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For speed anymore I just use a nice/new pair of scissors. I'll take out a blade only to cut really small or fragile areas. I also use them to take apart anything that was glued together incorrectly, but you'll never have that problem. ;)
I use Elmer's Glue, but only because it's the stuff that's around the house. Allene's Tacky Glue is a really nice consistency for papercraft. It's not quite as runny as Elmer's tends to be. Either one is cheap and works great.
Toothpicks are also really nice to have for papercraft. They help with applying glue to the tabs, and if the edges in some areas are a little weak, you can use some glue on a toothpick around the weak edges to strengthen them once the glue dries.
Get a self-healing cutting mat. The ones that aren't as flexible but have a slight give on the surface are the best, but they're also the most expensive. Choose one that you're comfortable with the price and usability.
With paper, if you want paper that's a little sturdier than regular printer paper, then you can either buy white cardstock, or you can go to an office supply store. 20 lb. weight is regular printer paper, 40 lb. weight is light cardstock, and 110 lb. weight paper is the thickest paper that can go through most printers. (While I'm saying the word printer, you want to use an injet for papercraft, laser printer toner cracks with folding.) 65 lb. weight paper is what I'm currently using.
When you're looking at paper in craft stores, they sometimes don't tell you the lb. weight of the paper. My guess is that the cardstock they sell is around 40 lb. weight, so that works.
I know this is tl;dr, but I figure you won't mind too much.
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