Acetate – Acetate is a plastic film that has many applications. You can stamp it with rubber stamps, use it to make shaker cards, and use it to make a picture or ornament appear to hang on its own. You can also paint Acetate with glass paints and glitter glues.
Acid Free – Anything acid free is perfect for card making and scrapbooking as it will not deteriorate or discolor. Acid free is simply a product that is manufactured free of acid.
Adhesive: Adhesive is something used to stick one material to another. Common craft adhesives include glue dots, glue sticks, double-sided tape, and photo stickers.
Bone Folder: A bone folder is used for scoring and folding paper and cardstock. It is a flat piece of plastic or bone that has one end that is pointed and the other that is round.
Brads – Brads are available in a wide range of designs, shapes, and colors. Nails have two prongs on the back that are pushed through the paper or card and then flattened to hold them in place in the same way as a pin.
Brayer – A brayer is typically used to create backgrounds or to roll two sheets of paper together to help bind them together. A brayer is a roller that is smooth and made of rubber.
Cardstock – Cardstock is a thick, strong scrapbooking paper that is available in many different thicknesses, weights, and colors.
Cello Bags – Cello bags are used to protect your cards and are often used when making cards to sell. They are made of thin plastic that is transparent.
Clear Rubber Stamps – Clear rubber stamps are typically used with an acrylic block, clear stamps can be positioned however you like and can be mixed and matched with other stamps you add to the acrylic block.
Corner Punch: The corner punch is used to cut corner shapes, usually to round off the corners of cards.
Craft Knife: A craft knife is an essential item for card making and scrapbooking. It is a very sharp point knife that has replaceable blades.
Cutting Mat: A cutting mat is used with the craft knife. It is a mat that protects the surface on which you are working.
Decoupage – Decoupage is a technique used to decorate cards. It is a technique in which you build a 3D image using multiple images as layers.
Die cut: is a term that means “cut out shape”. The shape is usually cut from a metal template called a “die”.
Distressed – Distressed is a method used to give your project an old and worn look. This can be accomplished in many ways including stamping, crinkling, inking, and tearing.
Double-sided tape: Double-sided tape is adhesive on both sides and can be flat or 3D.
Embellishment: An embellishment is used to decorate a handmade card or scrapbook page layout.
Emboss – A technique used when stamping to create a raised image.
Embossing Powder – Embossing powder is a fine powder that is available in a variety of colors. Embossing powder is sprayed onto a stamped image and heated to create a raised impression.
Grommets: Grommets are metal fasteners with holes in the middle. They attach to cards and scrapbook pages. Once attached, the tape and fibers can be passed through the holes.
Gel Pens – Gel pens come in many different colors and can be used to color small areas in a precise color.
Glitter Glue: Glitter glue is a pre-mixed glue with very fine glitter. Glitter glue is usually white and dries clear.
Glue Dots: Glue Dots are used to attach embellishments such as buttons or other heavy materials. They are extremely sticky and should not be removed once applied.
Heat Gun: A heat gun is used to heat the stamping powder.
Iris Folding – A technique in which strips of paper are folded and overlapped to create a background on an opening card.
Light Box – A backlit box used with an embossing stencil. Light from the box is transmitted through the image so it can be seen through cardstock and paper.
Mats: Mats are also known as mats and layers. It is a technique in which a layer of paper is built up to produce a frame around an image or ornament.
Pigment ink – Pigment ink is typically used for embossing because it is like a water-based ink that dries slowly and allows embossing powders to adhere to it.
Rub Ons – Rubs are transfers that are applied by rubbing in with a popsicle stick. Once applied they are permanent. They are commonly used in scrapbook page layouts and for card making ideas.
Scoring – A way to create a line that can be used to double a card.