I Brake for Birthday cows ...

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I made a cow birthday card using Tina Mae  cow from the I Brake for Stamps store , she is a red rubber stamp and she is as cute as can be , I have a friend who needed a Birthday card for a cow lover and this stamp is perfect .

I stamped her out in memento ink ( Copic friendly ) and then I used pan pastel chalk and a scallop acetate and sponged on clouds around her .

I copic colored her and then used a frame die to cut her down to fit my Step card base

copic colors I used

the flowers are handmade and the centers have glass beads

inside my card

the back of my card is finished too

one more look of the whole card

supplies :Tina Mae cow stamp ,  step card is made using a Sizzix die set , the flowers are MFT Prima Donna Petals , the grass is an Impression Obsession die , the sentiment is a Lawn Fawn die

I hope this has inspired you to make a card and share with a friend .. share the stamping love : )

for this image and so many more visit the IBFS store  .

when you visit I Brake for Stamps store ,

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

I Brake for my Valentine ..

Hello I Brake for Stamps fans !!

It's Crystal here and today I have a Valentine easel card I made using the Large Love Femme  . I love making these easel cards , they are like a pop up surprise and so fun to display . This card has clear plastic strips ( recycled clear plastic packaging ) that hold the hearts and they look as though they are floating around the image.

Thanks for stopping in ,I hope this card has inspired you to get inky with some rubber stamps today ,

for this image and so many more visit the IBFS store  .

Crystal Lopez – Design Team member for IBFS

Sunning Sadie by Crystal

Hello IBFS fans !!

It's Crystal here with another fun card for I Brake For Stamps  using one of  those awesome humorous Senior's her name is Sunning Sadie and she is a real hoot .I have been day dreaming of Summer and decided to make a card with her , come on warmer weather we miss you : ) Sadie comes as a single stamp or on a full sheet with other Seniors , I will have the links below ..

my doily was glittered using a double stick adhesive and glitter over card stock , almost as sparkly as the sun ..

here you can see I popped Sadie up so it added dimension and now the sun umbrella is behind her

inside my card I used a scrap piece of pattern paper to create a pocket to hold cash or a gift card

my Birthday words were cut from this old die plate , maybe it can still be found on ebay , I use what I have and some this might not be available for me to link and for that I am sorry , I still love this die so I will continue to use ...Its a Provo Craft cuttle bug A2 die if you want to google ..

copic colors used

Half Sheet #052 - IBFS Senior Full sheet of stamps - IBFS Sunning Sadie - IBFS Xyron X Wink of Stella brush CANDY SHOPPE - MINTY diamond stickles dry glitter Glossy accents Memento ink - Black Tuxedo Copic markers Cutter Bee scissors scor tape Big Shot Amana Circle die Stitched rectangles Lil Inker Designs Piercing tool

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Thanks for stopping by ,I hope you sun comes out and warms us all up soon ,til then scrap up some cute cards with stamps from I Brake for Stamps ..

Crystal Lopez  - DT for IBFS

I Brake for Planted Kindness......

{Jane Bosi}

Happy Monday, Brakers!!

I was wanting to try my hand a CAS type card and decided to use this amazing wedding bouquet as my focal image.  The bouquet is colored with copic markers and then trimmed using the Out of the Nestie box technique.  The sentiment is from the Inspirational Sheet #2.   I think this would make a great wedding card--no?  It would also be a good entry for the I Brake For Challenges Summer Fun Challenge.....weddings are fun so, wedding cards are fun, so, GREAT challenge card......just sayin' :)  You can check out the challenge, inspiration and entries here!

TTFN, Jane

I Brake For Love

{Jane Bosi} Hi Dee Ho! I wanted to post this card with my all time favorite LOVE stamp from I Brake For Stamps today--it's a reminder to play in the I Brake For Love challenge over on the IBFS Challenge blog! Our monthly challenge will change soon, but there is still time to play and win! Check out this post for all the details!
This stamp is one of the first IBFS images I ever owned. Of course, I now own a half million of their wonderful images. But, this one does remain a favorite. It reminds me of my littlest wees......Have a great day, play a challenge, enjoy a kiss.....stamp on! TTFN, Jane

Be Mine Valentine

Good morning! Are you ready for a new challenge from the I Brake for Challenges blog? Today's theme is Love, and it's perfect for making some Valentine cards. Can you believe Valentine's Day is only two weeks from now?

For my card, I stamped this gorgeous scalloped heart five times onto a kraft card base. Each heart is paper pieced with a different patterned paper, and I added a few embellishments to several of the hearts. The beautiful sentiment is from I Brake for Stamps' MS102 Full Plate set - a wonderful collection of love-themed sentiments.

Head on over to the I Brake for Challenges blog to see what my fellow DT ladies created. Share your love-themed cards with us while you're there! :-)


Stamps: MS81 Full Plate (scalloped heart), MS102 Full Plate (Be Mine Valentine sentiment) --- I Brake for Stamps
Ink: Dark Chocolate
CS: Kraft, Crazy Love (Bo Bunny)
Other: flowers, button, brad, pearls
TJ Technique: Paper Piecing

There is a new challenge over on the I Brake for Challenges blog, and this time we are having fun with Fun or Fancy Fold projects.

I was inspired by the blue background paper that I used here. It reminded me of the beautiful Delft plates that my mother collects. I used this sweet scene from the Rare Image Garden Sheet (I Brake for Stamps) and stamped it in blue. I sponged the edges with some Antique Linen distress ink to give it an aged appearance.

You're wondering what the "fancy fold" part of my card is, aren't you? I used the Double Gatefold Card technique (Technique Junkies), and you can see how this card opens in this picture below:

The sentiment inside is also from the Rare Image Garden Sheet. I love the way this card opens up - so unexpected. :-)

Check out what the other Design Team members created over on the I Brake for Challenges blog. There is still another week left, and we'd love to have you play along!



Stamps: Rare Image Garden Sheet - I Brake for Stamps
Ink: Marina Mist, Antique Linen distress ink (my FAVORITE)
CS: White, Marina Mist
Other: sponge
TJ Technique: Double Gatefold Card (Fancy Folds & Motion Paper Crafts cd)

IBFCC #16 - CAS

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!! We are back with new challenges on the I Brake for Challenges blog, and today we are easing back into challenge mode with a CAS (clean and simple) project.

I pulled out this Bird Houses set (btw - it's on sale!) and inked up this cute birdhouse with the birds flying around. I went with some bright colors and I used the Embossed Image technique from Technique Junkies. You can see the woodgrain embossing folder that I used if you look closely at the image.

There's no flourishes or flowers or buttons on this card today. Just a simply tied ribbon is all I used for this CAS card. Head on over to the I Brake for Challenges blog to see what my fellow team-mates came up with. Hopefully we've inspired you to create your own CAS project, and we've love to see what you've come up with. Share your creation for a chance to win some free rubber from I Brake for Stamps! :-)

Stamps: Bird Houses Set (I Brake for Stamps)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
CS: Olive, Limeade, white, Melon Mambo dp, Olive dp
Other: circle dies, woodgrain embossing folder, Melon Mambo ribbon, Copic markers
TJ Technique: Embossed Image