Brother Scanncut Basics

Get Crafty with your Scan and Cut

What you'll learn

You will be able to use your Brother ScanNCut right out of the box.

You will be able to use the built in patterns to create shapes, card mats and embellishments.

You will be able to select and use the appropriate settings when cutting out patterns, stamped images and drawings.

You will be able to scan patterned paper and cut out selected areas.

Requirements

No previous crafting experience is necessary.

A Brother ScanNCut or the curiosity to learn more about the machine.

You will need several types of paper including patterned paper and card stock.

Description

This Scan and Cut course is just what you need to get started with your Brother ScanNCut 2 or CM350 so that you can make the most of your crafting experience. Even if you have been using your machine for a while, you will benefit from the wide variety of projects presented in this course. You will learn about the features of the Brother ScanNCut CM350 and be able to apply the same concepts to other models as well. You will learn how to work with built in patterns, how to scan and cut drawings and stamped images and how to cut images out of patterned paper. You will learn how to save your projects so that you can retrieve them and cut them again in the future. This will save you a lot of time and enhance your crafting experience. Many other projects and topics are included and you will have the opportunity to practice and share your work with other students in the course. I encourage you to interact with the course content, to ask questions and to share your experiences with your ScanNCut. I look forward to taking this crafty journey with you. Thank you for your participation.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Getting to Know your Brother ScanNCut

Lecture 3 Brother ScanNCut Settings

Lecture 4 Pattern Interval Setting

Lecture 5 Scanning Cutting Position Alignment

Lecture 6 Re-Sticking your Mat

Lecture 7 ScanNCut Projects

Section 2: Cutting out Built In Shapes and Patterns

Lecture 8 Working with Patterns - Pocket Letter Rectangles

Lecture 9 Working with Patterns - Pocket Letter Shapes & Embellishments

Lecture 10 Cutting out Shapes - Test Cut

Section 3: Cutting Stamped Images and Drawings

Lecture 11 Cutting out Stamped Images - Magical Mermaid

Lecture 12 Troubleshooting Tip - Aligning your ScanNCut Blade

Lecture 13 Cutting out Stamped Images - Fairy Celebration

Lecture 14 Scanning and Cutting Drawings

Section 4: Cutting out Patterned Paper

Lecture 15 Scanning and Cutting Patterned Paper - Poodles

Lecture 16 Scanning and Cutting Patterned Paper - Mermaid

Lecture 17 Scanning and Cutting Patterned Paper - Using Color Recognition Mode

Section 5: Drawing with the Pen Tool and Background Scanning

Lecture 18 Using the Pen Tool to Draw

Lecture 19 Background Scanning - Floral Card Bases

Section 6: Saving your Projects and Course Wrap-Up

Lecture 20 Using Scan to Cut Data - Cutting out Butterflies

Lecture 21 Course Wrap Up - Cutting Patterns and Scanning Images

Lecture 22 Bonus Lecture: Wireless Activation Card

Section 7: Happy Spring Cards using the Brother ScanNCut

Lecture 23 Introduction to the Project: Happy Spring Cards

Lecture 24 Cutting Patterns & Shapes: Rectangles for Matting and Layering

Lecture 25 Cutting Patterns & Shapes: Circles and Rectangles for Stamping and Layering

Lecture 26 Assembling the Card: Adhering the Mats and Layers using Adhesives

Lecture 27 Cutting Patterns & Shapes: Creating Circles and Stamping Sentiments onto Circles

Lecture 28 Cutting Stamped Images: Cutting Bunnies from Fable Friends

Lecture 29 Coloring Stamped Images: Coloring the Bunnies and Ducks using Blends

Lecture 30 Assembling the Card: Adhering the Stamped Images & Other Spring Project Ideas

Section 8: Holiday Projects using the Brother ScanNCut (Bonus Section)

Lecture 31 Tic-Tac Snowman - Large Version

Lecture 32 Tic-Tac Snowman - Small Version

Beginning crafters who have a ScanNCut and never took it out of the box.,Advanced crafters who are interested in learning how the Brother ScanNCut can take their crafting skills to a new level.,Brother ScanNCut owners who want to make the most out of their machine.