4-split - A needle tool with 4 needles placed very close together. Used with a self-healing piercing/ perforating mat to cut out a design.

Archival - Safe for preserving, high resistance to aging.

Brayer - A rubber roller that is used to apply inks to paper surfaces. 

CS - Cardstock

DP - Designer Paper

DTP - Direct to Paper

EP - Embossing Powder

Piercing - Making tiny holes in vellum or cardstock  with needle piercing tools. 

Perforating - Cutting out an image using a needle tool with several needles placed extremely close together. This will leave a serrated almost lace-like edge and is used in place of scissors or a craft knife.

Die Cuts - Cut shapes made using a die cutting machine. Great for embellishing cards, scrapbook pages and other paper crafted projects.

Dye Ink - Quick drying ink that is not normally colorfast, usually water based. Some dye inks are archival (fade resistant) & waterproof dye inks like our Shades™ dye ink colors, which can be embossed when stamped on vellum.

Opaque - A surface that doesn’t transmit light, it cannot be seen through.

Pigment Ink - Usually acid-free and resistant to fading. Perfect for embossing as it remains wet long enough on card stock to add the embossing powder. 

Translucent - This is between transparent and opaque. You can see through it but not clearly.

Transparent - Can be seen right through like a window (ie: acetate).

Vellum - A translucent paper.

White Working - A design etched and dry embossed on vellum that is not colored.