Hello and Happy New Year to you all!

You can watch the full video tutorial by clicking on the button below!

I’ve got a 12×12 canvas layout to share today. I was going to submit it for the Prima build-a-page for December, but I sent this gift out late and I didn’t want to spoil the surprise for my BFF Laurie, so I couldn’t submit it, BUT, I could still share it with you all!

My BFF Laurie is on Youtube and she’s got a cool online shop on “Artfire”, please visit her shop and YT channel!! You’ll be inspired when you see her projects!!

I love this LO! Not a perfect picture…our hair was everywhere…. well Laurie’s and Melissa’s was, but my eyes were squinty and my chin was tucked down so I had a double chin!! LOL…..but the sentiment and memory of it was sweet. That weekend was so fun and that’s why I used it!

Prima shares a sketch every beginning of every month for anyone to join in and submit their project, here’s the link for December and the sketch below!

This is my take on the sketch! I LOVE this layout!!

I try to remember to add a personal note on my projects for the person who is receiving them because it’s so sentimental to me when I make something for someone! So, I add white card stock to some of the same designer paper i used on the project, distress the edges and use some liquid glue to tack it on!

Products used for this LO:
~From my shop, “The Jule Box Shop”: 
 Detail Tip Surebonder Glue Gun and glue sticks, Beacon 3-n-1  
 liquid adhesive, Helmar’s quick dry liquid adhesive, Tim Holtz paper distresser, White Cheesecloth, Palette knife set, Glossy Accents, WRMK eyelets.
~Ivory chunky Twine- “Laurie’s shop at ARTFIRE!
~Wild Orchid Crafts flowers
~Pink fabric trim from “TPBP”, Beverly’s shop
~Prima “Delight” 6×6 paper pad
~White Prima flower from the “Engraver” collection.
~Dusty blue Prima flower from the “Love Note- Celebration” collection.
~Blue Prima fabric flowers from the “Miss Godivas Celadon”
~White Natural Prima Fabric flower “Fairy Rhymes”
~White/Creams Prima fabric flower “Powder Puffs Cassie”
~Prima “Lovely” Fabric leaves
~Prima flower vines (3 pk, baby blue and cream) from the “Hello Pastel” collection
~Prima wood buttons from the “Lyric” collection
~Prima Junkyard Findings by Ingvild Bolme “Small Typo Bulbs”      and “Heart Gears”
~Prima “Grungy Chevron” 6.5″x7″ mask by Donna Downey Studios 
~Prima chalk ink “Tin Can”
~Webster’s Pages Story Teller’s alpha stickers, “Story Tellers; New Beginnings” collection
~My Minds Eye Enamel Dots “Ruby”
~Molding Paste by Golden
~Liquitex white gesso
~FolkArt acrylic paint “Butter Pecan”
~Apple Barrel acrylic paint “Regency Blue”
~Making Memories acrylic paint “Rose Petal” and “Fresh Anthology/Daffodil”
~Waxing sticks from Sally’s Beauty Supply
~”Simply Simmons” painting Brushes
~Small Fiskars Paper cutter
~White tissue paper

Thank you so very much for stopping by!

Jules

The Jule Box Studios is an arts and crafts site where I share projects via video tutorials and blog posts on scrapbooking, card making, altered items using mixed media, album making, invitations for birthdays, weddings, showers, sewing and other crafts!