Thursday, July 31, 2008

Monkeying Around

"Monkeying Around" is probably one of my favourite layouts I have done in a while. Although many, many of my layouts I do lately have been one of my favourites.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Scrapbooking Titles

Are you stumped on a title for your pages?

Here you can find so many title names!!

Everything is in alphabetical order.

Just click the link title you think relates to your page, and read the titles that go along with that category.

If anyone has any titles that are not listed, please Contact Me so I can add your ideas to the site!

Kids

New Years

Sketches

Here You Can Find A Bunch Of Layouts For Cards, Scrapbooks, Tags, And Much More.

Every Week We Feature A New Layout Sketch.

Request Your Layout To Be Featured Here!

If There Is An Opening Coming Up, I Will Ask You To Send Your Layout, And I Will Let You Know When It Will Be Featured.

Just Click An Album You Would Like To View.

Enjoy The Layouts.

More Will Always Be Added.

The Following Layouts Are Thanks To "Little Book Of Sketches"

12x12 Layouts; 1Picture

12x12 Layouts; 2 Pictures

12x12 Layouts; 3 Pictures

12x12 Layouts; 4+ Pictures

12x12 Layouts; Double Page

6x6 & 8x8 Layouts

6x6 & 8x8 Layouts; Double Page

8.5x11 In. Layouts

Square Card Layouts

Rectangle Card Layouts

Long Rectangle Card Layouts

Tag Layouts

Artist Trading Card Layouts

The Following Layouts Are Thanks To "Creative Crafts"

1 Photo Hanging Quote

1 Photo Wallets

1 Photo Ric&Rac

1 Photo Bottom Corner

1 Photo Large

1 Photo

1 Photo Circle Journaling

1 Photo Circle Title

1 Photo Vertical

1 Photo Large Embelly

2 Photos Strip Journaling

3 Photos Lots Of Circles

3 Photos Stitching

3 Photos Bubbles

3 Photos New Years Squares

3 Photos Upright

3 Photos Circles + Stitching

3 Photos Large Embellie

3 Photos Mini Squares

3 Photos Corner

3 Photos Wallet Sized

A Little Bit Of Everything

Projects

How about take a break from creating Scrapbook Layouts, or Card Layouts?

Try some different Projects.

Below is a list of easy to do projects that would be a nice change.

You can make them for yourself, or for others!

If you have any projects you would like listed here, please Contact Me.

If you create one of these products and would like them featured, please send me the picture of your item!

Have fun guys!

Baby Themed Goodie Bag

Fathers Day Tie Box + Card

Gift Card Holder

Craft Recipes

Instead of spending so much money on buying products, why don't you try and create them yourself?

You not only can save a ton of money, but can feel pretty gosh darn proud that you made the glue that held your product all together!

If anyone has any craft recipes they are willing to share with everyone, please Send Me An EMail and I will add it to the site.

Bread Clay Recipe

6 slices of white bread, crusts removed

6 tablespoons white glue

1/2 teaspoon detergent

food colouring

Knead the glue and bread together and then add the detergent. Continue to knead the mixture together until it is no longer sticky.
Seperate the bread mixture into smaller portions and add food colouring to create desired colours.
Create your decorations.
For a glossy coat, brush the decorations with a mixture of equal parts of glue and water.
Allow the decorations to remain out overnight to dry and harden.
Once completely dry, paint and seal with clear nail polish.

Bubble Recipe

Make your own bubbles using glycerine.

1 part glycerine

3 parts detergent (not coconut based)

10 parts water

Mix all the ingredients together and play.
Make sure that the bubble mixture is blown and not sucked up as it is not edible.

Condensed Milk Paint

Dried condensed milk has an amazing sheen, therefore, when mixed with food colouring can make for a great paint.
Mix one cup condensed milk with food colouring to create the colour of your choice.
Use this mixture to create a bright and shiny paint.

Cookie Clay

2 cups salt

2/3 cups water

1 cup cornstarch

1/2 cup cold water

Mix the salt and water together in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
In a separate bowl, mix the cornstarch and remaining cold water.
Pour the cornstarch mixture into the boiling water solutions and stir until thick.
Roll out the clay dough on a lightly cornstarched board. Mold clay into desired sizes and shapes and then dry and decorate. If you want to hang the decorations, use a straw to cut a hole for the string to go through.

