lisa9er
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Glossary of sortsI believe Amy originally posted this...
Brayer- rubber stamp tool that has a rubber wheel on a handle used to make backgrounds and other techniques. It is like a paint roller with rubber. There are many techniques possible with brayers. (To see some brayed background techniques, look at this page)
Brush Markers - markers with a long tip. Apply marker color directly on stamps or, color in images.
Crystal Lacquer (CL) - Liquid that comes in clear and color. When dried, it enhances images by creating a raised glossy surface.
Cushion - foam cushion part of stamp between the die (piece of rubber) and handle (wood or acrylic block.)
Die - the rubber part of the stamp that you ink to make your impression.
Double Stick Tape- mounting tape that is backed with foam and sticky on both sides.
Dry Embossing - Acheiving a raised paper image by laying your paper on top of a stencil that is on a light source and using a stylus to trace the stencil. Dry or pressure embossing needs a stencil, a stylus, and good quality paper. It creates a relief of the design of the stencil. The relief casts subtle shadows revealing the simplicity or intricacy of the design.
Dye Based Ink- water-based ink that is permanent on paper.
Embossing - is any technique which raises or lowers the surface of paper. Paper has been embellished for centuries by hand and eventually by mechanical means.
Embossing ink - ink (pigment ink)from a stamp pad and used with a rubber stamp and embossing powder.
Embossing Powder (EP) - powder that comes in a large variety of colors, sprinkle onto wet stamped image and then heat with an embossing gun, causing a raised image.
Foils - colored foils that can be applied to cards using a glue giving you a shiny raised image.
Masking- stamped images that seem to be behind one another.
Mounted stamp- Like the kind of stamp you'd find in a stamp store already mounted to wood or acrylic.
Paperclay - a clay that can be shaped and stamped on then air dried or baked.
Paper Crimper - a tool used to corrugate paper or card stock.
Pigment ink - a wet ink, great for embossing powders! Must be embossed on glossy coat paper or it will not dry.
Prismacolors- very soft colored pencils great for use with rubber stamps.
Stenciling - is adding color to any stencil design made of metal, plastic, or other kind of template. It can be done to paper in addition to dry embossing, or done alone on surfaces such as wood.
Stippling - A stiff big round brush, tap it into ink or paint and tap a design or background onto paper.
Stylus - a stick with blunt rounded ends used to deboss paper.
Thermo Acetate -a clear plastic that can be stamped on or used as a window for shaker cards. May be embossed.
Unmounted stamps- dies that have not been attached to a cushion and wood mount.
UTEE - Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Vellum - a semi-transparent and lightweight paper.
X-acto Knife- hobby tool used to cut detailed designs.
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