If you ever want to get that rustic, distressed look to your vector illustrations or lettering, give the Roughen Tool a try (Toolbox > Shape tool fly-out menu > Roughen tool).  You can fine tune the frequency, angle and size of effect. I trick that I like to use, is to use one setting sparingly so that the effect appears to be more random. I then change the size, angle and frequency and use the tool again with new settings.  Repeat this a few times and you will have a nice rustic look to your designs.

Tip provided by Joe Diaz, CorelDRAW Master, graphic designer and sign artist.