Thursday, 31 August 2017

Another oldie - shrink plastic!

Hello there! I have a simple post to share with you today - a reminder of another old technique that I always forget to use....I am talking about using shrink plastic! For the uninititated this is a sort of plastic that shrinks on heating - either by use of a heat gun or the oven. Here's what I did....


I started by stamping onto the rough side of the shrink plastic. I used Archival ink but staz on would also work fine. At this point you could add colour - its best to use pencils and only colour lightly as the colour intensifies on shrinking. Because my stamp was relatively small Ididn't colour at all.


Next I did some fussy cutting and then put the stamped images onto a baking tray and put into a preheated oven at 190 degrees C....it took a mximum of 30 seconds. Larger stamps would take longer.


This is how they look when shrunk. Really tiny!!!


I decided to use my shrunked leaves to form part of a card. I used a stencil from clarity and one from that special touch to create the idea of a window and wall. I stamped a chocolate baroque stamp in the window and added the ivy.


I hope you agree that shrink plastic is worth another look!

Big hugs

Rachel xx

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8 comments:

  1. gwen7031 August 2017 at 08:54

    Thanks for the tutorial Rachel, great idea

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  2. SewPaperPaint31 August 2017 at 18:49

    I never tire of seeing amazing shrink art! Great project Rachel! Hugs, Autumn

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  3. Redanne31 August 2017 at 23:39

    Oh I do LOVE shrink plastic, I never tire of seeing is shrink down. Love your project Rachel and thanks for the tutorial! Hugs, Anne xx

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  4. Cocofolies1 September 2017 at 07:52

    I do love shrink plastic, and your project is perfect Rachel, a very lovely card here with it! Thanks for all the reminders.
    Hugs, Coco x

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  5. Words and Pictures1 September 2017 at 14:57

    Lovely tutorial - I haven't used shrink plastic since I was a kid, but this reminds me how much fun it used to be!
    Alison x

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  6. toni2 September 2017 at 16:35

    That's great Rachel ! Love those little ivy leaves xx

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  7. SueC3 September 2017 at 08:53

    Beautiful project Rachel, the leaves are so cute ! I too am a fan of Shrink Plastic, i've not used it for ages but I love it when the magic happens ! Sue C x

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  8. Ruth4 September 2017 at 08:39

    The ivy leaves are definitely cute and so effective around the frame, great project, always love the results with shrink plastic. Hugs Ruth xx

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