Vintage looks without vintage paper
Genuinely old paper is fragile, acidic and inconsistent. Most vintage-look spreads are made from new stock printed and finished to read as aged, and a few simple techniques close the remaining gap.
Edges do most of the work
Tearing rather than cutting, and distressing the torn edge with a fingernail, reads as age more strongly than any print pattern. It costs nothing and it is reversible in the sense that you can simply cut a fresh sheet.
Layer three tones, not one
Age is uneven. A single flat sepia sheet looks like a flat sepia sheet. Overlaying a cream, a tan and a grey-brown in different sizes produces depth that reads as accumulated rather than printed.
Mix in something with real print
One piece of genuine printed matter – a ticket, a receipt, a page of a discarded manual – anchors an entire spread. It is the item everyone looks at, and it is usually free.
What we have on the shelf for this
Everything below is in the Scrapbook Paper section at Brooklyn Craft right now, listed newest price first. Stock moves, so the page is the authority.
- 160 Sheets Textured Scrapbook Paper and Mesh Fabric Assorted Set — $19.99
- 565 Pcs Vintage Scrapbook Paper Kit, Scrapbook Paper Supplies with Flowers Stickers — $14.99
- 160 Sheets Vintage Scrapbook Paper Pack, Lightweight Decorative Paper Unique Designs — $12.99
- Diuhofart 30 Sheets Lace Edged Vintage Scrapbook Paper, Assorted Set — $12.99
What it costs
Across scrapbook paper at Brooklyn Craft prices currently run from $12.99 to $19.99. In scrapbook paper that spread is mostly build quality and pack size rather than brand name: the cheapest option on this shelf is a reasonable place to start, and the dearest earns the difference in daily use rather than on the specification sheet.
Questions we get at the counter
Is the paper acid free?
Where the manufacturer states it, the product page says so. Where it does not, we do not claim it. Ask us and we will read you the pack.
Can I see the paper before buying?
Yes. The shop on Greenpoint Avenue is open seven days and there are samples on the counter.
Related parts of the shop
If this was not quite what you were looking for, the neighbouring sections are Adhesives and Tape, Journaling Kits, Stickers and Ephemera. They are all listed on the shop page.
Buying from Brooklyn Craft
United States orders of $35 and over ship free, and a flat $5.25 applies below that. Everything is packed at 165 Greenpoint Ave in Brooklyn and we ship within the United States only. Brooklyn Craft takes returns for 30 days from delivery on unused items in their original packaging, and the full terms are on the Brooklyn Craft return policy page. If a specification you need is missing from a product page, call +1 646-201-4049 during opening hours — Mon-Sat: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Sun: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM — and we will check the item physically rather than guess.
Side by side
The table below pulls the published figures off the 4 scrapbook paper listings above so they can be compared without opening six tabs. A dash means the manufacturer of that scrapbook paper did not state the figure, not that the item lacks it, because Brooklyn Craft does not fill those gaps with estimates. Where a number matters to your decision and the table shows a dash, call +1 646-201-4049 and we will measure the item at the 165 Greenpoint Ave counter in about a minute.
| Item | Price | Quantity | Size | Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 Sheets Textured Scrapbook Paper and Mesh Fabric Assort | $19.99 | 160 sheets | – | – |
| 565 Pcs Vintage Scrapbook Paper Kit, Scrapbook Paper Suppl | $14.99 | 565 pcs | – | – |
| 160 Sheets Vintage Scrapbook Paper Pack, Lightweight Decor | $12.99 | 160 sheets | – | – |
| Diuhofart 30 Sheets Lace Edged Vintage Scrapbook Paper, As | $12.99 | 30 sheets | – | – |
How the rest of the shop is laid out
Brooklyn Craft keeps a deliberately narrow scrapbooking and junk journal supplies range, split into the sections below. The counts and price bands are read from the live brooklyncraft.shop catalogue at the moment this page was built, so they show the actual shape of the Greenpoint shelf rather than a marketing summary of it. If a section looks small, that is because Brooklyn Craft would rather stock a few things we can answer questions about than list everything a distributor offers.
| Section | Items | Price range |
|---|---|---|
| Adhesives and Tape | 4 | $6.13 – $9.99 |
| Journaling Kits | 13 | $4.99 – $21.99 |
| Scrapbook Paper | 4 | $12.99 – $19.99 |
| Stickers and Ephemera | 5 | $3.99 – $12.99 |
Reading a product page here
Every listing on brooklyncraft.shop is written from the manufacturer specification, and where the manufacturer is silent Brooklyn Craft leaves the field out rather than fill the gap, which is why some scrapbooking and junk journal supplies pages are shorter than others. The details block on each page carries the figures that were actually published — pack quantity, size, material and compatibility — and the paragraph underneath says which part of the Greenpoint shelf the item belongs to. Anything not covered there is a question for +1 646-201-4049, and Brooklyn Craft would rather answer it before an order than process a return afterwards. Stock counts come from the same records the counter uses, so an item showing as available is an item on the shelf at 165 Greenpoint Ave.