Shrink Film

[fairylovr33]

Is this the same as shrinky dinks? because I have bunch of those that my boys and I like to play with periodically.?. I mean I should just try it and see if it would work. Maybe I will do a video and reply to you with a the video I do. Just think it seems an awful lot like shrinky dinks??

Sharon

[1966Allyson]

@fairylovr33 I think they are also called that...not sure, but that is what they called them in the store. Give them a try and see if they work, I would like to know.

Thanks !!

[HanSolosSlaveGirl]

i makr them flat using my acrylic stamp block....love the shrinky dinks tooo!

[KINDERKRAFTS]

Hi Allyson...

This is sooooooooo cute...

You could use a cheap small toaster oven ~ that would work too ~ and you wouldn't need to go up and down the stairs...

I have some of this stuff also from a long time ago...I think it is from when ALEENE'S still had a craft show on tv...lol...lol...think I will go try to find it and make some charms...

Thank you so much for sharing your fun ideas...

Have a fun Labour day weekend...

Surie

[cindysms]

I was going to say the same thing, I have warpped a couple of mats by using the heat gun, I'll have to check out the MS one next time. tfs!

[PaperAndApronStrings]

Fun Allyson! I love this stuff. Try colored pencils on the "rough" side, the colors turn out so bright. 

[boknstet]

Those would make cute charms! Thanks for sharing this tip.

Leslie

[NurseGreeneyesRN]

Awesome! I saw these at Michael's. Take a while to heat with the heat gun. How long does it take in the oven? I was planning to buy this and make cute images for a baby shower and top them on a cupcake. Can you let me know.....thanks!!!

[TheMoparlvr]

Very interesting technique..I've had some shrink film laying around for decades LOL..literally! I'm going to give this a try with some copics..TFS

[123cardmaker]

OMG, I love that technique. I'll have to go in search of some shrink plastic!!! TFS

Donna:):)

[cheerbear7]

i had horrid results with using archival ink so I think staz on would work the best, I do not have staz on so I dunno my try was epic fail lol but I will try again using bigger stamp images and i love the idea of using copics, very smart! :) thanks for sharing alyysn

[silvermckenzie]

I've done this. They really do come out cute, don't they? If they are still not flat after you heat and shrink them, just but the wooden stamp(wood side) on it to flatten it while still hot.

[1966Allyson]

@silvermckenzie Thanks for the tip....this one took forever. of course, when you filming.

[TuberDawn]

Never thought to use my heat gun, or copics!, What a great idea. TFS!

[1966Allyson]

@TuberDawn I saw it on a Custom Crops video and she used the heat gun...lots better than the oven.

[mybutterflykisses12]

very cool! i love how you used the heat tool versus the kitchen oven... i hate having to heat up a whole oven for something so small. hehehe!!! How do you know when it's done, when it just stops shrinking? does it end up flat in the end when it cools off or do you "flatten" it out while it's still hot? thanks for sharing this, now I want to head to michael's for some shrink film! LOL :-)

[1966Allyson]

@mybutterflykisses12 Hey~ it will stop shrinking when it is done. I heard that you could lay something heavy on to the top if it does not flatten enough. I have made about 6 so far and all have flatten out by themself while heating, but of course, on video it wanted to act up ;) most the time it does not take this long to heat. I think I caused it by trying to hold it down instead of letting it fly around the table from the heat gun...I have started putting them in a small box and it works good

[Squishiefuzz]

Thanks for making this video, I always wanted to see shrink film in action.

[tuffytuffers]

Does it have to be staz on ink? Or can it be any kind of ink?

[1966Allyson]

@tuffytuffers I don't think it has to be staz on ink because the directions say you can trace. I just always use staz on for things like this.

[angelic808]

that heat gun was on a long time! how did u not warp your mat? what kind of mat is that?

[1966Allyson]

@angelic808 Most of the time it does not take this long..It is a Martha Stewart mat from Big Lots and seems to hold up very well.

[mississchic]

Heat embossing on your mat doesn't warp it?

[hopelynnd]

i love it! wonderful ...