Add Age Paper For Free

If you only want it to look older, try painting it with a thin solution of tea, perhaps adding a few spots of stronger tea, or coffee. The paper that ages the fastest, like news paper or cheap books, contains acid. So try adding some acid, like vinegar.

From time to time, take the paper between your fingers and with the other hand start batting the paper right next to your fingers, this makes it tear in a natural way. (You're actually mimicking the natural distressing of the paper's edges but in a high speed instead of over the course of years).

Simply crumble a piece of paper into a ball and keep it like that for a minute. After a minute unfold the crumbles and flatten the paper using the palm of your hands. This will give the paper a very aged look.

How To Give Paper an Aged LookPre-heat oven to lowest setting.Crumple up your piece of paper into a ball, then smooth it out and place in your baking sheet.Pour hot coffee over your paper.Sprinkle instant coffee over your paper.Let stand for a few minutes, letting the coffee crystals blossom.More items...

While the internet has many aging methods for you to try, crumpling and spritzing is the top action to take. If this doesn't give your paper the aged look you were hoping for, try the stain and bake method, use flame and heat, or bury the paper to give it that ancient, weathered look.

How To Give Paper an Aged LookPre-heat oven to lowest setting.Crumple up your piece of paper into a ball, then smooth it out and place in your baking sheet.Pour hot coffee over your paper.Sprinkle instant coffee over your paper.Let stand for a few minutes, letting the coffee crystals blossom.More items...

Spritz your paper with water, and crumple it into a ball, then flatten it out again. If you want it really flat, try ironing it lightly. Use as is, or apply any aging technique. To simply define the wrinkles a bit, try dragging a Versa Mark pad over the surface.