I Brake For Florals

 Artwork by Tricia O'Bin

 Artwork by Cheryl Rowley

 Artwork by Jane Bosi

 Artwork by Judy Rozema

Artwork by Cathy Lee

Artwork by Renee Matarese

Happy May to One and All!!!  Last month, we were dazzeled with all of the wonderful I Brake For Anything But....entries!  You all ROCKed that challenge!!!  The winner of the April Anything But challenge is Rene with this adorable entry!  Please contact Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com in the next two weeks to claim your prize!

This month, in honor of all that is lovely......you know, Mother's and Flowers, our challenge theme is Florals!!  Our DT has really out done themselves with these amazing inspiration pieces!  You'll find lots of new floral images here in the I Brake For Stamps store!  Be sure to take a good look around while you're there!  As always, we invite you to visit the DT Blog for daily inspiration in a variety of themes!

As usual, our rules are few:

1. Have Fun!
2. Please link your project back to this post.
3. Invite all of your friends to play along.
4. Two entries per person, please.

5.  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 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.......Anything But.....

Tiny Box by Jane Bosi


Round Baby Box by Renee' Matarese




Candy/Gift Card Sleeve by Jane Bosi

Top Note Candy Box by Jane Bosi

8 x 10 Wall Hanging by Tricia O'Bin

Glassine Bag by Robyn Correa

Hi Dee Ho, Brakers!!! Thank you so much for Brakin' For Easter! WOW!!! We had some amazing art to sift through!! Our winner for the I Brake For Easter Challenge is Teresa from My Paper Mountain!! Nice work,
Teresa!! Please contact Della Bo Bella at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com within the next two weeks to claim your prize!

We are heading into April full force with our latest challenge: Anything But A Card!!! Our designers really pulled out all the stops with the inspirational projects---I can barely wait to see what the talented Brakers have up their sleeves!!

As usual, our rules are few:

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 Easter--IBFCC19

Artwork by Jane Bosi

Artwork by NEW DT Member: Tricia O'Bin
Artwork by Robyn Correa

Artwork by NEW DT Member: Renee Matarese


Artwork by NEW DT Member: Cathy Lee

Artwork by Cheryl Rowley

What's shakin' Brakers??? We are so glad to see you back here for another of our monthly challenges! Last month, we were "WOW"'d by all of the I Brake For Love submissions!! Fantastic work!!! The winner of the Love challenge is Wendy Bickford---beautiful submission, Wendy! Please email Sweet Ms Della at ibrakeforstamps@yahoo.com in the next two weeks to claim your gift certificate prize!!

We've added some great talent to our Design Team at I Brake For Stamps. Their inspiration pieces are here for you today, but you can be inspired everyday when you also visit the IBFS Blog--please check us out!

Ready??? In the month of March, we are Braking For Easter. We can hardly wait to see how we will be inspired by YOU!!! Our rules, are few:

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 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 :)