4 years. I can't quite believe it has been 4 years since we first started as Banana Frog. Since that time I've changed, the craft industry has changed and I've met lots and lots of lovely people both in person and online! I truly enjoy designing the stamps and am always excited when I see that someone has used Banana Frog stamps and it amazes me how creative people can be. So I thank everyone for 'getting me' and my designs :)
Okay, enough gushing from me, onto the celebrations as birthdays are for celebrating!
Normally at a birthday there are presents, and so we are having a super big giveaway this month. You need to leave us a birthday comment at the end of this post for the chance to win a £100 voucher at Banana Frog. Yes, £100 to spend on goodies! You have until the 30th May to leave a comment and I will post the winner on the 31st. So go ahead, get commenting!
Also, every order at Banana Frog between now and the 30th May will be put in a separate draw to win another £100 voucher to spend on goodies! So get ordering!
We will also have little giveaways during the birthday month from some of the design team members so check back all the time.
The other big news today is the launch of a new size of stamps for Banana Frog! Please welcome the Tadpole Sets -yes, cheesy I know :) The new size is approximately 4x3" and works perfectly with its bigger brothers and sisters. The first Tadpole set is called Shake your tail feathers and looks gorgeous on its own or beautiful alongside our other new set Hiya Chick.
I'll be back soon to share some ideas for both of these gorgeous new sets.
Until then, join me in singing the birthday song to Banana Frog...
happy birthday love the new stamps off to order
chrissy o
Posted by: chrissy o | May 01, 2010 at 12:36 PM
i like to wish the whole and Belverely a happy 4th birthday and load more....and to let you know that you are all doing a fab job and the designs are fab and different from the rest that you stand out....also like to wish all th ebest for the furture and please keep doing what yu are doing abd brong out some more fab stamps...Happy 4th Birthday Madulla
Posted by: madulla | May 01, 2010 at 12:37 PM
congratz with your 4th birthday ! :D
I love reading your blog and you're really a source of inspiration :D
make it a big party!
Posted by: Ines | May 01, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Congrats on four years Bev and the Banana Frog team! Love the 'tadpole' sets, I'm a cheesy person so I love the name :o)
Posted by: Raquel | May 01, 2010 at 02:15 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog 100 of these creative days!
Posted by: Fulviab.blogspot.com | May 01, 2010 at 02:44 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bev! Love the new stamps and the cheesy name - love a bit of cheese me ;).
Posted by: Katy | May 01, 2010 at 03:34 PM
Happy 4th Birthday! Love your stamps :)
Posted by: Anso | May 01, 2010 at 03:51 PM
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! =)
Posted by: lisa | May 01, 2010 at 04:03 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: conniemelancon | May 01, 2010 at 04:25 PM
Happy 4th Birthday Banana Frog and team :)
Posted by: Sarah | May 01, 2010 at 04:37 PM
Happy Birthday and here's to more great years. Love the stamps and the design team are rocking them.
Posted by: Sonja | May 01, 2010 at 04:51 PM
happy birthday Banana Frog, keep the great work! Love your designs :)
Posted by: noa .d. | May 01, 2010 at 04:52 PM
Happy birthday and keep up the good work. Love the new stamp sets.
Posted by: Helen G | May 01, 2010 at 04:57 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog. Keep up the good work, you guys are an inspiration. Love the new designs Bev.
Posted by: Lousette | May 01, 2010 at 05:02 PM
Happy Birthday!!!
I can't believe it has been 4 years already! I started crafting 3.5 years ago and was totally hooked on Banana Frog - the first time I went to the NEC I spent hours debating which stamps I could not live without!!!! (nothing has changed).
Happy Biurthday - enjoy, and here's looking forwrad to the next 4 years...
Posted by: Miriam Grazier | May 01, 2010 at 05:27 PM
I can't believe you are 4 already! Sending you big big congratulations and here's to many many more birthdays and lots more creativity :) xxx
Posted by: Charlotte | May 01, 2010 at 06:05 PM
Happy birthday dear froggie, happy birthday to you!! LOL
Posted by: Kay | May 01, 2010 at 06:08 PM
happy bithday - fab new stamps :)
Posted by: Uma | May 01, 2010 at 06:16 PM
Happy 4th birthday and here's to many more love your stamps can't wait to order the new ones
Posted by: karen seal | May 01, 2010 at 07:47 PM
happy 4th birthday banana frog!!
i love the new stamps - absolutely gorgeous!!
