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Book Review & GIVEAWAY – Crafting with Digital Cutting Machines

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Crafting with Digital Cutting Machines is a new book out by Libby Ashcraft.  It is ideal for crafters who use the ScanNCut, Silhouette and Cricut.

Filled with plenty of colorful photos and diagrams, you will find the following in this 96 page book:

  • Introduction and overview of various cutting machines
  • Glossary of common terms
  • Section on suitable materials you can use with your machine
  • Numerous must-know techniques
  • Six step-by step craft projects

Throughout the various sections there are plenty of tips to help you out.

Libby, the author, has been crafting for over 20 years and is a certified Silhouette instructor.  She travels all over the country teaching, and her expertise makes her the ideal guide while you are learning to use your digital cutting machine.

Get to know your digital cutting machine better and get the most out of it with this helpful book.  You will be inspired to create all sorts of fun projects with Crafting with Digital Cutting Machines.

2022 Fox Chapel Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4971-0154-8

**GIVEAWAY**

Thanks to Fox Chapel Publishing we were lucky enough to receive an extra copy of this book so we are giving it away.  Note that the giveaway is available to U.S. addresses only.  Just leave a comment on the blog post and tell us why you want to win and you will be entered to win.

Winner will be randomly drawn on February 25, 2022.

 

 

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Comments

  1. I want that book! As it happens I’ve been considering taking the plunge and buying a cutting machine. This would be a great way to help me decide on which machine to buy.

  5. Oh yes! Would greatly help me make ip my mind on which machine to buy, and start me out with some great tips! Thanks

  6. I have a Scan N Cut and a Silhouette and don’t know how to use either. This book should help me a lot!

  7. We had a house fire in 2014 and I lost my original Cricut in it. Loved the old one because it worked off of cartridges – easy to use – easy to understand. The new one I got after the fire (Explore) got me so frustrated that I just put it up on a shelf. This is one HUGE thing I hate to do with any craft stuff. Would love to get to know it better and use it again.

  9. I love using my Cricut and am always looking for more sources of inspiration that don’t require a Cricut subscription.

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