Cornstarch Clay

1 cup cornstarch

2 cups salt

1 1/3 cups cold water (divided 2/3C and 2/3C)

Mix salt together with 2/3C water and bring to a boil.
Mix cornstarch together with 2/3C water and mix well until smooth.
Blend the two mixtures together over low heat.
Roll the clay mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and cut out using cookie cutters.
Once you have the desired shapes you would like, the clay can be air dried.
After the clay is dry, the clay can be painted.
Unused clay can be stored in an airtight container.

Cornstarch Finger Paint

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup cornstarch

2 cups cold water

food colouring

liquid dishwashing soap

Mix the sugar and the cornstarch together in a saucepan.
Over low heat, add the cold water in slowly and stir until smooth and thick. Remove the mixture from the heat.
Divide the mixture into small containers and add a drop or two of food colouring and dishwashing soap into each portion. Stir.
Once the mixture is cool, you can start to finger paint.

Paint can be kept in an airtight container.

Cornstarch Playdough

1 cup of salt
1 cup of hot water
1 cup of cold water
1 cup of cornstarch

Mix together the salt and hot water in a medium sized pot and heat until boiling.
In a seperate bowl, mix the cornstarch and cold water.
Pour the cornstarch and water mixture into the boiling water and stir constantly to avoid lumps.
Continue to cook and stir the playdough mixture over a low heat until it starts to ball up like dough.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Once cool enough to touch (remember the middle of the dough ball will take longer to cool down), knead the dough until smooth.
Grab your kids and get them to squirt a few drops of food colouring into the mixture.
If you want to have more fun with colours, divide the dough into smaller bowls and make a number of different colours to play with.
You can also use this as an opportunity to share about the colour wheel and mixing of colours with your kids as you have them drop different colours of food colouring into the dough.
Store the playdough in an airtight container to keep the dough from drying out.

Dr.Seuss's Oobleck

Dr.Seuss spoke of green precipitation called Oobleck falling from the sky in Bartholomew and the Oobleck.

While you may never have called it Oobleck, you have probably played with this mixture before.

1.5-2 cups cornstarch
1 cup water
food colouring (optional)

This mixture involves the mixing of cornstarch and water. As you mix it and play with it between your fingers, the mixture will change from a liquid to a solid and back again.

Store this mixture in an airtight container.

Easter Egg Dye

1/4 teaspoon food colouring

3/4 cup hot water

1 tablespoon vinegar

Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl.
Divide the mixture into smaller bowls and add food colouring to each bowl.
To decorate the Easter Eggs, hold the hard boiled egg or blown-egg under the dye. The longer the egg shell stays in the dye, the darker the colour will be.

Egg Yolk Paint Recipe

When I was growing up, my mom always decorated our shortbread cookies with egg yolk paint. It makes for amazing decorative colouring on cookie designs.

Here is the recipe:

1 egg yolk

1/4 teaspoon room temperature water

food colouring

Mix the egg yolk and water together with lots of food colouring.
Use a paint brush to brush onto baked cookies. The cookies must be returned to the oven until the egg is solidified.

Face Paint Recipe

There are many times of the year that it would be great to have face paint available. Unfortunately, it is often difficult to locate. Why not make your own?

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1/2 teaspoon cold cream

1/2 teaspoon water

food colouring

Stir together the corn starch and cold cream until smooth. Add the water and continue to stir until smooth again. Add food colouring to get the desired colour.
This face paint is best applied with a small paint brush or q-tip.
To remove the face paint, use soap and water.
Face paint can be stored in an airtight container.

Finger Paint Recipe

1/2 cup boiling water

2 tbsp cornstarch

6 tbsp cold water

food colouring

Dissolve the cornstarch into the cold water.
Pour the cornstarch mixture into the boiling water.
Stir constantly and continue heating until the mixture becomes glossy.
Add food colouring. Remove from heat.
Cool completely before using.

Glue Recipe

Have you ever wanted to make your own glue? It is easier than you think.

3/4 cup room temperature water

2 tablespoon corn syrup

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1/2 cup cornstarch

3/4 cup cold water

Mix room temperature water, corn syrup and white vinegar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
In a seperate bowl, mix the cornstarch and cold water together until smooth.
Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the other mixture and stir constantly.
Once thickened, remove from the heat and let stand overnight.

Glurch / Flubber

This homemade silly putty is a fun mixture of glue and borax that makes a jelly like substance.

