Friday, August 12, 2011

Surprise!

Hambo Stamps has a special little funny place in my heart, as you may know... well, Monica is the owner of Hambo Stamps and tomorrow is her birthday!! A few of us got together and decided to throw a little surprise party for her, and we would like you to join us..... it's a birthday blog hop! The party starts at Jenn's blog - you'll want to start there so you don't miss anything.

If you arrived here from Libby's blog, you're doing great.

Every birthday has to have presents, and this one has one for you! One random hopper that completes the hop will receive a Hambo Birthday surprise! The winner will be announced at the Hambo Hoedown on Wednesday, August 17.
I absolutely cracked up when Tim presented this little Amish man as a digital stamp... had to have him... so he is making his blog debut here today. I created sentiments of my own, for a belated birthday card (even though it's early here... it just fit so well... I would probably even send it late on purpose!). The font I used is called Mountains of Christmas. I colored the image with Touch Twin Markers... did a little experimenting with applying the marker ink with a brush, scribbling it on a palette then using rubbing alcohol on my brush to lift the color... it was worth trying again! Just takes a little practice, since the alcohol evaporates very quickly!

And the inside:
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Now you're off to Karin's blog! Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for stopping by!

34 comments:

  1. Love this Amish guy. Cute cute cute!

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  2. SNORT! I wish I'd thought of that sentiment Dina! SO FUNNY!! I LOVE everything about your card, and am so thrilled that you girls thought of me on my birthday! Thanks SO MUCH for making my celebration so fun!!

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  3. Dina, what a fun card for Monica! Love that Amish guy. Your coloring is fantastic!

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  4. PERFECT sentiments!! And the coloring, as always, is divine!! Thank you so much for joining in the surprise today! I love this card!

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  5. This is just too cute. I love this stamp and your coloring is just fantastic. I visit your blog everyday to see what wonder you have performed - it's always awsome.

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  6. What a wonderful birthday card, your coloring is great. It already has that autumn feel about it. Hope the summer stays a little longer.

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  7. Cute card!!! So funny to send it late just to use the sentiment....

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  8. AWESOME coloring Dina! I love the background you created! Funny card too!

    Jenn

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  9. ha ha ha, love this so much that I had to show my husband! We grew up near Amish country -- gotta get this stamp and CASE your sentiment, will be perfect for lotsa relatives! Hugs! :)

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  10. Dina this is fabulous!! LOVE your coloring, and the messages you came up with are PERFECT - very Hambo-esque!

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  11. Love your card. Your sentiment is perfect with the image & great coloring too.

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  12. oh this card cracks me up! we live in the heart of Amish country and have several Amish friends, so I am going to have to get this image. ;) so funny!

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  13. OMGoodness, this is absolutely adorable and your coloring is fab!!

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  14. beautiful coloring on the image. Love the punny sentiment!

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  15. How cute and funny! Love the little scene you created for him! Fantastic card :)

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  16. Dina......this is really Awesome! I know Monica will LOVE this one! Creative way to color too.

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  17. This is the first sample I've seen made with the Amish images and I love this!!!! Great layout and beautifully colored!

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  18. That Amish guy is so cute! I love how you made him into a belated birthday card...good job! Now off to blog hop away!

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  19. Dina,

    What an adorable card! Love how you color the background on your card!

    XX

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  20. Do you make anything that is just wonderful?

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  21. Great card and sentiment!

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  22. Great sentiment for the Amish guy and your coloring is just beautiful. Great card

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  23. That card really cracks me up, Dina. Beautiful colouring, as always!!

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  24. I hadn't seen this image before - totally hilarious!

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  25. Dina I arrived here via your email, went back to the start, and am here again now. Love that card, and you have played the image superbly!! To Monica via here - happy birthday.

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  26. This really "is" a gotta have stamp and sentiment Dina. It is so awesome. WOW!!! Am reading about the Amish right now so this kinda blew my mind. Thanks for the great card. ekciampo@yahoo.com

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  27. What a wonderful surprise BDay blog hop! Love the farmer - the coloring is fantastic.

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  28. Love your card, the coloring is awesome, cute sentiment. Glad I'm a hopping.

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  29. Love the humor! Wow--the coloring is beautiful.

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  30. Great card!! Happy birthday, Monica!

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  31. The sentiment cracks me up! Perfect card in every way!

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  32. How fun! I think your sentiment is perfect - I am a digi fan, too.

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  33. This guy is TOO CUTE!!! Love the card!

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  34. Aww, this is just Cute Cute Cute Miss Dina! I just had to chuckle out loud..lol what a great sentiment! Love your wonderful coloring and the bg your created for this little fellow! 8-)

    Hugs
    Shannon

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