Greetings from CHA!

Greetings from CHA Winter 2012!  We have a few pictures from the Ranger booth that we wanted to share with you today:

Our fabulous "What's New" wall, featuring Dylusions, Distress Markers, Liquid Pearls, Inkssentials Clear Fabric Medium, Inkssentials Collage Glue Stick, Ice Stickles, Inkssentials Surfaces Specialty Stamping Paper, Melt Art Texture Treads, Vintaj Patinas and more!

Our Designer Challenge for this show was to decorate a paper mache dress form with Liquid Pearls and Stickles.  (Those of you who watched Alain's Extreme Stickling episode will no doubt recognize the dress form on the far right!)

The other side of our Designer Challenge display.

Wendy Vecchi demos in the Ranger booth.

Debbie Tlach demonstrates Melt Art.

Tim Holtz's demo was mobbed!!

If you're at CHA, please stop by Booth #1338 and say hello!  We always love to hear from our fans.

Behind the Scenes: Ranger Craft Night

 
Every once in a while, the employees in Ranger's front office and art department get together for a fun-filled night of crafting.  The purpose, aside from having fun and socializing with our co-workers, is to create projects using both new and old products for future blog posts, ads, CHA sample boards, and more.  Sometimes we even test new products and discover cool new techniques for using them!

We recently had a Craft Night where we were focusing on fall and holiday projects.  Stay tuned to this blog and to rangerink.com to see the fabulous results!

Greetings from CHA Summer 2011!

 
Hello from Chicago!  We thought you'd like to see some photos of the goings-on from CHA Summer 2011 so far!

Ranger booth set-up:

The new Archival Ink pads.

The new Picket Fence Distress Stain and Mini Acrylic Paint Sets from Claudine Hellmuth Studio.

The new look of Melt Art.

(Apologies for the blurry shot here, but we thought it was too cool not to show... this is a picket fence where each plank was stained with a different color of Distress Stain!  The sign reads "Whoever dreams of just a white picket fence... doesn't have Distress Stains!")

On Monday we held a "Ranger Avenue" class in which participants decorated identical canvases in the styles of Ranger Signature Designers Jenni Bowlin, Claudine Hellmuth and Tim Holtz.  Here are some shots from that class:

After the Ranger Avenue class, Tim presented a workshop called "The Many Ways of Melt Art."  This workshop focused on several different Melt Art techniques, including creating faux porcelain flowers and shrink mosaic tiles. 

Whew!  So as you can see, we've had a very busy couple of days.  Stay tuned, because in the next day or two we will be sharing two Make-It-Take-It projects straight from our CHA booth, complete with instructions!  And if you are reading this from CHA, be sure to stop by booth #731 to see what's new and say hello!

Video: A Day In The Life At Ranger

 
Ever wonder what happens in a typical day at Ranger Industries?  Watch this video for a fun virtual tour of our Art Department, Warehouse, Pick & Pack, Shipping and Production areas!

NEW!! Archival Inks

 
Guess what?

 

That's right!  Ranger is thrilled to announce some exciting updates to the Archival Ink line! Sixteen brand-new artistic colors have been added to the palette, complimenting the rich original Archival colors, and bringing the total number of hues to 24! All 24 colors are available in #0 standard stamp pads, and 6 of those colors are also available in #3 jumbo pads. The updated Archival Ink line also showcases a new label design with a bold stylish look.

Nice, right??  Here are the 8 original Archival colors that have remained in the line:

...and here are the 16 brand-new colors that will be joining them!

(Anything marked with an *asterisk is available in both #0 and #3 stamp pads; all other colors are available as #0 pads only. Half-ounce re-inkers are available for all 24 hues.)

As always, Archival Inks are non-toxic, acid free, waterproof, and permanent on many surfaces including glossy and matte papers!

The new Archival Ink line is shipping now, so keep an eye out for it at your favorite arts and crafts shop!  To learn more about the new Archival Inks, check out the official press release at RangerInk.com.

So... how excited are you to play with the new Archival Inks??

Behind-the-Scenes Video: Alcohol Ink Filling

 
We've got a special treat for those of you who are fans of shows such as "Unwrapped" and "How It's Made"... and fans of all things Ranger, of course!

Check out this behind-the-scenes video of our Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks being filled!  You'll see every step of the process as an empty bottle gets filled, capped, labeled, and ready to be shipped out to an arts and crafts shop near you.

Tim on HSN: Behind the Scenes

 
Yesterday, Tim Holtz made three appearances on HSN and presented several collections of Ranger products, as well as items from his collaborations with Stampers Anonymous and Sizzix.  Thanks to Mario (King of Tweets!), we have a couple of behind-the-scenes snaps to share:

If you missed Tim's appearance, never fear!  Hop on over to HSN's website, where you can still purchase many of the collections and watch videos from the show as well!  (Just click on any product, and if a video is available, the link will be right under the main product photo.)

Happy shopping!

Artist Demo's at the Ranger Booth

 
Let's check out the action at the Ranger demo tables at CHA!

Ranger Creative Director and Signature Artist Tim Holtz shows off his Distress line and the new Distress Stains:

Ranger Signature Artist Jenni Bowlin demonstrates her dye inks and acrylic paint dabbers:

Ranger Senior Educator Wendy Vecchi stampin' away:

Ranger Senior Educator Dyan Reaveley and her Dylusions line of stamps:

Ranger Graphic/Fine Artist and Photographer Debbie Tlach works on a Melt Art make n' take:

Looks like everyone's having a great time!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and participated in the artist demo's; we hope you had as much fun as we did!

Ranger's CHA Workshop

 
Let's take a sneak-peek inside Ranger's CHA Workshop!  In this series of classes taught by Tim Holtz, Dyan Reaveley, Wendy Vecchi and Claudine Hellmuth, our students learned how to make canvases in each artist's signature style.

The calm before the storm:

The students arrive:

Tim Holtz's class, featuring Distress Inks and Distress Stains:

Dyan Reaveley's class, featuring painting with Perfect Pearls:

Tim and Dyan's finished canvases:

Wendy Vecchi's class:

Wendy's canvas:

Tim, Dyan and Wendy's finished canvases:

Claudine's class:

Claudine's canvas:

All four canvases together:

Thanks to all the students who attended!  We hope you had as much fun as we did!

CHA Booth Set-Up: Day 2

 
More shots of our CHA booth coming to life!

Here is our fabulous Designer Challenge Display made from antique doors:

Distress:

Adirondack:

Inkssentials:

Claudine Hellmuth Studio:

The outside perimeter of the booth:

The "What's New" wall:

Melt Art:

Perfect Pearls:

Project samples:

Team Ranger:

Inside the booth:

Stay tuned: tomorrow we're going behind-the-scenes at Ranger's CHA Workshop featuring Tim Holtz, Dyan Reaveley, Wendy Vecchi and Claudine Hellmuth!