An option that you can do to get your children involved and let them make personalized ornaments. Scan in a picture from a coloring book. Print that just as you did in the video and make it large. I agree that adding the hole when your cutting is the best option. (I didn't do that the first time and had to drill a hole in the plastic). Once you have them printed. Cut them out with the Cricut or other cutting device. Let the children then color the pictures with magic markers. They can even put their names on them if you have left enough space around them. Then after they have colored in the picture. Put it in the oven just as you did. They come out great and the kids love watching them shrink down and the colors intensify. Thank you for posting this video. While still warm I have put them under a heavy book to make sure they stay flat as well. Great job. Thank you.
Ok, this is scary! I spent the last 2 days looking for shrink wrap photo gifts and no one has really shown me anything with details. But you post this today 😳😁. Love your tutorials and blog. You're such a great step by step teacher 😊👍
I learned you lower the saturation and brightness I believe I did it once and I think I did everything at 50% in illustrator they printed very muted, but then, as soon as they were in the oven, they got to normal color
Hi, Angie. I really want to thank you for this video. I got the plastic and ordered the blade, which was supposed to be here today, but it's running late... maybe tomorrow. I've got the images I want to use. So I have all of my Cricut files saved and ready to go. I'm pretty anxious to get started with it.
I successfully cut the clear shrink plastic with my maker 3, and a fine point blade, only issue I had was it slipped out of place, but I quickly realized that I had used a dirty mat. I paused the machine, carefully removed the plastic, then unloaded the mat, switched mats, and started over. I also used the blue mat. I did use scotch tape to keep it down after the slip. I had successfully cut some before adding the tape. I guess there are several ways that work. The other video I saw was by Creative Rachy
You are absolutely amazing! How in the world did you learn all of this.i have not registered my cricut yet because I have been sick.but I am amazed by your videos
Would it work with a supplemation printer with supplemation ink We would love the see this experiment. I haven't seen any other videos on this process. Might be the first if you give it a try.
Hi thanks for the video! My design has a lot of longer cut out pieces and keeps curling onto itself...even with something over the top. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Hi Angie can’t we use white copy paper under the clear shrink plastic maybe just tape both to the mat so Cricut can see the area to cut? Thanks for the information
Thank you i gotta try this. Question, how do you figure out the ratio? Second what if you try using a heat press with parchment on either side. Hmm interesting thought
Question regarding clear- I know you said not to cut it. Does this Change if you can adhere something on top? I am fairly new and just found out about using shrink plastic for jewelry. The person I saw was using translucent and colored it with chalk pastels. I am so grateful for the tutorial- I had no idea where to start! Have an inkjet so SUPER EXCITED!
I love this, but I do have a question. Is it necessary to use this in a dedicated oven or can it be done in a regular oven? Will it give off toxic fumes if I use the household oven to shrink?
I wonder if you could cut the clear on cricut if you taped a printer paper with the same design on it with the registration marks on it and taped it to the back of the clear paper? So that the cricut was reading the marks from the paper through the clear film? Hmmm? 🤔
It curls because of the shrinking process. Use a weighted heat resistant block (like a marble square that is decently heavy) and place it on top of your shrinks while hot. It'll cool them flat.
Hey Angie, I thought the Maker 3 didn't use mats. I recently purchased it but didn't get mats. Can you please comment on this, as I am a bit confused now 🤔?
You can use mats or you can use Smart Materials and no mat. For this product, you will have to use a mat. You can use any of the 12x12 or 12x24 mats with the Maker 3 or Explore 3. They are sold separately and don't come with the machine.
I have used my regular oven for shrink plastic many times. I recommend using the directions on the package for time and temperature. And no this will not work for adding an image to coasters. I have done that with tattoo paper though. You can see that here: ua-cam.com/video/BhlCF6lKr24/v-deo.html
I had a few people ask this. And it might work? Maybe white tape? I would be concerned with the shrink plastic sticking well on the mat. It really needs to be down on there because it goes over several passes.
Hi I wonder if you can help me. After I've printed it on my printer it makes registration marks but it smeers the registration marks on the plastic and my Explore won't read it.
