Faux B&W Photo Thunderbird - tutorial

Seeing the new sketch challenge at 

Operation Write Home

and a request by a fellow

House of Cards DT member

to help fill the entries at the 

Going Grey color challenge at

Sunday Stamps,

I knew I had to make one of my

faux black and white photo

rubber stamped cards. 

This stamp set is one of my all time favorites,

having been used far more than any of my others.

Making "faux black and white photos" with it

has been one of my favorite stamping techniques. 

Stamp your image onto glossy white card stock

with a permanent black ink (or brown if you'd like to 

make a sepia colored photo, see my sample here). 

Use a white crayon to color in areas of your image

you'd like to remain white.

Removable sticky notes work well to mask of the edges

of the "photo" before you start inking. 

Mask other areas if necessary, such as the sky or ground.

Sponge various shades of gray ink over the image

(or use browns if you want a sepia image).

Gently wipe the finished image with a tissue to remove ink

and crayon. It's always fun to see the results !

Remove sticky notes.

You can leave it as is or have fun distressing it

to make it look like a well loved old photo 

(see another sample I made here)!

Stamp images long ago retired from Stampin' Up!:

Classic Convertibles (Thunderbird)

Antique Autos (Route 66 sign)

Highways and Byways (background stamp)

Thanks for looking =)