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Grow Art Journal Page with Katelyn Grosart

April 26, 2021 No Comments

Hey Creative Scrapbooker Fans! For today’s blog post, I’m sharing with you how to create this Grow Art Journal Page using a variety of products from Ranger Ink and adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. You’ll want to grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate my art journal page at home. To start, you’ll need to grab your Art Journal. I’m using Dina Wakley’s 6×6 White Art Journal from Ranger Ink. Choose one of the pages and use Dina Wakley White Gesso from Ranger Ink to cover the page. Next you’ll need Dina Wakley Acrylic Heavy Body Paint in Blushing and Fuchsia from Ranger Ink. Apply the two colours of paint to the page as desired with a paintbrush. I have the colour primarily in the middle of the page. Next, you’ll need the Textures Stamp Set from Ranger Ink. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink…

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May Your Day Be Happy Mixed Media Art Journal Page by Pam Bray

May 18, 2020 1 Comment

May Your Day Be Happy… What better way to be happy but to get a bit inky!!! I am sharing a mini-tutorial on how to create a mixed media art journal page using Ranger Distress Inks and Markers along with my newest Sensation Stamp Set from Wild Whisper! Begin by stamping the May Your Day Be Happy Sensations Stamp Set multiple times on the journal page using jet black ink from Ranger. Mask off the stamp images and ink journal page with several colors of distress inks using a blending tool. Repeat until you get the background colors that you are happy with. Sensations Collection Includes Sensations 12 x 12 Designer Paper in both 12 and 6 sheet packs Sensations Flair Sensations Stamp Set Sensations Bronzed Anther Embossing Powder Stamp background images on prepared background with jet black ink and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. Apply distress inks using water pen…

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Dabbling in Mixed Media

January 19, 2019 1 Comment

Hello Creative Scrapbookers! Kim here with a quick mixed media page share. Did you know our current issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine has a 13 page feature dedicated to mixed media! There are so many gorgeous art journal pages, scrapbooking layouts and cards ready to inspire you to pull out some products that might not be in your comfort zone. I encourage you to try, it’s so fun! Here is a recent art journal page I made using many of my favourite Ranger products. They are often my go to mixed media products because they overlap well with my love of scrapbooking and cardmaking! My page started out as gel print I had made a while back using my Ranger Gel Plate and Dylusions paints. I layered on some stencils and stamps, which were coloured with Chameleon Pens. I added some washi tape and stickles for some more texture and…

In Products

Kerry Engel travels with Kelly Creates

April 3, 2018 No Comments

When I travel I like to document my thoughts, experiences and days in a journal. When I have a bit more time (or my husband needs a nap) I like to draw and record the colours and patterns around me too. Kelly Klapstein’s new products were made for hand lettering but the minute I got my hands on them I knew they’d be great for using as a journal. Traveler’s journals are all the rage right now and Kelly’s journals and juicy pens are definitely going into my suitcase. If you do a bit of prep before you leave you can have fun making water color backgrounds to add more interest to your documentation.  Here’s how I created my journal:  1] I prepped my journal page by spreading gesso with an old hotel room key (a loyalty card would work too).  It doesn’t have to be smooth, actually a…

In CSM Spotlight

CSM Spotlight on Ranger Ink

August 25, 2017 No Comments

Some of you may think it’s silly to do a CSM Spotlight on Ranger Ink, after all ‘everyone’ knows who they are and what they do. While those of us who have been stamping, playing with mixed media or who have worked in the industry for some time, no doubt know who Ranger Ink is, we really do want to introduce these wonderful products to crafters of ALL levels! First up a little history. Ranger Ink was founded in 1929!!! I did the math…that’s 88 years in the INK industry…that’s a whole lot of homework backing their amazing products! Initially they manufactured commercial inks used in the banking industry. In 1979 they developed the first art stamp pads, and began doing private labels for stamp manufacturers in 1998. Since then they have grown to successfully market their own quality products that we have come to love! Products such as Distress…

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Tuesday with The Team by Nicole Wright

April 11, 2017 8 Comments

How you Bean… Nicole here and I am sharing my Art Journal pages in my 115 year old book! ACK… I know it’s old but it is so much fun. Not everything I get in the mail is something I would normally create with. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the challenge of making this my own style. It creatively opens my mind up and pushes my limits. I picked this pretty spring paper Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow Petite Paper pack. I do love plaid. I stamped on the pattern paper and wait for it… fussy cut. All those jelly’s stamped and yes, more fussy cutting. I wanted to layer and stack the jars. Trimming the beans so they spill the way the jars tilt. ACK… trying the new Ranger Distress Oxide Ink by watercoloring the jelly’s. Love them!!! Time to make this easy and my Xyron Create a Sticker to adhere all these jelly…

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March Sketchy Challenge with Kerry Engel

March 13, 2017 1 Comment

It’s a 3-in-1 challenge! by Kerry Engel Many of you have been using Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s sketchy challenge as your inspiration-spring-board, creating some beautiful layouts and cards but did you know that you could use a sketch to inspire you in your art journal too? I’m still relatively new to the art journal game. To be honest sometimes I look at all my yummy layers and colorful pages and while I love the techniques and I realize that it’s about ‘playing’ and exploring, at the end I wish that they made more sense. Visual sense. Visual sense for me starts at the beginning; when I think about the direction or movement that I want in my page. That’s where having a sketch as a launching point helps. I loosely used this months sketch to contain my techniques and create movement down the middle. I really liked how it turned out…

In A Taste of CHA

Ranger Industries – what’s new for 2017

January 29, 2017 12 Comments

Being asked to join Jackie at Ranger’s CHA media release was pretty exciting until my alarm went off so early that morning. Tired eyes were soon open with excitement at all the fabulous new releases being shared at Ranger’s booth. They had four stations set up, and we got to spend about 20 minutes at each one with Ranger’s Signature Designers; Tim Holtz, Dina Wakley, Dyan Reaveley and Susan Lenart Kazmer…pretty easy to get just a tad star struck! Each proved to be down to earth and all had a wonderful sense of humour…made you love them that much more! First up was Tim Holtz. Lots of buzz at his table with the release of his Oxide Ink Pads, new Distress Crayons sets, Crayon Tin storage, 1 oz. size of Collage Medium, storage jars and Woodgrain Cardstock. The new Oxide Ink Pads are the next generation of Distress Inks, combining…

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Art Journal Love with Christy Riopel and Magenta!

February 15, 2016 No Comments

Christy Riopel designed this gorgeous art journal page using Magenta stamps and stencils. Watch this video to see how she created it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bamztj-SrlE Have a wonderful family day everyone! To see more of Christy’s work visit her blog – Creating a Life I love to Live

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Bible Journaling with Marjolaine Walker

October 15, 2015 No Comments

Today on our blog we welcome Marjolaine Walker who has some beautiful Bible journaling pages to show you! Hello creative friends, I’m so pleased to be here today sharing my journey into bible journaling! I first took notice of people colouring in their bibles a little over a year ago. I loved the idea at the time but was not ready to commit to it just yet. I have a habit of jumping into new things and then abandoning them which ends up being a waste of money and time. To be sure that I would be committed to this new adventure, I started doodling in a bible that I already owned, slowly getting braver as I experimented on each page. After a long while I purchased a wide margin bible and dove right in. There’s a certain style of bible journaling that I absolutely love. It’s where…