3 ways to score vintage-style ephemera

#vintageephemera #collageart #junkjournal
What do you do if you don't have access to good ephemera for your collage and junk journal projects?

Many of us makers are always on the lookout for good paper sources. In this video I show you how to find it, trade it, or make it, if you don’t have access to a supply of vintage ephemera.

00:00 What is ephemera, and why do people like to use it in art
01:09 Find and use vintage-style papers from the grocery store
05:03 Trade something you have for ephemera through online art groups
06:24 Make your own ephemera from things you have at home

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[rgporter]

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.

[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 YouTube which show how to tea-dye paper.

[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!

[annreichert]

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….

[maryvaszi]

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.

[flowerlila]

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😘

[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..

[dramathompson]

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

[katrinaturner]

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.

[randigerber]

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

[karenk]

I love your teaching methods. Very clear and nice voice

[priscillafriesen]

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.

[lindadecker]

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

[sheilabartlett]

Great knowledge, thanks for sharing your expertise!

[lauriehessler]

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

[cathyputtick]

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

[loreesmith]

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!

[katiebobb]

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

[patcarmody]

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