3/4 cup white glue
1 cup water

1 cup water
3 tbsp borax (found in the laundry aisle)

food colouring (optional)

Mix together glue and 1 cup water in a small bowl.
In a seperate bowl, mix together borax and 1 cup water. Be sure to stir well, or the Borax will drop to the bottom of your bowl.
If you are interested in having colourful glurch, mix a few drops of food colouring into one of the mixtures.
Scoop a few spoonfuls of borax mixture into the glue mixture and stir. You may not need to add in the entire borax mixture. You want to end up with a 3 to 1 mixture of 3 parts water/glue mixture to 1 part water/borax mixture.
As you stir, the mixture will gets it's jelly like appearance and feel.
You can now run the mixture through your fingers and have some fun!
Be sure to wash your hands when you are done playing!

Gooey Goop Recipe

Goop is a great mixture to play with, and very easy to make.

1/2 cup water

2 cups cornstarch

food colouring

Mix the water and cornstarch together until smooth. Boil until thick.
Add food colouring until the goop is your colour of choice. Remove from heat and let cool.
Be sure to have your play surface covered with plastic, or use a plastic placemat for your surface.

Goop Recipe

2 cups cornflour

2 cups warm water

3 cups flour

food colouring

Mix together the cornflour and 1 cup of water in a bowl. Stir until smooth.
Pour this mixture into a saucepan and heat on low. Slowly mix in the flour while gradually adding in the remaining water.
Once cooled, the goop is now ready to play with. If the goop sticks to your hands, lightly flour them.

Homemade Silly Putty

2 parts white glue

1 part liquid starch

Mix all ingredients together until no longer sticky.
Add more glue or starch of necessary.
Mixture can be stored in an airtight container.

Koolaid Playdough Recipe

This playdough is edible.

3 cups flour

1/2 cup salt

2 packages koolaid

2 cups boiling water

Mix dry ingredients together. Add boiling water. Knead together on a floured area.
This playdough is long lasting. Store in an air tight container.

Mister Rogers' Play Dough

2 cups flour

1 cup water

Mix together well.
You can put dry Kool-Aid or Jell-O in the mix if you want to colour the dough.

Oatmeal Playdough

2 cups smooth peanut butter

2 cups rolled oats

2 cups powdered milk

2/3 cups honey

You can add in any other edible treats such as cereal, chocolate chips, candies, etc.
Mix ingredients together. Remove mixture onto wax paper.
Store in air-tight container.

Oatmeal Playdough ver.2

1 cup flour

1 cup water

2 cups oatmeal

Mix all of the ingredients together until smooth.
Knead on a lightly floured surface.
Play!

Paper Mache Paste

1 cup room temperature water

1/4 cup flour

5 cups boiling water

Mix the flour into the room temperature water and stir until smooth.
Pour the mixture into the boiling water and continue to stir for a few minutes while the mixture gently boils.
After a few minutes, remove for heat and let cool.
Dip strips of newsprint into the paper mache mixture and create your projects.

Pasta Dye

A wonderful activity is to create pictures or necklaces and bracelets using coloured dry pasta.

To dye the dry pasta, mix together 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol with food colouring.
Carefully place the dry pasta into the rubbing alcohol mixture.
Once coloured, place the coloured pasta onto a sheet of waxed paper with newspaper below it to soak up any excess dye.

DO NOT eat the pasta or let kids put it into their mouths.

Peanut Butter Playdough

This playdough is edible.

3 1/2 cups peanut butter

4 cups powdered sugar

4 cups powdered milk

3 1/2 cups corn syrup

Mix ingredients together. Share. Can decorate with other edible treats.

Playdough Recipe

This playdough is NOT edible.

2 cups flour

1 cup salt

2 tablespoons cream of tartar

2 cups warm water

1 tablespoons cooking oil

food colouring

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring until stiff.
Allow to cool, then knead.
This playdough will last for a long time if kept in an air tight container.

Poster Paint Recipe

1/4 cup flour

1 cup water

powdered tempera paint

1/2 teaspooon liquid detergent

Place the flour into a small saucepan and slowly pour in one cup of water. Stir until smooth. Once smooth, turn the heat on low and continue stirring until the mixture thickens. Cool.
Remove about 1/4 cup of the cooled flour mixture and place into a small container. Add tempera paint and a splash of water to create each desired colour.
If you would like a glossy finish, add liquid detergent.

