I Brake For Love-IBFCC18

Artwork by Jane Bosi

Artwork by Holly Brown

Artwork by Cheryl Rowley

Happy February, Brakers!! WOW! Can you believe it? With the dawning of a new month, we have a brand new IBFC winner! The winner of our Fancy Fold Challenge is: Tricia O. Visit her blog to see her fabby gate fold card! Congratulations, Tricia! Please email Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com with your choice of one of Rick St. Dennis' new Winter Bears. You can see the Winter Bears, here.

We're making a few changes here at the I Brake For Challenges Blog. From now on, we will announce one challenge per month. The challenge (and previous month's winner) will be announced on the first Wednesday of the month.....kind of like today....Happy February, again! Our February Challenge is LOVE!!

Our designers have provided a few art pieces for your inspiration, but we are just waiting to see what you will do!

One thing that hasn't changed are the rules:

1. Have Fun!
2. Please link your project back to this post.
3. Invite all of your friends to play along.
4. Have Fun!!
5. Two entries per person, please.
We don't require the use of I Brake For Stamps images, but we do encourage it! :) We announce a winner and new challenge at the start of every month, but you're going to want to check back to see the wonderful artwork shared here!

Ready? Set? Go!

I Brake For Fancy Folds--IBFCC17

Artwork by Jane Bosi

Artwork by Holly Brown

Artwork by Chris Dickinson

Artwork by Robyn Correa

Artwork by Cheryl Rowley

Welcome back to the challenge blog of I Brake For Stamps!!! Our last challenge theme was Clean and Simple! We had tons of awesome cards submitted--thank you! Our winner is Paul! You have two weeks to contact Sweet Ms. Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

Our new challenge changes things up a bit--make your submission a Fancy Fold! Anything goes as long as it is not a standard A2 card :) Our designers have given you some great inspiration!

We have a great prize for this challenge (your choice of a stamp from an upcoming release by Rick St. Dennis!!--Stay tuned to the IBFS blog to see the release on FRIDAY!!) Also, we will be changing our format next month--just a little--so, make sure to check back. For now, just a few rules:

1. Have Fun!
2. Please link your project back to this post.
3. Invite all of your friends to play along.
4. Have Fun!!
5. Two entries per person, please.
We don't require the use of I Brake For Stamps images, but we do encourage it! :) We announce a winner and new challenge every two weeks--check back to see wonderful artwork and play often!

Ready? Set? Go!

I Brake For Simple!!

Artwork by Jane Bosi
Artwork by Chris Dickinson



Artwork by Robyn Correa





Artwork by Holly Brown

We're baaaaaack!!! Happy New Year to all of our challenge partners!! It's been a while since we launched our I Brake For Vintage challenge! The winner, without further adieu, is Tracy MacDonald!! Congrats, Tracy! You have two weeks to contact Sweet Ms. Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com to claim your prize!



Our first challenge of the 2012 is a Clean and Simple challenge! Now, I'll be the first to admit, that the Clean and Simple isn't really all that simple for me.......that said, our designers have done a great job of providing some inspiration for you this week!


Our rules are simple, that's for sure!

1. Have Fun!
2. Please link your project back to this post.
3. Invite all of your friends to play along.
4. Have Fun!!
5. Two entries per person, please.
We don't require the use of I Brake For Stamps images, but we do encourage it! :) We announce a winner and new challenge every two weeks--check back to see wonderful artwork and play often!

Ready? Set? Go!

I Brake For Holidays!

The I Brake For Stamps team would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas Holiday Season! We will not be announcing a new challenge this week--instead, we will leave the Vintage challenge open until the new year! We are loving seeing all of the gorgeous Vintage work you've been doing, so keep them coming! Our next challenge will be announced on January 4th! Please join us then to see who will win the Vintage challenge prize and to find out what new challenge we have for you! Until then, have a safe, relaxing time with family, friends, coworkers....stampin' buddies....you get the picture! Peace :)

I Brake For Vintage--IBFCC15

Jane Bosi
Holly Brown

Cheryl Rowley

Chris Dickinson

Hi Dee Ho, Folks!! Thanks for joining us for another fabulous I Brake For Challenges challenge! Last time, our Four Seasons challenge was a big hit!! It was so much fun to see everyone's creations! Thank you so much for playing along! Our PRIZE WINNER is Bonnie O'Clair--adorable card, Bonnie! Please contact Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com to claim your prize :)

This week, our challenge is Vintage! Our designers have provided some wonderful inspiration to get things started! Now, let's see what you've got! Our rules are oh, so simple:

1. Have Fun!
2. Please link your project back to this post.
3. Invite all of your friends to play along.
4. Have Fun!!
We don't require the use of I Brake For Stamps images, but we do encourage it! :) We announce a winner and new challenge every two weeks--check back to see wonderful artwork and play often!

Ready? Set? Go!

I Brake For Four Seasons--WEE Stamps and IBFCC#14

Artwork by Jane Bosi

Artwork by Robyn Correa

Artwork by Holly Brown

Nancy in Iowa.....come on down!!! Congratulations to Nancy on her win of our last challenge: I Brake For White Out! Please contact Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com , in the next two weeks, to claim your prize!

This week, we are happy to announce both our new challenge AND a new stamps at I Brake For Stamps!
Added to the fantastic array of stamps available at I Brake For Stamps are these wonderful new images from Sylvia Zet. You can see the whole series here after you've enjoyed the inspiration pieces from our designers!

Our CHALLENGE THEME this time around is: Four Seasons. Inspired by the images from the Sylvia Zet Wee Stamps release, our designer had a hard time just picking one! That's good news for you--have fun making a project showcasing your favorite season!

The rule-ios:

1. Have Fun!

2. Please link your project back to this post.

3. Invite all of your friends to play along.

4. Have Fun!!

We don't require the use of I Brake For Stamps images, but we do encourage it! :) We announce a winner and new challenge every two weeks--check back to see wonderful artwork and play often!

I Brake For White Out! IBFCC#13

HELLLLLOOOOOO, Stampers!!! In honor of our East Coast friends, we sponsoring a brand new challenge and our theme is: White Out!

But, first, join me in congratulating our winner from last week: Jennifer Scull! Please contact Della, within the next two weeks, at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com to claim your prize :)

So.......what IS a White Out challenge? Just what it sounds like........no white (or cream colored) cardstock. You'll have to think outside of the box and/or pull out some great techniques that shun the white colored cardstock. I know you can do it!! Our designers have shared some great samples for your inspiration and, now, it's your turn!

We have, but a few simple rules:

1. Have Fun

2. Link your project back to our post here.

3. Tell all your friends ;)

4. Have FUN!!

While we do not require the use of I Brake For Stamp images, it makes us REALLY happy when you do! Shop for rubber stamps or digi images by visiting http://www.ibrakeforstamps.com/