Get ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by making a shamrock banner. This banner can be made so it is displayed horizontal or vertical.

Make sure you download the free ScanNCut cut files below by clicking on each of the photos and you can watch how to assemble it HERE.

Disclosure: Erin is a paid consultant and has received  products from Brother to evaluate. However, the opinions expressed are entirely her own and based on her use of the products.

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy from these links it won't cost you a penny more but Erin will make a little bit of money (not enough for a pony😉.)

The summer’s wrapping up and it’s time for the kids to head back to school! Here’s a quick way to celebrate, whether it’s for their teacher or for them.

Supplies:

• ScanNCut Machine and Accessories
• ScanNCutCanvasWorkspace (Free!)
• Red Craft Vinyl
• Green Craft Vinyl
• Grid Transfer Sheet
• Cardstock for the flag: Blue (10”x2”), White (5”x2”), Red (1”x1”), Green (1”x1”)
• Cardstock for the sign: Tan (8”x 5”), Red (8”x3”), Yellow (6.5”x4”), Blue (3.25”x6.75”), Orange (4”x5.25”), Green (1.5”x1.5”), Gray (1.5”x2”)
• Bamboo Skewer
• Adhesive
• Mug
• FREE Cut File Download
• Black Pen (optional)
• Colored Ink & Applicator (optional)

Video on how to create this project: https://youtu.be/9416dZPxc6w

Instructions for the mug:

1. Place the red and green craft vinyl onto the standard mat and load it into the ScanNCut.
   
2. Download the free cut file.

Load it onto your ScanNCut by pressing “retrieve data” and then choosing where you downloaded it from.

3. Select the designs for the flag by pressing “edit” then select icon with the 3 red boxes.

Then choose the method to select just part of the designs and crop the flag designs and press “ok.”

Next press the trash can to delete them.

4. Next, press “ok,” then “scan,” then “start.”
   
5. Drag the patterns onto the correct color of vinyl and press “ok” twice.

6. Select “cut” and then press the wrench icon.
   

Scroll down to “half cut” and select “on.” Then press “ok,” and “start.”

7. Unload the mat and remove the vinyl pieces.
   
8. Weed out the vinyl by carefully removing the negative vinyl pieces.
   
9. Cut a piece of the Grid Transfer sheet down to size and then remove the backing. Place it on top of the apple piece, rub over it with your spatula, and then slowly peel if up off of the backing.

Carefully place the stem and leaf vinyl piece under the apple and transfer sheet, rub it, and peel it up off of the backing.

10. Place it onto the mug.
    

Rub over the entire design with your spatula to adhere it to the mug.

Slowly peel off just the grid transfer sheet.

11. Press the home button on your ScanNCut to reset the machine.

Instructions for the muffin flag:

1. Place the blue, white, red, and green cardstock onto the standard mat and load it into the ScanNCut.
2. If you haven’t already downloaded the free cut file, do so, and then load it onto your ScanNCut by pressing “retrieve data” and then choosing where you downloaded it from.
   
   
3. Select the designs for the vinyl apple by pressing “edit” and then select icon with the 3 red boxes.
   
   

Then choose the method to select just part of the designs and crop the apple designs and press “ok.”

Next press the trash can to delete them.

4. Next, press “ok,” then “scan.”
   
5. Drag the patterns onto the correct color of paper and press “ok.”
   
6. Select “cut” and then press the wrench icon.

Scroll down to “half cut” and select “off.” Then press “ok,” and “start.”

7. Unload the mat and remove the pieces.
   
8. Assemble the flag by turning the blue flag piece face down. Apply adhesive to one side of it.
   

Insert the white part of the flag on top of the glue.

Apply adhesive to the other portion of the blue flag, place the bamboo stick in the center of the flag and then fold the flag in half over the white piece.

Adhere the centers of the letters and the apple pieces to the flag, and add embellishment if desired.

