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Don't know about an electronic die cutting machine but some of the new steel dies are supposed to cut it in a manual die cutting machine. (Memory Box dies for example) Haven't cut any in my CB or BS myself so can say how well it does cut.
I've cut it in my Big Kick and my Cricut. For the Cricut, I set everything to 5 and used Multi-Cut (2 times). You might have to tape down the edges, unless your mat is super-sticky.
I've cut shrink plastic in my cuttlebug and also frequently use the old fashioned punches like Marvy, Anna Griffin, Fiskars and Creative Memories. They work fine.
I particularly like to use it to make tiny little tags for Christmas ornaments. I buy or make a special ornament each year for my younger nieces and nephews and make a shrink plastic tag with their name, year and "from" . That way they have a permanent record of when the ornament was added to their collection.
I've cut shrink plastic in my cuttlebug and also frequently use the old fashioned punches like Marvy, Anna Griffin, Fiskars and Creative Memories. They work fine.
I particularly like to use it to make tiny little tags for Christmas ornaments. I buy or make a special ornament each year for my younger nieces and nephews and make a shrink plastic tag with their name, year and "from" . That way they have a permanent record of when the ornament was added to their collection.
I've recently cut shrink plastic in both my Grand Calibur and my Wizard - no problems at all although I did use a piece of scrap paper when cutting a sizzix bigz die with the Wizard - just to give it some 'body' - not sure if it was necessary.
I've had great luck with my Grand Calibur in one pass! Just like cardstock there are different thicknesses in shrink sheets. I love the Lucky Squirrel brand, but have also picked up an off brand at Michaels that worked well. If you don't get a great cut, run it through again!
I've had great luck with my Grand Calibur in one pass! Just like cardstock there are different thicknesses in shrink sheets. I love the Lucky Squirrel brand, but have also picked up an off brand at Michaels that worked well. If you don't get a great cut, run it through again!
Ooh, wow, I totally thought Shrinky Dinks was the only brand, lol. Do you use your oven or do you have a separate toaster oven?
I don't have a toaster oven, I've used my regular oven and a heat gun. I get much better results with my oven, the heat gun blows it around, you can hold it in place with a tool, but it's simply easier in the oven.
I've cut shrink plastic in my cuttlebug and also frequently use the old fashioned punches like Marvy, Anna Griffin, Fiskars and Creative Memories. They work fine.
I particularly like to use it to make tiny little tags for Christmas ornaments. I buy or make a special ornament each year for my younger nieces and nephews and make a shrink plastic tag with their name, year and "from" . That way they have a permanent record of when the ornament was added to their collection.
I would love to see some pictures/samples of these ornaments. I'm planning on having some kids from our neighborhood over for a craft afternoon to make Christmas gifts for their parents, and these sound perfect.
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I've cut shrink plastic in my cuttlebug and also frequently use the old fashioned punches like Marvy, Anna Griffin, Fiskars and Creative Memories. They work fine.
I particularly like to use it to make tiny little tags for Christmas ornaments. I buy or make a special ornament each year for my younger nieces and nephews and make a shrink plastic tag with their name, year and "from" . That way they have a permanent record of when the ornament was added to their collection.
Egads! I wish I had thought of your tag idea when giving out ornaments every year to my family. They are always asking when I gave such and such one. Thanks to you I will do this for my grandkids and great grson now!
I would love to see some pictures/samples of these ornaments. I'm planning on having some kids from our neighborhood over for a craft afternoon to make Christmas gifts for their parents, and these sound perfect.
I'm sorry Bridget, I didn't see your post or I would have replied sooner. Unfortunately, my digital camera died a couple of years ago and it's just not in the budget to buy a new one.
Back when I was able to work, I usually didn't have time to make things, so my nieces and nephews usually received Hallmark ornaments. Now that I have the time to make things, I do so on a very limited budget. The ones I make for them usually are not something I would want to do with a group of small people.
I do however, babysit my "under 6's" in a group for 4 hours so their parents can "Santa shop" together. We usually make a gift for their parents during this time. Last year, we made fingerprint snowman ornaments which might be appropriate for your gathering. I had bought a bunch of solid color round plastic ornaments at an after Christmas sale the year before. I saw various places on line where these finger snowmen had been made on canvas, but I just did it with the ornaments - they were about a dime each.
You need white acrylic paint, toothpicks, craft paint, small paintbrushes, and a big bowl of water wnd paper towels. I simply take each child's hand and paint their 3 middle fingers with white paint and then help them gently press their fingers onto an ornament - starting with their fingertips toward the top of the ornament. You wind up with three -3 sectioned "snowmen" on the ornament. Immediately immerse the child's finger in water and clean with a paper towel (ask me how I know this!). Set the ornaments aside to dry for a few minutes - we sang Christmas songs during this time. Then using toothpicks, I showed them how to draw on dots for the face and black "coal" buttons. Have them paint on a scarf and orange nose and then I paint the chld's name and year on the back.
Others we have done in the past that might work for your group are clothespin reindeer and snowmen using felt and material scraps for scarfs, ears and noses; sparkly pipe cleaner and crystal plastic bead snowflakes with a large "jewel" in the center held in place with glitter glue to hide where the pipe cleaners are attached together and when they were really little, candy cane pony bead ornaments. All are ones that are easy to do with kids of all ages.
The pipecleaner snowflakes turn out so nice. My 15 year old wanted to have Christmas presents for everyone in our family the year he was very sick and we didn't think he would make it to Christmas eve. He made the pipe cleaner snowflakes for everyone as he was laying in bed. He called them "starflakes" because the pipe cleaners were cut to different lengths and were so sparkly, they looked like stars. It gives me a good feeling each year when I visit family and see his Starflakes on everyone's trees. Even though he is no longer with us, he still shines and is remembered on everyone's tree.
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