Ranger Blog: Claudine Hellmuth Studio

Looking for a fun, spring home decor project to brighten up your room? Check out these Claudine Hellmuth Studio Tinted Glass Bottles. You can up-cycle any leftover glass bottles you have on hand with a bit of Claudine’s paint. They make great vases or are the perfect way to brighten up a windowsill.
Click here to head on over to the project page to see step out photos and instructions!

Here is a great home décor project that works for either Easter or spring. Claudine Hellmuth shows you how to make this amazing Spring Nest out of recycled paper and Multi-Medium. You can then accent it with some wooden eggs painted with your favorite colors! Click here for full instructions and step out photos.
Also, as you probably know, Little Yellow Bicycle has been posting a project a day for the last 2 weeks that feature their new Naturals line and inks from Ranger. Today is the last day, but they sure do have a good one! Be sure to head on over to their blog to check it out and catch up on any of the projects you may have missed!
Finally, our Seasonal Palette contest for March is still going on until Thursday, March 21st, 2013. You can swing by this blog entry to submit your project for a chance to win.

Before the show we announced the addition of stencils to the Claudine Hellmuth Studio line. At the Winter CHA 2013 show, Claudine demoed her new stencils and showed how they work with existing Ranger products to create great looks.
In this video, you can see Claudine use her new stencils with gesso and a bit of paint to create a fun look that is perfect for backgrounds! Take a look:
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Another day closer to CHA, another exciting announcement from Ranger! Today we are proud to announce new Melt Art and Claudine Hellmuth products!
First up we a new Melt Art Heat It Inks kit. This new, Luxurious Gems kit contains 3 new, exciting colors – Emerald, Amethyst, and Pink Tourmaline. And what would new colors be without new, fun surfaces to use them on. Coming later this month, Ranger will also offer 3 new Texture Tread designs – Butterflies, Gears, and Feathers!
Today, Ranger and Claudine Hellmuth are also proud to announce a new line of Claudine Hellmuth Stencils! Claudine’s signature, whimsical style can be added to your next project with these 6 stencils – Fly Away, Love Birds, Our Town, Paris Holiday, Summer Garden, and Wall Flowers!
For more information on these new products, head on over to our press page or visit our booth at CHA!

A lot of things make us smile, but one of our favorite things is flipping through a magazine and seeing the work of one of our talented designers published inside. If you haven’t seen the Autumn 2012 issue of Somerset Memories magazine, you’re in for a treat.
Inside this issue you will find a beautiful canvas by the incredibly talented Claudine Hellmuth. Take a look!
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One of the great things about our website is that we are constantly adding new things for you to check out, no matter what your favorite type of crafting is. We just wanted to take a second to point out a few of the new items that we’ve added over the past week or so.
If you’re Dylusional for Dyan Reaveley, we have three new videos for you. First up, we have a video of Dyan introducing her new “My Creative Journal Journey” book. If you’re looking for more inspiration, check out these videos of Dyan sharing some creative inspiration for her Dylusions Seasonal Stamps and Dylusions Seasonal Stencils!
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Halloween is almost here, but it’s not too late to make some super cute Halloween cards. Claudine Hellmuth came up with these great, quick and easy cards that you can make in about 20 minutes! Check out the project page here to see everything you need along with step-by-step instructions.
Claudine also showcased these fun cards at this year’s CHA Summer show. Check out the video below from Scrap Time to watch Claudine go over every step to create this wonderful card!
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We have a new video available from Ranger Signature Designer Claudine Hellmuth. In this tutorial, Claudine teaches us how to do a quick and easy gesso image transfer using Claudine Hellmuth Studio Mini Acrylic Paint, Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso, and a laser photocopied image.
Check out the Claudine Hellmuth Gesso Image Transfer video along with a complete materials list to get started.

It has only been two weeks since Tim Holtz was featured on the Paperclipping roundtable and now Ranger Signature Designer, Claudine Hellmuth, is also being featured! This week’s episode, entitled “Medium in a Nutshell”, is all about adding mixed media elements to scrapbooking pages.
In this podcast, Claudine shares a bunch of her tips and techniques from using gesso to using online tools to build a color palette. You can head on over to Paperclipping.com to check out this episode or subscribe to the Paperclipping Roundtable via iTunes.

In this video Claundine Hellmuth shows us how to use Studio Extra Time slow-dry medium and her popular artist quality Studio Paints to bring a photo to life.
Take a look at this video to see her photo tinting technique in action along with a list of everything you’ll need to do this technique yourself.