Jingle All the Way

 It's the last few days until Christmas.  It can be difficult to find that special gift for that person.  Well...I'm here to show you that you can create a special handmade gift that they'll sure to love.  I used this week's freebie from Heidi Swapp  "Jingle All the Way" to create this shadowbox frame made from 7 Gyspies.  Have you ever seen Heidi Swapp and all those gorgeous flowers she adorns her outfits with?  I included a very festive red flower from one of those very flowers that Heidi makes.  To the right of the flower I added bells that I attached together with twine and secured it with washi tape.

Right next to the bells is a pin.  Who doesn't love shrinky sinks?  These are so fun to create with.  All you have to do is print the freebie onto the shrinky dink sheet, heat in the toaster, wait to cool off then add one of those pins to the back and there you have it a wearable pin!

I have a love for mini albums no doubt about it.  So it was natural for me to make a mini that was cut out from a VINTAGE CHIC MEMORY FILE

On the inside of the mini album I created an openable from Heidi Swapp's Digi shop SUGAR CHIC NOTE CARDS.  There's different ways to change colors on a png file but here's how I changed this "Remember This" digi element.  In Photoshop,  go to File then click on Fill making sure that the "Preserve Transparency" is checked off.  Click on color and the color box should pop up.  Click on any color to your liking and there you have it.  A customized digi openable to add to your project.

You can see more of the mini book on Heidi Swapp's blog.  I hope that you enjoyed this freebie in creating this handmade gift and that I've inspired you to create one.  Happy Holidays to you and your families.  Now grab all the freebies and add a little touch of Heidi in all your gifts.