MEMORY OR KEEPSAKE ALBUM
Another term for scrapbook.
HERITAGE PHOTO
A photograph that is of special significance due to its age, rarity or/and historical importance.
BUFFERED
Something that has been subjected to the addition of alkaline substances such as magnesium carbonate or calcium carbonate to prevent acids forming in the future due to chemical reactions.
PUNCH ART
A decoration made up from punchies. The components may or may not have anything to do with the final art. For example, a flower may be made from overlapping heart shaped punchies in a circle with a small circle punchie in the centre. Freehand cut a stalk and place leaf punchies along it. Punch art can be simple to quite elaborate.
PHOTO CORNERS
A non permanent method of adhering photos to a page. Small triangles of plastic or card stock one for each corner are adhered to the page and the corners of the photo slotted in. The photo is held in place but may be easily removed for copying, etc.
CIRCLE CUTTER
Scrapbook tool used to create circles from photos and mounting paper. Circle cutters vary in type from tower to template style, fixed blade to separate knife systems. Different circle cutters suit different people so it is best to try a few before you commit to one.
LAMINATION
The coating of paper with a thin, translucent plastic. Lamination is considered unacceptable as a conservation methods due to the high heat and pressure used during application and its irreversibility.
ADHESIVES
Product used to attach photographs and other components onto a scrapbook page. Adhesive types include photo corners (clear plastic stick on style or paper "lick and stick" style) which are considered to be non permanent, photo tape, photo tabs, tape runner (all forms of double sided tape) which are considered permanent but in actuality articles can be removed with slight damage to the album page, and glue which can be considered permanent and not recommended for adhering photographs.
TEMPLATE
Plastic or card sheet with punched out shapes that can be used to crop photos and photo mounting paper into shapes. Some templates are suitable for drawing outlines or journalling lines.
ACID FREE SCALE
The Acid Scale goes from 0-14. 0 is very acidic while 14 is very alkaline. 7 is considered acid free but a pH value of 8 is preferable for use scrapbooks.
TRIMMER
Tool used for straight cropping of photos and cardstock. Can come in guillotine, rotary or blade style
CROP
A crop is an event where scrapbookers meet to work on their scrapbooks, share tools and techniques.
BORDER
The margins of a scrapbook page. Usually spoken of in terms of decoration.
ACID
Acid is a substance found in paper that causes it to weaken and crumble. Skin and saliva are also acidic.
SCRAPBOOKING
The tradition of taking photos, and memorabilia, and placing them in family keepsake albums along with relevant journalling.