Today marks the start of the Neat & Tangled sneak peeks for March! The new release will go live on Friday 10th March. I always love Elena Roussakis’ illustrations and the Yo Ho Ho set is no exception. I’ve a video below showing my rusty Copic colouring and my first look at the new Distress Oxide inks. I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used.

I started out by stamping a bunch of the images from Yo Ho Ho on Neenah Solar White card with Intense Black ink and then coloured with Copics. I also used Copic spica pens for the sparkle on the telescope, sword and hook and a white gel pen to add a few highlights. I then die cut the images with their matching dies and put them to one side while working on the background for the card.

I was excited to find a reason to try the new Distress Oxide inks from Tim Holtz and thought the Broken China colour would be great for a bright sky and Fossilzed Amber for the sandy island. I added the inks on to a square of Ranger craft sheet, spritzed the ink with water and then dipped white card in to the ink. I started to dry the card with a heat tool while spritzing and splattering more water to get the lovely watery layers you see. I also splattered my favorite solution of Perfect Pearls too for added variation and sparkle. I then used an A2 Card Curved Edge die to cut the shape for the island. I stamped a sentiment from the Yo Ho Ho set in Lipstick Red ink and then cut with a Basic Banner. With all the elements now complete I adhered them to a white card base with foam adhesive.

I love how this bright and colourful card turned out with those cute Yo Ho Ho pirates on a splashy Distress Oxide background. The new Neat & Tangled sets including this Yo Ho Ho set will be available from Neat & Tangled and Simon Says Stamp at 8am EST on Friday 10 March :D I’ll be back on Friday with a look at the whole release.

GIVEAWAY

Neat & Tangled are giving away a Yo Ho Ho stamp and die set – check out the Neat & Tangled blog for all the details. In addition there’s a $25 gift certificate up for grabs from comments left on the Design Team blogs throughout the week – leave a comment below and the winner will be announced on the Neat & Tangled blog on Friday :D

VIDEO

Watch below or in HD at YouTube.

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or wording to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I truly appreciate your support.

Neat and Tangled YO HO HO	Neat and Tangled YO HO HO Dies	SSS A2 CURVED EDGE DIE	SSS BASIC BANNERS Dies	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER	SSS INTENSE BLACK Ink Pad	SSS LIPSTICK RED Dye Ink	Neenah 80 LB SOLAR WHITE
SSSp White A2 Side Fold Scored Cards 120# 10 Pack	COPIC MARKERS	COPIC Twinkling Stars GALAXY Marker Glitter Pen SET B of 12 Spica	Uni-ball Signo WHITE Gel Pen	Ranger Non Stick CRAFT SHEET
Ranger MINI MISTERS	Milwaukee Heat Tool	Ranger PERFECT PEARLS	MISTI Stamping Tool	3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE

PIN ME

Summary of the project which gives all the views of the card in one photo :D I’d love if you pinned and called by on Pinterest :D