Vintage ephemera is so popular for art journaling and junk journals alike. If you are lucky enough to have your own old papers and photographs from your relatives you have a big advantage to start. Painting watercolor florals on vintage ledger paper is just so satisfying and gorgeous but using printables can be very close and much more budget-friendly.
Tim Holtz Vintage Ephemera
The most unique vintage distressed paper goods come from the brain of Tim Holtz. Each season he releases new creations for paper and mixed media assemblages. You can see him demoing new products on his YouTube channel here.
Vintage Paper Dolls
I was finally able to get some of these minis to use on my Artist Trading Cards ATCs and I love them. There are 133 mini paper dolls including men, women, and children both singles and in groups, all in vintage clothing, sitting, standing, and other poses. These die-cut pieces are made from heavyweight cardstock and do have a small representation of BIPOC figures as well. They measure 2 1/4″ to 2 3/4″in Height to 1 1/2″ to 2 1/2″ in Width
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There are quite a few varieties with new options released yearly.
These vintage paper dolls can be added to cards, scrapbook pages, tags, journals, planners, art journals, junk journals, paper crafting, mixed media, and home decor projects. These pieces can also be colored with inks, paints, sprays, gessos, and other crafting mediums.
A new to me are these fun portraits, there’s a Found Relatives Vintage Portraits & a Photobooth Portraits pack. Order on Scrapbook.com here.
Tim Holtz also has a great selection of Words & Phrase Stickers for Mixed Media & Journaling.
Dina Wakley has lots of fun things for your art books, her new releases include these replicas of ledger papers.
The first set is 10 pages that look like aged notebook paper and contain typed quotes, phrases, and expressions.
These 12 sheets have a different variety of aged papers with typed words, quotes and phrases.
Vintage Ephemera on Etsy
Vintage & Funky Stickers for Art Journaling and Junk Journals
Sticker Studio: Arcana
A Sticker Gallery of Vintage Ephemera filled with more than 600 gorgeous, full-color vintage stickers in your hands. This gallery of high-quality sticker art and ephemera quotes illustrates a world of surreal beauty, bygone contraptions, and compelling oddities.
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The Antiquarian Sticker Book: Bibliophilia
It features over 1000 beautiful, odd, and inspiring stickers from the past for the modern-day crafter, scrapbooker, art and book lover, or for anyone who just loves stickers!
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