Posted by: kacy | May 01, 2010 at 07:55 PM
happpyyy Birthday Banannnnaaa Frog! :):):)
Posted by: ritu | May 01, 2010 at 07:56 PM
Happy birthday!
Posted by: luluuk | May 01, 2010 at 09:44 PM
happy birthday and congrats for these 4 years : longlife to BananaFrog!!!!!:):):):):):)
Posted by: Helen | May 01, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Congratulations on your 4th birthday Banana Frog. Cheers to you and wishing you every success for the future. Sharon Speakman x x x
Posted by: Sharon Speakman | May 02, 2010 at 12:35 AM
HAPPY, Happy Birthday BF!! Hope you have another successful and fun year!
Susan
Posted by: Susan G | May 02, 2010 at 01:23 AM
Wow, 4 yrs and to think I just found this blog a couple months ago.
I'm in the US do I still qualify to win?
Posted by: Kristie Maynard | May 02, 2010 at 01:55 AM
Happy birthday! & Congrats. That's such a generous giveaway, a girl could go crazy with £100 at Bananna Frog because you are so reasonable!
Posted by: Alexa | May 02, 2010 at 02:59 AM
Happy birthday Banana Frog!!!
Posted by: Claude | May 02, 2010 at 05:13 AM
happy birthday dear banana frog, and tadpoles and any guppies that may be swimming around......happy birthday to you......and many mooooore
Posted by: Karen Keiper | May 02, 2010 at 05:55 AM
Happy birthday banana frog!! Hope you have a good one! X
Posted by: Laura Buckingham | May 02, 2010 at 09:09 AM
Happy Birthday and congratulations on 4 amazing years!
Posted by: Carin | May 02, 2010 at 09:50 AM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog!
Posted by: Helen Overton | May 02, 2010 at 09:59 AM
Goodness me, I cannot beleive BF are now 4 years old!! Happy Birthday Banana Frog and many more to come!!
Well done Bev for establishing such a great company with such brilliant products!!
Posted by: Lynne | May 02, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Happy birthday banan Frog! Here's to more birthdays and more awesome stamps!
Posted by: Natz | May 02, 2010 at 12:32 PM
4 years old all ready? My time flies! Congratulations and here's to the next 4 and some more amazing stamps :)
Posted by: Julia Heald | May 02, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Happy 'Birdy' Bev
(sorry couldn't resist that one)
Yikes is it 4 years since I purchased my first 4 sets of BF stamps in Bolton (Craft Fair where I spoke at great length with your lovely mum).
Yikes doesn't time fly when your enjoying yourself - looking forward to seeing see more new designs soon.
Here's to many more birthdays to come.
Posted by: chris granelli | May 02, 2010 at 02:17 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog! Since I turn 30 on May 31st you should pick me ;)
Posted by: Amy N | May 02, 2010 at 05:30 PM
Banana Frog you rock!
Happy Birthday!!
Posted by: Anke | May 02, 2010 at 07:56 PM
Happy Birthday to you. Your stamps are sooo inspiring. :)
Posted by: Dolly | May 02, 2010 at 08:00 PM
Happy birthday! Wowee, I'm loving these new stamps :-)
Posted by: Mel | May 02, 2010 at 08:31 PM
Happy birthday. Love your stamps big and little.
Posted by: Lisa | May 02, 2010 at 09:04 PM
Happy Birthday,Delish peeps-wish I had your vision,imagination and general gawgussness.....Love your individualness x
Lulubelle xxxxx
Posted by: Louise McCLoud | May 02, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Happy B-day! Yay! =)
Posted by: Saskia | May 02, 2010 at 10:44 PM
A very Happy 4th Birthday to Banana Frog, congrats on your wonderful stamps and here's hoping you have many more successful years in front of you :-)
Posted by: Mustavcoffee | May 02, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Happy Birthday :) cutest stamps ever!
Posted by: Jennifer B | May 02, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Hoppy Birthday Banana Frog! ;-)
Sophie
Posted by: MissKoolAid | May 03, 2010 at 03:57 AM
Can't believe it is your 4th Birthday
Happy Birthday and wishing you continued success and more and more glorious stamps xx
Posted by: Scrapdolly | May 03, 2010 at 08:09 AM
Happy Birthday to Banana Frog, here's to many more birthdays!
