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!

A Surprise Giveaway!

 
You never know when you'll get some awesome freebies just for commenting on our blog, and today is no exception!  We chose three random comments from our Perfect Pearls "Thanks" Card post from last Friday, and the authors will win a Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders kit as well as a bottle of Perfect Pearls Mists!

(Actual colors may vary.)

Congratulations to:

Donna Russell - "love the card."
Victoria - "Great card!"
Lynn Barwald - "Good morning, Ranger! This is such a fun card by Lisa. Thanks! Lynn B"

Thanks for your comments, ladies!  Please email us at blog@rangerink.com with your shipping details so we can send some pearly goodness your way!

Maria's Boxes

 
Here at Ranger HQ, we have a lovely woman named Maria who works in our Product Packaging department.  During her breaks, she uses Ranger products (including Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers, Stickles and Liquid Pearls) to decorate the empty boxes that once contained our bulk #8 manila tags, and she makes them into something pretty to store her work supplies in.  Maria makes them for her co-workers as well, and she is even making a "Congratulations" box for her daughter who is graduating high school this year!  Check out some of Maria's handiwork; maybe it will inspire you to transform something that would normally be thrown away into something beautiful and useful!

NAME THAT PRODUCT!!

 

Ready... GO!!

(Leave a comment on this blog post with your guess!  One random winner will be chosen from all of the correct responses received before 12 noon EST on Friday, May 13.)

"Name That Product" Contest Tomorrow!

 
We will be playing another round of "Name That Product" tomorrow!  This is a game where we post an abstract photo of a Ranger product (it could be an extreme close-up or a distorted shot) and you have to guess what the product is.  The last time we played "Name That Product," we gave a prize to the first person who correctly identified the product in our blog comments, but this time, we will be setting a 24-hour time limit and choosing a random winner from all of the correct responses received within that span of time.  We hope that this will give our international friends a chance to participate, too!

We will post the photo at 12 noon EST tomorrow.  See you then!!

Adirondack Ink: Ready For Its Close-Up!!

 
Look at what was featured on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" last night!

Woo hoo!!  Congrats to Ranger's Adirondack Dye Ink Pads for being displayed so prominently on the show!  It was a very pleasant and exciting surprise for all of us here at Ranger.

You can view the actual clip here:

Debby Dares... to Distress!

 
We received a lovely email from Debby Lewis of the Debby's Dare blog today:

"You posted a project called Distress Ink Artsy Tag a week or so ago.  I avidly read Ranger Blog.  I was very inspired by the techniques and the project itself.  I decided to use it on a layout.  Attached is the close up and the layout is on my blog. 
 
I wanted to say thanks for the inspiration and the instructions that go with all your projects you share on Ranger Inks Blog.  You make me think and then push me to use it on my paper projects."

Pretty awesome, right?  Thanks for sharing this with us, Debby!  We are so glad that you found inspiration in our blog, and this is a wonderful example of how the techniques we share can be adapted to be used in any project!

Check out Debby's blog to see her full layout and read about her creative process.  Be sure to show her some love in her comments, too!

Have you found inspiration in the projects, tips and techniques we have shared?  Please feel free to post photos of your projects on our Facebook wall or email them to us at blog@rangerink.com.  We love to see your work!

Congrats to our Easter Egg Hunt Winners!

 
We're so glad that so many of you really seemed to enjoy today's Easter Egg Hunt on RangerInk.com!  The contest is now complete and we would like to announce the locations of all three eggs as well as the names of our two lucky winners!

The first clue, announced on our blog this morning, was:

"To find the first egg, put your thinking cap on tight,
Because the solution may not be as simple as black and white...
(or maybe it is!!)"

The corresponding egg was hidden on the product page for Inkssentials Enamel Accents, which come in both black and white!

When clicking on the blue egg, the next clue popped up:

"To give an Easter basket filled with chocolates isn't hard,
But it takes a true blue friend to craft a handmade card!"

This one was a little trickier.  To find the egg, you had to browse our Projects page under the Cards & Tags heading and find the project titled "True Friend Card."  The egg was located at the bottom of that page!

Clicking on the green egg revealed the final clue:

"On Easter it's tradition to dip some eggs in dye,
But not to use a pigment ink; did you ever wonder why?"

On our Video page, we have a video explaining the differences between Adirondack Dye Inks and Adirondack Pigment Inks.  The final egg was located on that page!

Clicking on the pink egg revealed the secret message to be emailed to us:

"The Easter Bunny might bring me candy, or an egg or two I think,
But I'd be so much happier with a prize from Ranger Ink!!"

Two of our Egg Hunters will be getting a prize from Ranger Ink indeed!

One prize goes to the person who solved the puzzle first.  And with an amazing time of only FOUR MINUTES to find all three eggs, our prize goes to Ron Wilhelm!  Congratulations, Ron!

Another prize will be awarded to one of our other successful Egg Hunters!  By 4pm EST we received exactly 75 correct responses.  Our random winner is #35, Denise Parcells!  Congratulations, Denise!

Ron and Denise, please contact blog@rangerink.com with your shipping details, and your prizes will be on their way!

Thank you to everyone for playing!  We hope you had fun and maybe even discovered some pages on RangerInk.com that you would like to revisit in the future!

It's Easter Egg Hunt Time!!!

 
Remember, the contest is open from 11am - 4pm EST.  Browse RangerInk.com to find all three Easter eggs, and then email blog@rangerink.com with the secret message after finding the final egg!  A prize will be given to the FIRST correct response, and another prize will be randomly given to one of the other correct responses received before 4pm EST.

Here is your first clue!

"To find the first egg, put your thinking cap on tight,
Because the solution may not be as simple as black and white...
(or maybe it is!!)"

Good luck!!

One hour to go...

 
Our Easter Egg Hunt game will begin one hour from now!  If you missed yesterday's post, check it out for an explanation of how to participate in the contest.

See you in an hour!