3 ways to score vintage-style ephemera

[@rgporter1957]

If you don't have the appropriate inking items for aging your ephemera, you can use brown eye shadow and either your finger or a makeup sponge to lightly mark the edge of your art.

[@MargareteMiller]

Great idea, Robyn! I want to try that. 👍

[@kristymounsey3941]

i love your channel

[@dramathompson9053]

Distress ink “Vintage Photo” is what you were trying to think of! Now they even have “Tea Dye” from Ranger. 😊

[@MargareteMiller]

Yep. Thanks! I love those shades of brown. 😉

[@suestoons]

New or old Seed Packages. When I inherited my Grandmother's seed box, I discovered a lot of lovely old images on the seed packets. That made me curious so I went "shopping" in my seed catalogues. Yes, I have ordered seeds I had no intention of planting, just for the packaging!

[@MargareteMiller]

Great idea, Sue!

[@mischievousmalee]

I could listen to you for days! Your voice is so soothing. Your artwork is a visual delight!

[@DianaStitching]

Some great ideas here, thank you xx. Something I do is to print on tea-dyed paper. I tea-dye ordinary printer paper (just the cheap stuff). Make sure it's bone dry, then iron it. It's important that the edges are smooth, so iron the edges especially and don't try to print on any sheets which have torn edges. It doesn't matter if the rest of the paper is a bit wrinkled. I print all sorts of images I find online (make sure they are copyright free if you're not paying for them), and they look great. Maps look good! Or you can photocopy images you already have, just put the tea-dyed paper into the printer first. There are lots of videos on KZbin which show how to tea-dye paper.

[@MargareteMiller]

Great ideas, Diana! Thanks for sharing your knowledge 💙

[@317susan]

You can also lay stencils or doilies on the pages before they dry to make faint designs!

[@annreichert7606]

I watched this video before I went on my morning walk. Along the way I collected 2 pieces of paper (litter) to use in collages which I might not have done without this video. Another resource to add to your list….

[@flowerlila21248]

Absolutely wonderful video with a lot of tips and inspiration. I would like to add a couple of things: 1. to make a white paper look vintage, besides blending with the "Vintage photo" ink, or any other brown Rangers ink, you can use your own black coffee that you brew in the morning. Just a few brush strokes on the ages and let it dry. If it warps a little and tears - even better. 2. The best collection of vintage, real vintage images, like from the 18th century, on ANY possible theme is The Graphics Fairy absolutely free to print out. My first go-to when I need an image. I have used them for years and still can't get enough of them. Hope it helps. Thank you so much I just subscribed to your channel and newsletters -excited. Marina😘

[@MargareteMiller]

Great ideas! Thank you❣️

[@maryvaszi8742]

Great tips and easy to do. I only have one more thing to add to the vintage ideas. I keep a spray bottle of coffee with a titch of alcohol in it to spray anything and everything to age it. It just make everything look old. Book pages, copy paper, fabric, lace, string, seam binding or anything you can think of.

[@MargareteMiller]

Ooooh! Nice one!! I like that idea. How do you keep the nozzle from getting clogged?

[@maryvaszi8742]

@@MargareteMiller it doesn't get clogged and the alcohol keeps it from going bad. I have had coffee in there for months at a time and it keeps really well.

[@flowerlila21248]

@@MargareteMiller - just brush the fresh coffee with a brush or take a freshly brewed black tea bag (whatever you drink) over the paper and let it dry. I just posted it above.

[@maiotm]

Excellent suggestions! Thanks Margarete!

[@karenk1212]

I love your teaching methods. Very clear and nice voice

[@MargareteMiller]

So kind of you to say. Thank you! ❤️

[@ImGinaMarie]

Estate sales are probably one of the easiest places to find ephemera I've found and fun to go to. Also when I try to match colors I try to remember the color wheel and stay within an analagous hue range to compliment the piece if I can't find the color I want/need..

[@MargareteMiller]

I love estate sales. I wish they had more of them where I live! 👍💙

[@katrinaturner3755]

Just watched you video and found a few interesting ideas, just a few things I have picked up with regards to printing images using and ink jet printer, if you want to add colour to your image with a “wet” medium first run your paper through a laminator or iron with a hot iron (place another piece of paper over the one you are using) this heat sets the ink so it won’t be affected by the medium. Secondly if you do print onto white paper or have an image of page that is too white or not vintage looking enough use distress ink vintage photo and a blending tool and colour your page using a light hand until you have to tone you want.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks for those tips, Katrina! ❤️

[@sheilabartlett6044]

Great knowledge, thanks for sharing your expertise!

[@randigerber1926]

I cut out images from TJ fliers also! Also, foreign food packages often have interesting graphics.

[@MargareteMiller]

Yes. I totally agree. I love food packaging that has interesting graphics 😉

[@sharongruener6078]

Thanks, good ideas. Blessings.

[@lindadecker6445]

Thanks for the great ideas. I use a lot of Tim Holtz's ephemera. He has a ton of it on the market.

[@flowerlila21248]

I LOVE THEM ALL. Tim.H rocks.

[@cathyputtick8235]

Thank you!! My first time here. Love it!

[@diane2941]

Thanks for the good ideas!

[@katiebobb4588]

I never thought about stamping on old book pages - well duh!!! Fantastic idea, Margarete!

[@sandikalin636]

Thank you, great tips

[@JamieBeeReseller]

Neat ty

[@patcarmody7592]

Thank you so much for the idea of wine label and stamping the edges of old book page!!!

[@maryjones107]

Thank you very

[@ommielouise]

Lots of super great ideas. Thankyou so much.

