How I Age Paper (mini-tutorial)

[rackycoo]

Wood stain markers. Who knew! Thanks for the tip. 

[decidedly average]

This is very cool! I had never heard of wood stain markers before...

[michelleandbean]

Thank you for the tutorial. I want to try it.

[microjivvy]

This is very cool! I had never heard of wood stain markers before...

I think their original purpose was touching up scratches in furniture.  I like them because I stain a lot of little tiny pieces of wood and the marker's are easier than the standard "cloth" application of stain in a can.

Thank you for the tutorial. I want to try it.

Careful, you might get addicted.    I rarely do any printouts without staining them.

[Brackish Potato]

Wow! I've never heard of this technique before and I'll definitely have to try it! Thanks for sharing your secrets!

[cackle]

Thanks for the tute!

[Lynds]

How cool! Have you tried any other stain markers that give a lighter finish? I was thinking of trying this with some of my maps, but I'm worried about losing detail/readability

[microjivvy]

"Golden Oak" is the lightest I've tried.  And yes, I definitely recommend testing it out on several different types of papers/inks prior to using it on anything "treasured."  How the stain interacts with the paper really varies with the weight/type of paper and type of ink used in the print.

I also recommend allowing the test pieces to fully dry before making decisions on the process -- the "wet" page looks wayyy different from the "dry" page.

[RSjewelrydesigns]

that's brilliant to use wood stain!