Withits American origins, scrapbooking has its own vocabulary. Only recently introduced, the terms for techniques and materials have not had time to be translated, so we use English expressions. What's more, some of these expressions come directly from the publishing and layout professions. While some are easy to understand (embossing for embossing...), others deserve a little lexicon.

.. Acid Borders

EnglishFrenchExplanations	.
freeAn	acid-free product (sheet, cardboard, paint, etc.) is one that will not cause photos to turn yellow.
This is an essential quality criterion for scrapbooking products.
AncorAnchorSmall
element used to fix photos
BackgroundBackground paperPaper	(often cardboard) used as support.
,	edges	Borders glued along a page or photo
BradsAttaches
parisiennes

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Parisian fasteners used to fix elements to a page (and also elements that turn...)
Cardstock
Cardboard	Sheet used as support for gluing
CharmCharmeMetal decorations for hanging or gluing.
Die-CutPre-cut	shapesPre-cut	shapes	, to make yourself or to buy as they are.
EmbossingEmbossing	, gauffrage

eyelets for threading... Foam. Heat

Technique for highlighting a design or title. Requires the use of stencils and an embossing stylus. Also known as embossing.
EyeletsEyeletsMetal
ribbons, attaching pieces of paper as if it were a label
stampsFoam	stamps	show	signs, letters or numbers, or small drawings.
FrameFrame
for photos in different materials (cardboard, fabric, metal), so the photo is inserted
gutHeating deviceUseful	for hot embossing
InkEncreEncre
for stamps (ink pad), specific ink for embossing.

.. ... Template. withaeffect.

JournalingTexteSmall
text associated with a photo
LaceDentelleDecorative paper
laces
MatMatter
Consists of gluing a photo (or a decorative element) onto larger paper
Of course, it's possible to matter with several papers of different colors or even materials.
Memorabilia
SouvenirA	souvenir (an entrance ticket...) used to support a scrapbook page.
Punch
PerforatorExists	in basic or very specific shapes. Exists for corners, for a line pattern and even for cutting large geometric shapes.
PunchiesPunched cutsCuts	made with punches or perforators.
Scrapbook
Photo albumA	"scrap" photo album is 30x30cm, with rings or screws for inserting pages
Stickers
Self-adhesive stickersSelf-adhesive stickers	sold in sheets grouping together several motifs of the same theme, or even the alphabet, numbers
Tag
Etiquette	Small piece of paper, possibly cardboard, with a hole for a ribbon fastener, on which text can be written.
, stencil	Template, stencil	pattern used to mark a shape, in thick cardboard or plastic
Vellum
VellumLight, translucent	paper
transparent

The Fournitures créatives store offers you scrapbooking materials: cardboard sheets, cutters, templates for cutting, embossing, embossing...