July Stitch Out with Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 2

July 25, 2021July 24, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

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.

Scan N Cut Saturday – A Little Bit of Elbow Grease

July 24, 2021May 19, 2023 John - Gentleman Crafter22 Comments

No tutorial this week, just an honest and open review. Read on and hopefully you will be impressed.

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July 23, 2021July 18, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

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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July 21, 2021July 18, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

Gotta love a basic rainbow, right? Here’s how I made this one.

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July 19, 2021July 18, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

Fag Ash Lill springs to mind with this one. Not sure everyone will get this reference but for those that know, you know.

Scan N Cut Saturday Creative Hack – Welding Text Inside Frames and Apertures

July 17, 2021July 8, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

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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July 16, 2021July 11, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Hey, I made one that I am proud of. Come see it!

Nominated, Again! Vote For Me, Please?!

July 15, 2021September 25, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter18 Comments

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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July 14, 2021July 11, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

Those special days seem to be getting more numerous, or am I just imagining it?

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July 12, 2021July 11, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Sometimes you just haven’t got the exact paper that you need to use for your cards so, what do you do?

Scan N Cut Saturday Creative Hack – Using Fit To Path to Make Text Flow Along A Shape

July 10, 2021July 4, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

Ever wondered if you can make text flow along a shape, rather than sit on it’s edge? Well, with this creative hack, the answer is yes!

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July 9, 2021July 8, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

Breaking news – I’ve tidied the craft space! Oh yeah, also, made another card.

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July 7, 2021July 6, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Another card making layout for you today. This is the one where I go full on pink!

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July 5, 2021July 4, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

Well, I started out with good intentions on this one but …

Scan N Cut Saturday – Bold Text Not Welding Myth (Kinda) Busted!

July 3, 2021July 2, 2021 John - Gentleman Crafter8 Comments

Seen a lot of talk lately that folk are not being able to weld text that has the bold option enabled. After some fiddling, fact-checking and solution creating I am pleased to say that I have been able to bust this myth, kinda.