Continuing with my series about the Brother ScanNCut machine, I’m showing how to scan and then cut out the shapes on patterned scrapbook paper to avoid fussy cutting.
I like to use this technique so that I can quickly cut out shapes from anywhere on the paper, not just around the edge. Here’s the steps —
| 1. Load your mat with the paper stuck to it. On your machine, select Direct Cut. |   |
| 2. Select Color mode instead of Black and White, if you paper is in color. Tell it to scan. |   |
| 3. Zoom into the desired area you want to cut. |   |
| 4. Now dial up the colors, if the shape is not what you need it to cut. You have to play with this. |   |
| 5. Select the outline option (two circles). |   |
| 6. Tell it the distance from the scanned cut line. I used .04″ to give it just a little border. |   |
| 7. Now tell it to cut! |   |
