FISKARS

Formal, old fashioned lettering.

Stiff, heavier weight paper used widely in scrapbooking and paper crafts. Usually available in hundreds of colors. But if we've told you once, we've told you a hundred times, make sure it's acid-free..

Acid-free chalk that is usually applied with an eye shadow-type applicator or cotton swab to add dimension to die cuts, torn edges, cards, etc. Think of it as mascara for your crafts.

Art purchased in book or software from that can be applied to scrap booking pages.

A paper with a finishing layer on one or both sides of the core sheet.

An artistic composition made of various materials (paper, cloth, wood) that are glued onto a surface.

The technique of using blocks (not necessarily square) of different, (usually solid) colored paper to create layout/page backgrounds..

Light, acid and heat are the main things that can harm your scrapbooks or cards. A colorfast item resists all three. After all, no one wants a grey scrapbook, or card.

The paper shape which results from using a paper punch tool - not the hole left by the punch. Punchies can be used on a scrapbook pagefor decorative effect, if they have been punched from acid free, lignin free paper. (See also “Punchies”)

great punches for embellishing corners, borders, frames & detailed piece work (punch, cut and/or emboss).

Scissors that cut corners. Each pair creates four different types of corners.

A Craft knife with a sharp removable blade used for cutting papers and card

Punches are small devices used to literally punch out shapes of paper, like an old fashion hole punch except these punch hearts, houses, flowers and much much more.

Sometimes paper can be flat. A crimper adds dimension..

To cut or trim a photograph. A crop is an event where scrapbookers meet to work on their scrapbooks, share tools and techniques.

Using a scissor or craft knife to cut away unwanted parts of a photo in order to create a focal point.

Using a scissor or craft knife to cut away unwanted parts of a photo in order to create a focal point. Meeting of scrapbookers.

This is a thick mat used for cutting and cropping on, it protects the surface underneath that you are working on and gives stability to your working surface.