Since posting about the Artspira app last week more information has popped up, including a surprise “new” Scan N Cut model to sit alongside last year’s US release.

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Recently Brother announced a new mobile app called Artspira that will allow you to create, edit and transfer designs directly to your Scan N Cut machine.

Now, your ability to access this will depend on a few things so let me drum things down to some well organised Q and A.

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When you think of a font that you use with your computer, you would likely think of those installable collections of characters that you can then select from a drop-down menu in your software and type away with your swishy new text style.

These are known as either .TTF (True Type Font) or .OTF (Open Type Font).

But what are single line fonts, where do we find them and how do we use them?

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This week I took a look through some of the available options for adding foiled detail with your Brother Scan N Cut. The official kit isn’t the only option so it’s worth a look if you want to explore this feature…

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The TemplateMaker website is an awesome resource for Scan N Cut owners however some of the designs export in ways that are not compatible with the editing options available in Canvas Workspace.

This video will show you a way of working around this and getting exactly what you want.

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A quick video about self intersecting paths. What they are and a couple of ideas for fixing them.

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Creating shadow layers for text can create a little more drama in your design, they can also be used as part of an overall theme. The method is mostly the same but as ever I have my own little ‘hack’ that I wanted to share too.

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