scrapnnana
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Jun 29, 2014 18:58:47 GMT
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Post by scrapnnana on Feb 5, 2018 5:55:22 GMT
Here's the video I saw on cutting inside and out. It worked, but not perfectly for me. I will try it again once I am more adept at basic scanning and cutting. I am getting better with practice. Cutting Inside and Out with the Scan N Cut
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Post by streetscrapper on Feb 5, 2018 11:40:21 GMT
Thanks scrapnnana. Julie fei-fan Balzer's videos are what I've been watching a lot of too. She seems to be a wizard with the machine.
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Post by marg on Feb 5, 2018 18:40:48 GMT
Thank you for letting us know about the sale! I just bought one, for $297 plus tax. SaveSaveHow do you get it for that price? When I go to the brother site it just want me to go to outside sites to buy it. Ok, I found the site to buy it from, but how does everyone get the 15% off? I have signed up twice using different emails and neither have gotten the coupon. I have some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket! It took several days to get the coupon for 15% off. The code is WELCOMEBR if you want to try it. I also had to actually enter "Scanncut 350" into the search area on the Brother website to bring it up - trying to find it under the Category itself only brought up the 650. Really poor website. The sale is on until Feb. 15th and the coupon code is good until March 4.
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 6, 2018 1:23:14 GMT
How do you get it for that price? When I go to the brother site it just want me to go to outside sites to buy it. Ok, I found the site to buy it from, but how does everyone get the 15% off? I have signed up twice using different emails and neither have gotten the coupon. I have some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket! It took several days to get the coupon for 15% off. The code is WELCOMEBR if you want to try it. I also had to actually enter "Scanncut 350" into the search area on the Brother website to bring it up - trying to find it under the Category itself only brought up the 650. Really poor website. The sale is on until Feb. 15th and the coupon code is good until March 4. Thanks for the code, i do not know what I am doing wrong! I can’t find it on the site anymore and when I find it on the brothermall site it isn’t on sale. Their websites are both awful!
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Post by susanstwins on Feb 6, 2018 14:24:13 GMT
I got mine at Overstock in Dec for $257 + free shipping. They have different coupons all the time, this might have been a 14% off coupon. They regularly list it for $299. I hesitated for a long time because I have the Cameo but just pulled it out of the box last weekend and love it. Like someone said, while they are the same concept, each does something better than the other.
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Post by callmenutz on Feb 6, 2018 17:02:26 GMT
I am a digital scrapper for the most part but I still do paper scrapping too and have a ton of digital kits. I am also a card maker. So, with this machine I could print out a digital cluster or element, scan it in and it would cut it out? Would it cut out sentiments like Happy Birthday, etc., that I could glue to the front of the card or make a title for a scrapbook page? It sounds like an answer to a dream!
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Post by marg on Feb 6, 2018 17:07:22 GMT
It took several days to get the coupon for 15% off. The code is WELCOMEBR if you want to try it. I also had to actually enter "Scanncut 350" into the search area on the Brother website to bring it up - trying to find it under the Category itself only brought up the 650. Really poor website. The sale is on until Feb. 15th and the coupon code is good until March 4. Thanks for the code, i do not know what I am doing wrong! I can’t find it on the site anymore and when I find it on the brothermall site it isn’t on sale. Their websites are both awful! Go to brother.ca. From the magnifying glass/search icon, type in: scanncut 350. It should pop right up. If you then click on the name, it will open up and you can add it to your cart.
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Post by streetscrapper on Feb 6, 2018 19:27:44 GMT
I am a digital scrapper for the most part but I still do paper scrapping too and have a ton of digital kits. I am also a card maker. So, with this machine I could print out a digital cluster or element, scan it in and it would cut it out? Would it cut out sentiments like Happy Birthday, etc., that I could glue to the front of the card or make a title for a scrapbook page? It sounds like an answer to a dream! I am a paper and digital scrapper, but most of my layouts these days are paper. Like you, I own a ton of digital supplies and thought the same thing but when I actually tried to do it, it didn’t work at all for me. It seems simple enough and you’d think it would be as easy as you described, that’s what I thought too, but when I scanned in the printed page, it didn’t recognize the outline of the image but instead was picking up lines from all over the image. I tried everything and finally gave up and fussy cut the images but I am still determined to find a way to do this. I also use digital frames with most of my photos. I send the photos to Costco to print and would love to be able to cut them out with my scan and cut, but I haven’t tried it. I saw a video where someone used acetate to get the cut lines. They printed out their element (photo in this case), placed a piece of acetate over the image and drew an outline. Then they put a piece of white paper between the acetate and the photo, scanned it, removed the acetate and white paper and then cut the photo. The scan and cut didn’t see the photo at all during the scan, only the hand drawn outline, and cut according to that. Seems like a lot of steps and I currently use the print and cut feature with my Cameo so unless there is an easier way, I probably won’t be trying to cut my digital images. Even manipulating the images in the canvass software is more tedious than using my Cameo. But if I find a way to do this, I’ll certainly post an update.
