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Acrylic Paint

Water soluble paint made from pigments and a plastic binder; sometimes used with stamps instead of ink; sometimes applied directly to paper and other embellishments.

Adhesive

The general term for bonding agents that are used to affix one item to another. There are assorted types used in scrapbooking and papercrafting including glue stick, double-sided tape, spray adhesive, photo tabs, adhesive dots, etc.

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Albums

A blank book used to store photographs or scrapbook pages. There are three types of albums that are popular in storing your decorative pages

Popular Types of Albums:

Spiral-Bound Albums--Albums that are secured with a metal or plastic spiral binding running up the side of the albums.
Strap-Binding Albums--Albums secured with plastic straps that run through a holder directly on the pages and keep the book in place.
Three-Ring Album--These familiar albums/binders have rings that snap apart for easy page insertion and removal.

Popular Creative Albums that are being created:

Theme Album--A scrapbook devoted to one idea. Some popular them albums focus on birthdays, weddings and school days.
ABC Albums--A scrapbook album in which layouts/pages are themed around each letter (or a word beginning with each letter) of the alphabet.
All About Me Albums--Albums Layouts or albums that address the theme of sharing personal information, memories, stories, etc.
Circle Journal--A themed album that is passed throughout a group of people, each person completing a page/layout in the album before passing it to the next person.

Acid-Free

Papers and materials free of acid at the time of their manufacture, with a pH ranging from 7.0 to 9.0. This term is used to describe scrapbook products that are “safe” to use with photographs and memorabilia.

ADDY

Abbreviation for: Address (either e-mail or snail mail)

AF/LF

Abbreviation for: Acid-Free/Lignin-Free

Altered Items

Using scrapbooking/papercrafting techniques and supplies to collage, stamp, embellish, and otherwise altering an item to reflect an artistic idea. Altered items often include books, CD’s, metal tins, paint buckets, book covers, and much much more the skies the limit.

Analogous Colors

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

Apertire

The opening in a camera that lets in light. The aperture opens and closes when the shutter is released.

Archival

Term used to describe a product or technique used in preserving artifacts, photographs, memorabilia and other items.

Art Journal

A diary that chronicles the ideas, memories, and thoughts of an artist. Pages within an art journal include words, pictures and even embellishments.

Artist Trading Cards (ATC)

Tiny works of original art that are traded among artists. Cards usually measure approximately 2-1/2" x 3-1/2 in size.

ASAP

Abbreviation for as soon as possible.

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Background Paper

The bottom-most payer of paper or cardstock that is a scrapbook page/layout.

Basic Templates

Templates in basic shapes, such as circles, squares, ovals, etc.

Beading/Beadwork

Ornamentation and decoration with beads.

Blending Pencil

Tool used to blend colored pencils to create different shades of a color.

Blueprints/Sketches/Page Maps

They are called many things but they sure help if you have a creative block.

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Bone Folder

A flat piece of bone or plastic, round at one end, pointed at the other; about the size of a letter-opener. Used for scoring and folding paper

Borders

The outside edges of a page/layout that are specially decorated or in other ways made distinctive. Here are some border ideas:

Brads

Scrapbooking brads are such a fun and easy scrapbook embellishment. These are also used for many other paper crafting projects, such as hand-made cards, invitations, announcements and anything else your imagination can think of to decorate your projects. The top often looks like a small nail head, but can be a variety of shapes and colors. Bendable metal prongs attached to the bottom of a brad are pushed through holes in paper (or other material) and then bent outward to secure the brad in place.

Brayer

A small rubber "rolling pin" used to flatten papers or clay, smooth surfaces, or apply paints or inks to surfaces.

Buffered

Word used to describe products capable of maintaining the core of a solution. For example, buffered paper prevents acid from moving from a photograph to paper.

Buttons

Word used to describe products capable of maintaining the core of a solution. For example, buffered paper prevents acid from moving from a photograph to paper.

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Patterned Papers

It's the backdrop to great scrapbooking pages! There are so many uses for patterned scrapbooking paper - Adding color to your pages, cards making, altered paper crafting projects...and so much more. Patterned Paper is usually sold in 12x12 size pages. Patterned paper can either be single or double-sided.

Photo Printing (online)

There are several online printing companies to choose from:

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QuicKutz

The QuicKutz personal die-cutting system is fast, fun and easy wiht QuickKutz products! Everyone from first-time crafters to trendsetters can create stylish, sophisticated projects with little effort. Forget about cutting out titles and shapes by hand. Stay on the cutting edge of paper crafts with personal die-cutting systems from QuickKutz!

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Ribbon & Fibers

What a unique way to effortlessly put together a beautifully coordinated scrapbook layout pages!

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Rub-Ons

Although they lay look like stickers at first glance, Rub-Ons are a much more versatile scrapbook embelishment. Simply cut the design from the backing paper, adhere it face down onto your layout, and transfer it by applying gentle pressure with the applicator stick. when you're finished., you'll have a design that appears to have been printed directly onto your scrapbook page. One importnat tip to remember when applying the rub-on remember to lay the rub-on backing paper back over the design and burnish it with the applicator for a smooth, flawless finish.

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Scissors

We all have a least one pair of decorative scissors in our scrapbook supplies...right? Do you have a favorite pair? My two favorites are the regular scallop and the bow-tie. Are your scissors just sitting around gathering dust? Here are some cut/cool ways to use them!

Fiskars

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Sizzix

Sizzix die-cutting, embossing and texturizing machines truly empower your creativity.

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Stickers

Stickers are common, inexpensive items that find their way into our scrapbooks. Scrapbooking stickers should be acid-free to prevent yellowing with age. Craft stores will have a wide selection of them. There literally are stickers for everything: holiday themes, baby items, letters, words, flowers, animals, sports, and much much more.

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