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| Scrappy Terms
Not sure what everyone is talking about. Stop here and find out what all those scrappy terms mean.
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| Acid |
A chemical substance that has a pH of less than 7.0. Acids can react with photographs, paper memorabilia, metals, and scrapbook products shortening their life span, causing corrosion, discoloration, brittleness or a variety of other problems.
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| Acid Free |
Many papers can be considered acid free immediately after manufacture however unless they have been buffered, i.e. treated with a neutralizing agent, chemical reactions with substances such as sizing or bleaching will cause the paper to become acidic over time. All plastic by its nature is acid free however some plastic is unsafe for use in photo albums. |
| Adhesives |
Product used to attach photographs and other components onto a scrapbook page. Adhesive types include photo corners (clear plastic stick on style or paper "lick and stick" style) which are considered to be non permanent, photo tape, photo tabs, tape runner (all forms of double sided tape) which are considered permanent but in actuality articles can be removed with slight damage to the album page, and glue which can be considered permanent and not recommended for adhering photographs.
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| Album |
Short for photo album or scrapbook. Of course, this is the book where you place your photos and memories!
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| Analogous Colors |
Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
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| Archival Quality |
A non-technical term which suggests that a substance is permanent, durable and chemically stable. There is no guarantee that this is the case. It is safer to look for acid free and lignin free when purchasing scrapbooking components. |
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| Basic Templates |
Templates in basic shapes such as circles, squares, ovals.
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| Bazzill |
Our favorite cardstock |
| Bleed |
The migration of ink or adhesive through or across the surface of the material to which it has been applied. This applies to either bleed immediately upon application or over the long time. |
| Blending Pencil |
Tool used to blend colored pencils to create different shades of a color.
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| Blocking |
When two materials unintentionally stick together. For instance, when the top layer of a photograph softens (as a result of high humidity) and adheres to some other surface such as a plastic binder, page protector, or another photograph.
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| Border |
The margins of a scrapbook page. Usually spoken of in terms of decoration.
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| Cardstock |
Thick, sturdy paper available in a variety of weights. |
| Chalk |
Not regular children's chalk, this is specially designed to be safe for Scrapbooking and used in similar paper arts.
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| Chalking |
The art of using chalks to enhance your scrapbook pages.
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| Circle Journal |
Group of people who exchange albums, in a circular fashion til each participant has their own album back, with each participants take on a chosen theme. |
| CK OK (Creating Keepsakes Okay) |
Scrapbooking seal of approval. Items that have the CK OK are considered safe to use in scrapbooking. |
| Clip Art |
Art purchased in book or software form with pictures that can be applied to scrapbook pages. |
| Color Wheel |
Shows color relationships and placement.
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| Corner Mounts |
Corner mounts slip over the corner of your pictures and adhere the picture to the page. They are GREAT if you might want to remove an extra special picture from your book someday.
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| Corner Rounder |
A punch specially designed to round the 45-degree angles of photograph corners or paper. |
| Crop |
A crop is an event where scrap bookers meet to work on their scrapbooks, share tools and techniques. |
| Cropping |
Cropping is the trimming of a photo to remove unnecessary sections. Cropping should be done to improve a photo not just to make a pretty shape. Cropping also allows for more photos to be added to a page. When cropping some attention should be paid to maintaining the historical integrity of a picture. Never crop out anything that identifies the time period in which the photo was taken. |
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| Decorative Scissors |
Scissors with a decorative pattern on the blade. |
| Die-Cut |
A shape or letter cut from paper by machine using a die pattern |
| Double-Mount |
To place a photograph on two background papers |
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| Embellishment |
Any scrapbooking extra (stickers, die-cuts, punches, etc.) that enhance the pages. |
| Emboss |
to create a raised design on paper, either by heating embossing powder laid on a stamped image, or by using a stylus to trace a brass embossing template |
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| Fine and Chisel Pens |
A fine tip pen (0.5mm) and chisel tip (6.0mm) used for lettering. |
| Focal Point |
The element of a design where lines converge. The eye is naturally drawn to the focal point in an image.
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| Gel-Based Rollers |
Pens with pigment ink. |
| General Pattern Paper |
Paper with patterns (stripes, dots, plaids, etc.) that is made to be used for any occasion. |
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| Heading |
The caption or title that explains the theme of a layout. |
| Hermafix |
A brand of dispensing tool for photo mounting squares.
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| Intensity |
The strength of a color based on how true it is to the primary color. |
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| Journaling |
Any words you write in your book or on the scrapbook page, from titles and captions to long descriptions, poems or stories.
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| Journaling Templates |
Templates with space left for writing.
