Day 3 of Ranger U was five days ago and I'm now home and have finally caught up on my sleep.  So, I'm finaly energized enough to report on Day 3, the final day of Ranger U.

Day 3 was all about the Adirondack products -- inks, pens, dimensional pearls, color wash, alcohol inks and dabbers.   Tim was our only instructor and must have been exhausted by the end of the day!  He is such a terrific teacher!  He's organized, he's funny, he's encouraging and he has mad skills!!!!  At the end of our long day of twenty six different techniques, we were honored with our "Certified Ranger Educator" certificates!  What an honor!  And, best of all, we were able to pack up a box of all of the supplies we used during the 3-day course that Ranger shipped home for us.

It was honestly hard to say goodbye to Tim.  I am so appreciative of the opportunity that he and Ranger provided, it was difficult and extremely emotional to attempt to say "thank you" in an adequate way.  Ranger is truely a top-notch company that excels at what they do.  I have not encountered another company in this industry that partners with retailers, educators, manufacturers, designers and authors the way Ranger does.  

This is a picture of the Ranger classroom:

   
I took this picture during our lunch break.  Each table was shared by 4 people.  I had the BEST tablemates -- Lori, Linda & Ann.  The entire Ranger U experience wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable without these three fun, talented ladies. 

In the classroom, there are quite a few sample boards, such as this one:



Now, I have to share my favorite picture.  No explanation necessary!



At Ranger U, we learned over 80 technqiues.  I've already started planning classes from what I learned while there.  I have 14 classes tentatively planned and am going to start fine-tuning my ideas tomorrow for my July classes.  So, stay tuned for details!!!