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| Acid Free - Acid is a chemical substance that weaks paper, causing it to brown and become brittle. Binders & Albums - The main difference in scrapbooks is the binding. Choose from three-ring, strap-hinge, or post-bound. Color Wheel - A tool used to find complementary and harmonious colors. Helpful in determining the best color choices to complement your pictures. Die Cuts - Shares, figures and letters cut in a variety of shapes and sizes, on varied weights of paper. Requires adhesive. Embellishments - Adding the trimmings. This can include stickers die cuts, memorabilia pockets, glitter, eyelets, brads, buttons, ribbon, and much more. Fonts & Fibers - Both can add lots of personality and creativity to your pages. Fonts are numerous and help in creative titles and journaling. Fibers are used for embellishment. Gift Tags - The latest trend in Scrapbooking. They are available pre-cut or as a template so you can cut your own. Use to "hand" titles, for journaling, or simply for embellishment. Hermafix - A handy glue dispenser for thin paper pieces. Iletes - or Eyelets. Small, metal or aluminum fasenters that come in a variety of colors and shapes. They can be used to run write or ribbon through or simily as fasteners. Journaling - A narration of who, what, when and where. Tell you story on your pages. Keepsakes - Anything you might want to keep for generation to come, whether it's yous crapbook, things IN your scrapbook, for example: an old travel itinerary, or a Purple Heart Away from WWII. Lignin - A material that is the bonding element in wood fibers. If lignin remains in the final paper product (such as in newpaper) it will be yellow and brittle over time. Matte - Using another paper, color or texture to creat a "frame" for your photos, letters or journaling. No-Photo Events - Stories you can add to your scrapbooks anyway. For example getting caught in the rain what I like about Suzie, feelings, dreams, emotions. Overlap - Don't be afraid to take your pictures "as-is" and simply overlap them to make room for as many as you like. Panoramic Pages - Specialty page protectors that fit into most post bound and three-ring binders. They "fold out" on one side, creating a 4- page layout intead of the usual 2 page layout, but not enogh for the whole album. Quilt Pages - Scrapbook pages designed to look like a quilt pattern, but made entirely from paper, photographts and other. embellishments. Red-Eye Pen - An inexpensive "pen" that will correct the red-eye photographs witha simple touch. Scraplifting - An indispensable technique that gives Scrapbookers great ideas, patterns and techniques. This is not "stealing," merely away of sharing. Twistel - Ribbon-like wired paper that unravels or can be used as is for tying, "hanging" or attaching buttons and other embellishments. Un-Do - A adhesive remover that won't hurt your photos or paper. Great if you make a mistake or to take apart those old scrapbooks that your ancestors left in disarray. Vellum - Translucent paper that comes in a variety of style, sizes and colors. Great for matting, layering and more. Wire - Available in a variety of styles, colors, and thickness, perfect for "hanging" photos, journaling blocks or other embellishments on your pages. Xyron - A took that uses no heat, not batteries and no electricity to turn your photos, papers and embellishments into stickers or magnets. It can even laminate items. Yellowing - This is what happens to paper, photos, and memoriabilia that contains acid or is exposed to acidic material (like newspaper and some adhesives) Zig Markers - A standard in the Scrapbooking industry. Zig Markers come in a variety of colors, points and styles. They are acid- free and archival quality. |
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