Ranger’s inspired by Tim 12 Tags of 2014: April + Contest WINNERS!

It's been an exciting past few days here at Ranger with the announcement of 3 addition Distress Mini Kits! As promised, we have 12 winners to crown! Each will win one of the new kits signed by Tim Holtz! But 1st, we wanted to share some inspiration with you. Hopefully you've already read Tim's amazing 12 Tags of 2014: April post... now take a look at how we were inspired by that post:

With Love Tag by Kathy Paglia
Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Ranger Water Mister Ranger Ink Blending Tool, Foams & Felts Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Ranger Glossy Accents Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks - Mermaid, Sunset Orange , Butterscotch, Wild Plum Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn & Broken China Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Forest Moss, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves & Salty Ocean Archival Ink Pads - Jet Black Ranger Embossing Powder – Black
Life Mosaic Tag by Daniela Mozo
Ranger Surfaces #12 Manila Tag Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads – Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen Tim Holtz Distress Marker – Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, Spice Marmalade Tim Holtz Distress Paint – Pumice Stone and Peeled Paint Ranger Foil Cardstock
Tissue Box Cover by Patti Behan
Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Ranger Heat it Craft Tool Tim Holtz Distress Paint – Seedless Preserves, Victorian Velvet and Peeled Paint Tim Holtz Distress Stains – Seedless Preserves and Victorian Velvet Perfect Pearls Mists – Pink Gumball Ranger Glossy Accents Dina Wakley Media Soft Gel Medium – Matte Tim Holtz Distress Pads – Gathered Twigs and Victorian Velvet Ranger Foil Cardstock
“Beautiful” Palette Clip Board by Terry Horvath
Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Ranger Heat It Tool Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks Pebble and Mushroom Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Picket Fence, Weathered Wood, Broken China, Ice Spruce, Evergreen Bough Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber Gold Foil Cardstock Tim Holtz Distress Mini Blending Tool with Foam Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Broken China, Weathered Wood, Picket Fence, Seedless Preserves Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Ranger Glue Stick Perfect Pearls Mists - Grape Fizz, Forever Violet, Sunflower Sparkle and Heirloom Gold
Pearl Flower by Debbie Tlach
Perfect Pearls Mist - Blue Raspberry, Turquoise, Forever Green, Sour Apple, Sunflower Sparkle Non-Stick Craft Sheet Ranger Surfaces #12 Black Tag Dina Wakley Media Black Gesso

Now... on to the WINNERS! A big congrats to the following people!

• "I love how portable they are! Such a perfect size for taking to classes and art meet-ups." - Tracie
• "Convenient.Versatile. lovely colors" - Pat
• "oh wow! What do I love most, well everything! That it is easy to do direct to paper, that they fit together, that I can buy more of them because of the cost. And they are so cute! Thanks for sharing." - Katie B.
• "Because they are smaller, I love that you can carry every single color of the Distress Stamps with you to crops or a friends house etc. I want every single color!! BTW, if you didn’t already know, Tim Holtz is an artsy genius" - Laura Strack
• "I was so excited when I first saw these little guys. Great color combos, especially the set of the original browns. Perfect size for taking along to a friends house or to crops, but I would use them all the time. Can’t wait to get my hands on them so I can try them out. P.S. PLEASE Tell Mario I love the mini video, MAKES ME HAPPY!" - Ruby C
• "These are so cute!!! My FAV thing about them is how they stack, love that, so easy to take with you, don’t take up much room, and I love Ranger products and Tim Holtz. Thanks. " - Tracey M.
• "I love Distress Ink for the versatility! The types of surfaces you can ink is almost limitless! The Distress Ink minis size means ease of storage and that many more colors of Distress Ink I can collect. These are a must have!!" - Lisa Antaya
• "What do I LOVE about the Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mini’s? #1–They are so adorably mini! #2–Great for travel! I can bring all of the DI colors with me when I travel with my crafting supplies–No picking or choosing to save space #3–TIM HOLTZ! Need I say more?" - Shari T
• "I was really hoping you guys would come out with these mini inks in these colors. Most of the colors are colors that I do not already have in the full size inks, so it makes purchasing these a great buy. Very happy to see you are releasing more colors. They’re so cute and handy!" - Jackie lage
• "I love the small size which is perfect for those of us with limited storage space and I also love how they well they stack together! Thanks for the chance to win!" - Sarah Seals
• "Wow, I just love these! The fun I could have making watercolor type backgrounds with these cute little pads!" - Kathy Camasso
• "I love how portable these small ink pads are. Perfect for crops and pockets!" - Kate

Congrats to all the winners, you'll recieve an email from us shortly on how to claim your prize! A big thank you to everyone else for participating, we are so happy to hear that you all are so excited to get the new Distress Ink Minis!

If you didn't win, don't worry, head over to Tim's Blog by clicking here. He and a few other bloggers are also giving away Mini Distress Ink Kits all day long!