Love the new stamp sets!
xx
Posted by: Rach | May 03, 2010 at 08:38 AM
Many happies!!!! Love the flowers stamps, especially the firework set
:-)
Posted by: Janet | May 03, 2010 at 01:11 PM
Happy Birthday!!!!
Posted by: Bee | May 03, 2010 at 03:30 PM
happy birthday banana frog :-)))
Posted by: Birgit | May 03, 2010 at 04:37 PM
Happy 4th birthday!!! Hannah xx
Posted by: Hannah Carroll | May 03, 2010 at 05:13 PM
Happy 4th Birthday!!! Wishing you many many more years of great success!!!
Cheers!!! :o)
Posted by: Emily | May 03, 2010 at 06:54 PM
happy birthday
Posted by: michelle shapiro | May 03, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Happy Birthday to you!
I love your stamps they are fantastic :-)
Gini
xx
Posted by: Gini | May 03, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Happy Birthday Bev & Banana 'Grof' (what my big son used to call Frogs!!!).....here's to the next 4 years of your lovely stamps.
Posted by: Ang | May 03, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Happy birthday to Banana Frog!! Congratulations on 4 years.
I love the look of those new Tadpoles stamps, super sweet :)
Posted by: KarenB | May 04, 2010 at 05:30 AM
A little birdie told me you're celebrating your 4th year!
congratulations!
Love the birdie stamps!
Posted by: Hester | May 04, 2010 at 06:39 AM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog!! xx
Posted by: Beki | May 04, 2010 at 03:48 PM
Lovely stamps love all the inspiration from your design team. Let me know if your ever looking for more members. I've bees playing with stamps and designing scrapbooks since elementary school. Love your fun and super unique stamps. Happy Birthday to you for 4 wonderful years!
Posted by: mabell | May 04, 2010 at 06:31 PM
buon compleanno beverly :D
proprio ieri sera salvavo la tecnica dello "stencil al contrario" ;p col cuore, bella, grazie!
quindi ne approfitto, magari dovessi vincere :D
un bacio
happy birthday beverly :D
own yesterday evening I saved the technique of the "stencil on the contrary" ;p with the heart, wonderful, thanks!
therefore of it I am useful, you even had to win :D
a kiss
Posted by: bombamagagna | May 04, 2010 at 06:46 PM
Happy birthday! And thanks for the awesome inspiration!
Posted by: Seetje | May 04, 2010 at 09:06 PM
Happy Birthday! Love the stamps!
Posted by: Laura R | May 05, 2010 at 03:19 AM
Happy birthday!! May you have many more!!
Posted by: Lisa C | May 05, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Happy 4th Birthday, wow where has that time gone!!! I am so glad we can buy direct again from yourselves. I have missed getting my banana frog stamps so need some catching up to do as I love everything about them. Hope theres many more years to come!!!!
Enjoy!
Posted by: hayley | May 05, 2010 at 04:47 PM
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Banana Frog
Happy birthday to you
Posted by: emyB | May 05, 2010 at 07:08 PM
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Banana Frog! Happy Birthday to you!! Congrats :)
Posted by: Hannah | May 05, 2010 at 07:22 PM
May they continue forever happy birthday and thanks for the inspiration
Posted by: melaskew | May 05, 2010 at 07:48 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Steph | May 05, 2010 at 08:02 PM
Happy birthday, 4 years already.
Posted by: kathyisshopping.blogspot.com | May 05, 2010 at 08:11 PM
Happy 4th birthday Banana Frog. How time flies when you're having fun.
Posted by: Sue Bone | May 05, 2010 at 08:57 PM
Congrats! Happy Birthday to Banana Frog & kudos on the introduction of the Tadpole line. Way to go eh!
Posted by: Peggy Pilgrim | May 05, 2010 at 09:20 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog!
Love your stamps so much :)
x
Posted by: Natalie | May 05, 2010 at 09:28 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog! Wow, 4 years of bringing us some amazing stamps! Here's to another 4 years (at least!!!) - cheers!
Posted by: Allycat | May 05, 2010 at 09:40 PM
Happy Birthday - I can't believe it is 4 years already and only 4 years since you started bringing us amazing stamps. I love the look of the tadpole sizes. Can't wait to see more littlies.