Pumpkin Pie Playdough

5 1/2 C flour

2 C salt

8 tsp cream of tartar

3/4 C vegetable oil

1.5 oz pumpkin pie spice

orange food colouring (red and yellow)

4 C water

Mix all the ingredients together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the lumps disappear.
Once mixed, remove from heat onto a floured surface. Let cool.
Once cooled enough that you can knead the dough, knead until smooth.
Store in an airtight container.

Not edible

Salt Glitter Recipe

1/2 cup salt

food colouring

Add food colouring to salt. Add as much or as little as you would like to get the desired colour of glitter.
If you would like to use the glitter right away, place the coloured salt in the microwave and cook for 1-2 minutes depending on the strength of the microwave. Cool.
If you are not using the glitter right away, you can let the salt air dry.
Store the glitter in an air tight container.

Salt Playdough Recipe

This playdough is NOT edible.

1 cup water

1 cup salt

1/2 cup flour

food coloring

Mix ingredients in a saucepan and stir over low heat. When mixture is thick and rubbery, remove from heat.
Once the mixture has started to cool, place playdough on floured surface and knead. Once cooled, roll flat and use cookie cutters to create objects for decoration. If you would like to hang the decorations, use a straw to punch a hole.
Air dry objects few days. Store unused portion in air-tight container.

Slime Recipe

1 cup room temperature water

1 cup white school glue

food colouring

1 1/3 cups warm water

4 tablespoons Borax laundry booster

Mix together room temperature water, glue, and food colouring. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix together warm water and Borax until completely dissolved.
Slowly pour the glue mix into the bowl with the Borax solution, but do NOT mix them together.
Roll the glue mix around in the Borax solution (around 4 or 5 times). Then lift the glue mix out of the Borax solution. Knead for 2-3 minutes.
Store the slime (the glue mix) in an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag.

Traditional Play Dough

This play dough is NOT edible.

1 cup flour

1 cup warm water

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon oil

1/4 cup salt

food colouring

Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan, adding food colouring last.
Carefully stir ingredients together in the saucepan over medium heat until smooth.
Remove play dough from pan and knead until blended smooth.
Once the play dough is cooled, place in an airtight container.

This play dough is long lasting.

General Scrapbooking Terms

Even though you might know a lot about scrapbooking, you might stump over a term you hear or read.

Here is your perfect spot to look up that term that you've never heard before!

All terms are alphabetical so just scroll down until you find the letter and term your looking for!

If you don't see a term here that you would like, please let me know and I'll put 'er on up!

AAM

all about me
usually referring to an album about one's self



ABC Album

an album assembled using layouts representing each letter of the alphabet



Acid

a chemical substance with a ph of less than 7.0 that causes paper fibers to break down and crumble
found in various supplies used to organize photographs
causes photographs to deteriorate, discolour and become brittle



Acid Free

materials tested to have a ph level of 7.0 or above
all items used in memory books and scrapbooks should be acid



Acid Migration

transfer of acidity from acidic materials to another less acidic material through physical contact or acidic vapors
e.g. newspaper clippings cause discoloration where they are placed and on the items they touch
a de-acidification spray should be used on acidic papers or items should be photocopied on acid free paper



Acidic

containing acid or with a ph level lower than 7.0



Acrylic

water soluble paint made from pigments and a plastic binder

Adhesive

a bonding agent used to affix two or more items together available in many different forms such as liquid, paste, gel, solid sticks, tabs



Adhesive Foam

adhesive pieces used to secure items to your page while adding dimension

Adobe Photoshop

software for editing photographs and graphics



AF/LF

acronym for acid free and linen free



Album

a book used to store photographs, memories and scrapbook pages



Alkaline

opposite of acid added to materials containing acid to neutralize the acid having a ph level of 7.0 or higher



Altered Book

collaging, stamping, embellishing or altering a found book to reflect an artistic idea



Analogous Colors

colors that are next to each other on the colour wheel



Archival Quality

indicates materials have undergone laboratory analysis to determine their acidic and buffered content are within safe levels for long term preservation of photos : assumes materials should be permanent, durable and chemically stable
industry has not agreed on a definition for archival quality, so variations exist for determining a products archival properties

Art Stamping

process of creating artwork with rubber stamps



Avatar

the little picture posted under your name in message boards and galleries

Beading

ornamentation with beads



Binding

enclose or fasten a book between covers



Bleed

a feathery effect that occurs when too much ink or paint is absorbed by the paper



