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Scan It Saturday – Half Cut Technique With The Brother Scan N Cut

June 14, 2014July 13, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter66 Comments

For sometime now we have all known how to do the half cut technique with our manual die cutting machines and I have demonstrated one way of scanning in a ready made design and converting for use with the Brother Scan N Cut however I wanted to have a little play to see if this could be achieved with the Brother Scan N Cut Canvas as I hadn’t really seen a way to do it before.

The good news is, that it IS possible.

The even better news is that it appears to have opened up other possibilities – read on to find out more!

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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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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.

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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.

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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!

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 »

Brother Scan N Cut Materials Cutting List – Version 2 – Updated 27.02.14

LinkFebruary 23, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter122 Comments

My Brother Scan N Cut Materials Cutting List – Version 2 – Updated

Brother Scan N Cut – Test Lab 1

February 4, 2014October 17, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter366 Comments

So I’ve had mine for a couple of months, and it’s now only just over a week until the Brother Scan N Cut machines start shipping from Create and Craft TV so I thought that I would try and do a post per day this week to try and bring you up to speed with all of the things that I have tried, tested and discovered since I have had more time to work with it and to hopefully give you a head start for when yours arrives.

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Brother Scan N Cut – Some Useful Links, Information and Other Stuff

January 19, 2014August 5, 2018 John - Gentleman Crafter357 Comments

*please note – there is now an updated version of this list of links here*

Hello all :)

Well, both Mel and I have been overwhelmed by, and grateful for, the positive feedback from the Brother Scan N Cut shows on Create and Craft TV however there have been a lot of frequently asked questions asking for more information.

I have therefore trawled as much of the internet for you and collated a list of useful links that I hope will cover a lot of these FAQs.

Brother Scan n Cut – Fussy Cutting

January 10, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter61 Comments

After the last two amazing features, the fussy cutting might seem a little tame however don’t underestimate this amazing helping hand! I can see many uses for this one.

The “Fussy Cutting” function which helps you cut exactly the area of the cardstock or material that you want by providing you with a preview of your cardstock on the screen of the machine.
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Brother Scan N Cut – Direct Scan

January 9, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter65 Comments

Following on from yesterday’s blog post about the Brother Scan N Cut machine, here is a little more information about the “Direct Scan” function which takes your printed or hand drawn images and converts them into cutting files.

Brother Scan N Cut – Scan To Cut Data

January 8, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter79 Comments

As the countdown to the launch of the Brother Scan N Cut machine on Create and Craft TV continues I thought that I would dedicate a couple of blog posts to having a little delve into some of the more unique features of this machine in order to help you understand how the process works and how simple it is to do.

This post is dedicated to the “Scan To Data” function which takes your printed, traced or hand drawn images and converts them into cutting files.

Brother Scan N Cut – Project Gallery

January 7, 2014April 16, 2014 John - Gentleman Crafter66 Comments

With less than a week to go until the launch of the Brother Scan N Cut machine on Create and Craft TV I thought that I would do a series of posts to explain a little more about this exciting new tool and what I have been making with it.

I have been posting pics on Facebook of things that I have been making recently but haven’t really had the chance to explain which aspects of the machine helped create them so this first post will be a closer look at some of my creations.