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Post by auroraborealis on Mar 2, 2018 20:44:49 GMT
Anyone trying tried stamping onto Shrinky Dinks, coloring, and then shrinking them to make little charms? Or something similar?
I don't have many stamps and would probably need to buy the right kind of ink pad for this (not sure what that would be), but I am thinking this could be quite interesting!
I am expecting to hear the sound of crickets now--I am guessing I might be way out there with this idea.
But if you have any experience with this--let me know how it went!
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Post by mich5481 on Mar 2, 2018 20:50:00 GMT
I know it has been done before - I'll see if I can find a link.
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Post by mich5481 on Mar 2, 2018 20:54:50 GMT
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Post by DawnMcD on Mar 2, 2018 21:10:06 GMT
I did it a long time ago with my kiddos, they strung the little charms with beads to make a necklace on Vinyl lace. I also made some charms that I put on layouts with shrink material as well.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 21:34:24 GMT
I've done it before. I used Memento ink and copics. Just be sure to color on the rough side.
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Post by riversong1963 on Mar 2, 2018 22:04:08 GMT
Oh, yes, I've done it many times. I used StazOn ink, but I think any permanent ink would work. In addition to Copics, you can use pencils and other markers.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 2, 2018 22:15:52 GMT
There was a recent insta video that Silhouette posted doing exactly this. They were adorable!! It makes me wonder if I could stamp some of my greeting farm images, color them in and shrink them. I ended up down a rabbit hole watching people do all sorts of things within the minute time constraints using shrinking plastic after that, lol.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Mar 2, 2018 22:33:45 GMT
I've done it before, to make tiny 'charm' type embellishments for a scrapbook page. they turned out really cute! The ones I made were only heart shapes, though- I think they were 1-2 inches across before shrinking, and after they shrunk they were about 1/2 an inch, maybe?)
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Post by don on Mar 3, 2018 1:41:54 GMT
The first thing is to make a shrink ruler. I used the black shrink plastic. Cut a piece 1½"X10". Using a ruler mark the strip by ¼", and shrink. The dinky ruler will tell you the size to start with. There are 2 methods to shrink, oven and heat gun (hair dryer will not work). I stamped the guy with umbrella and cut him out. Because I am NOT allowed to use kitchen appliances, I used my heat gun. I was successful 3 out of 8 tries. Got a lot of curled umbrellas and legs twisted.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Mar 3, 2018 1:46:09 GMT
The first thing is to make a shrink ruler. I used the black shrink plastic. Cut a piece 1½"X10". Using a ruler mark the strip by ¼", and shrink. The dinky ruler will tell you the size to start with. There are 2 methods to shrink, oven and heat gun (hair dryer will not work). I stamped the guy with umbrella and cut him out. Because I am NOT allowed to use kitchen appliances, I used my heat gun. I was successful 3 out of 8 tries. Got a lot of curled umbrellas and legs twisted. This made me laugh. Poor ruler...getting insulted.
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 3, 2018 2:09:53 GMT
You can also buy shrinky dink paper that you can use in your ink jet printer. You can just print the outline and color any way you like.
They sell the packs pretty cheap at Michaels if you have a coupon.
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Post by lemondrop on Mar 3, 2018 2:24:29 GMT
I love Shrinky Dinks! When my kids were in elementary school, I used them to make a teacher gift from all the kids. I had each child do a head and shoulders self-portrait using colored pencils on a small circle. I shrunk them down and made a charm bracelet. It was so cute!
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Post by artisticscrapper on Mar 3, 2018 2:28:08 GMT
I remember something like this being popular around 20 years ago back when I was a stamper. It was pretty much the same technique but it wasn’t called Shrinky Dinks. I never got the hang of it. Maybe I should give it another try.
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Post by anniefb on Mar 3, 2018 5:04:29 GMT
Great idea. I’m sure my niece would like this.
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Post by auroraborealis on Mar 3, 2018 5:30:56 GMT
Great link for this--thank you so much!!!
