Examples of how detailed the Scan N Cut 2 can do. Update.

All of the stamped images in my previous two pictures and this photo are Heartfelt Creations stamps. I love their stamps, but the matching dies are $30 for each stamp set. I had just taken a couple of classes from them and came home with 6 new stamp sets, but to buy the matching dies would have added up to half the cost of the machine. I especially love their stamps for making 3D flowers. They have come out with molds to help crafters shape their flowers more quickly, too. Anyway, here are samples of the 3D flowers I made on Saturday. The machine did a great job of cutting out the flower parts, and they cut them cleanly, with no accidental border on one edge as can happen sometimes when using dies to cut them out.  I can't be the only stamper who sometimes has difficulty getting matching dies to line up perfectly. They have staff that spend all their time stamping and cutting out the items needed for class kits, and a few of my kit pieces weren't lined up perfectly, either. The SNC cut out my stamped flower parts perfectly.

Yes, I saw Julie's video and tried it, but it cut it too thin, and it broke coming off the mat. I noticed that what Julie cut inside and out was much thicker than what I was cutting.


lisadv, I didn't really have the space for it, either. I'll have to find a way to make space for it.

Thanks, grammadee, and everyone. I'm really having fun with both the 3D flower making and the Scan N Cut.

woodysbetty, I have not tried the cut aparts, but as long as there is a well defined outside line on each image, they would probably cut fine. Distressed designs would not be likely to cut well.

papergoddess, I have tried the Pixscan mat. It has more steps to go through, and even though I have a new phone with a really good camera, I often get a message that the photo is not good enough to use. The lighting in my house is energy efficient, which means it is also less bright. I have to take the picture of my stamped images on a bright, sunshiny day, in the morning, with the mat positioned in the square of light coming in the sunny window. One day I finally had to go outside and place it on the driveway before I could get a picture that was acceptable to the software. I don't always have sunny days, and I am more likely to craft in the evening, when the light is not good enough for the picture. The process was aggravating and inconvenient. I love my Silhouette for most things, and when I get a good enough image, the Pixscan works well. Unfortunately, the difficulty in getting a good enough image made me dread using the PixScan. With the Scan N Cut, I stick my stamped images to the SNC mat, load it in, and push the right buttons. Sometimes I have to play around with the settings a little, but it is still easier and faster than using the PixScan mat IMO. For those stamped designs that are too detailed for the Scan N Cut, I may still resort to the PixScan or matching dies.

You can zoom in to see close up.

I have not tried to see how it works with the computer yet, so I assume that could make it easier to see what you are doing, but the small screen works all right.