Hi, friends! About 5 years ago on Black Friday, I bought myself a Brother Scan n Cut machine. I love the look of cleanly cut stamped images but I didn't like the cost of the metal dies. Plus metal dies only cut 1 thing and took up space. Also, I had been stamping for about 15 years and I had thousands of stamps already. I figured that with die sets running around $25 the machine would pay for itself in no time! FYI Amazon has a Cyber Monday deal on the newer Scan 'n Cut if you want to check it out. I am an Amazon affiliate but I didn't plan this LOL!

I had a few questions after I posted this video on YouTube about cutting the images with a border. That is really easy to do. After scanning and clicking OK you click on the icon that looks like a donut on the screen and you can select how large of a border you want. I usually do a .04 margin (it looks the most like what a die with a border does) if I want one or I cut directly on the outline like we did today. You can do many other things with this machine, like hooking it to a computer and using their software to create your own designs, but in all honestly, all I use it for is cutting out my stamped images. It has saved me thousands of dollars on dies and honestly it is quicker than using my crank-style machine especially if I have a full sheet of stamped images. I recommend this machine if you have a place to leave it out and set up and you are not afraid of electronics. It's really easy to use but often I hear of crafters being afraid of these machines. If you own one but it has never been opened now you know what to do and how easy it is to use. This has been the best investment in my paper crafting hobby. I hope you found this video useful and informative. Happy crafting!

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