I already have a bunch of clear printable shrink paper. Is there a hack for using it? Like if I put white copy paper on the mat & then use tape to hold my shrink paper in place. Have you tried that? Or will the shrink paper move too much as it's cutting.
Good morning. This is a good project. Two questions...cricut did not cut through the film, suggestions? Secondly, once shrunk, the picture got very dark. Thoughts? Thanks!
Add more passes before you eject the material by pressing the go button again. The picture will get very dark as noted in the video. You can try to lighten it before printing.
Silly question… I see how big the original pic you printed of say the football player was approx. 6.5” x 9”. I’m not good with %… could you share the inch dimensions of the shrunk size please? My friend wants to make a pic to fit inside a snow globe (which has small opening) and we thought a shrinky dink would work? Thanks in advance!!!
OMG! I want to do this so much! what printer did you use? could it be possible to get a print shop to print on the shrink sheets if you brought them in? I ask because my HP ink jet printer just does not print colors well anymore and am limited on ink costs! i know i really should get new color ink jet printer but have no clue which one to get! so much printing to do and so little ink! (and time)
@@AngieHolden Thanks. Yes, I have Cutting Mat Protector, Foil Acetate, Stencil Film - 0.4mm, and Transparency. They do make a deep cut blade for Air 2. Maybe the Air 2 doesn't have as much power as the maker? I'll make a material manually. Could you please share the specifications of the Plastic Packaging material? Thanks for your help and for all of your amazing videos.
I have cut this on my Air 2 so you can definitely do it. And you can get a deep point blade for that machine. Try making a custom material setting with the deep point blade. Pressure 310. Passes 5x. You might have to increase those passes. Try your first one and see what happens. You can see how to make a custom setting here: ua-cam.com/video/EmUR16HQ-4o/v-deo.html
An option that you can do to get your children involved and let them make personalized ornaments. Scan in a picture from a coloring book. Print that just as you did in the video and make it large. I agree that adding the hole when your cutting is the best option. (I didn't do that the first time and had to drill a hole in the plastic). Once you have them printed. Cut them out with the Cricut or other cutting device. Let the children then color the pictures with magic markers. They can even put their names on them if you have left enough space around them. Then after they have colored in the picture. Put it in the oven just as you did. They come out great and the kids love watching them shrink down and the colors intensify. Thank you for posting this video. While still warm I have put them under a heavy book to make sure they stay flat as well. Great job. Thank you.
I love using shrink plastic with kids! Coloring it is so much fun!
Love shrink film! I decrease photos opacity so they are more light. Sharpie marker then cut is fun! I’ve made bookmarks and name takes.
Ok, this is scary! I spent the last 2 days looking for shrink wrap photo gifts and no one has really shown me anything with details. But you post this today 😳😁. Love your tutorials and blog. You're such a great step by step teacher 😊👍
Glad I could help!
I learned you lower the saturation and brightness I believe I did it once and I think I did everything at 50% in illustrator they printed very muted, but then, as soon as they were in the oven, they got to normal color
Thank you, I haven’t heard of shrinks dinks in years. Cute kids and great idea.
Thanks for watching!
I never bought Shrink Film until last week. Perfect timing, thanks! Hope you’ll do more videos using this product.
Glad it was helpful!
This is what I looked for last year! Thank you for finding it...will get an order off to Amazon tomorrow (but first, dentist at 9a.m)
Happy to help!
Hi, Angie. I really want to thank you for this video. I got the plastic and ordered the blade, which was supposed to be here today, but it's running late... maybe tomorrow. I've got the images I want to use. So I have all of my Cricut files saved and ready to go. I'm pretty anxious to get started with it.
I will just keep saying it. YOU are my all time favorite Influencer ever! Thanks Angie!
Wow, thank you! I was not a school teacher but everyone asks that!
Wonderful! Thank you Angie, as usual totally thorough - you're awesome!
Thank you so much!
I just did this with transparency film.. it cut out fine in my cricut explore air.. no white involved!!! ☺️☺️
Interesting!
Yay another crocus video
I hadn't even thought of this smh I wish I saw it before I bought the wood ornaments 😭😭
Thank you 😊
You are so welcome!
