Congratulations to our Challenge winners for the month of July! Both winners will be receiving a Dina Wakley Media Pouring Medium, Cell Creator, Mixing Cups and Stir Sticks and 3 colors of Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints!
Facebook Winner: Caroline Duncan
Instagram Winner: @tashat.8699
A big thanks to all who are participating in this challenge each month. What a delight it is to me to see your art come through my feeds. Keep it up! Here is August’s challenge.
I got my own back. ~Maya Angelou
Create a piece of art about how you take care of yourself, stand up for yourself, or about how you don’t. Do you have your own back? If you don’t, who does?
Sometimes it’s hard to take care of ourselves. Where is the line between being selfish and filling our own cup? I struggle with that. All the obligations and “have-to’s” seem overwhelming. I have a hard time relaxing because I am always worried about the fires I’ve left unattended.
That is why I love scuba diving. When I’m under the water, it’s the only time I am not a ball of stress. Under the water the focus is breathing, and weightlessness. It’s truly like being in another world, and it’s amazing. My husband doesn’t enjoy diving, but I’ve been making time to get to the ocean anyway. I need it. This journal page is symbolic of how I’m getting to the ocean, making it a priority. It’s my form of having my own back.
Supplies used:
Dina Wakley Large Media Journal
Dina Wakley Media Brushes
Dina Wakley Media Ultra Thick Gel Medium
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint: Ruby, Eggplant, Oliver, Tangerine, Peacock, Cheddar, White
Dina Wakley Media Stencils: All the Favorites, Leafy, Variegated Stars
Dina Wakley Media Paint Combs: Squares
Dina Wakley Media Stamps: Scribbly Fishes
Fude Ball Pen: Black
Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks
Archival Ink Pad #0: Jet Black
Challenge Rules Recap
I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your creative spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.
Challenge Rules
We will announce monthly challenges on the Ranger blog on the third Thursday of each month.
Use at least one Dina Wakley Media product in your project. If your product is not obvious (like paint), please list the colors you used.
You can make anything you like—a card, an art journal page, a tag, a canvas, anything!
Interpret each challenge any way you like. You can be literal or you can use it as a springboard and see where it takes you. Let the challenge inspire you and stretch you.
Try to journal on your piece. Write your thoughts about each prompt. You can write a little or you can write a lot, but do your best to incorporate your thoughts and feelings into the piece.
When you complete a challenge, please share it on your blog and personal social media account(s) (Instagram/Facebook) with the tags #showusyourMEdia and #rangerink. When you share on your personal FB page, be sure to make the post public so that it shows up in our hashtag search. You can share in the art groups, too, but those posts don’t show up in the searches if the groups are closed or private.
We will do two random drawings each month for a prize. We will search the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on Instagram for one winner, and then on Facebook for the second winner. To be clear, you must use the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on either Instagram or Facebook in order to show up in the search and to be eligible to win. You have until the third Wednesday of each month to complete the previous month’s challenge.
We will announce the previous month’s winner AND the new challenge on the third Thursday of each month.
Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you’re not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.
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DINA WAKLEY MEDIA COLLAGE PAPER
Dina Wakley Media Collage Paper includes tissue that features Dina’s signature artwork printed
in black and white. Ideal for collaging into mixed media and journaling pages. Cut up or use as is,
these collage papers are sure to add a bold pop to mixed media projects. Includes 20 sheets of 7
ó” x 10” 10 printed black and 10 printed white.
INCLUDES 20 SHEETS OF 7 1/2” X 10”; 10 PRINTED BLACK, 10 PRINTED WHITE
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DINA WAKLEY MEDIA COLLAGE WORDS
Dina Wakley Media Collage Words are sentiments printed on tissue that will be sure to inspire your creativity. The printed tissue is ideal for collaging into mixed media art and journal pages. Just cut out your sentiments and add into your artwork. Includes two each of 10 designs, one printed in black and one printed in white. Package include 20 sheets of 3” x 3”.
INCLUDES 20 SHEETS OF 3” x 3”; 10 PRINTED BLACK, 10 PRINTED WHITE
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DINA WAKLEY MEDIA 1 OZ FINE TIP APPLICATOR
The new Dina Wakley Media Fine Tip Needle Applicator is an essential accessory for the Mixed Media artists toolbox. Specially designed to fit the Dina Wakley paint bottles, this unique tool is ideal for drawing fine lines, doodling and writing when used on the 1 oz Dina Wakley Media Paint bottles, paint dries with a hint of dimension.
AVAILABLE IN 30 PC POP GLOBE AND 10 PC GLOBE REFILL
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DINA WAKLEY MEDIA STAMPS
Introducing four new Cling Rubber stamp sets from Dina Wakley Media! Bring Dina’s designs
to life in your projects with these new additions. Media Cling Mount Stamps are ideal for mixed
media art products, journals, card making and more! Perfect for use with Dina Wakley Scribble
Sticks, Media Paints, Stencils, and other accessories.
AVAILABLE IN 4 NEW DESIGNS
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DINA WAKLEY MEDIA STENCILS
Create layers of color, texture and design with an ever-growing collection of stencils showcasing Dina’s signature style. Pair these new designs with Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paints, Mediums, and Scribble Sticks for endless possibilities!
