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100 Words Every Paper Crafter Should Know

April 1, 2026

100 Words Every Paper Crafter Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. accordion fold back-and-forth folded structure
2. acid-free safe for long-term paper storage
3. adhesive substance used to stick materials
4. altered book book transformed into artwork
5. aperture cut opening in a design
6. archival made for lasting preservation
7. background base area behind main elements
8. banner decorative strip with a message
9. belly band paper strip wrapped around item
10. bone folder tool for crisp folds
11. bookbinding making and assembling books
12. border decorative edge around a design
13. brayer roller for spreading ink
14. burnish rub smooth for a polished finish
15. calligraphy decorative hand lettering
16. cardstock thick paper for sturdy projects
17. chipboard thick pressed board for crafts
18. collage art made from layered pieces
19. confetti tiny decorative paper pieces
20. cover outer protective book layer
21. craft knife small knife for precise cutting
22. crease pressed line for folding
23. dauber small round ink applicator
24. deboss press a design inward
25. die-cut shape cut with a metal die
26. distress age or weather a surface
27. doily lace-like decorative paper piece
28. embossing raised design made on paper
29. endpaper sheet joining pages to cover
30. envelope paper holder for a card
31. ephemera decorative paper bits and pieces
32. eyelet metal ring reinforcing a hole
33. flap folding section that covers opening
34. foam tape thick tape adding dimension
35. focal point main area drawing attention
36. foil thin metallic decorative sheet
37. fold bend paper along a line
38. fussy cut cut closely around a shape
39. gatefold card folding inward from both sides
40. gesso primer for mixed-media surfaces
41. glitter tiny sparkling decorative particles
42. glue sticky substance for bonding
43. grain direction of paper fibers
44. gsm paper weight measurement
45. hinge joined fold allowing movement
46. ink coloring liquid for stamping
47. inlay piece fitted into a cut space
48. insert piece placed inside another item
49. journaling written notes on a craft page
50. kraft brown strong paper
51. laminate cover with a protective layer
52. layer stack one piece over another
53. leaf single sheet in a book
54. lettering drawn or written letter art
55. lignin-free made without yellowing wood acid
56. liner decorative inside envelope layer
57. margin blank space around page edges
58. marker pen with broad coloring tip
59. mini album small handmade photo book
60. mist fine spray of color or water
61. mixed media art using multiple materials
62. mod podge glue sealer and finish
63. monogram design made from initials
64. notecard small card for a message
65. origami paper folding art
66. overlay top layer placed over another
67. paintbrush brush used to apply paint
68. perforate make a line of holes
69. pierce make a small hole
70. pigment coloring substance for media
71. pocket paper holder for small pieces
72. punch tool that cuts shaped holes
73. quilling rolled paper decoration craft
74. ribbon decorative fabric strip
75. rice paper thin translucent craft paper
76. rosette pleated circular paper decoration
77. rub-on transfer image applied by rubbing
78. score crease paper for neat folding
79. scoring board board with grooves for scoring
80. scrapbook album for decorated memory pages
81. signature group of folded pages
82. spine bound edge of a book
83. spread two facing pages together
84. stamp tool for printing an image
85. stencil template for repeated shapes
86. tab small projecting paper piece
87. tag small labeled or decorative card
88. tape strip adhesive for attaching pieces
89. template pattern guide for cutting shapes
90. trim cut edges neatly
91. trimmer tool for straight paper cuts
92. twine thin string for tying crafts
93. varnish clear protective finish
94. vellum translucent paper for overlays
95. washi tape decorative paper masking tape
96. watercolor water-based transparent paint
97. waterfall interactive cascading flap design
98. wax seal stamped wax decorative closure
99. window see-through cutout area
100. zine small self-made booklet

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