Coming soon to the Ranger Blog...

 
You'll definitely want to stay tuned to the Ranger blog over the next two weeks because we have a lot of great things planned!

On Friday 11-11-11, Veteran's Day, we will be one of 11 craft companies participating in a blog hop organized by Operation Write Home.  This wonderful organization sends blank, handmade greeting cards to our troops deployed overseas so that they can write home with them, and we are so honored to have been invited to participate.  The theme of the blog hop is "thank you cards," so stay tuned to the Ranger blog to see the cards we've created for the troops!  To read more about this inspirational cause, check out the OWH Stars & Stamps blog (the starting point of the blog hop). 

Then, all next week, we will be presenting the Ranger Great Pumpkin Designer's Challenge!  We've given craft pumpkins to some of our favorite craft designers, including Jenni Bowlin, Richele Christensen, Claudine Hellmuth, Tim Holtz, Jennifer McGuire, Tammy Tutterow and Wendy Vecchi and asked them to transform them into fall centerpieces using Ranger products.  We can't wait to share the incredible results with you! 

Project: Shrink Plastic & UTEE Fabric Tag

 

Today we've got a great new project from you courtesy of Tammy Tutterow!  Use Inkssentials Surfaces Shrink Plastic along with Melt Art UTEE, the Ranger Melting Pot, and Distress Inks and Stains to create this charm-ing fabric tag!

Project: Perfect Pearls Mists "Symphony of Hearts" Tag

 

We have a new project on RangerInk.com that is sure to make your heart sing!  Check out this beautiful tag by Linda Cain, which was made with Perfect Pearls Mists, Distress Inks, Distress Stains, and Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints.  What a beautiful gift for a music lover in your life!

More Ranger Craft Night Projects

We have some more BOO-tiful Ranger Craft Night projects to give you ideas for Halloween cardmaking!

Eek Card by Cindy Rescorl:   Cindy used an Ink Blending Tool  to apply Fall Seasonal Distress Ink colors in the background, embossed the image using a Tim Holtz Texture Fade, then swiped Jet Black Archival Ink over the embossed image.

 

Poison 31 Card by Cindy Rescorl:  A cool technique to try!  Start with a piece of Kraft Glassine and brush on Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders until fully covered. Use a Heat It Tool to melt the pearls into the glassine. Let cool. Put the glassine piece into a texture fade to emboss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haunted Card by Susan Baldwin:  Spray Die Cuts with Perfect Pearls Mists and use Picket Fence Distress Stains to color the candles, then Stickles for the flames and spider eyes. "Haunted" was stamped with Distress Embossing Ink and heat embossed with Vintage Photo Distress Powder.

Hope this gives you some inspiration!  Would love to hear what you have brewing for your Halloween projects.

New for October on RangerInk.com!

 
Boo!!  Happy October, everyone!  We've got some great new features on RangerInk.com this month to help you get in the autumn/Halloween mood!

Learn how to make this spooky haunted house card using tips and techniques by Claudine Hellmuth!  She will teach you how to use Studio Creative Layers stamps along with Studio Black Gesso and Sticky-Back Canvas to create a card that is perfect for sharing with all your favorite boys and ghouls this Halloween.

Patti Behan has created a beautiful autumnal scrapbook layout, ideal for displaying your pumpkin-picking photos!  Patti's pumpkin patch layout features products by Tim Holtz, including Distress Ink and Distress Crackle Paint.

And finally, spice up your home décor with this beautiful cork message board, created by Lisa Dixon using fall shades of Distress Stain!  We love her adorable push-pins made from Inkssentials Shrink Plastic, too!

We hope you enjoy these projects and give them a try!  What fall and Halloween crafts do you have up your sleeve this October?

Foiled Again with Metal Tape

We are so glad everyone enjoyed our video about Inkssentials Metal Foil Tape. Here is a Thank You card created by Kriss Cramer using Foil Tape and Adirondack Dye Ink Pads that you can make 1, 2, 3...literally...three easy steps is all it will take.  We love the clean, simple look of this card. How about giving it a try?

Find the instructions to make this card here.

Oh, and by the way, think we hinted somebody might get something for dropping us a line.  Yes, I believe we did. Thank you for all your suggestions!  

We picked the following random winner:

Sue Benedick said: "I would love to see some projects done with foil tape."

Well, Sue, your wish is our command, and we will contact you about claiming your sur-prize. 

Project: Archival Ink "Dry Goods" Tag

 

Head over to RangerInk.com to learn how to make a cheerful tag all "dressed up" in Archival Inks and Distress Inks in a new project by Linda Cain!

Happy 4th of July!

 

Happy Independence Day to our fellow Americans!  We've got a great card for you to try over the long holiday weekend, using a fun Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber technique created by Ranger's Marketing Coordinator, Patti Behan.  We've even got a video demonstration so you can see her "Patti Splat" technique in action, so be sure to check it out!

Have a fabulous and safe Fourth of July weekend!!

Project: Memory Capsule and Frame "By The Sea" Tag

 

Now that it's officially summer, it's time for some beachy crafting!  Head over to RangerInk.com and check out the project instructions for this seaside-inspired tag by Roni Johnson.  You will learn how to use Memory Frames and Memory Capsules to create a tag that is shore to please!

Project: Perfect Pearls "Thanks" Card

 

Say "thanks" to someone special in a truly personal way: with a handmade card!  In this new project by Lisa Dixon, you will learn how to use Ranger's Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders and Perfect Pearls Mists along with circle punches and old papers to create this bold, graphic thank-you note.