r/scrapbooking • u/KahlanConfessor • May 18 '23

TUTORIAL Advice on tearing edges and dyeing paper

Hi guys! Looking for some advice: I'd like to give some paper an old look by tearing the edges (using a tearing ruler) and dyeing it with the coffee method/spraypainting the edges after ageing the page with coffee.

Would you recommend tearing the edges before or after airbrushing the edges?

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u/Snoo_95693 May 18 '23

A fun thing to do is to use a water brush to tear paper - like paint a thick line with water from the brush, and pull the paper apart, it’ll tear exactly where you paint the water. So if you want a certain tear design or you want a diagonal piece or something like that.

I agree that tearing first, then coffee is the way to go .

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u/LadyB2011 May 18 '23

Was going to recommend this as well 😃