AVAILABLE IN 4 NEW DESIGNS
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LETTER IT™ STAMPS
Achieve the look of hand lettering with Ranger’s Letter It™ Clear Stamps. Choose from a variety of six new handwritten sentiments ideal for every occasion. Each stamp set is 4” x 6” with various sized phrases to fit on standard cards and tags, and are easily customizable for many other sizes. Use with Letter It™ Stamping Inks, Embossing Powders and Perfect Pearls to personalize cards, tags, invitations, and more!
AVAILABLE IN 6 NEW DESIGNS
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LETTER IT™ STENCILS
Use Letter It™ Stencils to create layered backgrounds, textures, and patterns for card making and paper crafting. Great for use with the Letter It™ Stamping Inks, Perfect Pearls, Embossing Powders, Medium Pens, and more. Apply Stamping Ink through stencils with a Ranger Blending Tool or trace and outline with the Medium Pens. These 4.75” x 6” stencils are sized perfectly to work with 4.25” x 5.5” card panels. Mix and match stencil designs for endless creative effects. Available in 3 versatile background designs.
AVAILABLE IN 3 BACKGROUND DESIGNS
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LETTER IT™ FINELINERS
Letter It™ Black Fineliners are the ideal writing tool for hand lettering, writing, journaling and doodling. Black Fineliners are available in assorted tips, 01, 04, and 09, which allow for various line widths and endless lettering possibilities. These pigment pens are waterbased and fade resistant, making them a great go-to medium! Available in 3 pack of black ink pens.
AVAILABLE IN 3 PACK OF BLACK INK PENS
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LETTER IT™ STAMPING INK
Letter It™ Stamping Ink Pads feature the same quality, fade resistant dye ink formula used in the Ranger Archival Ink Pads in a convenient 1.25” x 1.75” pad. Letter It™ Stamping Ink provides long lasting stamping results that are permanent on many surfaces. Get a crisp image that doesn’t bleed over water based inks, markers, acrylic paint, watercolors, and more. Ink pads can be easily re-inked with the coordinating Archival Ink Re-inker. The small size makes these inks convenient for projects on the go. Perfect to use with Letter It™ Clear Stamps. Available in one kit containing 4 colors.
AVAILABLE IN KIT CONTAINING 4 COLORS
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LETTER IT™ EMBOSSING POWDERS
Add dimension and shine to your hand lettering projects with Letter It™ Embossing Powders. Enhance your cards, tags, journals, and more with a touch of embossing to make your creation one of a kind! Ideal for use with Letter It™ Embossing Ink Pad and Clear Stamps or with Letter It™ Medium Pens.
AVAILABLE IN KIT CONTAINING 4 COLORS
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LETTER IT™ PERFECT PEARLS
Create dazzling pearlescent effects with Perfect Pearls and Perfect Medium! Specially developed with a built in resin, Perfect Pearls pigment powders are easy to use wet or dry. Use with Perfect Medium Ink and Letter It™ Clear Stamps or over Letter It™ Medium Pens to create your own hand lettering, doodles, and designs. These can be combined with water and a water brush or paintbrush for painted pearlescent watercolor effects.
AVAILABLE IN KIT CONTAINING 2 PEARLS, MEDIUM, AND BRUSH
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LETTER IT™ ADHESIVES
Add dimension to your card making and craft projects and make them pop with Letter It™ Adhesive Foam! The convenient peel and stick design means no messy glues or drying time needed. Adhesive Foam quickly bonds paper, cardstock, chipboard, and other materials. Available in Black Foam, White Foam, and Clear Foam. Each roll is 2 yards long, 1/16” thick. Black and White Foam ½” wide, Clear ¼” wide. Double Stick Clear Tape available in 18 yard long roll 3/8” thick.
AVAILABLE IN BLACK, WHITE, AND CLEAR FOAM ADHESIVE AND CLEAR DOUBLE STICK TAPE
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RANGER MIXED MEDIA POWDERS
Create dimension and texture on all your mixed media projects with the Ranger Mixed Media Powders. Mixed Media Powders are unique blends of colored embossing powders mixed with chunkier embossing granules that allow you to achieve amazing new textures and effects in your work. Available in 8 colors.
AVAILABLE IN 8 COLORS
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DYLUSIONS DYALOG COVER
Organize your life in style with the Dylusions Dyalog system. Dyalog Covers, featuring original artwork by Dyan Reaveley, offer a stylish way to keep all your Dyalog Insert Books, Pocket Inserts, and more in one convenient location. Two interior elastic bands help keep your inside elements secure while also giving you the ability to change books easily. The outside elastic band helps keep the cover closed. Dyalog Cover measures 5.875” x 8.75”.
AVAILABLE IN NEW DESIGN
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DYLUSIONS STAMP SETS
There’s something for everyone in this collection of Dylusions rubber cling mount stamps. Choose from four different stamp sets featuring Dyan’s signature style of unique imagery. Ideal for use on pages in art journals, cards and mixed media projects. Mix and match these new designs with the ever-growing collection of unconventional, sassy stamps that are truly Dylusions originals.
AVAILABLE IN 4 NEW DESIGNS
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