This week I wanted to share a recommendation for a carry bag for your Scan N Cut machines based on a couple that I have recently tried and tested.
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Author: John - Gentleman Crafter
A creative enthusiast for over 30 years, now completing a year long creative challenge in aid of Mind, the charity for better mental health.
Previously a television producer and now a guest demonstrator at Create and Craft TV in the UK.
The concept creator and organiser of the All Counties Craft Challenge which raised £24,000 for Mind, a registered mental health charity.
Now, designing my own range of products.
Do Butterflies Taste of Bacon? Using Color PhotoStitch in Hatch Embroidery Digitizer
Been having a play with Hatch Embroidery digitizing software this week and have discovered a new (to me) tool and a new lease of life for my abstract art! Come see…
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Cut Draw and More SVG Cutting Files – Now Available!
Physical goes digital!
Very excited to let you know that I have just released a bunch of new SVG files based on my Cut, Foil and Emboss dies.
If you have a Brother Scan N Cut™, Silhouette™ or Cricut™ cutting machine, then you NEED to check these out!
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Scan N Cut Saturday – Create A Knockout Text Effect in Canvas Workspace
A creative how-to this week featuring the knockout text effect.
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Taking A Short Break. Also Lurking.
Just a quick note to say that I am taking a short break from blogging/vlogging etc for a couple of weeks.
There are a few things scheduled here and there (e.g. CF Fans page stuff and the odd Facebook post) so you may see them pop up and I will of course still be managing the Facebook group and Udemy course when necessary – I’m not totally abandoning the internet, despite the temptation – but mostly I will be doing what the random guy (not me) in the photo is doing – naps, snacks and books.
Hope you all keep well and I will see you in a couple of weeks.
Mwah! xxx
*dives onto sofa.
July Stitch Out with Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 2
Watcha chums. Well, my attempt at regular fabric craft posts has fallen a little by the way side (again) but managed to have a little play this week and would love to share the results with you when you have a mo.
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Scan N Cut Saturday – A Little Bit of Elbow Grease
No tutorial this week, just an honest and open review. Read on and hopefully you will be impressed.
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Paper piecing can make messy crafting just that little bit more manageable for the tidy among us. Make sense? Probably not but hopefully this card will.
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Gotta love a basic rainbow, right? Here’s how I made this one.
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Fag Ash Lill springs to mind with this one. Not sure everyone will get this reference but for those that know, you know.
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Creative Fabrica Fans Page Update – Loads More Exclusive SVG Cutting File Sets Released!
I am very excited to let CF Fans page subscribers know that LOADS more file sets are available for download
The exclusive sets build on existing collections and also give you a 3D lantern project to make!
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Scan N Cut Saturday Creative Hack – Welding Text Inside Frames and Apertures
When working without a colour fill on your objects it can be mystifying when you try and weld text inside a frame or aperture and it simply disappears. Here is why and how to correctly weld a word or phrase inside another shape.
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Hey, I made one that I am proud of. Come see it!
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Nominated, Again! Vote For Me, Please?!
Well, I am super proud today as this blog has again been nominated for another award!
That’s not the end of the story though as being nominated is just the first step. Voting for the actual accolade opens today so I would really appreciate your help.
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Those special days seem to be getting more numerous, or am I just imagining it?
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