Your knowledge is incredible Thank you so much for sharing ✨✨✨I’m a new Sub and new to cricut crafts . Only had my machine 2 weeks Hugs from U.K. ✨✨💜🌈
Thanks for subbing!
Thank you! You just answered all my question!
Great tutorial. Thank you, you covered all of my questions!
Great to hear!
Finally an useful video for me. Can I cut shrink plastic in the Cricut Joy?
No. The Joy does not have a deep point blade.
Thank you for sharing 👑
Yep! Thanks for watching!
Thank You
You're welcome!
hello Angie!! thank you for the video. I have one question, what is the final thickness of the ornament?
Gosh I did not measure it. But it will not bend or anything.
I successfully cut the clear shrink plastic with my maker 3, and a fine point blade, only issue I had was it slipped out of place, but I quickly realized that I had used a dirty mat. I paused the machine, carefully removed the plastic, then unloaded the mat, switched mats, and started over. I also used the blue mat. I did use scotch tape to keep it down after the slip. I had successfully cut some before adding the tape. I guess there are several ways that work. The other video I saw was by Creative Rachy
Awesome! Yes, usually you can get several things to work with these machines.
This is pretty cool! Thank you!
You bet!
You are absolutely amazing! How in the world did you learn all of this.i have not registered my cricut yet because I have been sick.but I am amazed by your videos
I literally just try many, many things! HA!
My Brother Scan N Cut will cut clear shrink plastic just fine with the normal blade that came with the machine. I’m so glad I got away from Cricut. 😊
Would it work with a supplemation printer with supplemation ink We would love the see this experiment. I haven't seen any other videos on this process. Might be the first if you give it a try.
This would not be for sublimation.
i wonder if a blank paper on the back of the clear then both taped down will help the cricut cut the clear shrink paper
Oh maybe?
Hi thanks for the video! My design has a lot of longer cut out pieces and keeps curling onto itself...even with something over the top. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
That is the tough part. I don't have a ton of suggestions for that.
Hi Angie can’t we use white copy paper under the clear shrink plastic maybe just tape both to the mat so Cricut can see the area to cut? Thanks for the information
You will not get good cuts as the shrink plastic will not be stuck down to the mat.
@@AngieHolden thanks Angie 😊
Do you have a video making earrings with this shrink plastic?
I made some on my blog several years ago but no video: www.thecountrychiccottage.net/geometric-lace-jewelry-shrink-plastic/
Thank you i gotta try this. Question, how do you figure out the ratio? Second what if you try using a heat press with parchment on either side. Hmm interesting thought
The packaging should state the ratio. I am not sure if a heat press would work!
Question regarding clear- I know you said not to cut it.
Does this Change if you can adhere something on top? I am fairly new and just found out about using shrink plastic for jewelry. The person I saw was using translucent and colored it with chalk pastels.
I am so grateful for the tutorial- I had no idea where to start! Have an inkjet so SUPER EXCITED!
It may or may not cut it? You can definitely try it and see if you can get it to work!
Angie....How long does it generally take for an 8" printed picture to totally dry before cutting...?
If you get the shrink plastic made for printing, I would say minutes? 15 maybe?
I love this, but I do have a question. Is it necessary to use this in a dedicated oven or can it be done in a regular oven? Will it give off toxic fumes if I use the household oven to shrink?
I have used my household oven to shrink them before. I am not sure about anything toxic? You may read up on it before you do.
@@AngieHolden Thanks!
My Cricut Explore Air 2 is having difficulty reading the sensor lines on this same material! Any tips?
Put matte tape over the lines. It is probably a glare.
I wonder if you could cut the clear on cricut if you taped a printer paper with the same design on it with the registration marks on it and taped it to the back of the clear paper? So that the cricut was reading the marks from the paper through the clear film? Hmmm? 🤔
Maybe? Any tricks seemed like more work than they were worth!
I wonder if you tape down the parchment paper on top of the shrink sheet if it would keep it from curling so much.
I guess you could use heat tape?
It curls because of the shrinking process. Use a weighted heat resistant block (like a marble square that is decently heavy) and place it on top of your shrinks while hot. It'll cool them flat.
Hey Angie, I thought the Maker 3 didn't use mats. I recently purchased it but didn't get mats. Can you please comment on this, as I am a bit confused now 🤔?
