Classic Convertibles - Thunderbird masculine card

It is going to be so unseasonably warm here this next week, 

near 80 degrees almost every day !

Too warm, too soon, ick. Mosquitoes are already out.

Weather like this makes me wish I had a convertible to drive. 

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Stampin' Up! would release new images such as these ?

 I will be sharing over the next three posts similar images, masculine cards.

They are some of my all time favorites and most used stamps. 

All items used were from Stampin' Up!

Highways and Byways background stamp

Classic Convertibles (Tbird)

greetings

Whisper White card stock

metallic silver card stock for the faux brad

large chisel edge permanent marker to make the faux black card stock layer

Basic Black, Real Red, Bashful Blue and Going Gray inks

 water color pen/ aquapainter

Silver Signo gel pen

TIP:

I like to use a wide chisel edge permanent black marker on some projects 

to decrease the number of card stock layers.

 It makes it a bit less bulky and a bit lighter to help with mailing costs.

Plus, I think most guys don't really care or would know otherwise

 if it wasn't layers and layers of card stock.

Make sure it is a good, inky marker to get good coverage.

Run it just barely off the edge of your card stock

(be sure to have scrap paper underneath!)

in a continuous straight line, one smooth motion. 

If you'd like to try this, I would recommend making the fax black layer 

on the card stock you wish to stamp first, 

that way if it doesn't turn out quite as you like, it won't ruin all of your hard work. 

Thanks for looking =)