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Post by auroraborealis on Mar 3, 2018 5:35:17 GMT
Thanks for all the tips and stories--it sounds like this is a definite "go" and I should just go for it with inks and stuff I have.
I have made Shrinky Dinks before--and like Don said I had a lot of curling and they didn't all turn out for sure. But I have never tried with a nice stamped image and it seems like that could really step them up as charms. Gotta figure out the size ratio though--I recall even what I thought would be a "large" charm hole ended up tiny.
If I had an ink jet printer here I would be all over buying the printable ones--can you imagine how many you could turn out nicely then? Thanks for that lead too.
Thanks to everyone with your great feedback!
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Post by riversong1963 on Mar 3, 2018 15:08:52 GMT
auroraborealis If you use a standard 1/4 inch hole punch, the hole will shrink to the perfect size for a jump ring or ribbon to fit through it. My kids had Shrinky Dinks about 15 years ago, but they've been around longer than that. I've also used shrink plastic, which is the same thing, to make earrings and other jewelry. I've even made embellishments for my cards and scrapbook pages. I still have some clear, white, and black shrink plastic. Thanks for motivating me to use some.
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Post by JustTricia on Mar 3, 2018 15:39:51 GMT
If you have problems with them not laying down straight, I have a tip, but you have to work gently and FAST.
Have a second piece of something that it won’t stick to off to the side ready to go ~ I had a small board that I used but an acrylic block will probably work. Also, have something with a small blunt tip ~ paintbrush handle, stylus, something like that.
When it gets to the point that it won’t flatten, while still heating it, GENTLY use the blunt tip to help it lay flat. I say gently because the piece is very soft and will get indents if you poke it.
Once you can get it uncurled, quickly place the acrylic block on top of it with gentle pressure. It will cool quickly under it and stay flat.
Granted,I’ve only made them with solid stamps. I don’t know how more spindly images would work.
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 3, 2018 17:10:41 GMT
If you have problems with them not laying down straight, I have a tip, but you have to work gently and FAST. Have a second piece of something that it won’t stick to off to the side ready to go ~ I had a small board that I used but an acrylic block will probably work. Also, have something with a small blunt tip ~ paintbrush handle, stylus, something like that. When it gets to the point that it won’t flatten, while still heating it, GENTLY use the blunt tip to help it lay flat. I say gently because the piece is very soft and will get indents if you poke it. Once you can get it uncurled, quickly place the acrylic block on top of it with gentle pressure. It will cool quickly under it and stay flat. Granted,I’ve only made them with solid stamps. I don’t know how more spindly images would work. At school we use metal pie pans to heat them in (with a heat gun) and then flatten them with another metal pie pan. I absolutely agree you need something to flatten them with. Acrylic block is much smarter, we will use that next time.
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Post by basketdiva on Mar 3, 2018 17:11:05 GMT
Years and years and years ago Carol Duval showed using a small piece of wire mesh stapled to thin wood that was place over the plastic before heating. If I remember right, it worked at keeping the item flat.
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 3, 2018 20:06:11 GMT
Years and years and years ago Carol Duval showed using a small piece of wire mesh stapled to thin wood that was place over the plastic before heating. If I remember right, it worked at keeping the item flat. That is clever, i think next time I think I will get some binder clips and attach some mesh over the shrinky dink. I wonder if it matters if you hear from one side or need to use two pieces of mesh?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 20:45:02 GMT
I'm another that uses stazon. I use mine in shaker cards.
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Post by basketdiva on Mar 3, 2018 22:22:34 GMT
Years and years and years ago Carol Duval showed using a small piece of wire mesh stapled to thin wood that was place over the plastic before heating. If I remember right, it worked at keeping the item flat. That is clever, i think next time I think I will get some binder clips and attach some mesh over the shrinky dink. I wonder if it matters if you hear from one side or need to use two pieces of mesh? If I remember correctly, it was like a frame ( mesh being the "photo").Heated just from the top.
