, it is all just too easy and readily available at the touch of a button,...good thing for me, bad thing for my credit card. So anyway, we would love you to join in with our fun challenge, I can't wait to see all your newly gotten stash.
Here are a couple of examples to get your inspirational juices flowing.

First of all... Happy New Year to you all.  Now everything is back to normal, back to work, back to eating healthily....well, when all the Christmas chocolate and booze stash has gone!!! .. but more importantly.....back to my lovely craft room to spend more time with all my new stuff that I haven't had time to play with yet!!!!......and that is what this months Hoedown Challenge is all about......using something that you have recently purchase or been given....something new to you!!!  It would be great if you could link your card to your blog and tell us what you have used that is new to you, we look forward to seeing what creations you make using your new stash stuff!! Here are a couple of cards to start your creative juices flowing.

Baby it's cold outside....in some parts of the world anyway!  We've decided to play in the snow, and we're inviting you to come along and show us what you create with a Winter theme!

But first things first...a big shout out to those who participated in last month's Thank You challenge!

Here are the lucky winners:

Using  Silly Birds with Hats, I love the bright and fun colors!  Hooray Myrna!!!

and...
The beautiful color combination and sweet papers are really beautiful here!

Alrighty then, so let's get back to Winter now!  Let's think snow, snowflakes, sleds, sweaters, mittens, hot chocolate, and whatever else comes to your mind when you think of Winter!

Here's a bit of inspiration for you:

How about a little mid-month inspiration? Our theme is "GIVING THANKS" for anything you are thankful for.

Lyn using Spring Bunnies digi;  Sentiment: From Kangaroo - HCL021 Clear Stamps.

Jane using one of her favorites Mad Scientist

Please link your challenge projects using the inlinkz button below. If you are uploading to an online gallery, use HamboHoedown1406 as your keywords so we can find your creations. If you are using a Hambo image, add Hambo as a keyword too!

We are halfway into our Hogtoberfest sale that is continuing until the 31st of October, so head on over to our STORE and grab yourself a fabulous bargain... and maybe purchase one of the cutest little piggies of ours in our PIGS section........then you can join in our challenge which is all about the.......you guessed it....PIGS!!!! Here are a few samples from the design team to get your creative juices flowing.

WOW!!! October already!!!...and that means one amazing thing...it's HOGtoberfest time here at Hambo Stamps, and that means it is time to  celebrate "HOGtoberfest" with Hambo Stamps! From October 1 - 15, enjoy a 30% discount on ALL regular-priced stamps in our store, with an additional 30% discount given on "Sale" stamps. Simply mention "HOGtoberfest14" when you order for the discount to be applied. Please note that the discount only applies to stamps, and not to cling cushion or any other available supplies. The "HOGtoberfest14" code can also be used in our digi store. Click HERE to shop now! ..... and perfect timing too for a brand new monthly challenge, which this month is all about the PIGS!! obviously Hambo Stamp pigs are the best, so get your piggin creative juices flowing and let us here at HAMBO STAMPS see all your wonderful piggy creations.

Sooooo....first up let us see what lovely "porkalicious" inspiration the Hambo Hoedown team have brought us this month.....