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I Use the "roughed" up Shrinky Dinks and my Prisma Colored pencils...
the Roughed up surface wears them down quickly...but the colors come out reall good.
Prisma colored pencils work great if you lightly sand the surface first. You can use your heat gun, at first you will freak as the plastic curls up but then it flattens again as it reach maximum shrinkage...if it's a little curly, while it's still warm flatten it with the wooden side of a stamp.
I've made them by drawing the image w/ Sharpie, let dry. Then color by painting with Acrylic Paints. When they shrink, the paint is very, very textured. May God bless, Sandi
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I've used Sharpies, but only the lighter colours as they get so much more intense when they shrink.
Also chalk and pencils, but I usually spray them with matt varnish after as they can rub off, especially the chalk. Brilliance ink will set with the heat but you have to be careful not to smudge it before it heats. Staz-on works great.
And yes, heat gun works fine. You really need something handy to hold over the piece to stop it curling up and sticking to itself - I use an old knitting needle. And large pieces probably work better in the oven.
After it's shrunk you can stamp in it while it's still warm for a debossed effect - just tap the stamp on Versamark first if you like.
I tried using SU classic ink pads to stamp images onto the Shrinky Dink paper. I let them dry, punched a hold near the top, cut them out and used my heat gun to shrink 'em. Like one of the earlier replies above, I recommend using something to hold the shrinky dink down, a bamboo/kabob skewer works really well!
After the shrinky dink is shrunk, insert a jump ring through the hole and you've got your own little charm!
I stamp with Stazon & have colored with our pencils, markers or permanent markers. I prefer the oven over the embossing gun. It's easier & the images seem to heat more evenly & come out flatter. Have fun...they're addicting! (I have scissors charms I made with them in my gallery.)
I've made cute little dangle earings with the pretty princess set for my DD. She LOVES them! I colored with sharpies on the back side. Another tip I got from someone is when using your heat gun, make a little board from cardboard covered with tin foil. That way you won't mess up your counter or desk! Have fun!
I don't use any tool to hold the image down...........i just use a shoebox so that it can't go far :-D when it is done shrinking i finish flattening it with the wood side of a stamp. Color lightly, as when the image is shrunk it will be much darker. One other VIP thing..........don't forget to punch a hole before you do the shrinking!!!
I found a neat little gizmo at a convention to hold down shrink plastic. It's basically metal window screen in a mat board frame. You put the shrink plastic on a heat-proof surface, put the screen over it, then heat through the screen with your heat gun. I don't remember who sold it, but it would be easy to make one. Just make sure you use metal screen, not the plastic-type stuff
I saw on an episode of Carol Duvall the lady colored both sides of the shrink plastic so it would look good either way. I have used it a lot with the kids - even have the shrinky dink oven from a garage sale that we used to make name tags for a birthday party and they have always just used plain colored pencils.
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I rough mine up with sand paper first. Then color with color pencils, nothing special. If making a tag I punch a pretty large hole. Then I use a chopstick to hold the plastic down and heat it up with the heat gun. Oh, if you use a heat gun remember to put it down on the table, not your lap. I have a very special hole in my robe (wasn't thinking). Didn't even know I did it till I SMELT something
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I don't think it would be advisable to use H2O's, as they are a WATERcolor paint, and would only rub off. I use pencils, chalk, Sharpies ( except you gotta watch that you don't color too heavily, as when they shrink the color goes very dark. So lighten up ;)
I always use my heat gun to shrink them. I also use my tweezers for smal pieces. The only part that gets hot on the tweezers is the tip. I use Prisma pencils to color mainly. I have used my Sukara pens & sharpies as well.
I found a neat little gizmo at a convention to hold down shrink plastic. It's basically metal window screen in a mat board frame. You put the shrink plastic on a heat-proof surface, put the screen over it, then heat through the screen with your heat gun. I don't remember who sold it, but it would be easy to make one. Just make sure you use metal screen, not the plastic-type stuff
I use a home made version of this. I have a large embroidery hoop with a metal screen on the inside. I use my paper piercing tool through the screen & the punched hole in the piece to hold the piece in place so that I don't have to "chase" it with my heat gun as it flies around the bottom of the disposable 9 x 13 pan. I've been using this for the past 4 years with great results
Coloring on ShrinkyDinks??
