Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sourcing vintage paper and antique books is a big part of my job as a book artist, and whenever I use vintage paper in an altered book or art journal layout I get the same comment/question over and over. “Do you have any ideas about where I can find something similar where I live?” Well, yes, I do.

The first part of this video will be about hunting old paper in the wild while the second will have some tips for shopping for old paper ephemera online.

If you want to see the vintage French paper ephemera bundles that are in my online shop, the link is here:
bookandpaperarts.com/french-ephemera-book-arts-boxes

And this is where you can find free scans of some of the old paper treasure that is in my collection to use in your own work:
bookandpaperarts.com/free-scans

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Happy Hunting!

Kelly