Blending Pencil

tool used to blend colored pencils to create different shades of a color



Bone Folder

flat piece of bone or plastic, round at one end, pointed at the other
used for scoring and folding paper;Border
the decorated margins of a scrapbook page



Brag Book

small album used to show off pictures of a specific theme, usually children and grandchildren



Buffering

process of adding an alkaline substance to material to make it acid free and protect the item from acid and environmental pollutants



Buffered Paper

paper that has had a buffer (often calcium carbonate) added during manufacturing process to give it a ph level of more than 8.5, making it acid free

Cardmaking

creating greeting cards



Cardstock

term for thick, sturdy papers available in a variety of weights



CAYA

acronym
come as you are



Chalking

technique used to enhance your pages, embellishments, die cuts with chalk



Chemical Stability

having the ability to resist chemical degradation over time and/or upon exposure to light, pollutants and inferior storage



CK OK

Creating Keepsakes Okay
scrapbooking seal of approval
items are considered safe to use in scrapbooking



Coated Paper

paper with a finishing layer on one or both sides



Collage

an artistic composition made up of various materials (paper and found objects such as glued to a flat surface



Colorfast

a pigment or dye that is resistant to environmental exposure, such as light, acid, heat and other atmospheric conditions



Color Wheel

shows color relationships and placement



Complementary Color

each primary color (red, blue, yellow) has a complementary (opposite) color made by mixing the other two (red and green, for example)



Corner Rounder

small trimmer that rounds the edges off of paper or photographs



Corrugated Paper

thick, wavy cardstock



Crop

to trim unwanted parts of an image
altering the boundaries of a finished photograph by trimming or masking the photograph
can be done manually with scissors or paper cutter or using image editing software
a scrapbook party where people work on their scrapbooks, share layouts, brainstorm new ideas
party hosted by a scrapbook expert who shares techniques, products and information with the group



CS

acronym
cardstock

De-acidify

process of removing acid from paper, materials to prevent deterioration



De-acidification Spray

spray that neutralizes acid in newspaper clippings, certificates and other documents



Decorative Ruler

ruler with a special edge for designing decorative borders on scrapbook pages



Decorative Scissors

scissors with a decorative pattern for cutting



Degradation

process of material breaking down from its current state to a deteriorated state e.g. yellowing of papers



DH

acronym
darling or dear husband



Die-cut

paper designs cut from a die-cut machine
paper is placed in the die and pressure is applied to cut the image out



Digital Image

an image composed of pixels or dots



Double Mount

to place a photograph on two background papers



DPI

measures the resolution of an image
the more dots (or pixels) per inch, the sharper the image



Dry Brushing

applying paint on a brush and then removing most of the ink before using the brush to apply the color
helps eliminate bleeding of colors



Dry Embossing

produces a raised image by pushing the image up from the underside



Dye

soluble, colored substance that is added to materials for coloring purposes
dye colors are less stable over time than pigment colors

Embellishment

any scrapbooking extras such as stickers, die-cuts, metal pieces, wire, etc that enhance the pages



Emboss

to create a raised surface by applying heat or pressure



Embossing Gun

a heat tool that directs hot air to a precise area
forced heat melts embossing powder, creating a slightly raised surface for the design



Embossing Powder

a fast melting powder that delivers rich colors and solid surface bonding
used to create a raised image on paper



Encapsulation

a method of displaying three-dimensional memorabilia and protecting nearby items from acid contained in the memorabilia



Ephemera

printed matter of passing interest e.g. vintage postcards, stamps;Epoxy:two resins that when mixed together, harden to form a strong bond



Eyelets

a small metal ring designed to reinforce a hole
in scrapbooking, eyelets are used to rivet components to the page, for design purposes, or to feed ribbon and fiber through

Fiber

a slender, elongated, threadlike object that provides substance or texture



Fine and Chisel Pens

a pen with a fine tip is 0.5mm and a chisel tip is 6.0mm



Focal Points

element of a design where lines converge
the eye is naturally drawn to the focal point in an image



Fonts

different typefaces

Gel Based Rollers

pens with pigment ink



Gift Album

a compilation of photographs and mementos created with a person or event in mind

Hand Tinting

process of applying colors with oils and dyes to the surface of a black and white photograph, giving it the appearance of a colored photograph



