With 73 available colours, the Distress Ink range from Ranger Industries and Tim Holtz has to be one of the biggest and most widely used range of inkpads out there but, how many times do you want to create a blended gradient but don’t want to waste that precious ink or cardstock?
Well, I’ve been coding away and have managed to put together a nifty little tool that will help you play, visualise and test out colour combinations before you ever commit blending tool to inkpad.
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As you may have seen over the last few years I managed to send myself down a digitizing rabbit hole using the very impressive Hatch Digitizing software so when I saw that there was a new version released recently I just had to download and take a look.
Here’s a quick overview of what is new and how I plan to get back into it after a wee while away…
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It’s one of the most commonly talked about topics when it comes to creating SVG cut files – which software is best. In this post I share a list of my top 5 choices for alternative software design suites for creating SVG cut files for Cricut, Silhouette and Scan N Cut machines.
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As a valued reader of this little community I wanted to share a little about what you might be missing if you have a Brother Scan N Cut, Cricut or Silhouette cutting machine – and to offer you a very enticing opportunity.
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Over the years I have been asked about “the best” this, or “the best” that and I have always found that difficult as this is often subjective however when it comes to re-tacking my Scan N Cut mats, I have found one product that is streets ahead of the others, and it will save you money!
Want to see what has me so excited … ?
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The other day I wrote a blog post about the buzz surrounding changes at Affinity. Well, the wait is over. What was all the excitement about? A lot if you are part of the marketing team at Affinity.
Affinity now has a new logo, oh, and they have decided to give the software away for free. Well, mostly free, for everyone, forever. Not entirely sure why but, there you have it.
Anyway, in the spirit of “full-circle” and closing off the question that I asked the other day, let’s have a quick look.
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For those of you that use Affinity Designer to create your SVG cut files, you may have noticed the “buzz” around the date, 30th October.
Why? Well, no-one seems to know, so here is a bit of a potted history of the journey so far to see if we can figure it out …
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If you have been thinking about signing up to my Patreon page, then this weekend might just be the time as I am offering 25% off all new annual subscriptions. Yup, 25% off – but you’ll need to be quick!
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Some exciting news for Scan N Cut owners! Dreaming Tree (the very talented design team behind a lot of awesome SVG cut file projects) has made the decision to move to Creative Fabrica.
You might have already heard about this but weren’t sure what it meant for you. So here’s the very simplified low down…
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In the first of a series of video tutorials I would like to show you how to design a gift bag in Canvas Workspace for PC® and make it cut ready for the Brother Scan N Cut.
Hopefully along the way you will pick up a few tips and tricks too!
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One drawback of Brother Scan N Cut machines (for some, at least) is that it doesn’t officially support the scoring of fold lines in papercraft projects. Instead we have had to rely on cutting dashed patterns, which some find unsightly.
Many folk have tried and tested a variety of “hacks” or workarounds and this is something that I have had on my “have a go at” list for some time – in fact, a VERY long time. Recently I set myself the challenge of trying out various tools for scoring fold lines in papercraft projects with my Scan N Cut – and I am very happy to be able to share those results with you today …
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For a while now I have had an idea in my head of wanting to create a custom workstation for my Scan N Cut because I have very limited space in my open plan living arrangement – and recently decided to get more efficient with the space that I do have available – but have found the ready made metal trolleys to be a little unstable. So, I set my brain to thinking about a mobile, all-in-one unit to house my Scan N Cut, accessories and mats – and I have finally managed to create one!
It took a little planning but I am so happy with the result that I wanted to share it with you too.
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For anyone thinking of subscribing to my Patreon page I have two very exciting updates for visitors to this blog!
Read on to find out more…
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Since I wrote the list of keyboard shortcuts for Canvas Workspace in 2016, the software has been updated to offer new features, an installable edition and became Mac compatible so I thought that it was high time that I updated that list!
Oh, and I’ve done a downloadable one for you too … come and grab it!
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For those of you with a Brother Scan N Cut, Cricut, Siser or Silhouette machine, you NEED to know about the sale that is happening over at the Single Line Fonts website…
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