Glossary: 'B'

Bent Scissors

Angled handles make it easy to cut cloth and other materials on flat surfaces, in case you don't have rubber wrists.

Blade Sheaths

Protective sheath that keeps blades enclosed and fingers intact.

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.

Border

The margins of a scrapbook page. Usually spoken of in terms of decoration.

Border punch

punch easily the margins of a page or card (straight or circle, punch and/or emboss).

Brad

Embellishment/accent that is usually metal. 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 tool resembling a small paint roller, often made of rubber, hard foam or a soft sponge-like material. Use it with paint or ink to create decorative patterns on a flat surface.

Brush Markers

Water-based marking pens with a long, broad tip for coloring in stamp images, or coloring directly on the marker.

Buffered

Calcium carbonate has been added to buffered paper to neutralize acid contaminants that come in contact with the paper.

Burnisher

Pen-like shaped tool with steel ball tip on end used for embossing.

By-pass

cutting system using 2 blades, joined by a pivot, progressive cut (see also “Anvil”)