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Because I got a lot of questions on this stuff, here's a tutorial. Feedback on items like these are appreciated!Related content
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What kind of brand shrinka dinks do you use amazon link would be very helpful because the kind I use curled up before I can flatten it
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cute i alrady know how to do shirnkydinks but i wanted to read this sometimes my dinks if they are long turn up on there sides but i have not had any stick to themselfs i also like to color the border around the image it sorta makes it popΒ
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This is very helpful! can't wait to try it out for myself.
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Great tutorial! So many of my questions were answered. And so I hate to ask, but. I don't have Mod-Podge. Do you think Krylon Clear Finish would be any different?Β
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i wonder about something, the only sort i can seem to buy of the original shrinky dinks in german is called like"crystal" i guess mos thave the frosted one , a few artists a saw it looked very much cystal shaped like a crinkle effect , which wa sbeautiful and tried to get frosted shrinky for a not ridiculous price somewhere.Β but seeing this tutorial the unbaked foil looks ver ymuch like mine, with horizondal-half eclipes-scratches as base structure .. are you really using the frosted shown on photo ? ._.Β Β this is mine btw s224.photobucket.com/user/RonTβ¦
and heres what they show when selling frosted , which looks different and nicer I think ecx.images-amazon.com/images/Iβ¦ ...Β
I am confused by that.
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There's two different kinds of shrinky dinks you're talking about. There's the "Ruff N' Ready Frosted" (www.amazon.com/Shrinky-Dinks-S⦠) which has 1 sided pre-sanded,
and another called "Crystal Clear", which is not. (www.amazon.com/Shrinky-Dinks-Dβ¦
The only reason the other ones look nicer is because the picture isn't as close up. They usually look like that because they are machine sanded. Hope this helps.
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ah okay thanks when theres only one with one rough side than the one i got should be frosted, while resells in germany they have other cover for it and its called kristall soo its confusing lol.
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I could imagine how confusing that must be XD; You CAN sand the smooth ones yourself, just probably won't look as good. I'm not sure if the Sepia or White ones come pre-sanded either
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Hmmmm I don't think I can get Shrinky Dinks in my country nor do I have an e-bay or amazon account o3o...are there any alternatives for Shrinky Dinks? o3o
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www.curbly.com/users/chrisjob/β¦
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Β There's a type of Shrinky Dinks paper that has a bright, white background instead of a clear one. But I'm not sure what to do so that a clear sheet of shrinky dinks can become white. Maybe coloring the clear spaces with white marker or colored pencil maybe?
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Oh okay thanks! It was the bright white one you were referring to and managed to find some.Β
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I just ordered some shrink wrap paper to start trying these out, and this was the most useful tutorial I've seen. Thanks for the help, I can't wait to make my own
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Hey there, im just asking, could you use wax paper for the shrinky dinks..? Cause ALL i SEEM TO HAVE IS WAX PAPER.
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This is a nice tutorial! I hope this haven't been asked yet xP Sorry if it did; to lazy to go through all comments section here >.>
I've made a sheet full of my own design... instead of coloring it (I heard some color wash off... can't remember; saw that comment a long time ago) I glittered it...
Anyway, my question is... would 'crayon color pencil' work? (sorry if I spelled it wrong, I haven't use those pencil in so long) or must it be prismacolor brand? is there other brand of pencil color you would recommend?
I wanna save as much as I can; so just wondering what other pencil brand would work before I hit to the craft store! ^_^
Thanks you!
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I don't know about "crayon color pencil" - do you mean Crayola brand? Or an actual crayon/colored pencil mix? Crayolas are okay, but not very high-end. Prismacolor and higher end colored pencils go on more smoothly.
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yes, Crayola... sorry for the typo. thank you.
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I've totally been wanting to make keychains and stuff to expand my "merchandise," but I'm kind of poor at the moment sooo this is something I might try. Thanks so much for sharing this!
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Just found out Copic Markers work fabulously on these too. Even highlighters! Test out all kinds of markers, its not just colored pencils that work
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This is absolutely great! : D I completely forgot about Shrinky-Dinks until I ran across this.
I'm running at art camp with a few kids this coming week, and I'm going to try to make a few Shrinky-Dink key-chains or magnets. Your tutorial is laid out really well and very clear with a few really nice tips! Thanks for sharing!
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Ill be sure to try this out once I can head over to our local craft store and get some materials. ^^
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about how large do you want the original drawing to be?
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I've been wanting to try my hand at making shrinky dink stuff for a while, but really didn't know a whole lot about the artform. 
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>w< This is so awesome! eAe I was looking everywhere for a tutorial to make these cute lil' keychains! X3 Thank you so much!!
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Im afraid I'm gonna set the house on fire if I do this Ono
Are you sure the baking with a Paper bag is completely safe? Owo
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I've never had a problem with it - the temps you bake SDs at are pretty low. And of course you never walk away from the oven. YMMV though!
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I guess I gotta get my shrinky dink plastic from amazon
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Wonderful tutorial, can't wait to give this a try. :'D
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I am sorry, I do not understand 
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OMG! this is awesome! thanks! X3 also love your icon! is that a crested gecko?
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Yeahhhh... if you look through my gallery you will see I am a little obsessed with 'em
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omg I love them. 
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what do you do if you have white shiny dinks paper and not the see-through stuff?
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You will have to color directly on the side you want visible.
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oh right. Do you happen to know what differences there are between British shinking plastic(shrikles) and US shinking plastic(shriky dinks)?
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I apologize but I am not at all familiar with Shrikles
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oh, thanks anyway
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I think this is part of the reason I wanted to make this design! [link]
Your tutorial is so good! I might have to make a tutorial myself for the printable shrinky-dinks...
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Hoo, I've never flipped design over. Have to try that too.
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I've always been in love with Shrinky Dinks, but forgot about them some years ago. Thanks for the reminder of their awesomeness~
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