Welcome to the blog today! Don’t check your calendar—we have a special New & Noteworthy post today from our friends at Ranger, who are not only sharing their newest products, but a fun tutorial as well! Let’s check it out!

Today we are celebrating the arrival of SIX gorgeous new Ranger Archival Inks and coordinating shades of Stickles Glitter Glue! Take a look at these gorgeous new hues: 

Let’s follow along as Lauren Bergold uses these beautiful new products to create a colorful ‘thank you’ card!

The emboss/resist technique is one of my favorites, but this is the first time I’ve tried stenciling ON TOP. It won’t be the last, however, because I’m hooked on the combination of bright color with soft texture!

Step 1: Gather Supplies: Ranger Archival Inks in Cayenne, Wine Cellar, Aubergine, Mountain Lake, Beach Cruiser, and Graphite; coordinating Stickles Glitter Glues; Simon Hurley create. Bitty Botanicals Background Cling Stamp, The Loo! Stencil and Stark White Cardstock; Letter It Thank You Clear Stamp Set; Emboss It Clear Embossing Ink Pad; Ranger White Embossing Powder.

Step 2: Stamp the Bitty Botanicals Background in Emboss It clear embossing ink on Simon Hurley create. Bright White cardstock. Sprinkle with Ranger White Embossing Powder, tap off excess, and melt powder with the Heat It Craft Tool. Set aside and allow to cool completely.

Step 3: Use the magnets from Wendy Vecchi’s MAKE ART Stay-tion to secure Simon Hurley’s The Loo! stencil firmly on top of the embossed panel. Use a Mini Ink Blending Tool and Domed Foam to apply one Archival Ink color to each vertical row of tiles, in the following order: Cayenne, Wine Cellar, Aubergine, Mountain Lake, and Beach Cruiser. DO NOT wipe the excess ink from the embossed pattern. 

Step 4: Trim the embossed panel to 4.5 x 5.5″ saving the offcut for later. Apply coordinating colors of Stickles Glitter Glue to the small flowers between each set of embossed tiles on the large panel. Set aside on a flat surface and allow to dry completely.

Step 5: Using Letter It’s Thank You Clear Stamp Set, stamp “Thanks” in Graphite Ink on white cardstock and allow it to dry for a few seconds before repositioning the stamp just slightly to the left, and stamping a second time in Beach Cruiser Archival. Cut out neatly around the word using scissors. On a separate scrap of cardstock, stamp “So Much” in Graphite, then trim it into a neat strip measuring approximately 5/8 x 2″. 

Step 6: Trim a piece of Simon Hurley create Stark White cardstock to 4.75 x 5.75″ and apply Wine Cellar Archival Ink around the edges. Trim another piece of white cardstock to 5 x 6“ and apply Graphite Archival Ink around the edges. Trim the offcut piece of the embossed panel to 5/8″ and matt it on a 7/8″ scrap of white cardstock that’s been inked with Aubergine Archival. Mat the “So Much” sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock approximately 7/8 x 2.25″ inches that’s been inked in Beach Cruiser Archival.

Step 7: Assembly: Add the Aubergine-matted offcut to the left-hand side of the embossed panel, as pictured, using Perfect Card Adhesive. Trim off the excess at the top and bottom. Mat the embossed panel on first the Wine Cellar panel, and then the graphite panel, using Perfect Card Adhesive. Add the “So Much” sentiment flat as pictured, and mount the cut-out ‘thanks’ just above, on small pieces of Letter It White Foam Roll Tape. Affix the finished design panel to a 5.5 x 6.5” white card.

Step 8: Stamp an additional sentiment on the inside, if desired; sign the card and address to a favorite friend who could use some happy mail. Send it ASAP and prepare to make their day!

My name is Lauren Bergold, I live in central New Jersey with my husband of 30+ years. My favorite medium is paper and I especially love making cards and gifts for family and friends. I teach paper crafting classes, as well as collect and compile vintage and found papers. You can find me on my blog, All the Good Blog Names Were Taken and on Instagram where I love to connect with other artists and makers!

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What a beautiful card and wonderful tutorial by Lauren! Don’t you love those new Archival Ink and Stickles hues? If so, you can snag them with a $50 gift card giveaway from our friends at Ranger Ink:

Ready to shop at the Ranger Ink store with this gift card? Leave a comment on this post by midnight Eastern time on Wednesday, April 10th, telling us which colour in the new Archival Ink and Stickles hues is your favourite! A comment will be selected at random and announced here on the SCT blog on Friday, April 12th. Good luck!

We will see you back here tomorrow for more papercrafting inspiration, and don’t miss another New & Noteworthy post this Friday!