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Fromdie-cuttingto découpage– if you’re
newto thecardmakingworldyoumight
bewonderingwhatit allmeans...
Glossary
AcetateA thintransparentfilm
usedcommonlyinpapercraft.
ApertureAnapertureisa shaped
holecutfromthefrontofa basecard.
BonefolderA toolusedtomake
a neat,sharpcreaseinpaperorcard.
DécoupageTherearetwovery
di erentdécoupagetechniques.The
firstistheartofcreatinga 3Dimage
frompaperlayers.Thesmallerparts
ofa repeatedimagearecutoutand
layeredontopoftheoriginalimage
withfoampads.Thesecondiswhen
piecesofdécoupagepaperareused
tocoveranobject,usuallyusing
watered-downPVAglueorModPodge.
Die-cuttingA die-cuttingmachine
cutsoutshapesfrompaperorcard.
Themachinesandwichesmetaldies
(templates)overyourchosencard,
whichisthenfedthrougha rollerby
turninga handleonthemachine.
DistressingA techniquewhere
cardorpaperisdistressedwitha tool
tocreatea rough-edged,agedfinish.
DistressInksThesewater-based
inksfromRangercanbeusedtogive
a distressedlooktoyourcardedges.
EmbossingThistechniqueadds
a raisedimage,patternorgreeting.It
isoftendonebyhandusinga stencil
orboardwithanembossingtool.
EmbossingfolderThisplastic
folderhasa raiseddesignononeside
andanindenteddesignontheother.
Placecardinsidethefolderandrun
througha die-cuttingmachineusing
thecorrectplatestoemboss.
FauxstitchingThisinvolvesusing
a finelinepentoimitate stitches by
drawinglines.
FussycuttingInpapercraft,this
meansusingscissorstocutoutan
imageormotiffrompatterned paper.
GelpressplatesSoftplates
madefromdurablegelthatcapture
finetexturesfrompaintorink.
GlossyAccentsA clear,
three-dimensionalglossmadeby
Ranger.Useit toaccentandprotect
distinctareasofyourprojects.
HeatembossingThistechnique
createsa shiny,raisede ecton
a stampedimage.Stampusing
a slow-dryinginksuchasVersaMark,
sprinkleoverwithembossingpowder
andtapo theexcessbefore gently
heatingwitha heattool.
IrisfoldingThisinvolvesbuilding
upanimageusingfoldedstripsof
paper.It’sa greatway to use up any
paperscraps.
KraftcardThisislightbrown,
usuallyrecycled,cardthatisused for
layeringwithbackingpapers.
MaskingThisinvolvescoveringan
areaofcard(oftenwitha Post-itnote)
beforestampingorcolouringsothat
thecolourorimageunderneath the
areaisuna ected.
PunchesTheseareusedtopunch
outshapestodecoratecards.There
isa hugevarietyavailable,including
borderpunchesandnestingpunches.
ShakercardA shakercardis
a typeofcardthathasa clearwindow
whichisfilledwithvariousbeadsand/
orglitter.Thecardcanthenbeshaken
toseetheembellishmentsmove.
FoampadsThesearetiny,sticky
fixersusedtogivea 3De ectwhen
attachingpanelstoa basecard,or
betweenlayersofdécoupage.
VersaMarkinkA thick,clearink
thatdriesslowly,whichisusedin
stampingandheatembossing.
VellumA translucentorsemi-
translucent parchment paper.
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