Heading

the title or caption that explains the theme of a layout



Heat Gun

same as embossing gun
used to heat items for embossing



Heritage

traditions passed down from generation to generation

Idea Books

books featuring one aspect of scrapbooking such as a specific theme or product



Ink Jet Printer

printers that spray ink onto a page
be careful – inks are not always waterproof or suitable for archival pieces



Intensity

strength of a color based on how true it is to a primary color

Journaling

text on a scrapbook page giving details of photographs
includes any words you write in your book or on the scrapbook page, from titles and captions to long descriptions, poem or stories
can be handwritten or printed on computer
thought to be the separating point between scrapbooks and photo albums

Lamination

permanent bonding of two layers of plastic film to one or two sides of a flat item



Layout

grouping of pages in your scrapbook that go together, one page or more
arrangement of heading, journaling, and photographs together



Lightfast

term describing a material not affected or faded by sunlight, fluorescent tubes and light bulbs



Lignin

substance that binds wood fibers together, and contributes to breakdown of paper
paper with high levels of lignin are very acidic and therefore cause materials to become yellowish and brittle



Lignin Free

paper product having a max of 1% lignin



Liquid Adhesive

liquid adhesive is best for small items, diecut letters and embellishments

Magnetic Albums

peel and stick albums where photos are placed on strips of adhesive on a backing card and then a page protector is used to cover the photo and uncovered adhesive
many of these albums are damaging to photos
not okay for scrapbooking



Masking

a technique used to get the effect of stamped images behind each other, in front of another



Master Family Album

holds photographs of everyone in the family and family documents, typically in chronological order



Matte

surface has no glossy finish



Matting

process of creating a frame around pictures using cardstock and/or patterned paper



Memorabilia

certificates, documents, and other items that tell a story
includes souvenirs, mementos, pictures, stamps, any item that remind you of an event or time



Mixed Media

use of several media (paints, papers, rubber stamps, inks) to create a layout



Monochromatic Color Scheme

employs different values of the same color



Montage

work of art incorporating photographs into a collage



Mosaic

technique where you cut small objects from paper or pictures and put them together to create a collage



Mount

to adhere a photograph, embellishment or other item to another piece of paper
a wood or plastic piece that forms the handle of a stamp



Mounting Squares

small squares of double sided tape-like adhesive



Mulberry Paper

paper made up of long fibers that look like feathery pieces



Muted Colors

subdued tints or shades of colors that tend to be more suitable for backgrounds



Mylar

a protective clear polyester covering for photos and album pages

Neutralize

process of making a solution ph neutral



Non-Bleeding

an ink that does not spread from its original mark on the paper’s surface



Non-Permanent Mounting

process of mounting an item to a page without adhering it permanently



NSBR

acronym “non scrapbook related”

Opaque

any surface that does not allow any light to pass through and therefore cannot be seen through

Page Exchange

participants are invited to create a page to share with other scrapbookers
each person brings enough copies of an original page to trade with others



Page Protectors

PVC free plastic sleeve or cover that displays and protects pages for preservation



Page Toppers

phrases and/or images meant to be used as titles at the top of pages



Paint Pens

pens with soft brush like tips
the amount of ink dispensed is controlled by the pressure that is applied to the tip



Paper Crimper

tool used to corrugate paper or cardstock



Paper Piecing

multiple layers of paper (die cuts or punches) put together to create an artistic design or image



Paper Tearing

process of tearing paper instead of cutting so that the edges are rough looking



Paper Trimmer

Paper cutting tool used for making square cuts and straight lines by placing paper against edge and moving down a blade
used for trimming paper and photographs



Patterned Paper

paper with designs repeated on the entire page



PH Level

measurement to tell how acidic or basic something is
scrapbookers want items with ph of 7 or higher



PH Testing Pen

pen containing an indicator dye that when applied to a surface of a material discolours to show the surface’s ph level



Photo Corners

small triangle pieces of plastic or cardstock with adhesive on the back for attaching photograph corners to a page
allows you to adhere a photo to a page without applying adhesive on photograph
non permanent method



Photo Safe

term used by manufacturers to indicate their products are safe for use with photographs
not currently regulated



Photo Tinting

method of applying color to a black and white photograph



Pigment

a dry, powdery agent that possesses color
non water soluble substance
generally more stable than ink



Pixels

short form for picture elements, which make up digital albums
the more pixels or dots per inch (dpi) the better the resolution



