In celebration of Earth Day we have 2 projects to share with you today... a Recycled Trash can by Ranger's own Kathy Paglia and an Earth Day Bookmark by Mou Saha!
First up, Kathy's project can be made with any container that you might have laying around. For this project she used a bulk pack bin she found in the Ranger warehouse. Additionally you will need:
- Dina Wakley Media Gesso
- Ranger Multi-Medium
- Adirondack® Acrylic Paint Dabber: Pitch Black
- Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Tissue Tape
- Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap cut into strips
- Assorted Gelli Print Papers
- Handmade/Mulberry Paper
- Large paint brush for Gesso
- Small paint brush for Tissue Wrap Strips
- Foam brush
- Four 2x2 thin blocks of wood
Instructions
1. Cut an opening in the lid with a jigsaw.
2. Using a large paint brush, prime lid and base on the outside with Ranger White Gesso. Let dry overnight.
3. Adhere handmade/Mulberry paper, using Ranger Matte Medium, to the opening of the lid. Wrap the opening so the exposed lip is covered. For the base and sides of the lid, apply Ranger Matte Medium in small areas. Cut paper to size and adhere. Work your way around the lid and base until theyre completely covered in a patchwork arrangement. Let dry overnight or as long as you can wait.
4. The places where the papers meet will not look very attractive. Cover these seams with Tissue Tape or Tissue wrap. Use a small brush to paint the seams with Matte Medium and attach Tissue Tape or strips of Tissue Wrap.
5. To raise the lid off the base and make the can taller, attach four 2x2 pieces of wood to the inside of the lid.
6. When everything is dry, paint the inside of the lid with Adirondack Pitch Black Paint.
Next up, you can make this fun Reduce, Reuse, Recycle bookmark, which spreada the message of Earth Day all year long! For this project you will need:
- Archival Ink #0 Pads: Jet Black
- Ranger Collage Glue Stick
- Dylusions Ink Sprays: Polished Jade
- Ranger Ink Blending Tool & Foam
- Ranger Surfaces Manila Cardstock
- Ranger Mister
- Stickles Glitter Glue: Neon Flamingo, Peacock, Twilight
- Tim Holtz® Distress Markers: Crushed Olive, Tumbled Glass
- Tim Holtz® Distress Marker Spritzer
- Tim Holtz® Distress Ink Pads: Peacock Feathers
Instructions
1. Trim Manila Cardstock to two 8.5 x 3 pieces. Glue them together with Collage Glue Stick. Machine stitch around the edges.
2. Lay Latticework stencil over the bookmark. Adjust Crushed Olive Distress Marker into the Distress Marker Spritzer and squeeze to blow air into the brush tip of the marker to release ink over the stencil. Repeat with Tumbled Glass Distress Marker.
3. Ink up the Globe Mini Blueprint stamp with Jet Black Archival Ink Pad and stamp near the top of the bookmark.
4. Machine stitch circles around the stamped image. Also stitch a piece of ribbon at the top of the bookmark.
5. Add more color along the edges of the bookmark and to the stitching using Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Pad and Ink Blending Tool.
6. Spritz water from a mister to make the Distress Ink react.
7. Apply Peacock and Twilight Stickles Glitter Glue to the land and water parts of the stamped globe from step 3.
8. With a black pen, write Remember to REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE on the bottom part of the bookmark. Draw a heart below the message and fill the heart with Neon Flamingo Stickles Glitter Glue.
9. Once the Stickles dry, flick some Polished Jade Dylusions Ink across the bookmark and a little water for the ink to spread a bit.