Posted by: Kathy (kathyb) | May 05, 2010 at 09:51 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog! I love all your stamps, although I have only had the chance to use them a few times! Adore the new collection, here's to more years of inspiring designs!
Posted by: Abi | May 05, 2010 at 09:55 PM
Happy Birthday.....to you and your amazing stamps.
Posted by: Jacky S | May 05, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Happy birthday Banana Frog, your stamps are the best!
Posted by: Claire W | May 05, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog! I only have a few of your stamps, but they are fantastic and get used again and again and again.
Posted by: Antonia S-H | May 05, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Happy birthday Banana Frog, and lots of love and best wishes to Beverley and all the team for many many more happy birthdays.
I love your stamps, fabulous designs, and I've used mine again and again and always with a perfect image.
Love the new 'tadpole' size and the new sets.
Happy happy birthday!! I cant believe it is 4 years already!
Posted by: Sue | May 06, 2010 at 06:41 AM
A big Happy Birthday to BANANA FROG and the fab team!!!! Awesome inspiration here on you blog - thanks so much :-)
Posted by: Chloe | May 06, 2010 at 07:39 AM
Happy Birthday to a great team, and a great stamp-company!!!
Posted by: Sabine SR | May 06, 2010 at 09:05 AM
oooh i can hardly believe you're two years old...you're always so fresh and new!
and i love watching you on craft tv! lol
congratulations!
Posted by: Alix | May 06, 2010 at 09:42 AM
Happy Birthday!
From little tadpoles frogs do grow!!
Posted by: Helen | May 06, 2010 at 10:57 AM
4th birthday already?! wow, a very happy birthday to banana frog xx
Posted by: tracy-lihanne | May 06, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Many happy returns!! I love Banana Frog stamps and your new additions look fab, can't wait to try them. I too am celebrating a big birthday this year, (same as yours with a 0 on the end!!)and hope to get lots of lovely stamps as presents. Will add these to my list... C x
Posted by: Clare | May 06, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Many congratulations! I have just celebrated my birthday making me 10 times older than you but I fear not necessarily 10 times wiser!!!
Happy birthday and may there be many, many more!
Posted by: Gabrielle-price.blogspot.com | May 06, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Happy Birthday :) - adding the new stamps to my wishlists as we speak (shame it's so long til my birthday!?!)
Posted by: Cath U | May 06, 2010 at 12:23 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYY
I hope you have a great one and tons more to follow :)
Posted by: Mariangeles_Spain | May 06, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Happy Birthday Banana Frog!
Posted by: Szabina | May 06, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Banana Frog is four! OMG! Does that mean you're growing into a Prince now?! In my opinion YES!!
Happy Birthday To YOU-HOOOO!
Rebbit Rebbit!
Sally xxx
Posted by: SallyB | May 06, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Happy Birthday and many more to come! You do a great job and I just love the new stamps!
Posted by: Gladys Fisher | May 06, 2010 at 01:04 PM
Happy Birthday Banana frog!
Posted by: louise | May 06, 2010 at 01:12 PM
Happy Birthday to you, Banana frog!!! Keep on designing so cute stamps!
Posted by: Heike P. | May 06, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Wow 4 years, doesn't time fly when you're having fun! Hope you have many more fun filled years ahead. Happy Stamping Birthday Banana Frog :-)
Posted by: Helen D | May 06, 2010 at 01:35 PM
Happy Birthday to you :D
Love the new stamps, both sets are great but my favourite is Hiya Chic.
Posted by: Olivia | May 06, 2010 at 01:44 PM
Happy Birthday BF! oh my, where does the time go? :) <3 xx
Posted by: Fi | May 06, 2010 at 01:46 PM
Happy 4th birthday Banana Frog. Love the idea of Tadpole sets!!!!
Posted by: Paddy | May 06, 2010 at 01:53 PM
Happy Birthday and here's to many more :)
Posted by: Beccy | May 06, 2010 at 01:59 PM
Doesn't time fly when you are having fun!
I can't believe how time has "hopped" by! Love the stamps and love the extra inspiration you give.
Happy Birthday
..... now for the bumps.........
Posted by: Beverley | May 06, 2010 at 02:24 PM