Just shrink it..!! by Tracey Fairgrieve
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Hello Creative Friends,
It's Thursday again and I'm here to share more That's Crafty! Creativity
today using Melina Dahls doodled butterflies along with some
shrink plastic to create a beautiful bag or book charm.
Here's those very simple How to Do's..
Onto clear shrink plastic I stamped the butterflies using StazOn
and coloured with alcohol markers. The images where cut out with sharp scissors
and a hole punched where I wanted to attach the fastening when shrunk to size.
This is the second butterfly in the set also stamped,
coloured and cut ready to be shrunken to size in the oven.
Don't forget to punch those holes, I nearly did!!
Look how sweet they look when shrunken down,
still keeping all that wonderful stamp detail.
Using another of my off-cut Distress Oxide backgrounds
I stamped a sentiment from Lynnes Affirmations Set 2
Attaching the shrink plastic butterflies onto long chain, additional
embellishments help to weigh the chain down making it flow so much better.
All attached to a lobster clasp the bag/book charm is fastened
to the card making a great little gift for someone special.
Thank you for sharing your time today
I look forward to sharing more That's Crafty! Creativity
with you same time next week.
Creative Hugs
Tracey xx
Crafty Supplies:
That's Crafty! Stamps ~ Doodles Butterflies & Leaves
That's Crafty! Stamps ~ Lynnes Affirmations Set 2
StazOn Ink - Jet Black
Alcohol Markers
21 comments
This is a beautifully brilliant idea Tracey, a lovely gift and a card in one! The butterflies on the shrink plastic turned out just perfectly! Xx
ReplyDeleteAww Thanks Jannet, shrink plastic is one of those mediums that seems to come out every now and then. Large images are especially great for this sort of play xx
DeleteBrilliant - you are such an inspiration always Tracey!
ReplyDeleteOh Susi thank you but it's just shrink plastic :)) xx
DeleteSuch a wonderful idea Tracey, love the shrinked butterflies , they are beautifully colored , really gorgeous looking , dear, and hanging from the chain, makes them a gorgeous bag charm, or maybe even a belt charm . Thankyou for the lovely idea, dear lady.
ReplyDeleteBig hugs from Dorthe xx
Many thanks Dorthe, Melinas doodled Butterflies are perfect for this sort of make and perfectly proportioned. It's good to be able to play around with them xx
DeleteOoooh I do love a bit of shrink plastic and yours are lovely, fabulous make
ReplyDeleteLove
Amanda x
Hee hee yes it's one of those mediums that we just tend to just pass by in our crafty stash but once we get going it's hard to stop.. xx
DeleteA really lovely idea Tracey and the butterflies look gorgeous shrunk down like that.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Thank you very much Fliss they look even sweeter when shrunk down xx
DeleteYour most welcome Melina, Thank you for the beautiful designs xx
ReplyDeleteThis would make perfect charms for journals Tracey and would not add too much weight! Your butterflies are gorgeous! Anne xx
ReplyDeleteThank you.. You are so right Anne, a very versatile medium that leaves the power in our own hands to adapt xx
DeleteYou are always on trend with your amazing creations. I have been thinking about digging out my sheet of shrink plastic and just LOVE your inspiration! What a fabulous project. Have a great weekend! Hugs, Autumn
ReplyDeleteWe need to revive these materials every now and then, when I came across these A4 sheets whilst looking for something else I knew they would be perfect for Melina's stamps. So happy you like it Autumn.. hope to see some shrinkie magic from you very soon. Hugs Tracey xx
DeleteHi Tracey, great butterflies. I love shrink plastic but it's an age since I last used it thanks for reminding me. Happy crafty weekend, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteThank you Angela, it's one of those craft products we tend to forget about and so easy to loose amongst our other stash. Great when it's found again though xx
DeleteI love your shrink plastic creations Tracey in fact I’m envious as mine never ever turn out fantastic like yours!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
Thanks Donna, they are fun and lighthearted little creations and give my eyes a rest from the norm. I keep my fingers crossed that they will bake okay each time I make them xx
DeleteTracey, This is such a fun idea and would make anyone feel happy.
ReplyDeleteLynne xx
Thank you Lynne, it's always fun to play around with shrink plastic xx
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