Guess what, piglets? I've had somethin' special on my calendar for a while now... My good buddy/kindred spirit Libby Hickson asked if I'd consider being a Hambo Stamps Guest Designer a while ago. CONSIDER IT?! But of course! I mean, have you seen Hambo Stamps? (If you haven't, stop everything you're doing and go to the Hambo website immediately. Come back to me in a couple of hours, once you've finished combing through their awesome inventory of cute, cartoon-y and oh-so-funny stamps.) My response to Libby-Libby-Libby (on the label-label-label) was: what took you so dang long to ask me?!
It took me forever to decide which image I wanted to play with. Hambo's mime CRACKS ME UP, as does Chief Hambooli. Speaking of cracks, there are several images' with those on display, if you catch my drift. I, for one, can't not giggle at a butt crack; I just don't have it in me. As funny as Hambo's images are, for me, it's their sentiments that steal the show.
But ultimately, I was drawn to this precious image...
Isn't it sweet? Here's the inside...
Didja fall for it?! Didja really think I'd take this... this... OPPORTUNITY to actually be reverent? Oh, people. Don't you know me at all? {hee}
I used Hambo's Manger image and paired it with their Stable-Born Fractured Funnies. I showed it to Truman and he thought it was a hoot. "Hillbilly" is actually a term we use frequently around our house, in homage to Lynn & Alex, a (male) gay couple from West Hollywood, who were on The Greatest Race several seasons ago. At one point, another team was passing or gaining on them, and one of them said "Oh, no! It's the HILLBILLIES!" For whatever reason, that captured the Burrage family imagination, and years later, we still quote them. Anyway, Truman is looking forward to giving this card to his Uncle David for his birthday next month.
Another good thing about this sweet image? It's versatile! Hambo also has some lovely, traditional Christmas sentiments that coordinate with it, as well.
Card details:
- The manger and stable were paper-pieced using thin wood-veneer paper from The Cat's Pajamas.
- I hand-stitched the border around the Brocade Blue oval layer with embroidery floss.
- The starry paper is from October Afternoon's Campfire 8"x8" pad.
- Animals and baby were colored with Copics.
Thanks again to lovely Libby and Monica and Tim from Hambo Stamps for allowing me to have a little fun with them! This definitely won't be the last Hambo Stamps you'll see from me!