scrapbooking dictionary

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Sanding -- A technique for distressing/aging and roughing up the surface and/or edges of paper, stickers, photos, etc; when patterned paper is sanded, its surface color is removed, revealing the white paper underneath.

Scraplift -- To copy another layout, with credit of course

Scraplifting -- using someone else’s layout or craft design as a detailed pattern for one’s own creation; most designers appreciated being credited with inspiring someone else’s work.

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.

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.

Snail mail -- to send something by surface or air mail as opposed to e-mail

Specialty Paper Books -- Books that contain information about different papers, both pattern paper and plain. Some may come with extras, such as templates.

Spiral-Bound Albums -- Albums that are secured with a metal or plastic spiral binding running up the side of the album.

Spiral-Bound Books -- Albums that are secured with a metal or plastic spiral binding running up the side of the album.

Sponging -- The transfer of ink or paint to paper (or any flat surface) using a small sponge (usually a cosmetic, craft, or sea sponge) in place of a brush. The ink/paint is applied to the sponge and then the sponge is dabbed/tapped lightly onto a piece of paper leaving a series of small dots. A sponge with many holes.

Spray adhesive -- Aerosol spray adhesives provide an even layer of glue that can cover large surfaces quickly. Sprays work well for adhering background papers or photo mats, and the dried adhesive won’t show through transparent papers, such as vellum. Use spray adhesives only in well-ventilated areas and away from flames; never let chill.

Stationery -- Paper with a decorative border that is blank on the inside.

Stencil -- A plastic pre-cut template used to trace and cut shapes. Usually used on paper and/or photos. They may also be used to apply paint/chalk to a surface in a contrasting color.

Sticker -- An adhesive decorative accent ranging in size from a few centimeters across to a full page.

Stitching -- To fasten or join with or as if with stitches

Strap-Binding Albums -- Albums secured with plastic straps that run through a holder directly on the pages and keep the book in place.

Stylus -- A wood/plastic/metal stick with blunt, rounded ends used to deboss paper (also known as a burnisher or a dry embossing tool)

Submit/submitting -- The process of sending in images of layouts and paper crafts to magazines, book publishers, companies, etc. in attempt to have them published or purchased for use.

Swap -- Scrapbookers or paper crafters trading different supplies or finished projects with one another in an organized way.

Tape Roller -- A device that distributes tape on the back of photographs and scrapbooking pages.

Template -- A stencil used to trace shapes onto scrapbook pages or photographs.

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. 

Texture -- The appearance and feel of a surface of fabric or paper; the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

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.

Three-ring Album -- These familiar albums/binders have rings that snap apart for easy page insertion and removal

Time Capsule -- A container holding historical records or objects that represent a culture and that is deposited for preservation.

Tint -- A color that has had white mixed in.

Title Sheets -- Pages with a variety of premade titles. They are often used as the starting point for a section in a scrapbook.

Tole Painting -- Painting on wood, typically done in a rustic style and depicting country scenes.

Transparency -- A clear film/sheet of material that has images, designs, word art, etc. printed onto its surface. When a transparency is laid over another surface, the bottom layer will show through wherever the transparency is clear.

Triad -- A group of three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel.

Unmounted Stamps -- Rubber or vinyl stamps that are not mounted to any backing or block; most often sold in sheets.

Upload -- To transfer (data or programs), usually from a peripheral computer or device to a central, often remote computer. This is the method used by scrapbookers and papercrafters to add their layouts and other digital images to online galleries and websites.

Vellum -- A lightweight, translucent paper.

Velveteen -- An archival paper with fabric-like, velvety texture.

Vivelle -- An archival paper with fabric-like texture similar to a terry-cloth towel.

Watercolor -- Colored pigment mixed with gum arabic binder. Usually transparent and water soluble after drying.
 
Wax (or grease) Pencils -- Soft pencils designed for use on photographs.

Wheat Paste -- Also known as wallpaper paste, it is the preferred archival adhesive of bookbinders

Wide-Edge Scissors -- Decorative-edge scissors that make a cut that is five times deeper than normal scissors.

Workshop -- A class usually held at a scrapbooking store and taught by an expert. Participants bring photographs and pages to work on and get advice from the instructor.

X-acto Knife -- A super sharp hobby tool with a razor edge.
 
Xyron Machine -- A machine that applies adhesive to pages and can also laminate.

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