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Post by riversong1963 on Mar 4, 2018 2:39:03 GMT
I use an acrylic block to flatten the pieces, and I use a paper piercer in the hole to hold it in place.
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Post by missymarlin on Mar 4, 2018 3:10:41 GMT
When my 2 youngest nieces were born 2 months apart, I started an annual tradition of buying them a special Christmas ornament each year. I make a unique tag to go on each ornament with shrink plastic cut with a scissors or punch to about one and one-half inches or less. I use a hole punch to make a hole for gold thread to go through and when completed attach it to the ornament top. I pick an appropriate Christmas stamp, sand the shrink plastic, stamp with Stazon and color with Sharpies. I use pastel colored Sharpies or sometimes my Prismacolor Pencils as the color really intensifies when shrunk. On the back of the tag with an extra-fine permanent marker, I write: To: Veronica, Christmas 2018, with so much love from Aunt Missy.
I use my heat gun to "shrink it", keeping a Teflon coated tweezers handy to help uncurl the item if necessary, but usually it will straighten itself out just fine if I consistently keep the heat on it until it is done. The tiny tags make a really nice personalized touch and document the year each item was added to each girls' collection. I think they will become little heirlooms as they age and use them on the trees in their own homes when they grow up and have their own families. This is particularly important to me since I have terminal cancer and I won't be around to to see them go out on their own, but I know they will remember me for a minute each year when they put up their Christmas decorations.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Mar 5, 2018 3:43:31 GMT
missymarlin, I'm so sorry that you have terminal cancer. I'm sure that your nieces will cherish the ornaments you have given them and the memories that they have made with you. Many hugs being sent your way and the hopes that you are able to spend years with us and those who love you.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 12:30:11 GMT
I did it years ago. I made a mini medic alert bracelet tag for my daughters’ allergy. It was 2005 so I don’t exactly remember how i did it! I know I printed the image on the shrinky Paper, and then put embossing powder on it to make it shine maybe?!?!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 12:32:06 GMT
missymarlin that is a very special gift to give, I’m betting they’ll treasure those more than anything. I’m sorry you have cancer. (That sounded lame as I typed it but I am).
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Post by marg on Mar 5, 2018 14:22:35 GMT
Stampin' Up! used to sell shrink plastic for this technique - in the mid-2000s - for sure 2003ish, when I was first introduced to them. I used StazOn to stamp on the plastic. If you check the Splitcoaststampers galleries you may find some cards using shrink plastic.
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Post by auroraborealis on Mar 5, 2018 16:24:15 GMT
When my 2 youngest nieces were born 2 months apart, I started an annual tradition of buying them a special Christmas ornament each year. I make a unique tag to go on each ornament with shrink plastic cut with a scissors or punch to about one and one-half inches or less. I use a hole punch to make a hole for gold thread to go through and when completed attach it to the ornament top. I pick an appropriate Christmas stamp, sand the shrink plastic, stamp with Stazon and color with Sharpies. I use pastel colored Sharpies or sometimes my Prismacolor Pencils as the color really intensifies when shrunk. On the back of the tag with an extra-fine permanent marker, I write: To: Veronica, Christmas 2018, with so much love from Aunt Missy. I use my heat gun to "shrink it", keeping a Teflon coated tweezers handy to help uncurl the item if necessary, but usually it will straighten itself out just fine if I consistently keep the heat on it until it is done. The tiny tags make a really nice personalized touch and document the year each item was added to each girls' collection. I think they will become little heirlooms as they age and use them on the trees in their own homes when they grow up and have their own families. This is particularly important to me since I have terminal cancer and I won't be around to to see them go out on their own, but I know they will remember me for a minute each year when they put up their Christmas decorations. What a lovely, creative tradition for your ornaments!! So very sorry to hear of your cancer, warmest thoughts for you for health and stability. Your tradition will certain bring happy memories to your nieces every year when they put up their own trees someday. Thank you for sharing your touching idea, it is a perfect way to customize ornaments and a great way to spread love into the future.
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