tearing and folding

[sarahsfavfan]

I know in theory it is easy but to make it look real good is a different story. I want to tear my paper then fold it over ever so slightly to give it that aged, ripped look and I was wondering if anyone new of a good tutorial or site that shows how this is done in detail. I am a visual person and follow steps real well but I just want some hints to perfect it. Anyone? Thanks.

[Alicesue]

Here are links to two ways of aging paper. HTH

http://www.quazen.com/Recreation/Cra...e-Paper.283377

http://coffeetea.about.com/cs/crafth...t_agepaper.htm

[Carole M.]

if you just tear your cardstock towards you and then lay the cardstock onto your workspace with the torn side facing you. Just turn that edge a little bit, so that you can now stretch your fingers out onto the torn edge - like when we were kids and would roll a length of plasticine; roll it till it grabs ... back and forth a little till it holds nicely. Then you can brush an inkpad along it to make it more emphasized.