Ranger's Easter Egg Designer's Challenge! Day 3

 
This week, we are presenting the results from Ranger's Easter themed Designer's Challenge: we gave craft eggs to some of our favorite designers and crafty employees, and asked them to decorate the eggs for Easter using Ranger products.

Debbie Tlach:

• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Black Gesso
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint - Blank Canvas, Dab of Yellow, Landscape Green, Classic Teal, Dash of Red, Smidge of Blue
• Perfect Pearls - Sunflower Sparkle
• Vintaj Glaze
• Stickles - Star Dust

Debbie made this stunning Russian-style egg by applying Claudine Hellmuth Studio Black Gesso to a carvable egg, and she hand painted her flowers with Studio Paints, accenting with Perfect Pearls and Stickles.

Bonnie Egenton:

• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints - Sky Blue, Yellow Pastel, Painterly Pink
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Brushes
• Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet
• Inkssentials Heat it Craft Tool
• Liquid Pearls - Orchid, Mint Green
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Multi-Medium - Matte
• Tim Holtz Alterations by Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders and Vagabond Machine

Bonnie started out with craft foam and cut out egg shapes.  She ran them through the Vagabond machine in Embossing Folders and gessoed them, before painting with Studio Paints and Liquid Pearls. She then formed the eggs into a wreath by gluing them in a circle with Multi-Medium.

Patti Behan:

• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Brushes
• Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Lemonade
• Vintaj Patinas - Opalite, Ruby, Jade, Onyx, Moss, Amethyst
• Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet
• Tim Holtz idea-ology - Foliage, Memo Pin

Patti gessoed a Styrofoam egg and then painted it with an Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber.  The cheerful idea-ology Foliage accents were colorized with Vintaj Patinas.

Only one more day of Designer Eggs to go!  But don't crack under the pressure, there's plenty of time to be inspired before Easter!

Vintaj Patina Spring Rain Earrings

Create a permanent color on Arte Metal Lily of the Valley embellishments in 6 easy steps…check out Jess' cool Vintaj Patina tutorial on this project.

Get your Ranger Green on!

 
With spring and St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, it's time to get your Ranger Green on!  On Specialty Stamping Paper, Tags, Gloss Paper, Shrink Plastic and Sticky-Back Canvas, that is!

Check out all the amazing products we have that come in shades of green, perfect for projects at this time of year!

• Distress Stain - Pine Needles, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage
• Archival Ink - Emerald Green, Library Green, Sap Green, Viridian, Olive
• Distress Stickles - Crushed Olive, Pine Needles, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage
• Perfect Pearls Mists - Forever Green, Sour Apple, Green Patina, Mint
• Liquid Pearls - Ivy Green, Key Lime, Avocado, Mint Green
• Adirondack Pigment Ink Pads - Bottle, Lettuce, Clover, Juniper
• Jenni Bowlin for Ranger Dye Inks - Seed Packet, Stick Candy
• Vintaj Patinas - Moss, Jade
• Stickles - Green, Lime Green, Firefly, Mystic Green, Holly
• Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers - Clover, Lettuce, Bottle, Willow, Juniper, Citrus
• Claudine Hellmuth Studio Acrylic Paints - Landscape Green
• Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders - Sour Apple, Forever Green, Green Patina, Mint
• Distress Markers - Pine Needles, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage
• Distress Ink - Shabby Shutters, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage
• Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Meadow, Lettuce, Pesto, Bottle, Willow, Juniper, Citrus, Clover
• Adirondack Embossing Powder - Bottle, Lettuce
• Embossing Powder - Mint Green
• Dylusions Ink Spray - Cut Grass, Fresh Lime
• Jenni Bowlin for Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabbers - Seed Packet, Stick Candy
• Distress Crackle Paint - Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Pine Needles, Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage
• Adirondack Dye Ink Pads - Bottle, Lettuce, Meadow, Pesto, Juniper, Willow, Clover, Citrus
• Inkssentials Clear Fabric Medium (...well, the label is green, anyway!)

Kermit the Frog had it wrong.  It IS easy being green... thanks to Ranger!

Vintaj Tutorial

Hey Ranger fans, we have a special guest visiting us today.  Meet another of  Vintaj's talented designers, Jess.  She created this step-by-step video for using Vintaj Patinas and Glaze especially for you.  It's jam-packed with tips, techniques and is guaranteed to get those creative juices flowing!   Enjoy!

Vintaj Winner Announced

Thank you for all your inventive ideas using Vintaj Patinas and Glaze! Here's an elegant project created by Vintaj Designer Jeanne Holland's for you to try.

And now to announce the winner.  Congratulations to...

 ...Nancy S who said:  "I can see using the patinas on some metal embossed with the Big Shot. Then add some super stickey tape and apply to anything! Cover a light switch plate! A box! The sky is the limit." (Nancy, please check your email to claim your prize)

Look for more inspiration from the talented Vintaj designers and others as a regular feature on our blog.  We would love for you to share your Ranger/Vintaj projects on our Ranger Facebook Page.

 

Now Shipping: Vintaj Patinas and Glaze

We're happy to announce that Vintaj Patinas and Glaze are now shipping!   Check out the press release and read all about 'em.

Here's a behind the scenes peek at how the Patinas are made...from making room in the warehouse to filling the shelf.

  

Guess what...we're giving away some more stuff!!  We'd love to hear your creative ideas for using these fantastic new products.  From the comments, we will pick a winner to receive some Patinas, Glaze and a few Vintaj trinkets to play with.

Come back on Monday, March 12 at 12:00 pm EDT when we announce the winner.  See you then!

 

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.

Vintaj partners with Ranger to bring you Patinas and Glaze!

 
We've got some pretty exciting news:

Ranger has partnered with Vintaj Natural Brass Company to bring you Vintaj Patinas: opaque inks specially formulated to adhere to metal!  This is very exciting news for all you jewelry designers out there!  This means that you can color Vintaj findings and filigrees (and other metals, too) to your heart's content, creating beautiful patina effects for all of your jewelry and craft projects.

The Patinas come in 15 lovely hues, split into 5 kits of 3 colors each:

Also new from Ranger and Vintaj is Vintaj Glaze, which is the perfect sealing coat for your metal pieces.  Glaze will help to prevent metals from oxidation and it can also be mixed with the Patinas and used as an extender.  It is fast-drying, durable and permanent with a satin finish.

For more information, check out the Ranger booth #1338 and the Vintaj booth #835 at CHA Winter 2012.  Be sure to check out the official press release, too!