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

Weekly Tips & Techniques: Sketch apps for iPhone!

Hello everyone!

I'm going to start making one blog entry per week that is dedicated to bringing you some paper crafting tips or techniques! It'll most likely be short and sweet, but hopefully it'll bring you some new and interesting ideas!

This week's tip is for iPhone/iPad users. (Hopefully it will be available for other users soon too!)

There is a great app for page & card layouts called "Sketches2Scrapbook" and it's FREE! (You can upgrade to the purchased one for even more layout ideas and inspiration too!)

There is the original app: Sketches2Scrapbook

The "Winter" edition: Sketches2Scrapbook: Winter

And the Card Sketches: Sketches4Cards

Each page in the app shows you a basic layout, and when you tap on it, it shows you an example made using that layout. You can also search for layouts by the number of photos you want or by style or embellishment!

If you are not an iPhone/iPad user, follow them on Facebook or check out their blog for more ideas!

-Jessica

This Week At Capture (8/8 - 8/14)

Thursday, Aug. 11th

Thursday Page Club: 7-8pm

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

$5

Friday, Aug. 12th

Scrap/Craft Night: 6-11pm

Spend a fun evening working on your projects, spending time with friends, meeting new people and getting some new ideas.  Light refreshments will be served.  Use of our tools and cutting systems is included.

$10

Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13th & 14th

Outdoor Pages: Sat, 1-3pm

Whether you spent your summer camping & hiking, or you just love taking pictures of nature, these pages are perfect!

$20 for 4 pages

Digital Scrapbooking Basics: Sun. 2-3pm

Join us for a digital scrapbooking demonstration using ‘FotoFusion’. 

$10

New Product Open House: All Day Saturday & Sunday!

Stop in and see some of the great new products we ordered for Fall, including: Baby, Kid, Zoo, Halloween, Travel and all-occasion papers and embellishments! There will be lots of project kits to choose from as well as a sneak peek of more product to come! Refreshments will be served. This event is FREE.

 

Sign up for these classes and more at www.shopcapture.com, or call 970-484-0595

New Product Event, August Giveaway and CROPTINI!

We have so many wonderful new papers and embellishments rolling in, we decided to have a New Product Open House just to show them off!

Next Sat. & Sunday (Aug. 13th and 14th) join us for refreshments and fun times as we debut all the BRAND NEW stuff we just put out and all the new things coming in the next two weeks! See some dynamic projects and kits, as well as festive lines from new manufacturers (and some old favorites!) It will be sure to get your creative juices flowing!

Here's a little sneak peek to tide you over until then: 

Fancy Pants: "Baby Mine" & "To The Moon"

Bella: "Melrose Vintage"

Glimpses: "Hullabaloo"

Authentique: "Glowing"

While you're in the store, be sure to check out our final Summer Giveaway, worth over $100! August is your last chance to be entered!, so be sure to attend a class or crop, bring a friend to a class or crop, and make a purchase (or two, or three :-) to get your entries for this FAB prize!

A perfect way to earn an entry for the giveaway is to attend our August Specialty Crop: Croptini! 

What a great to relax after all the craziness of summer! Sip a martini while you listen to cool music and get caught up on your craft projects (and meet new friends!) It'll be just like your favorite martini lounge, but with the added bonus of paper crafting!

Croptini will be Saturday, Aug. 27th from 6-11pm. 

Sign up online at: www.shopcapture.com or by calling 970-484-0595. Spots are limited, so sign up today!

Organization Tools & Garage Sale Announcement

September is just around the corner! That means back-to-school, cooler weather and our Semi-Annual Garage Sale!

I don't know about you, but when Fall approaches, I always feel like doing two of my favorite things: organizing and CRAFTING.

Capture has you covered in both areas! We just got a TON of great new storage and organizational tools from Options. Everything from small embellishment containers, to stylish tool totes to giant craft tubs perfectly sized for albums and papers (and everything else in between)!



They make cleaning out your craft area and organizing your stash FUN!

And speaking of cleaning out your craft area, why not clear things out and participate in our Semi-Annual Garage Sale?

Our next Garage Sale event is Saturday, Sept. 10th from 10am-5pm & Sunday, Sept. 11th from 11am-4pm.

Sign up to sell your unwanted craft & scrapbook items and earn store credit towards great NEW stuff!

Here's how it works: You'll sign up and rent a table for $10. We will assign you a number. Label all of your items with that number and price them however you'd like. Show up the morning of the Garage Sale to set up your table, shop around for a while to take advantage of all the great deals, and at the end of the event, we will let you know how much you sold and give you store credit toward new supplies!

So start organizing and pricing your stuff today! Spots are limited so sign up early to reserve yours by calling 970-484-0595.

This Week At Capture

Thursday, Aug. 4th

 Thursday Night Page Club: 7-8pm

$5

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

Friday, Aug. 5th

Intro to Capture: 5:30-6pm

FREE

Learn scrapbooking, card making and die-cutting basics to get you started in capturing all of your memories!

You control the class by asking all of the questions on how to get started!

Saturday, Aug. 6th

Just Cards: 1-3pm

$12 for 4 cards

Everyone loves to get a special handmade touch to any gift!  Use these versatile cards for any occasion!

Scrap/Craft Night: 6-11pm

$10

Spend a fun evening working on your projects, spending time with friends, meeting new people and getting some new ideas.  Light refreshments will be served.  Use of our tools and cutting systems is included.

Sunday, Aug. 7th

Basic Grey's Cards: 1-3pm

$24 for 8 cards

Another great card set from Basic Gray using one of their new lines for these eight great cards!

Sign up for these classes and more at: www.shopcapture.com