New Brother Scan N Cut Online Course Now Available!

August 4, 2018August 30, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter81 Comments

Fancy doing a Brother Scan N Cut workshop with me in your own home? Well, I am very pleased to let you know that now you can!

*** updated 30/08/2020***

Scan N Cut Saturday – Creating A Greeting Card With An Internal Gift Pocket In Canvas Workspace

July 28, 2018September 4, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Staying with the theme of creating greeting cards from scratch, this week I will share with you how to create a card with an internal gift pocket, you know, for loadsa money or whatever.

3D Printed Tatar Ornament by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter (6)

A Little Diversion And A Decorated Canvas

July 26, 2018July 21, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

The other week I made a start on some gargoyle-esque designs with the 3D printer however on a recent search through the interweb-net-thing I came across a cool multi-part Tatar ornament that I just had to print and work onto a canvas.

Creating A Greeting Card With Text On The Edge In Canvas Workspace GC

Scan N Cut Saturday – Creating A Greeting Card With Text On The Edge In Canvas Workspace

July 21, 2018September 6, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter14 Comments

Another quick and clever technique for you this week as part of the Scan N Cut Saturday series. This time adding text to the edge of a greeting card – we will make the card too!

Griffin Sculpture 3D Print by John Bloodworth Gentleman Crafter (1)

Gryphon Goes Grey – A 3D Tester For Some Home Decor Stuff

July 12, 2018August 29, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

For a while, the 3D printer has been unloved, but I have recently set it up again in order to start making for things for the new home.

In this post, I will share with you a quick decorative technique that I tried out.

Creating Interlinked Lettering In Canvas Workspace GC

Scan N Cut Saturday Creating A Decorative Monogram

July 7, 2018September 6, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

Following on from last week’s tutorial my mind began to wander through other ways of using this interlinking technique when I landed on the idea of creating decorative monograms.

Creating An Interlinking Design Using The Divide And Weld Functions In Canvas Workspace For The Brother Scan N Cut GC

Scan It Saturday Creating An Interlinking Design Using The Divide And Weld Functions In Canvas Workspace For The Brother Scan N Cut

June 30, 2018June 17, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

In this video, I will show you how to create an interlinking chain effect using the tools found in Canvas Workspace for the Brother Scan N Cut.

Using Spirals As Design Elements In Canvas Workspace For The Brother Scan N Cut

SVG Saturday AND Scan It Saturday Combo – Free SVG File And Tutorial Video

June 23, 2018June 17, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

A new free SVG file for you AND a user requested tutorial video too!

Creating Text Toppers With Seperate Draw And Cut Lines For The Brother Scan N Cut

Creating Text Toppers With Individual Cut And Draw Lines In Canvas Workspace Online For The Brother Scan N Cut

June 16, 2018September 4, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter9 Comments

This week I received an email from Gillian asking how to create a text topper where the text is drawn and the topper is cut. This is quite simple however I didn’t seem to be able to put this into written words well so I decided to make a video of it.

It really is quick and simple and once you know how you will be creating toppers galore!

SVG Saturday - Decorative Banner Preview

SVG Saturday – Free Electronic Cutting File

June 16, 2018June 17, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter19 Comments

A new free electronic cutting file for you!

Creating A Simple Pop Out Greetings Card Insert In Canvas Workspace Online For The Brother Scan N Cut

June 9, 2018September 4, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

Pop out inserts have been around for a while and they are super easy for you to design to cut with your Brother Scan N Cut.

Watch this video and get creating your own unique pop outs in no time … I promise!

Create A Turkish Map Fold Greeting Card Insert In Canvas Workspace For The Brother Scan N Cut Blog

Scan N Cut Saturday – Create A Turkish Map Fold Greeting Card Insert In Canvas Workspace For The Brother Scan N Cut

June 2, 2018September 4, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Another Scan N Cut Saturday video tutorials has arrived and it’s pretty cool if I do say so myself.

In this video tutorial, I will show you how to create a Turkish map fold pop-out insert for a greetings card. It really adds some POP! to your creations.

Ready? Ok, let’s go.

Creating Text On A Circular Path In Canvas Workspace GC

How To Create Text On A Circular Path In Scan N Cut Workspace For Cutting On The Brother Scan N Cut – Method 1 Video Tutorial

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Welcome to another Scan N Cut Saturday!

With no automatic way of creating text on a circular path, in the native design software, a little creativity and a bit of patience is all that is required to achieve a great result.Read More »

Designing Pop Ups For Brother Scan N Cut With Canvas Workspace Blog Post

Scan N Cut Saturday – Designing A Pop Up Greetings Card Insert Using Canvas Workspace Desktop Version

May 19, 2018September 4, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

Finally able to release another Scan N Cut Saturday post featuring a video tutorial.

In this video tutorial, I will show you through how to design a simple pop up insert for a greetings card using the desktop version of Canvas Workspace.