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Category: Tutorials

This category contains projects I have created where a tutorial is written with instructions and photos using a step-by-step process.

Distress Mixology No. 2 Inspiration

May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023 cards, distress mixology, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great week. If you’re following along with my Distress Mixology series than today is a fun day! I’m sharing a card I created using the color palette from Distress Mixology No. 2. This color palette consists of Distress Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Saltwater…

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Distress Mixology No. 2

May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 distressmixology, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! I’m back again this week with Distress Mixology. This color palette was inspired by the shabby chic style. It’s a mixture of soft pastels and I think it will be fun to see what I can come up with using this palette. I tend to migrate more to…

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Distress Mixology No. 1 Inspiration

May 11, 2023 May 17, 2023 cards, distress mixology, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! If you’ve seen my last blog post, I started a new series called Distress Mixology. In that blog post I explain what I’m trying to accomplish by doing this series. If you’re interested you can find that post here. Today I’m sharing what I created using the colors…

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Distress Mixology No. 1

May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023 distress mixology, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! Today I’m starting a new series called Distress Mixology. After receiving the Distress Paints from the Vault, I had so much fun playing with them but it made me realize that most of my makes are very similar in color palettes or that I use the same colors…

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Full of Wonder – New Idea-ology

March 8, 2023 March 8, 2023 cards, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! Today I’m sharing a card I created using some of the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology pieces. I love making backgrounds for cards out of Tim’s ephemera. Sifting through all the tiny pieces of images is so fun and putting them together to create a background is one of…

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Happy St. Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2023 February 14, 2023 cards, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampersanonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! Happy Valentine’s Day!! I hope you are having a wonderful day and spending it with those you love. Today I’m sharing a card I created using some of the new everyday line release from Tim Holtz and Sizzix. This is such a fun collection of dies and embossing…

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Stamping & Coloring with Paint

November 15, 2022 November 15, 2022 Christmas, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, stampers anonymous, tag, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! Have you ever stamped with paint? I had an idea in my head that would just not go away. I wondered if I could stamp an image, paint it, and then stamp over the image again to restore the details that were painted over. The key to this…

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Christmas Tags – Joy

October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, tags, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! I know it’s a bit early for Christmas making but is it really too early for Christmas making? If you’re like me then the sooner you get started the better. In years past I’ve waited far too long to get my handmade Christmas tags finished to put on…

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Trick Or Treat – Simple Halloween Background

October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022 cards, mixedmedia, rangerink, simonsaysstamp, sizzix, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to make a tutorial so I wanted to get something on here even if it’s something simple. These types of backgrounds are so fun because they’re easy and don’t take much time to create but add just the right amount…

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New Distress Watercolor Pencils – Let’s Play

September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022 mixedmedia, rangerink, stampers anonymous, timholtz, tutorial

Hi friends! I was so excited when I learned of a new product coming to the Distress line. When Tim unveiled them on our Zoom meeting, I think you could have heard me squeel all the way around the world. My Distress Watercolor Markers dried up long ago and I…

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