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September 18, 2009

Crafty Terms – Part 2

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More craft terms you may come across.

Liquid Applique : – A paint that expands and puffs on heating, there are a range of colours.

Liquid Pearls : – A pearlescent three-dimensional paint.

Lumieres :- A permanent opaque pigment paint, lots of colours and a few metallics.

Mask : – A paper cut-out of a stamped image. Cut out slightly inside the outer line.

Masking : – Stick the mask over an original stamped image on card using a temporary glue. Stamp the second image over the masked image. When the mask is removed  the second image will appear to be behind the first.

Metallic rub-ons :- A metallic paint that can be rubbed onto a craft item for metallic high lighting. Comes in a combo pack.

Metal Shim : – A thin sheet of metal that can be shaped with special shaping tools. Can also be cut with scissors, stamped and embossed. Comes in a variety of colours.

Pearl-ex : – Pearlescent pigment powder. Can be mixed with other mediums.

Pigment Ink :- Acid free, non toxic, fade resistant, water based ink. Can’t be used on gloss paper. It is thick and slow to dry, great to use for embossing.

Scoring : – Breaking the surface fibres of card or paper for ease of bending, giving a smooth, exact result.

Stamp Positioner : – A ‘T’ or “L” shaped tool it allows the stamped image to to be in the exact position.

Versamark Ink :- Acid free, oil based, non toxic, clear ink. Creates a water mark on card or paper. Can be used as an embossing ink or as a resist ink.

Keep Crafting :)

September 17, 2009

Crafty Terms

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For a quick reference I’ve gathered together a few terms you will come across when doing a variety of crafts.

Acid Free : Products free of acid at the time of manufacture. acid weakens the cellulose in paper over time, causing deterioration and discolouration.

Anti-static pad :- Gently dust or dab over cards to remove static. Gets rid of stray embossing powder, brush off carefully especially on dark cards.

Archival Ink : – Acid free and stain resistant, it is a quick drying waterproof ink. It doesn’t bleed, and it won’t damage paper or photographs.

Brayer : – A soft rubber roller, used for producing backgrounds.

Crafty Stickers : – Foil or plastic stickers, usually available on a sheet or roll.

Double-sided mounting 3D tape ; – Double-sided foam adhesive tape, used to raise cutouts above surface giving a 3D effect.

Dove blender pen : - Fibre-nibbed pen with clear blending ink used for blending colours to give a professional look.

Embossing powder :- A fine plastic powder that sticks to wet ink and sticky surfaces. Powder melts when heated and forms a raised glossy finish.

Foil : – A foil attached to a plastic film.  When rubbed over a sticky surface the foil transfers leaving a shiny, foil finish to your work.

Gold Leaf :- Gold flakes that stick to sticky surfaces such as glue and tape.

Heat Gun :  – A craft tool that produces hot air without blowing.

Jac Paper : – Double sided glued paper it’s alsao heat resistant.

Layer : – To place increasingly sized card or paper around an image creating a frame.

Back next post with a few more.

Happiness is seeing what you believed you could create.

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