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Two ScanNCut Tutorials: Cutting HTV & New Disney Roll Feeder Designs

Today I've got two ScanNCut video tutorials for you! First up: HTV or Heat Transfer Vinyl is one of the most popular things to cut with your ScanNCut. Today I'm sharing 7 tips on cutting HTV with your ScanNCut DX. Here are the tips I go over in the video: How to place HTV on the mat. Mirroring or flipping your design. Consider drawing your cut file first. Setting the Half Cut. Do a Test Cut. Every. Single. Time. Weeding tips. Ironing & Peeling Tips. And here is the shirt I made in the video: If you've never used HTV,... Read more →

One Little Word Necklace

One of the New Years traditions that I've adopted is Ali Edwards' "One Little Word" challenge. The idea is that instead of a list of New Years Resolutions, you choose one little word to represent your goal(s) for the new year. This year I have chosen the word: "enjoy." With a new baby in the house, I want to focus on enjoying my life rather than pushing and hustling and trying to get stuff done. As a simple reminder of my resolution, I decided to make a necklace featuring the word, "enjoy." In this video tutorial, I show you how... Read more →

ScanNCut: Last Minute Christmas Stocking

Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Christmas stockings are quick and easy to make and completely gender neutral. You can customize it to the recipient simply by the fabric you choose! You can even put a bottle of wine inside your custom stocking to create the perfect holiday hostess gift! Watch the video for the full how-to: I also think you could make super cute mini stockings with people's names on them to use a place cards for a holiday table! How cute would that be?! Hmmmm...time to get crafting! I hope you'll give this project a try. Thanks... Read more →

Foiled Place Cards for Thanksgiving

Knowing that we were moving into a new house this year, Steve and I originally invited lots of friends and family to come to our house for the holiday. However, with baby boy due right around Thanksgiving, our plans have changed and we are going to my Mom's house for a small family Thanksgiving. But, I still wanted to contribute something to the festivities. Place cards are a fun and easy way to add something special to the table, and so that's what I'm bringing with me! These place cards are particularly fun because they're shiny! Two layers of foiling... Read more →

Two ScanNCut Cards

I haven't bought a card to give someone in years. I like to make the cards. It's a mini gift to the recipient! A few months ago I was invited to a family member's baby shower. I immediately knew that I wanted to make the card and so I went looking for inspiration! I was poking through some of the premium ScanNCut cut files and I found one called "SVG Cutting Files Baby, Steampunk and Skulls Pattern Collection." I immediately loved the elephant card (I have long had a thing for elephants): I decided to make it with a few... Read more →

ScanNCut DX: Halloween Lantern

Today I've got an epic Halloween project tutorial for you! The video is literally packed with information on how to build your own cut files in CanvasWorkspace for Mac. We are building four files: a jack o'lantern, bats, spider webs, and Halloween text. Then we use the roll feeder and the ScanNCut DX to cut out the four designs from a single roll of Brother vinyl. Throw some Christmas lights and/or LED candles inside the lantern and you've got Halloween magic that lasts year after year! Watch the video for the how-to: SUPPLIES: Brother Vinyl: https://amzn.to/2MMdksG Transfer Sheet: https://amzn.to/2MM4riY Roll... Read more →

ScanNCut DX: Clean Your Scanner Glass

Hello! Let's talk about cleaning the scanner glass on your ScanNCut DX. The scanning feature is one of the most powerful and unique features that ScanNCut has to offer. Occasionally, you may notice a line or a dot or a missing section in your scans. What's up with that? Well, it's nothing to worry about. It just means that you need to clean that scanner glass. And in this video, I show you how to do it: Super easy, right? And once I cleaned the scanner, here is what I made with the scan of that simple drawing: I turned... Read more →

ScanNCut: Fall Home Banner

Today is the first day of Fall! I figured that it might be the perfect time to share this Fall-themed project: This super fun ScanNCut banner incorporates some basic sewing on no-ravel materials like cork fabric and felt. No-ravel materials make this project quick and easy because they require absolutely no finishing! The best part is that this entire project uses built-in designs from the ScanNCut DX225! If you haven't taken the time to explore what's already built into your machine, I hope that you will. Watch the video for the how-to: Here are the basics: Choose banner shape. Load... Read more →

NEW: ScanNCut DX Disney Machine!

I'm super excited to share that Brother has released an extremely limited Disney ScanNCut DX! This machine is the DX you've come to know and love (AutoBlade, whisper quiet, 3mm cutting, etc.) with some awesome Disney extras! I take you through all of it in this unboxing video, but here are the basics: The machine comes loaded with exclusive Disney designs. Cutting designs include rhinestone designs -- built right into the machine! This is the only ScanNCut that doesn't require you to go through CanvasWorkspace in order to cut rhinestone designs. You can cut the built-in rhinestone designs quickly and... Read more →

ScanNCut Technique Tutorials

This month I've got two very useful ScanNCut technique tutorials for you! First up, I often get asked about the "Direct Connection" method. As you know, the ScanNCut is a stand-alone machine. It requires no computer or internet to operate. However, you can use it with either a computer or the internet, if you wish. If you have a PC, you can directly connect your ScanNCut to your PC and skip the internet entirely. It's easy to do. All you need is a USB AB cable (i.e. a printer cable). Watch the video for the how-to: This method will only... Read more →