Instructions for the sign:

1. Place the various colored cardstock onto the standard mat and load it into the ScanNCut.
   
2. Open ScanNCutCanvasWorkspace and click on the “Canvas Project/Pattern Collection” icon.
   

In the search bar, type “school” find the “Back to School Card” and select it.

Click on each section of the card to add it to the mat and then close out that window.

Select and delete the envelope pattern.

Arrange each of the pieces by selecting it and dragging it into place, grouping patterns you want to be the same color together in correlation to the papers on the mat.

In the file menu, select “Transfer FCM file via the internet,” them press “ok.”

3. Next, on your ScanNCut, press “ok,” then “scan.”
   
4. Select and drag the patterns onto the correct color of paper and press “ok.”
   

Use the “zoom” magnifying glass to zoom in.

5. Select “cut” then “start.”
   
6. Unload the mat and remove the pieces.

7. Ink the edges of the cut outs and add doodles if desired. And then assemble the sign by first adhering the colored pencils to the tan piece and then adhering the pencil tips.
   

8. Next, decide on your word, star, and apple placement and adhere them to the sign.
   

Disclosure: Erin is a paid consultant and has received  products from Brother to evaluate. However, the opinions expressed are entirely her own and based on her use of the products.

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy from these links it won't cost you a penny more but Erin will make a little bit of money (not enough for a pony😉.)

This is a fun craft to do with kids and is perfect for gift giving! You can personalize the colors and designs for each recipient and be as creative with it as you want to be.

Supplies:

ScanNCutDX Machine and Accessories

Universal Pen Holder

1 Shrink Plastic Sheet

Permanent Colored Markers

Permanent Black Marker

Hole Punch

Key Ring

Jump Rings

Washi Tape (optional)

Eye Ring (optional)

Beads (optional)

Tassel (optional)

Instructions:

1. On the ScanNCutDX, Click on “patterns,” then click on the word art icon. Select the design LO-AH06.
   
   
2. Resize it to 5” wide and click “set” to set it on the mat. Then press “ok.”
3. Place the Universal Pen Holder in the stand so that arrows on the stand and pen holder align. Uncap the black permanent marker and place it into the pen holder so that it’s touching the bottom of it. While holding down the stand, pull up the dial in the direction of the arrow from the initial position, slowly turn the dial to the left until the pen is firmly secured, and then lower the dial so that the teeth are engaged and the pen is held in place. Take the pen holder out of the stand and insert it into the ScanNCutDX.
4. Place a sheet of shrink plastic onto the standard cutting mat, adding washi tape to the sides if needed, and insert it into the machine.
   Select “draw” and “start” to begin drawing the design on the shrink plastic.
     When it’s finished cutting, unload the pen holder and remove the marker.

5. Connect the lines on the drawing as seen in the photo.
6. On the ScanNCutDX, press the “home” button, and then “ok.” Next, click on “scan” and “direct cut,” select what device you want to use, and then “start” to scan in the design.
   
7. After it’s scanned, crop the image if needed and click “preview,” and then “ok.”
8. If you desire a border around the design, click the outline icon and set the distance you want and then click “ok.”
   

9. Select “cut” and “start” to begin cutting out the design.
   Once it’s finished cutting, unload the mat and remove the cut design from the mat.
10. Using colored permanent markers color in the design.
11. Cut two holes in the cut-out…one on top, one on the bottom.
12. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for shrinking the plastic.
13. Use a jump ring to add a key ring to the top of the heart. If desired, use jump rings to add beads and a tassel to the bottom of the heart.
    

    Disclosure: Erin is a paid consultant and has received  products from Brother to evaluate. However, the opinions expressed are entirely her own and based on her use of the products.

    This post contains affiliate links. If you buy from these links it won't cost you a penny more but Erin will make a little bit of money (not enough for a pony😉.)

Tis the season for fun and whimsy! These antlers are fun to make since you can dress them up and embellish them any way you want. I can just picture someone making personalized ones for their whole family and then taking family photos for holiday cards…too cute!