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Post by callmenutz on Feb 7, 2018 15:45:00 GMT
I am a digital scrapper for the most part but I still do paper scrapping too and have a ton of digital kits. I am also a card maker. So, with this machine I could print out a digital cluster or element, scan it in and it would cut it out? Would it cut out sentiments like Happy Birthday, etc., that I could glue to the front of the card or make a title for a scrapbook page? It sounds like an answer to a dream! I am a paper and digital scrapper, but most of my layouts these days are paper. Like you, I own a ton of digital supplies and thought the same thing but when I actually tried to do it, it didn’t work at all for me. It seems simple enough and you’d think it would be as easy as you described, that’s what I thought too, but when I scanned in the printed page, it didn’t recognize the outline of the image but instead was picking up lines from all over the image. I tried everything and finally gave up and fussy cut the images but I am still determined to find a way to do this. I also use digital frames with most of my photos. I send the photos to Costco to print and would love to be able to cut them out with my scan and cut, but I haven’t tried it. I saw a video where someone used acetate to get the cut lines. They printed out their element (photo in this case), placed a piece of acetate over the image and drew an outline. Then they put a piece of white paper between the acetate and the photo, scanned it, removed the acetate and white paper and then cut the photo. The scan and cut didn’t see the photo at all during the scan, only the hand drawn outline, and cut according to that. Seems like a lot of steps and I currently use the print and cut feature with my Cameo so unless there is an easier way, I probably won’t be trying to cut my digital images. Even manipulating the images in the canvass software is more tedious than using my Cameo. But if I find a way to do this, I’ll certainly post an update.
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Post by callmenutz on Feb 7, 2018 15:52:42 GMT
Oh boy, that does sound tedious! I’ve been watching You Tube videos and it sure seems like it should work. Did you move the outline box and make it smaller like you would do if you were cropping an image? I also read to pencil in lines so it would read those and then erase them after the cut. Guess I’ll keep researching before I order. Thanks for responding!
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Post by streetscrapper on Feb 7, 2018 21:52:01 GMT
Oh boy, that does sound tedious! I’ve been watching You Tube videos and it sure seems like it should work. Did you move the outline box and make it smaller like you would do if you were cropping an image? I also read to pencil in lines so it would read those and then erase them after the cut. Guess I’ll keep researching before I order. Thanks for responding! I did move the outline box to go as close around the images as possible but I haven’t tried drawing a pencil line. That would probably work. I also see a lot of videos where that special scanning mat is used. Maybe that’s the answer.... not sure yet!
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Post by callmenutz on Feb 8, 2018 20:03:36 GMT
Streetscrapper, did you watch the videos on the brother site? I think our answer is there! www.brother-usa.com/scanncut/videos.aspxI’m so excited, I just bought it on Amazon for $269.00 plus tax and free shipping!
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Post by streetscrapper on Feb 8, 2018 21:10:40 GMT
callmenutz I have been watching so many videos I can't keep the information straight! Information overload! I'll have another look at the Brother website to see if there is something there that I missed. I haven't had any time this week to use it... hopefully I'll have a chance to play again Sunday afternoon! If (when) I figure it out, I'll let you all know how to do it. I think my issue is that I know how use the print and cut feature of the Cameo for cutting out digital images. In fact, I do it so often, I don't have to think about the steps involved. If the Scan-N-Cut has too many steps, I'll stick with the Cameo. I did see a video using the Canvass software and to be honest, it looks too complicated to me, or at least more complicated than the Silhouette software. There is a paid upgrade to help with tracing, but after watching the video on how it works, I'll stick with my Cameo, especially considering that the the tracing feature isn't free! Congrats on buying yours and getting the awesome deal! I purchased mine directly from Brother and a few days after it arrived, they discounted it by $50. I contacted Brother and they agreed to refund me the difference. I haven't seen it show up on my credit card yet, but they did say it could take up to 10 business days!
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Post by midorica on Feb 10, 2018 21:25:02 GMT
I just bought it!! Thanks to this board's incredible enabling and my husband insisting I need a treat
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scrapnnana
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Post by scrapnnana on Feb 10, 2018 22:47:11 GMT
I have not bothered with canvas. I just use it as a stand alone. It's pretty easy.
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Post by callmenutz on Feb 12, 2018 5:07:34 GMT
I found some Facebook groups for the ScanNCut and wow, I predict that we will be doing more than just cutting in the future!
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scrapnnana
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Jun 29, 2014 18:58:47 GMT
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Post by scrapnnana on Feb 12, 2018 5:32:01 GMT
I found some Facebook groups for the ScanNCut and wow, I predict that we will be doing more than just cutting in the future! Names of the groups, please? I would love to join them!
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