You can use mats or you can use Smart Materials and no mat. For this product, you will have to use a mat. You can use any of the 12x12 or 12x24 mats with the Maker 3 or Explore 3. They are sold separately and don't come with the machine.
@@AngieHolden Thank you so much for the information and the timely response. I will ensure that I get it soon.
Can you use a heat press for shrinking to shrink he dink?
I don't think so but I have not tried!
Can I cut printable shrink sheets on my Cricut joy xtra?
I generally recommend the deep point blade for these which does not work with the Xtra.
Thank You Angie! Is it possible to place parchment paper above and below the shrink plastic and use an easy press to shrink it?
I don't think it would work? But it may be worth a try!
Scary but awesome. Now can I use a reg oven?if so what temperature? How can I put the picture on a coaster using the shrink plastic
I have used my regular oven for shrink plastic many times. I recommend using the directions on the package for time and temperature. And no this will not work for adding an image to coasters. I have done that with tattoo paper though. You can see that here: ua-cam.com/video/BhlCF6lKr24/v-deo.html
i like you video do heat shrink plastic sheets work with cricut joy?
No they will not.
can u make a video how to sealer it?? thank u
I have never sealed shrink plastic?
That's awesome. I so want to do this but make charms for jewelry. BTW, those kids are cute. Are they yours 😁
My Cricut having trouble reading the black line. Any tips?
I would put matte tape over the lines. Probably shiny.
Can you use a laser printer?
This was an inkjet printer.
Would the cricut eye read the line on clear shrink plastic if you put a "frame" of white paper down behind the clear plastic sheet?
I had a few people ask this. And it might work? Maybe white tape? I would be concerned with the shrink plastic sticking well on the mat. It really needs to be down on there because it goes over several passes.
Can you cook shrink plastic with a heat press?
Or with a cricut easy press?
I use a small oven.
Hi I wonder if you can help me. After I've printed it on my printer it makes registration marks but it smeers the registration marks on the plastic and my Explore won't read it.
Make sure you are using a shrink plastic made for printing and that you are printing on the right side.
put white tape on the back of the clear plastic so the cricut can read the registration lines
Oh that may work! I didn't try that!
I was thinking a the backing from permanent vinyl or a piece 9d white paper attached to the back side of the clear. Thanks for the video.
What kind of tape, please?
If you put a white sheet of paper behind the clear shrink sheet, would it work to have cricut cut it then?
Then your shrink plastic wouldn't stick to the mat so that would not work.
I already have a bunch of clear printable shrink paper. Is there a hack for using it? Like if I put white copy paper on the mat & then use tape to hold my shrink paper in place. Have you tried that? Or will the shrink paper move too much as it's cutting.
I think it would move too much. I don't know of a great hack that would be consistent enough to get good results.
Also, how do I tell the Cricut where my printout is on the mat?
Cricut will print registration marks and those will be read by the machine to locate the cuts.
Could you cut the clear and then color it before you shrink?
Oh yes you could do that!
has cricut removed this materal option or is it for series 3 only? ive got an explore air 2 and can not find it. Thanks
Not sure! I haven't used it in a while. You can try a different similar material.
Does the HP 3755 printer print this shrink film?
If you buy the inkjet shrink film, any inkjet should work.
my question is do you sand the shrink plastic ?
No. This brand is made for printing. I think people hack other shrink plastic and sand before printing.
When I print the plastic moves and cuts off half of my page. Is there a way I can keep it from moving?
Sounds like the feed in your printer is not picking up the sheet. You can try to clean the rollers but your printer might not be able to do it.
Thanks so much for the tutorial! By chance do you have a link to plastic that will with a laser printer?
I don't! Sorry!
You can not use shrink plastic with laser printers because they use heat in the printing process.
What setting would you reccomend for the fine point blade?
I use the deep point blade for this.
Can you do this on a joy xtra?
This takes the deep point blade which you cannot use on the Joy Xtra.
Thank you so much for the video! One question: Can you print on both sides of the Shrink plastic and make a double sided ornament?
I don't think that would work but maybe someone can figure it out.