Polyester

clear, inert, strong, long-lasting plastic used in preservation products



Polyethylene

soft, chemically-stable plastic used in the manufacturing of preservation products



Polypropylene

clear, flexible, chemically-stable plastic used in the manufacturing of preservation products including scrapbook page protectors



Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

substance used in plastic pages of old magnetic photo albums that deteriorates and harms photographs over time
generally referred to as vinyl



Post Bound Albums

albums that are held together with metal posts that run through the pages



Pre-Embossed Paper

paper with a raised design



Product Swap

a scrapbookers’ swap meet where the host gathers up duplicates of products or tools that he or she is looking to trade with others



Punch

tool used to cut shapes to be used as embellishments on a scrapbook page

Quilling

paper ornamentation using fine pieces of paper curled to duplicate various shapes and images

Red Eye

red color that appears in the pupils in a photograph when a flash is used



Red Eye Pen

pen used to take red eye out of flash photographs



Repositionable

type of adhesive that allows you to reposition an item on your page for a certain period of time



Reversible Adhesive

an adhesive that can be undone



Roller Stamp

stamp mounted on a wheel to make a continuous pattern on a border



Rubber Stamp

a detailed, intricate design cut out of rubber and mounted on wood or foam
design is made by applying color to the rubber and imprinting it on the page

Scrapbook

album used to display photographs, memorabilia and journalled memories



Scrapbooking

tradition of mounting and preserving pictures, and memorabilia in an artistic and archival manner with relevant journaling



Secondary Colors

colors created by blending primary colors
orange, green and violet are secondary colors created by combining red, yellow and blue



Self Healing Mat

a mat you can cut on that maintains its form



Serendipity Squares

squares made by creating a torn collage of scraps on a background paper, then cutting it into squares and mounting it on cardstock



Setter

tool used for setting eyelets



Shabby Chic

sanding, crumpling and distressing paper to give it an old look and feel



Shade

made by adding black to any color



Shaker Box

type of paper piecing where a thin PVC free page protector is combined with paper piecings to create an open window pocket
window contains beads, confetti, mini punches, etc. that can be shaken



Shape Cutter

Tool designed to cut shapes, can be adjusted to create different variations of the shapes



Sheet Protectors

folded plastic used to slip over finished scrapbook pages to protect them from external factors
side or top loading
must be acid free



Spiral Bound Album

album with wire binding wound through the pages at the spine in a circular pattern



Sponging

transfer of ink or chalk to paper using a sponge instead of a brush



Spray Adhesive

aerosol spray adhesive to ensure an even layer of adhesive over a large area



Stamp Positioner

a see-through tool that allows you to position stamp images precisely where you want



Sticker

an adhesive decorative accent usually made from paper



Stitching

to fasten or join with or as if with stitches



Strap Binding Album

album secured with plastic straps that run through a holder directly on the pages and keep the book in place



Stylus (dry embossing tool)

a wood/metal/plastic stick used to deboss paper



Swap

people looking to exchange or trade items with other scrapbookers in an organized fashion



Swivel Knives

similar to craft blades but with a rotating blade makes them great for cutting along curves, for templates

Tape Roller

device used to distribute tape on the back of photographs and paper embellishments



Tape Runner

a dispenser containing small pieces of double sided sticky tape



Template

a stencil pattern used as a guide to trace shapes



Tertiary Colors

blends of primary and secondary colors (intermediate colors)
colors such as red-orange or blue-green



Theme

the overall emphasis of a page or scrapbook



Theme Album

an album devoted to one idea e.g. birthdays, wedding



Three Ring Album

rings that snap apart for easy page insertion removal



Tint

made by adding white to any opaque color



Title Sheets

pages made of a series of premade titles



Tone

shade gradations from white to black or from light to dark



Tote

bag used for organizing and carrying your scrapbook supplies



Transparency

a transparent object that is viewed by light shining through it from behind or by projection



Triad

group of three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel

Walnut Ink

ink crystals from walnut shells
very versatile water soluble colorant

Watermark

translucent design or name easily visible when a sheet is held to light

Water Soluble

material that can dissolve in water

Wax Pencils

soft pencils designed for use on photographs

Wet Adhesive

adhesive that is applied while still in its liquid form and then dries to a solid form

X-Acto Knife

tool with a straight blade to cut intricate designs

Xyron Machine

machine that applies adhesive to pages
some xyron machines also laminate or attach a magnetic backing