Supplies:
• ScanNCutDX machine and accessories
• ScanNCut Brayer
• Craft Felt: 4 dark brown, 1 light brown, 1 white, 1 red, 1 green
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue
• Embroidery Thread
• Embellishments
• FREE Cut file: https://www.erinbassett.com/Freebies/Cut_Files/Antlers.fcm

Instructions:
Note: In the instructional video that accompanies this project I show how I create my own designs on my tablet and then turn them into ScanNCut files. You can download the finished ScanNCut file for free here: https://www.erinbassett.com/Freebies/Cut_Files/Antlers.fcm and then skip down to step 3.

You can also watch a video of how to create this project here: https://youtu.be/AfJ4x3Q7niQ

1. On your tablet in a drawing app, create a design and save it as a .jpg
   
   2. Open ScanNCut Canvas Workspace (https://canvasworkspace.brother.com) click on the main menu and select “project,”
   then click on the “image tracing” icon.
   
    Select “normal tracing.”
   

Choose the .jpg file you created and click “ok”
Make any adjustments if needed.
To save it, or transfer it to your ScanNCut machine: click the main menu button, select “download” and then choose “ScanNCut Transfer,” then “close.”




3. On a Standard Cutting Mat, adhere your felt using the brayer.
Place the mat between the guides and on your ScanNCut click the “load” button.


4. Click on “retrieve data” then choose the WiFi icon.


5. Make any adjustments, such as deleting the patterns you are not cutting at this time.
You will need to cut the 4 antlers out using the dark brown felt, the large ear pieces on the light brown felt, the smaller ear pieces on white felt, the bow and holly berries on red felt and the holly leaves on green felt.
To delete patterns: click on “edit” and select the pattern you want to delete. Next click on the trash icon to delete it.


6. To make sure your patterns are arranged properly to cut on the felt click the “scan mat” icon, then “start.”


and then click on “edit” then “Object edit” to make any necessary changes.

To resize: click the “resize” icon and then click the + or – buttons.To rotate: click the “rotate” icon and then choose how you want to rotate it.

When finished editing, click “ok” in all the screens and then select “cut.” Make sure the auto-blade is inserted into the blade holder.


7. When finished cutting, unload the mat and remove the felt pieces.


8. To get the pattern for the bow: in CanvasWorkspace, click on the “filter” icon, type in “bow” and select “all categories.” Click on the bow project and then click on the “edit in CanvasWorkspace” icon.

9. Select the butterfly type pattern and delete it.


Select the bow, left click and choose “ungroup” and then click on the bow and drag it to a new location on the mat. The perforation marks should be left behind. Select all of them and delete them.

Send the bow pattern to the ScanNCut using ScanNCut Transfer.


10. Cut out the bow.


11. To get the pattern for the holly berries: go into “patterns” on the ScanNCut machine.

Choose the layered patterns icon, then choose the holiday icon.


Next choose the holly berries,

change the size if desired,

then select the “d” pattern and click “set” to add it to the mat. Next select “add” and select “e” and click “set to add it to the mat.

Send the patterns to the ScanNCut using ScanNCut Transfer.
Apply red felt to the cutting mat, insert it into the machine and cut the berries out.


12. To get the pattern for the leaves: delete the berries and then choose “add” and select each of the leaves, “set” them on the mat, and then cut them out.

To assemble the antler headband:
13. For the antlers…
Add embroidery stitches to desired pieces of felt.


Using hot glue, glue the edges of each of the front and back antlers together leaving a large area open.
Stuff the inside of each antler and then continue to glue all the edges closed except for the bottom edge
Apply hot glue to the inside bottom edge and then adhere it to the headband. Repeat for other antler.

14. For the ears…
Apply a small amount of hot glue to the backside of the white ear and adhere it to the center of the light brown ear.
Apply hot glue to the left bottom corner of the ear and fold it to the bottom middle of the ear. Apply hot glue to the right bottom corner of the ear and fold it to the bottom middle of the ear.
Apply hot glue to the bottom edge of the ear, fold it backwards and adhere it to the headband, repeat steps for the other ear.

