Speaking the Launguage

Key Terms

The two of us want to make sure that our blog is friendly to both scrapbookers, and people who aren't completley familiar with scrapbooking. With that said, we thought it would be important to go ahead and give you some of the scrapbooking terms that may be used on our blog:

Scrapbooking:
A hobby in which a person preserves pictures as memorabilia. Pages are typically completed and stored in scrapbooks. However, there are sereral different forms of scrapbooking.

Acid free:
Any material that has a pH of 7.0 to 8.5. Scrapbook albums and materials to create scrapbooks should be acid free.

Cropping:
Cutting or trimming a photo to better focus, change the focus, or create a more suitable fit onto a page.

Matting:
Framing a picture using complimenting papers and colors.

Page Protector:
Plastic sleeve that protects a page in a scrapbook album. These are typically top loading. Depending on the album, these can be added or removed to/from albums.

Brad:
Fastener with prongs. The top features a decorative top (typically colored and round or square). The prongs are inserted through the surface and open butterfly-style.

Die Cut:
Letter or shape cut from a machine.

Ribbons & Fibers:
Ribbons & fibers make great embelishments. They are typically sold in scrapbook or craft stores and are ribbons and strands of string that together make an awesome component of a scrapbook page.

Punch:
A tool used to punch out decorative shapes. These shapes can be punched out of pictures, scrapbook paper or cardstock.

Journaling:
Journaling, while sometimes tideous, is one of the major components of scrapbooking. It is important to leave a section on a scrapbook page for journaling. This allows you a chance to document a funny story from the day or write a note about a moment that you don't want to forget. If your not big about story telling it is important to at least document the date of the event. It will come in handy later. And, the stories are fun to read.

Adhesives:
A product used to attach photographs and other components onto a scrapbook page. There are several different types of adhesives. It is important to use an adhesive that works well for you. Not all adhesives work for everyone and there are different adhesivesneeded for different jobs. Here are a few of the adhesive choices, Glue Stick, Liquid Glue, Mounting Squares, Glue Dots, Photo Corners, Spray Adhesives, Silicone Dimensional Adhesive, Foam Adhesive (3 D), Double Sided Tape.

Crop:
A crop is an event where scrapbookers meet to work on their scrapbooks, share tools and techniques. These typically take place at scrapbook stores. However, individual scrapbookers also often organize their own crop nights.