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Scan It Saturday – Creating Decorative Sentiment Plaques From Pre-Installed Designs With The Brother Scan N Cut

May 17, 2014May 17, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter35 Comments

It’s not often that I have the time to put together such a comprehensive blog post so I certainly took advantage and armed myself the camera (with fresh battery and empty memory card), notepad and pencil and set myself up in front of the Brother Scan N Cut.

During shows on Create and Craft I have previously demonstrated how to make decorative sentiment plaque on the Brother Scan N Cut machine using only two pre-installed shapes so I thought that I would document that technique for future reference.

This (all 60+ pictures) together with a whole load of words, is the result of a well spent morning … Enjoy!

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Fabric Friday – Practice Prairie Points

May 16, 2014June 11, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter24 Comments

I’ve often seen prairie points in various guises and creations however I’ve never had a go at these.

The notion of mucking about with these little triangles resurfaced when they were briefly demonstrated during a recent show that I worked on at Create and Craft featuring Debbie Johnson and Kim Suleman from Canny Keepsakes/Six Penny Memories.

I mentally noted down the “how to” in my memory bank of makes but it was only in the last day or so that I have managed to get a couple of days to play in the craft room.

So, given that I had the time and the inclination – I thought that I would have a go.

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Scan It Saturday – Converting Different File Types In Brother Scan N Cut Canvas

May 10, 2014May 19, 2023 John - Gentleman Crafter93 Comments

I’ve had a LOT of questions about importing and exporting different file types for use with the Brother Scan N Cut so I thought that I’d do an explanation of the file types and how to use them with the Scan N Cut Canvas so that you can refer back to it whenever you need to.

Fabric Friday – Pretty (easy) Pin Pillows

May 9, 2014May 8, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter15 Comments

I’ve been sewing up some pin cushions this week as little testers for christmas (yes, I said it) gifts for some friends and family that like sewing so I thought that I would share the results (so far) with you.

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Monday Mash Up – Colour, Cut and Layer

May 5, 2014August 28, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter36 Comments

This week’s Monday Mash Up really is a blending of various things.

The result though is quite ‘clean’ and classic.

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Scan It Saturday – Corner Bookmark Cutting Files

May 3, 2014May 3, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter23 Comments

Been having a tinker with the Brother Scan N Cut again this week and made a cool little project that I thought that I would share with you.

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Scan It Saturday – Scan N Cut Canvas Design Suite

May 3, 2014May 3, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter42 Comments

I’ve had a lot of questions, and talked a fair bit about, the Brother Scan N Cut Canvas online design suite so I thought that it was about time that I gave you more of an explanation as to what this is and what you can do with it.

It’s just a quick overview but will hopefully cover some of those frequently asked questions.

Fabric Friday – Easy To Make Bookmarks

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter22 Comments

Just a quickie for Fabric Friday this week that combines my love of fabric with my passion for reading.

Bookmarks are fairly easy to create and involve some very basic skills. In this post I’ll give you a very basic overview as to how I create mine to give you a jumping off point in case you wanted to have a go yourself.

Glass Bead Making With Helen Chalmers

April 30, 2014April 28, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter23 Comments

Ok, so you’ve probably heard me waffle on about glass working being a dream of mine. Indeed I’ve shared some dabblings on this blog in the past.

Just recently though I’ve had a right hankering to take it further. So I did!

Here’s a little (and by little I mean goes on forever) post about the best time in my life, ever! You might want to get a comfy seat and a cup of tea (and some ear plugs).

Monday Mash Up 1 – If Friends Were Flowers …

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter38 Comments

This week I am trying to get another regular weekly blog post on the go. This one will be called the Monday Mash Up.

It’s the Monday Mash Up because it will involve taking all sorts of products and/or techniques and coupling them together to make a finished creation.

This week will feature a card but future weeks are likely to cover the range of creative past-times that I enjoy.

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Scan It Saturday 2 – Creating And Using Vinyl Words And Sentiments

April 19, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter28 Comments

In a range of my completed projects using the Brother Scan N Cut I have used Peel Off vinyl sheets to create sentiments or even a complete verse.

Transfering this to the finished project was a little challenging until I remembered Magic Transfer Tape.

Here is a quick run down of how it works and why it is AMAZING!

Fabric Friday 2 – Simple Fabric Bowls

April 18, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter23 Comments

Welcome to the second post in the Fabric Friday series.

Last week I promised that I would be back each Friday to show you some fabric projects, tips and ideas – yay! I managed two in a row!

Since then I have had a number of you contact me to say that you are new to sewing and need simple to make ideas; some of you also asked for details on how to make the fabric bowls that I showed you last week.

So, Fabric Friday 2 ticks both of those boxes with a walk-through on how I make the fabric bowls.

Fabric Friday – An Update And A Prelude

April 11, 2014April 9, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter71 Comments

It has occurred to me that I often prattle on about how much I love working with fabrics but haven’t really shown much of it on this blog.

To rectify this I will be setting down soon and putting together a series of blog posts that will come out every Friday (assuming that I have the time of course).

They will aptly be named – Fabric Friday :)

This one is a little teaser to show you just a few of the things that I have done in the past and what I will be showing you how to do in these posts (oh, and a little update on the upcycled shirt quilt that I have been working on for what seems like forever!).

Lattice Cutting Files For Brother Scan N Cut

April 5, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter206 Comments

Just a quick post here to share some of the lattice cutting files, for the Brother Scan N Cut machine, that I showed on Create and Craft TV this morning.Read More »

Mothers Day Paper Cutting Project

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter41 Comments

This year I wanted to make something a little special for Mother’s Day to show my mum that I loved her when I stumbled across a picture on Facebook from Paper Panda.

The picture showed the results of one of the template kits that Paper Panda sells and was of an intricate heart shaped branch and leaf design with the word Mum featured in the middle.

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