Croppinsville Studio

Ranger U or BUST!

I learned on Monday that I was accepted to RANGER U.  I have thought about applying for 2 and a half years, and finally bit the bullet.  After all, my mother told me NO at least a million times, I should be used to it.  Ranger Ink has lots of GREAT info on their site, including information about the class… and a sneak peek at Tim Holtz' new ALTERATIONS line for SIZZIX – new DISTRESS ink colors, some new PEARLS, and Claudine has a new product coming out.  I also saw something new for adding black and white accents – an enamel product.  How fun is this going to be.

So anyway, can you even imagine my surprise at being ACCEPTED!  So mom, I don't have a PhD yet, but I will be RANGER Certified.  My poor husband was in the shower and I scared him silly, shrieking like a school girl.  It went something like, NUH UH, OMG OMG OMG, NUH UH, is this for real???

I'm so excited.  Ranger U is a three day program, where participants learn everything there is to know about everything Ranger from Tim Holtz, Claudine Hellmuth, and Suze Weinberg and many more excellent Ranger folks.  I am thrilled to join the ranks of some of my FAVORITE artists, including Wendy Vecchi, Linda Cain, and Jennifer McGuire.

The thing I am most excited about is all the knowledge I'll be able to bring back to you.   I know many of you have Ranger products, and I don't know nearly as much as I should, so you can have faith that over time, I will go over EVERYTHING I learn there.

To those of you who knew I was going and crossed your fingers, knelt in prayer, and wished me well … thank you, can you see the power there is in your positive thoughts!!!  I am so thankful for your support and encouragement.

Now, it's back to work on CHA preparations.  If you are attending the Super Show, I will be helping Pat Huntoon (Technique Junkies) while she does demos.  I lucked into this – I volunteered and Pat said she would like my help – color me thrilled!  Stop by and see us.  Technique Junkies is really the best, I have been a susbcriber for YEARS and think Pat and her TURBO TEAM are just the best.  I am pleased as punch that Pat is publishing a card I did for a guest design spot.  

Overall, it's looking like a REALLY good year.

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