Distressed edges tutorial

Hi all
I've been asked about how to  distress the edges like the ones on my layouts. Today i will teach you how to get this simple effect.

 First you will need some water and a sponge.

 dab the edges with water but be careful not to soak it or your page will end up limp and with disintegrate.

 let it dry a little so it is a bit damp and the roll the edges between your fingers, you may need to wet your fingers to stop the paper drying out.

 you should have something like this, don't worry it doesn't have to be perfect.

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 to make the tear, make a cut in the paper and wet the edges and roll the paper over itself.  you can then stick coloured card or other materials behind it.

to  get this effect i wet the page in a semi circle shape and made a small tear in the center and just rolled the paper down the page.

 

Please let me know if this tutorial was helpfull by leaving a comment and if you would like to share your layouts with me leave me a link and i will comment on your blog.

Scrapbooking Grandmother's Menories

When my Nan passed away we discovered a shoe box full of old black and white photos of her family. luckily my mum still remembered who they where and i was able to start a heritage scrapbook album. its important to gather memories from you older relatives before its too late.

  i used basic grey urban prairie and designed by Danni digital scrapbook kit.i misted the edges of the paper with misting spray and tore them to give them a tattered effect.

distress your edges by rubbing a sharp pair of scissors along the edge to give the page a worn look or wet the edges and then tear the paper or roll the edges up with an embossing tool or cocktail stick.t

 i used dye to blend the Doily into the page

 i used the Tim Holt ticket die and Kanban ticket stamps to get this effect

 i used the papermania chronology papers for this layout and added fibers and die cut lace.

printables from Far far hill and uprintables http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au  http://farfarhill.blogspot.co.uk/