Adhesives - Diamond Glaze/Crystal Lacquer: Great for adding dimension, shine and gloss.

Adhesives - Glue Dots: Small dots in different sizes and thicknesses. These are great for small embellishments; blossoms, buttons, charms etc. 

Adhesives - Metal Glue: Simple. Used to adhere metal; charms etc.

Adhesives - Tape Runners: Roll the dispenser and glue will trail. Be careful when using on photos as some dispensers may leave slight indentations where you've run them across.

Adhesives - Photo Corners: Small, sometimes decorated peices with adhesive backing that can be attached to photos or anything of the like.

Adhesives - Pop Dots / Foam Dots: Small foam dots available in different sizes with an adhesive backing on both sides. Great for adding dimension.

Adhesives - Vellum Tape: Available to apply to vellum without seeing the adhesive.

Adhesives - Xyron Machine: A non-electric machine that rolls paper through to create an adhesive backing - create your own sticker!

Acid: Materials with a pH less than 7.0 weakens the item leading to discolouration, embrittlement and shortening it's life span.

Acid Free: Materials with a pH over 7.0

Acid Migration: The transfer of acid from an acidic material to material less acidic or with a neutral pH.

Archival Quality: The item has been tested and is safe to use will photos and products you wish to store for a long time.

Brads: Metal paper fasteners with two prongs that part on the reverse side of the paper when attached. No tools necessary and come in many shapes and designs. 

Buffered Paper: Has been treated with an acid neutralizing chemical to prevent acids from forming.

Cardstock: The back bone material used in scrapbooking and cardmaking. Sturdy card available in a range of weights and many colours.

Chalk: Can be used in projects to highlight and add depth and dimension. They add colour to embellishments, titles, and other elements on the paper.

Chipboard: A raw scrapbooking material made from compounded wood chips. Similar texture to cardboard but slightly thicker.

Colourblocking: Creating a background based on blocks of colour

Colours - Complementary: Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel.

Colours - Monochromatic: A scheme that uses one (mono) colour (chroma) in different shades.

Conchos: Small metal fasteners with metal prongs on the back. Used to frame the background paper or letters on a page.

Craft Knife: Basic instrument with a sharp blade used for cutting.

Crop: To trim the edges of an image.

Cutting Mat: A thick mat used to protect the surface you are working on when cutting and cropping. Also adds stability to your work surface.

Die Cut: Various shapes, letters, numbers etc cut by way of die cutting, a method of using sharp steel ruled dies and pressure rollers.

Distress: A method of creating an aged look by way of sanding, crumpling, or treating with aging products such as crackle or walnut ink.

Dry Brushing: To load a paint brush with paint, then remove  just about all of it before applying. This creates an aged effect and can be used to enhance wrinkles and protrusions.

Embellishment: Accents in many different shapes, sizes and forms used to enhance projects.

Emboss: Create a raised image by several methods including pressure or heat and resins.

Embossing - Dry: Create a raised surface by impressing on paper or thin metal usually with a stylus tool.

Embossing - Heat: Using a stamps, inks and thermal embossing powder with a heat tool to create a raised image.

Eyelet: A circular fastener of which the ends can be bent outward to fasten.

Eyelet Punch: Tool used to create a hole in the page for which the eyelet can be inserted into.

Eyelet Setter: Tool used to attach the eyelet to the paper.

Focal Point: The main area of visual interest in a photograph or project.

Font: A complete set of charactures in a particular style, including upper case and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.

Genealogy: The study of the descendants of an individual or a family history.

Grommet: Two piece eyelet with a backing ring used to protect the back of the paper.

Heat Tool: Heats thermal embossing powders into liquid.

Hue: Another word for colour.

Inking: Technique of using ink pads to smear, smudge and age papers and other accents. Usually used around the edges of the paper or objects however can be used across the object.

Ink - Dye Based: Water or solvent based that dries quickly on most matte and glossy papers. Usually they are permanent and produce brilliant colour results.

Ink - Pigment: Oil based, generally acid free, fade resistant. They are thick, slower drying and colour rich. Can be used for watercolouring once dry or embossing.

Journaling: Used to tell a story of your creation. This can be a description of events, poems, sayings, quotes and stories.