15. For the bow…
Apply hot glue to each of the side tabs and then fold them in so the tabs adhere in the center.
Wrap the long tab around the center of the bow and use hot glue to adhere it in place. Adhere it to the headband.


16. For the leaves…
Apply a small amount of hot glue to the tip along the center cut overlap the piece on the other side of the cut line. Repeat for the remaining leaves. Embroider leaves if desired and adhere them to the headband.


17. Use hot glue to add any other embellishments to the headband.

Disclosure: Erin is a paid consultant and has received  products from Brother to evaluate. However, the opinions expressed are entirely her own and based on her use of the products.

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy from these links it won't cost you a penny more but Erin will make a little bit of money (not enough for a pony😉.)

I knew when I found this plain children’s tea set that it would be cute to add some vinyl designs to.  It’s easy to layer colored vinyl to create custom designs. -Top the teapot off with some flowers from CanvasWorkspace and it’s great fun for your next tea party.

Supplies:

• ScanNCut Machine and Accessories
• CanvasWorkspace Designs: Flower Patterned Tumbler & Mother’s Day Pop-Up Card Box
• Tattered Lace Pattern Collection 1: Doily
• Craft Vinyl: White & Pink
• Grid Transfer Tape (optional)
• 6” x 6” Colored Cardstock: Dark Pink, Light Pink, Light Purple, Light Yellow, Dark Yellow, Green
• 6” x 12” Colored Cardstock: Light Pink and White
• 1.5” x 4” Colored Cardstock: Green
• Foam Adhesive
• Tape Runner
• Pearl & Bling Embellishments
 

Instructions:

Follow the written instructions below or follow along with the video instructions here:

1. In CanvasWorkspace, download the flowers from the “Flower Patterned Tumbler”.  
   Using ScanNCut Transfer or a USB thumb drive, load the flower designs onto your ScanNCut.  Resize the flowers to fit onto the cup and tea pot if needed.  Load white craft vinyl onto the mat, insert it into your ScanNCut machine and cut out 4 of the “open” flowers.
2. Next, cut out the “closed” flowers out of pink craft vinyl.
   
3. Weed out the negative parts of the vinyl designs.
   
4. Since the flowers are so small they are easy to pick up like a sticker and layer for placement onto the child size tea set. (TIP: If you are creating larger designs, use transfer tape to layer the vinyl designs.). Place the white “sticker” over the pink one.
   Then transfer the whole flower “sticker” onto the cup or teapot. 
   
   Continue until all the pieces have been layered and applied to the tea set.
   
5. Next, create the doilies by downloading the doily from the Tattered Lace Pattern Collection 1 onto your ScanNCut.
   
    Resize it if needed and then cut it out of white cardstock.
   
   Use the “open” flower from the Flower Patterned Tumbler as a doily for the saucers. 
   
   
6. Place the remaining colored cardstock onto your craft mat so you can cut out the flowers to go into the tea pot.  
   
   On your ScanNCut (or in Canvas Workspace) lay out flowers and leaves from the “Mother’s Day Pop-up Card Box” so that they coordinate with where you placed the cardstock  on the cutting mat. 
   
   
7. Assemble the flowers by layering them with adhesive.
   
   Plce the green rectangle into the teapot and mark were it comes out of the top of the teapot. Place the assembled flowers on the top of the green rectangle above the “top of the teapot” mark. Use foam adhesive on some of the flowers to vary the depth. 
   Fold the leaves on the score marks and then adhere them onto the rectangle.
   Adhere the pearl and bling embellishments to the center of the flowers. 
8. Place the flowers into the teapot and enjoy your tea party with your favorite little ones.

Disclosure: Erin is a paid consultant and has received  products from Brother to evaluate. However, the opinions expressed are entirely her own and based on her use of the products.

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy from these links it won't cost you a penny more but Erin will make a little bit of money (not enough for a pony).