New Distress Stains
from Ranger Industries & Tim Holtz
Ranger is releasing 25 New Distress Stain Colors late this summer! You can now pre-order them at Nona Designs.
There is the additional color addition of Picket Fence White. It is opaque so it can be used as a base coat for the other Distress Stains, creating pastel hues in your projects. You can also use Picket Fence on the Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet in conjunction with other Stain colors to achieve unique marbleized effects! It is perfect for swiping over dark papers and cardstocks, too.
Ranger expects to start shipping Distress Stains in August so we'll predict an August/September delivery for you. As with all pre-order items, these delivery dates can change a bit! But if you don't mind waiting, we will fill your orders first-come, first-serve!
We have added a new company to our product offerings: Glitz Designs
There are three new collections coming out this summer and we can't wait to see them up close! The colors and themes are delightful!
The Glitz Designs Blog also gives wonderful layout and usage ideas for these products. I particularly like the see through "Peek-A-Boos", "Paper Layers" and "Whatnots".
I also love Epoxy Stickers... and the Chipboard Albums... actually, I like them all and it's hard to choose!
Here are the three new collections expected late July... we are accepting preorders now!
Spellbinders Nestabilities & Shapabilities DUE SUMMER/FALL 2011
STAY TUNED FOR MORE!
We will be adding more in the weeks to come and will update our NEW PRODUCTS Page with links when we can start taking preorders and orders.
Meanwhile, now is a good time to stock up on all kinds of basics. We are running some SUPER sales! Here are just a few. Remember, supplies are limited and the sale prices are only good on in stock items.
For a limited time we have discounted hundreds of stamps to $1.99!
We are clearing out the inventory to make room for new, so grab these bargains while you can.
We also have $2.99, $3.99 and other rock bottom pricing! The sale price is only good while supplies last. And we only have one or two of some of these left in stock.
Wendy Vecchi is releasing some new Art Parts and Stamp designs. As soon as we get shipping info from our supplier, we hope to carry them! You can visit her blog for a sneak peek HERE.
There are lots of other new products that will soon be coming out from the CHA (Craft Hobby Assn) Trade Show this month. We are monitoring them and will be releasing info as the products become available!
If there is anything you are really interested in seeing us carry, please drop us an email and let us know! If any of our suppliers have it, we can usually special order if there is enough demand.
And don't forget our 15% OFF PRE-Order special for the exciting new Tim Holtz District Market Line. You don't have to pay until we ship, but you'll receive 15% off the prices shown on our site AND reserve your place in line first-come, first serve!
Millinery Collage
By Linda Cain for Ranger Industries
This is a cute project by Linda Cain posted on her blog and on the Ranger Website.
We posted a supply list for you if you want to try it yourself. Notice how Linda used the Regal Adornment Charm of a Crown for the Dressform Skirt embellishment. Clever! So many nice details and the vintage feel is true!
Shadows & Shading: A Beginner's Guide to Lighting Placement
Copic Coloring Guide - from Annie's Attic
These have been hard to keep on the shelf and sell out quickly. We have restocked both. We have quite a few of the Shadows & Shading, and the Coloring Guide just sold out. We have more on order, due here in about a week.
Shadows & Shading by Marianne Walker is a book designed for people who want to understand the basic rules of light when coloring, whether or not they draw their own art. This beginner's guide covers many kinds of light, the difference between shading & cast shadows, how to color a variety of objects, and shadow color theory. Measures 5.7" x 8.5 Spiral Bound, Soft Cover - 52 Pages
Annie's Attic - Copic Coloring Guide - a go-to resource for crafters and coloring artists of all skill levels. This 64 page book includes informative technique tutorials by two well-known Copic certified instructors, Detailed step-by-step instructions for the most popular coloring techniques, Clear explanation of the Copic numbering system, Beautiful sample projects created by Copic coloring specialists, Advice about picking great blending groups and how to recreate them easily
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Clearly For Art (CFA)
Blackout, Whiteout, Clear and Sampler Paks
Have Arrived!
FINALLY! We have received a shipment of the Wendy Vecchi Studio 49 Blackout, Whiteout and Sampler Packs of Clearly For Art Modeling Film.
This is a unique product that is NOT Shrink Plastic... it doesn't shrink! But when you heat it, it becomes malleable and you can shape it while warm and it sets when cool. You can re-heat and re-shape too. Every time you heat it, it will go FLAT and be ready for your next shaping session.
So if you run your CFA through an embossing machine to give it texture, THEN heat it, you'll lose the texture.
But Wendy published a techique using Ranger's Inkssential Metal Foil Tape Sheets over her embossed CFA and the result was the CFA holds the embossing textures!
(The resulting flower shown on her Art Parts project)
If you don't want to use the metal or embossing machines, you can use the film with all kinds of inks and paints, heat and shape, reheat flat, add ink/paint, heat and shape again and again.
Here is a flower Wendy created using the Blackout CFA. We also have a supply list and links to her blog for this project as well.
Here are links to help you get started with the new Clearly For Art!
Ranger is releasing 25 New Distress Stain Colors late this summer! You can now pre-order them at Nona Designs. 