Layering: A technique used to add dimension through such things as stickers, diecuts, punched paper shapes and tapes.

Lignin Free: Only paper products can contain lignin. This is a natural material found in most papers. Removing lignin slows paper discolouration and disintergration.

Mask: Technique by way of covering stamped images, drawings or pages to protect them from subsequent applications of colour.

Matting: Adding emphasis to a layout by mounting your item on paper and trimming to leave a border.

Montage: A creation made by cutting or tearing multiple images then adhering them together to make one composite piece.

Mosaic: Cutting or tearing multiple images into equal squares to produce one composite piece.

Name Plate: Open faced frames or shapes usually with a fastening hole on either end. Most commonly found in paper, metal, plastic, chipboard and sticker form. Great for captions and titles. 

Paint - Acrylic: Water based paint that dries quickly.

Paint - Watercolour: Usually translucent but is also available in metallic or pearlescent palettes which are more opaque. Perfect paint for delicate background washes, bold coloured accents or adding a touch of pearlescent glimmer.

Page Protector: A plastic, acid free sheet slipped over a finished album page to protect it.

Paper - Corrugated: Similar to the bumby interior of a box. Corrugated paper/card adds dimension, fun and visual movement on a page.

Paper - Flocked: Paper coated with powders of wool or cotton (flock).

Paper - Foil: Paper with a surface resembling metal.

Paper - Glossy: Paper with a shiny finish.

Paper - Handmade: Often rough and uneven in texture. Usually handmade papers have flowers, leaves and glitters embedded within them.

Paper - Iridescent / Pearlescent: Paper with a mother-of-pearl or metallic sheen look.

Paper - Linen: Paper that has a textured look like linen cloth.

Paper - Mulberry: Paper with a natural organic look. Each sheet may vary slightly.

Paper - Patterned: Decorative paper with a printed design.

Paper - Rag: Paper with cotton fibre content.

Paper - Vellum: Lightweight and translucent paper. Available in plain colours and also patterns which often coordinate with patterned papers.

Paper Trimmer: A tool used to trim and cut photos, paper and cardstock. Can be used to create perfect straight lines or may come with attachments to score or create decorative cuts.

Pens - Blending: A pen with ink that blends the drawn lines from wax based pencils, watercolour markers and other drawing tools and materials.

Pens - Gel: Medium point pen with opaque ink.

Pens - Paint: A firm felt brush like tipped pen. Pressure applied at the tip controls the amount of ink or paint dispersed.

Pens - Red-eye: A pen that can be used to take the red eye out of flash photos.

pH Level: Measures the acidity or alkalinity of a material. A pH of 7 or lower is safe for use with photos.

Photo Corners: Triangle shaped adhesive tabs most commonly used to hold photographs to an album.

Punch: A handheld or mechanical tool used to punch and create shapes, designs and lettering.

Quilling: The art of rolling narrow strips of paper into coil shapes, whereby sizing, pinching and gluing the shapes together to form delicate designs.

Rub-ons: Designs and lettering that can be applied to surfaces by lightly rubbing them on.

Sanding: A technique great for aging. Roughens surfaces and edges of papers and objects.

Score: A technique used to emboss a straight line enabling a neat fold in papers and cardstock.

Scrapbooking: To preserve photos and memorabilia by collaborating creatively within books and albums.

Scrap Lifting: A term used to describe the copying of another scrapper's layout design and ideas. This is generally okay as a lot of people start out this way. However, if publishing your copied design publicly or on the web, you must give credit to the original creator.

Slide Mount: Frame shapes used for embellishing. Ways to incorporate slide mounts include as photo frames, quote frames, suspending dimensional objects within them and gilding them.

Stamp - Clear Mount: A die with a clear acrylic block that allows you to see stamp placement.

Stamp - Foam: A foam image usually adhered to a foam block. Most commonly used with paint.

Stamp - Roller: A stamp with a single strip die attached to a plastic roller which when rolled makes a continuous image.

Stamp - Wood-mounted: A wood block with a rubber design or die attached.

Template: A stencil used to trace shapes, patterns and letters.

T-Square / Grid: A T-Shaped ruler used for lining and placement of stamps and other page elements.

Water Soluble: A material that dissolves in water.