[@lauriehessler8639]

Another great place to find vintage books, magazines, newspapers etc. is recycling bins. Great video with a lot of good ideas!

[@priscillafriesen148]

I got a lot of old books, maps, music cards, letters and photos,from estate or garage sales, and when family members pass away, or are cleaning out. I beg friends and family to save cancelled postage stamps for me. You can use shoe polish or cream to age papers. You can also use most ink pads other than the Ranger/Tim Holtz/Distress ones to age/edge your papers.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks for the tips, Priscilla!!

[@kellyratliff3473]

Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I really enjoy watching you explain how you made ephemera.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Kelly. I'm glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@patstefanowicz2114]

Great ideas! I use all of these and especially love the Trader Joe’s fliers.

[@scotiaeyes]

Great video and great tips. Thank you very much😊

[@MargareteMiller]

Glad you enjoyed it! 💙

[@scotiaeyes]

@@MargareteMiller very welcome❤️ greeting from St. John's, Newfoundland Canada😀

[@InkyOwlStudio]

Thanks Margarete! These tips are great, especially for those new to journal making. Got to get those stamps out and dust them off! XX

[@DeniseS-6867]

Hello Margarete, thank you for sharing these tips.

[@loreesmith5418]

Thanks for these tips! They were all excellent ideas, I hope I can remember some to put to use. I especially like the one of stamping on a vintage book page. So easy, so accessible. Love your style!

[@MargareteMiller]

That suggestion is the most useful, I think. It's easy to do, and the results are almost always very good. You can put them to use right away.

[@janetgeist8505]

Thanks so much for sharing this this info. Saving for future watching and practicing 🥰.

[@turkworks1]

Great ideas for making and stamping ephemera. I just scored a lovely old book (Reader's Digest) that was being used as a decorative piece. The cover had been painted and an element glued to it. It was the only one of 7 that had aged paper in it. The estate sale personnel couldn't understand why I wanted just this one book. I showed her the yellowed paper inside as compared to the others and advised I would be using the vintage paper in art projects. It was worth the $5 she charged me for it, as now I have 400 pages to use. Thank you for the stamping tips.

[@MargareteMiller]

Good for you! You got the one that you knew you'd be able to get the most use from. Good hunting! 🙂

[@PapetraZenoMorgan]

Excellent tips! Thank you.

[@pamelaburke9250]

Thanks! Ranger colors in Distress Ink I like are Old Paper and Vintage Photo. Both are nice.

[@MargareteMiller]

Vintage Photo! That was the one I was thinking of. Thanks!

[@theshabbyhippie]

Great tips! Thank you for reminding me to use my stamps to create ephemera.

[@andreastewart5722]

Thanks for sharing, it was very helpful and inspiring.

[@lindawoodward1569]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate the tips 😌

[@mary-annfavier3071]

Very informative as always. Thank you so much.

[@Maggita2015]

Thank you great ideas 💞

[@juliasartchannel4577]

Thank you for the interesting content and ideas. Would you please show more about tea bags and the playing card? I would like to try just didn’t understand how!

[@maggiefreeman6513]

Thank you for a really useful video.

[@jeanbeck3962]

I have used your method of getting labels off glass. Works great. Also , I came across an wine article in an old magazine. It had pictures of wine labels. I used these in a collage..

[@MargareteMiller]

Wow! It sounds like that magazine article was quite a find❣️ Very cool 👍

[@helensalo9810]

Enjoyed this! Another place could be used book sales (a lot going on now that Covid has let up some) you can get old writings and illustrations for cheap, and then , of course, use the wide boarders to stamp such as you did. Thanks can always use some extra tips😊❤️

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Helen❣️ Yay for used book sales!! I can't wait to start going back to these.

[@lynnboyd33]

Margarete, thank you so very much for these excellent tips and tricks. Every single suggestion was terrific! I'll have to watch your tute on how to remove labels off wine bottles. There are so many beauties out there just waiting to be used creatively!

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks, Lynn ❤️ I should have mentioned that I use the same technique for jelly jars to get the labels off, so it's not just wine!! 😉

[@michelel3372]

Thank you so much, Margarete. This is very helpful. I love your style and always enjoy seeing your work and hearing your tips.

[@denisegarcia4435]

Thank u for this. Some really great ideas. Have done a few of them, but u have expanded what to look for & how to make some, too. TFS😊 💙💛 P.S. Love seeing ur things on Pinterest. They've greatly influenced my work.

[@MargareteMiller]

Thanks so much for your comments, Denise! And I'm glad you've gotten some ideas from Pinterest posts 🙂

[@amyb82941]

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[@scrapsimone]

👍😊🌸

[@craftwithlove5580]

Tfs. In His Grace Lorisa

[@hizzins222]

😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤❤

[@sherj9559]

Wine labels?? Never thought about it. Info please?

[@MargareteMiller]

Yep. Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5XKhJ2iqK6Cj7c

[@randigerber1926]

Am I the only person who kind of "freaks out" about using photographs of people? (Or copies of photographs of people) I feel that I would be taking something very personal from them, without permission. Like a piece of their soul. This concern is not part of my cultural heritage (I think Native Americans and others believe this kind of thing). It's just something I feel.

[@MargareteMiller]

I don't have a problem with using old photos. Actually, I feel the opposite way. I/we get to see the faces of people who aren't around anymore. They get to be seen, and sometimes get their name read aloud again (if it's written on the back of the photo). I think it's a nice way to recognize someone again, rather than have their existence fade away.

[@jenniferwatson7118]

Excellent tips - thanks!