Ranger Ink

Watch as swirling pools of color transform into a gorgeous handmade card with this mesmerizing technique. 🐙🌊

Start by dropping alcohol inks onto Yupo paper with blending solution and using an ink blower to push the colors into dreamy sea water patterns.
Once dry, the magic really begins. Use Alcohol Lift Ink and a stamp positioner, stamp directly onto the panel and blot away to reveal a gorgeous under the sea background by lifting that ink using stamps. Add even more texture to the card by removing ink with the Lift Ink Reinker through a stencil.
The finishing touches of die cuts, stitching, and that perfectly colored focal image bring everything together into a card that looks like a true work of art.
Save this one — you’re going to want to try it! ⬇️
 
Supplies:
Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink:
-Yupo Paper
-Inks: Moss, Pool, Lettuce, Aquamarine
-Blending Solution
-Air Blower
-Lift Ink
-Lift Ink Reinker
Tim Holtz Distress:
-Watercolor Pencils: Villainous Potion, Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Picked Raspberry
-Sprayer
-Spray Stain: Antique Linen
-Paint: Picket Fence
CMS304 Tim Holtz Sea Life
661206 Tim Holtz Garden Greens Sizzix dies
Ranger:
-Mini Ink Blending Tool w/ Foam
-Artist Brushes
Paper towels
Cheesecloth
 
Instructions:
-Add Alcohol Ink Blending Solution to Yupo paper
-Start to add your Alcohol Inks one at a time
-Use  ink blower to move the inks around, repeating with more ink if necessary
-Dry panel with a Heat Tool
-Place panel into a stamp positioner
-Ink stamps with Alcohol Lift ink and stamp and remove panel
-Blot inked areas using a clean section of a paper towel
-Buff each section of the stamped area with a clean paper towel to reveal the image
-Stitch around card panel if desired
-Color in focal image with Distress Watercolor Pencils
-Add Distress Lift Ink Reinker to a foam blending tool and dab off apply through stencil to remove ink
-Color cheesecloth with Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain
-Add cheesecloth, die cuts and focal image to card
-Finish with sentiment

✨ has a fun technique to share! Using an embossing folder with Alcohol Inks, she created a vibrant background, then removed ink from the raised areas to reveal the embossed design and add incredible contrast. The result is a colorful, textured card with eye-catching dimension and detail.

Have you tried lifting Alcohol Ink from an embossed surface? We’d love to hear your favorite techniques in the comments! 🎨💜

Supplies:
Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks®:  
-Inks: Glacier, Dandelion, Patina, Purple Twilight, Smudge, Raspberry, Mojito,
-Yupo Paper
-Blending Solution
-Air Blower
-Splatter Brush
-White Heavystock
Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Black Soot, Picket Fence
Ranger
-Heat It™ Craft Tool
-Artist Brush
Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphanumeric Stretch Upper; 3D Texture Fades Numbered
Tim Holtz Glass Mat by Tonic Studios  
Other:
Isopropyl Alcohol
  
Instructions:
-Start with a panel of Yupo paper and apply Blending Solution to the surface. Add alcohol inks and use an Air Blower to move the inks around, creating organic patterns and movement. Carefully dry the panel with a heat tool or set it aside to air dry completely.
-Once dry, splatter the panel with isopropyl alcohol using a splatter brush or artist brush to create additional texture and variation. Allow the panel to dry again.
-Emboss the dried panel using the Numbered 3D Texture Fades Embossing Folder.
-Using isopropyl alcohol and a fine detail brush, carefully go over the embossed numbers to lift and remove some of the alcohol ink. As you work, gently blot the area with a flour sack towel to keep the ink from spreading across the panel.
-Splatter the panel with Black Soot and Picket Fence paint for added contrast and texture.
-Add stitching around the edges of the panel.
-Die cut Alphanumeric Stretch from white heavystock and black kraft stock. Layer the letters slightly offset for dimension, then adhere them to the center of the panel to spell .
-Adhere the finished panel onto a card base using foam adhesive for extra dimension

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When you’re so excited for your workshop, you can’t help but sing! 🎤🎨 is warming up and getting everything ready for a creative weekend at HQ.

🍑🍒 Sweet, simple, and full of gratitude! 🍒🍑
created this fresh and fruity card using the Ranger Make-It Fun with Fruit stamp set and Slanted Stencil. The soft pastel palette, playful fruit pattern, and bold sentiment come together for a card that’s ripe for sharing a little appreciation. 💚

Supplies:
Ranger:
-Make-It Stamp Set: Fun with Fruit
-Make-It Stencil: Slanted
-Make-It Acrylic Block
-Archival Ink Pad: Jet Black
-Artist Brush
Tim Holtz Distress:
-Oxide Ink Pad: Cracked Pistachio
-Sprayer
49 & Market Dye Ink Pads: Just Peachy, Strawberry Pie, Mint Chill
Simon Hurley Create:
-Small Blender Brush
-Stark White cardstock
 
Instructions:
-Using the Slanted stencil and Cracked Pistachio, stencil the background of an A2 size piece of Stark White Cardstock.
-Splatter 49 & Market’s Strawberry Pie and Just Peachy ink onto the background, by smooshing the ink onto an acrylic block, spritzing it with water and using a paint brush.
-On a trimmed down piece of Stark White cardstock, stamp the peach and cherry line stamp from the Fun Fruit stamp set all over the background using Archival Jet Black ink.
-Stamp the solid matching stamps using Just Peachy and Strawberry Pie inks. After inking the images, wipe the leaf image off before stamping.
-Smoosh Mint Chill ink onto an Acrylic Block, spritz with water and using the paint brush, paint the leaves. Then splatter the background with the same color.
-Stamp sentiment with Archival Jet Black ink and trim it out. Adhere the background and sentiment to the striped background.