@@AngieHolden thank you for the reply. I may try after the Christmas and let you know. 😀
Good morning. This is a good project. Two questions...cricut did not cut through the film, suggestions? Secondly, once shrunk, the picture got very dark. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Add more passes before you eject the material by pressing the go button again. The picture will get very dark as noted in the video. You can try to lighten it before printing.
I did run it through several rounds, didn’t work. It worked out. I picked lighter pictures but they really got dark. Thanks!
reduce your color saturation by about half. You may have to try different amounts
Cool. I just ordered the plastic and the blade. Does anybody know if epoxy resin will stick to this? Thanks!
I am sure it would. I haven't used it on there but it seems like it would work.
@@AngieHolden Thanks.
For best results add modge podge first and dry then your resin.
Hi Angie Thank you for the great video. Can I use the Maker Knife Blade instead of the Deep-Point blade?
No. It would cut too deep.
@@AngieHolden Thank you so much for your quick reply!
Couldnt u put a peice of white paper on thr back to cut it?
Then it would not stick to the mat properly.
@AngieHolden oh ya forgot about that part. I'm glad u responded because I would have wasted my time attempting that
I'm trying to make croc jibbitz but when I cut and if it have words it cuts out the shape and words do you know why?
You need to pick both the word and the shape at the same time and click flatten. That will make it where it just cuts the shape.
@@AngieHolden thank you
What size for the image would you use for a charm bracelet?
Each brand of shrink plastic is a bit different so you may need to experiment with that.
Why is the color on the pictures so dark?
You can lighten your images BEFORE printing. Once then shrink they darken.
Silly question… I see how big the original pic you printed of say the football player was approx. 6.5” x 9”. I’m not good with %… could you share the inch dimensions of the shrunk size please? My friend wants to make a pic to fit inside a snow globe (which has small opening) and we thought a shrinky dink would work? Thanks in advance!!!
You really need to go by the package of shrinky dink material. Mine shrinks to like 20% of the printed size but some shrink less. It should say!
@@AngieHolden okay… thank you for getting back to me so quickly too!!
OMG! I want to do this so much!
what printer did you use? could it be possible to get a print shop to print on the shrink sheets if you brought them in? I ask because my HP ink jet printer just does not print colors well anymore and am limited on ink costs! i know i really should get new color ink jet printer but have no clue which one to get! so much printing to do and so little ink! (and time)
Try this for my printer: ua-cam.com/video/3L3Dn5rkQ9A/v-deo.html and I am not sure about the print shop?
also, I tried to make a rectangle...doesn't work when you are shrinking the material.
Not sure what didn't work about it?
I just checked my Explore Air 2, and I do not have "Plastic Packaging" available. Is that through subscription or for the Maker only?
Well darn it. That is so weird. I don't know why it would only be Maker. Do you have any "plastic" settings?
@@AngieHolden Thanks. Yes, I have Cutting Mat Protector, Foil Acetate, Stencil Film - 0.4mm, and Transparency. They do make a deep cut blade for Air 2. Maybe the Air 2 doesn't have as much power as the maker? I'll make a material manually. Could you please share the specifications of the Plastic Packaging material? Thanks for your help and for all of your amazing videos.
I have cut this on my Air 2 so you can definitely do it. And you can get a deep point blade for that machine. Try making a custom material setting with the deep point blade. Pressure 310. Passes 5x. You might have to increase those passes. Try your first one and see what happens. You can see how to make a custom setting here: ua-cam.com/video/EmUR16HQ-4o/v-deo.html
@@AngieHolden Wow! Thanks for all of your help, Angie! I have my ornaments printed, and I should get the blade today. Thanks again!
I assume this is your family. I hope they get a "cut" of the profit on this one. 😃
HA! They will get over it!
Hi what name brand is the oven you are using ?
It is just a convection oven. I found a steal on Amazon a few years ago so I keep one in my craft room.
@@AngieHolden what is the brand ?I knew it was a convection oven
It says "New House" on Amazon.
Thanks for the video, I would like to know what oven do you used for this vinyls.
I used a counter top convection oven but you can use any oven with shrink plastic.
The picture's quality suffered (it's really dark ) because you didn't lower the opacity of the pictures before you printed it
You can lower the opacity when you make your version!
You are so good at explaining! This autistic girl is ready to craft😂