Weekly Tips & Techniques: Fan Fold Flowers

Hello everyone!


Today I'm bringing you a video on fan fold flowers. These flowers are EVERYWHERE. We saw so many displays at CHA using these little cuties, and they are so easy to make! Here are some examples:











All you need is a 12"x 1" (approximately) scrap of paper and some super sticky glue! If you have a scorer it will help you make the little folds much easier. Try practicing with some scraps first.


See a video on how to make them here.


Happy Scrapping!


-Jessica

Upcoming Events at Capture

We have so many AWESOME and exciting events coming up that you won't want to miss! 

Check them out:

*Croptini

Saturday, Aug. 27th (6-11pm)

Join us for a night of cocktails and great music while you work on your craft projects!

Everyone who attends the crop will have a chance to win this prize basket: 

There are only a couple seats left, so book yours TODAY by calling 970-484-0595.

*Semi-Annual Garage Sale

Saturday, Sept. 10th (10am-5pm) & Sunday, Sept. 11th (11am-4pm)

Score some great deals on craft and scrapbooking supplies at our Semi-Annual Garage Sale!

Have some items you'd like to sell? Sign up to be a seller and get store credit for your unwanted items! You do not have to man your table. Just set it up and we will do everything for you! Call for details.

*New Product Open House

Saturday, Sept. 17th (10am-5pm) and Sunday, Sept. 18th (11am-4pm)

We still have so much great product rolling in that we decided to have another open house just to display it all! Come see our wonderful Holiday lines coming in while you enjoy some refreshments. You'll want to snag it up before it's gone forever! Bring a friend for twice the fun!

*Weekend Crop

Friday, Sept. 23rd - Sunday, Sept. 25th

If you missed the last Weekend Crop, you'll want to be sure to attend this one! Great food and fantastic prizes ALL WEEKEND LONG. Attend two or more days and get a discount! Seats are limited, so sign up today while you still can! 

*Fall Festival and Crop

Saturday, Oct. 1st (10am - 3pm)

Join Capture and many other great local businesses for a day of family fun! There will be great food, fun vendors and lots of fun things for the kids including a bouncy castle, face painting and a visit from a princess! Admission is free so bring the whole family!

Stay after the Festival for our Fall Crop (6-11pm)

The perfect time to get caught up on your projects!

For more information on these and other great events, call 970-484-0595 or visit www.shopcapture.com

Weekly Tips & Techniques: Cricut Tips

This week I'm bringing you some tips on the Cricut machine, in honor of this Sunday's Cricut Party, where we will demo our new Cricut Imagine and Cricut Books (and have some great prizes to give away!)

As many of you have your own personal Cricut machine, I'm sure you've noticed how quickly the mats loose their "sticky". There are a couple of things you can do do liven them back up and extend their use:

-Scrape any leftover paper bits and fuzz off of your mat with the Cricut Spatula. Sometimes this trick alone works at making your mat more sticky, but it's mostly to help prepare you for the next step...

-Spray your mat with spray adhesive! It's important that you tape the edges off first so you don't get spray adhesive on the parts that aren't supposed to be sticky! Once you have put a decent amount of spray on your mat, take the tape off the edges and let your mat dry.

-An alternative to the spray is to use a Zig 2 Way Glue Pen. I literally just found this tip recently and have not tried it myself, but the writer of the blog Imperfectly Beautiful says it works even better than the spray! It will take a lot longer to apply and let dry than the spray does, but it might be a good thing to try!

-A tip I read at Psycho Moms Society said to wash your mat with Dawn dish soap. This is supposed to remove the dust and dirt but leave the adhesive! (Who knew?!)

-Extend the life of your mat by using more than just the main corners for cutting. Most people know you can flip your mat upside down and load it from the "bottom" to have it cut on the opposite corner it usually starts on, but did you know you can put it in "portrait" mode and it will start cutting in the top left hand corner? This can help you spread out the wear and tear to all 4 corners of your mat, helping it to last longer!

-Another way to extend your mat life is to put your paper and blade toward the center of the mat to cut. This works best if you are making smaller cuts, since you will have less room to work, but it will help keep your mat in top shape!


Other tips:

-Make sure the little arrow on your blade housing is facing directly out toward you. This helps it cut the best.

-Another one from Psycho Moms Society: Air Cuts
"Have you ever had a scrap piece of paper and didn't know if you had enough room to cut a design from your cricut? Place the blade depth to 1 and the pressure dial setting to 1, then cut your design. The Cricut is designed to not apply pressure to the paper in this dial setting, so it will perform an "air cut". Make a mental note of the results. If you are satisfied, then return the blade to the original position, pressure, and depth, and repeat the cut. <sup>"

-A great tip from Obsessed With Scrapbooking is to use this Cricut settings table to make sure you always have the correct blade and pressure setting with the paper you are using. She also has a YouTube channel with more fun tips, tricks and tutorials to check out! 

-When you cut out something really tiny, like letters, the best way to glue them down is with either a Xyron Sticker Maker, a Glue Pen, or some Adhesive Sheets from Scrapbooking Adhesives (all available at Capture!) 

If you have any Cricut tips you'd like to add we would love to hear them! Just post in the comments section below.

Happy Scrapping!</sup>

^-Jessica

This Week At Capture: 8/15-8/21

Here's what's coming up this week at Capture:

Thursday, Aug. 18th

Thursday Page Club (7-8pm)

$5

Make one great 12x12 page and enjoy some quality crafting time with friends! 

Friday, Aug. 19th

NEW CLASS: Learn To Crochet! (6-8pm)

$12

Want to learn how to crochet?  This class is for you!  Learn some basic stitches and start your own scarf.  Attend the class and get yarn and a hook for FREE!

Already a knitter or crocheter? Join us during the class for open crafting time and get caught up on your project while you meet new people!

Saturday, Aug. 20th

Limited Edition Pages (1-3pm)

$24 for 4 pages

More great Limited Edition Pages!

Get them before they are GONE!

Sunday, Aug. 21st

Just Pages (1-3pm)

$20 for 4 pages

 Each month a different one of our amazing designers will create four versatile pages you will not want to miss out on!

Cricut Party: Sunday, Aug. 21st

Join us at 1:00pm and again at 3:00pm while we demo our brand new Cricut Imagine and Cricut Books, full of wonderful paper crafting ideas!

We'll be giving out lots of great prizes, so don't miss it!!

To register for these classes and more, visit www.shopcapture.com or call 970-484-0595

NewClass: Learn to Crochet!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet? Or do you need to brush up on your skills?

On Friday, Aug. 19th we will be teaching a crochet class from 6-8pm. You'll get yarn and a hook, and we will teach you the stitches you'll need to get started on this cute scarf, perfect as a gift or to keep for yourself!

Already an avid crocheter or knitter? Join us during the class for open stitching time and meet new people while you work on your projects!

Only a couple spots are still available for this popular class, so sign up today by calling 970-484-0595 or visit www.shopcapture.com