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PPA - Perfect Paper Adhesive - a good glue for paper
Paper Clay - a wet paper that can be shaped like clay into embellishments. Must let it dry.
Paper Crimper - tool to create ridged paper, similar to a paper corrugater.
Paper Piercer - a long pointed instrument to poke holes in paper. Paper Piercing is an art of it's own.
Paper Trimmer - a cutting device and comes in various sizes.
Patterned Paper - scrapbook paper with printed designs that can be used as a layer on a card or punched embellishments.
Pearl Ex - metallic mica powder usually used with UTEE to give sheen to the image.
Pigment Ink - wet ink on a soft spongy pad that is used with embossing powder or UTEE to create raised or glazed surface.
Polymer Clay - used to create textured stamped items like stamped jewelry or embellishments.
Pop Dots - foam circle dots that has glue on both sides to attach images or embellishments onto a card to create dimension.
Punches - can be used as embellishments on cards or punch out circles, squares for stamping or layering. A regular paper punch just punches holes.
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Quilter's Ruler - clear acrylic ruler with detailed measurements that can be helpful when cutting.
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Raffia - straw like "ribbon" that can be used as embellishment on a card either by wrapping a piece around the card or tying it into a bow.
Rainbow Ink Pad -- an ink pad with many colors
RAK - Random Act of Kindess - doing something nice for another stamper that is unexpected and a surprise.
Re-Inkers - small bottles of ink that can be used to re-ink your dried ink pads.
Roller Stamps or Wheel Stamps - a stamp with a image in a strip that is wrapped around a wheel. When you ink and roll, the image keeps repeating as long as you have enough ink on hour roll.
The RubberStamper -- a now defunct magazine completely dedicated to stamping arts. It was absorbed by Crafts N Things but that went out also.
RubberStampMadness -- an original stamping magazine still being published. Subscriptions only, hard to find on the news stand.
Rug Carpet Tape -- double sided foam tape good for adhering items and creating dimension on your card. Inexpensive alternative to Pop Dots.
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Self Healing Craft Mat -- cuts from your X-acto knife don't show. Usually they have a measuring grid on them and come in various sizes.
Shrink Plastic/ Shrinky Dinks - stamp an image on shrink plastic, color it, then heat it to shrink it down to a little charm or embellishment.
Sizzix Machine -- a die cutting machine. Dies are purchased separately.
Scoreboard or Score Pal - a device with measured grooves that you use a bone folder or stylus with to create lines to make folding easier. Popular for making envelopes out of patterned paper.
Scrap paper - left over paper that can be used for small things or punchie embellishments.
Smooch by Clear Snap ColorBox - an accent pearlized ink in a tube used to add highlights to an image. Inkssentials - by Ranger is another ink that does the same.
Sponge Dauber - used to dab and blend ink onto paper or card stock.
Square Guide - a guide template used to create the perfect corner edge.
Stamp Positioner - an L shaped device that is used to help place your stamp in the correct position like a Stampa-ma-Jig.
Stampa-ma-Jig -- an L shaped device that is used to help place your stamp in the correct position. Make your own using LEGOs.
Stash Diet -- when you decide NOT to spend more money on any stamping or scrapping supplies.
Stencil - can be used to cut a shape, or a brass stencil can be inked to create an image.
Stickles - a small bottle of gooey gluey glitter with a pointed tip for easy application. Stickles should be stored pointed side down for easy application.
Stylus - used to score paper to fold it so it will have a nice smooth folded edge.
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Tag Art - #5 shipping tags or toe tags, that are creatively decorated with stamped images and embellishments. Tags can be any size. Fibers are used in the hole.
Tear Guide - a template with a designed edge that you tear paper up against.
Template -- a pattern to use to create a shape.
Tissue Paper - light weight paper that can be used in a variety of ways to help create texture on your card.