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| Layout |
The grouping of pages in your scrapbook that go together. Some layouts fit on one page, most fit on two and some are put on panoramic layouts.
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| Letter Templates |
Templates in the shape of letters of the alphabet.
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| Lignin |
A naturally occurring acid substance in wood that breaks down over time. Paper with lignin is not suitable for archival projects.
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| Memorabilia |
certificates, documents and other items that tell a story. Memorabilia can include souvenirs from trips and mementos from special occasions or historical events. |
| Monochromatic Color Scheme |
Employs different values of the same color. |
| Mount |
To adhere a photograph, embellishment or other item to another piece of paper. |
| Mosaic |
a technique in scrapbooking where you cut photos, paper, etc. into small shapes and then piece them together to create a mosaic look. |
| Mulberry |
a specialty paper with kind of a fiber through it. |
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| Oval Croppers/Cutters |
Paper trimmers that cut paper and photographs into ovals.
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| Page Protectors |
Plastic sheets that display and protect pages |
| Page Toppers |
Hand-drawn illustrated phrases in bright colors meant to be used as titles at the top of pages.
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| Paint Pens |
Pens with soft, brush-like tips. The amount of ink dispensed is controlled by the pressure that is applied to the tip.
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| Paper Tearing |
a technique in scrapbooking where you tear paper, rather than cutting it to create a unique texture. |
| Paper Trimmers |
Paper-cutting tools used by placing paper, lining it up on a grid and moving down a blade. |
| Pattern Paper |
Paper with designs repeated on the entire page. |
| PDQ |
pretty darn quick |
| Photo Corners |
Paper with adhesive on the back used to adhere photographs to a page on the corners. Used to adhere photos in scrapbooks and photo albums without applying adhesive directly to the photograph.
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| Polypropylene, Polyethylene and Polyester |
Stable plastics that are safe for photographs. |
| Post-Bound Albums |
Albums that are held together with metal posts that run through the pages. |
| Punch |
A tool used to create small shapes |
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| Quilling |
a technique where you roll strips of paper into various shapes |
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| Reversible Adhesive |
An adhesive that can be undone |
| Rubber Stamp |
A detailed, intricate design cut out of rubber and mounted on wood or foam. A design is made by applying color to the rubber and imprinting on paper |
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| ScrapAttack |
A ScrapAttack is an evening full of fun and accomplishment. Anytime you see "ScrapAttack" on our calendar you can sign up and join us for an evening of fun. At a ScrapAttack you bring your photos, and any of your scrap booking materials you'd like to use. We provide you with the tools and the tables. You can shop as you work and purchase only what you need.
The cost for the ScrapAttack is $10.00, however, if you spend $20.00 on product while cropping, we waive the fee. |
| Scraplift |
To copy another layout, with credit of course |
| Scrapper’s Block |
When a scrapper has a creative block and is having trouble coming up with ideas |
| Scroll and Brush Pens |
Pens that have one tip for coloring and one for writing. |
| Secondary Colors |
Colors created by blending primary colors. Orange, green and violet are the secondary colors created b mixing a combination of red, yellow and blue. |
| SEI |
A company that sells scrapbooking papers and stickers, etc. http://www.shopsei.com |
| Shabby Chic |
a style of scrapbooking that includes sanding, crumpling, and distressing paper to give an old and worn look to your page |
| Shade |
A color with black added to it. |
| Shape Cutters |
Tools designed to cut shapes (ovals, circles, squares, etc.). The cutters can be adjusted to create different sizes of these shapes. |
| Spiral Bound Books |
Albums that are secured with a metal or plastic spiral binding running up the side of the album.
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| Sticker |
An adhesive decorative accent ranging in size from a few centimeters across to a full page. |
| Strap-Binding Albums |
Albums secured with plastic straps that run through a holder directly on the pages and keep the book in place.
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| Template |
A stencil used to trace shapes onto scrapbook pages or photographs.
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| Tertiary Colors |
Also called intermediate colors, these are blends of primary and secondary colors. Colors such as red-orange and blue-green are tertiary colors.
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| Theme |
The overall emphasis of a page or scrapbook. |
| Theme Album |
A scrapbook devoted to one idea. Some popular them albums focus on birthdays, weddings and school days. |
| Tint |
A color that has had white mixed in.
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| Title Sheets |
Pages with a variety of pre-made titles. They are often used as the starting point for a section in a scrapbook |
| Triad |
A group of three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel. |
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| Vellum |
A lightweight, translucent paper. |
| Versamark |
A brand of ink pad or pen that when used on a solid color of paper will stamp one shade darker. Similar to a watermark. |
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| Xyron Machine |
A machine that applies adhesive to pages and can also laminate |
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