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Aging Embellishments With Shoe Polish

 

Tags aged with shoe polish and chalk pastels


I recently saw an aging technique that used something to age paper that I never would have thought of. Instead of using distress ink to age a tag or a page, she was actually using of all things, brown shoe polish. I was very surprised at this idea and decided to give it a go, Shoe polish after all is a lot more economical than distress ink.

I was really surprised at the results. I had a bunch of white tags and some journal pages that I wanted to give a try. But I wanted to add my own twist to the idea. So, I had some chalk pastels and I added those to the background for some added color,

This gets a bit messy, so you may want to wear some gloves for the project. It is a lot of fun though. You apply shoe polish with a sponge or a makeup wipe. You could use a brush or a blending tool, Then I applied the chalk pastels to the project. I really rubbed them into the paper, then dusted them off. Finally, I added some more shoe polish. Then added whatever I had around to finish them off,

Shoe polish and chalk pastels applied to paper


For some of them, I decided to ball up to age them a bit more. You simply scrunch the paper into a ball. Then you unroll it. Where the wrinkles are, get more of the shoe polish. I let them dry overnight. But I think it would be safe to give them just a couple of hours,

Once I was sure they were dry, I decorated them with whatever I had in my stash, I was very happy with the results,, I will be using these on journal pages and scrapbook pages, 

Here is the final result. What do you think?



Supplies

  • Cardstock cut into tags and shapes.
  • Brown shoe polish
  • Chalk pastels.
  • Sponges, make up sponge, blending tools.
  • Paper flowers or another decor
  • Plastic gems
  • Photo corners (optional)
  • Glue
  1. With a sponge, apply the shoe polish on the edges of your piece.
  2. Add some more shoe polish to the base of the piece, really working it into the paper.
  3. Optional- roll up the paper into a ball. Then unroll it back to its shape.
  4. Apply the chalk pastels. Apply one color or more.
  5. Work the pastel color into the paper with your fingers or a brush. The more you work it in, the better the result.
  6. Dust off any excess dust from the chalks.
  7. Add more shoe polish to age the paper even more.
  8. Allow the shoe polish to dry on the paper.
  9. Add any decor to complete the project.
Experiment with this technique on larger papers and other embellishments.

You can also just do this technique with just the shoe polish and no color. You will get an aged look that will be sure to please. Hope that you will give this technique a try.

Let us know what you think about this technique by leaving a comment below.





Till next time, Happy Crafting

Linda




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