Embossing & Shrinking with a mini pancake maker
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Welcome to Week 10 of my weekly crafty videos of 2024. This week I'm playing with a mini pancake maker as an alternative way of embossing and shrinking pieces for my journals. I share a lot of tips and ideas here, so I hope you enjoy.
I was inspired by Marion Emberson who you can find here: / @marionemberson Thank you Marion for the fun ideas and inspiration!
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Fitted Circles dies: (sorry, not currently available in the E.U.)
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Thank you so much for the mention Annette, I’m so glad you got inspired, it’s so much fun and so much cleaner than my pouncing technique 😂😂🥰🥰🥰
Thank you Marion! I believe you've really started a viral trend here with your original idea. Thank you for the inspiration. I'm a new subscriber now. 😊
Thank you, I’ve subscribed to you also 🤗🤗🤗 I love that we can all share our ideas, its lovely that credit is given, its much appreciated 🥰🥰🥰@@AnnetteGreen
I've purchased 16 different pots of embossing powder since I saw Marion's video! Thanks for sharing additional experiments, Annette!
Oooh have lots of fun 🥰🥰🥰@@kristenbradsethchristianse371
LOVE ITTTTT!!!!!!!
Love Marion Emberson….she makes me laugh
I know, right? Me too!
to check grain: Cut two items of the same size and shape...draw arrows on them each one different direction .top to bottom, side to side. also put the same marks on your remaining sheet so you can identify which way it will elongate next time and you can see which way your shrunken pieces elongate. Luck all around.
This is an excellent suggestion! Thank you so much. I will definitely do it.
I was literally JUST watching Marion's videos doing this!! I actually have a mini pancake maker stored away--definitely will have to pull it out now. Great video!!!
Funny, huh? It's going to go viral soon in the crafting community I think. It's reminiscent of the old Melting Pot by Ranger, but far less messy. Thanks for watching!
New subbie from Germany here not only because of this wonderful video, but also because you are so honest to mention that the original idea was from brilliant Marion whose tutorial I saw also. Not many UA-camrs give credit to the original source which is so unfair. You, however, did and this makes me happy.
I agree with you. I saw Marion due this weeks ago so I was wondering if she would say who did it first
Hello and welcome! So happy to have you joining me. I appreciate your comment about giving Marion credit. I realize the crafting community can have a "dark side" where everyone is competing for the credit and the spotlight, but for me it's still a happy, supportive community for the most part and I'm more than happy to give credit where credit is due. We can all learn from one another, right?
Of course!@@suekujawa4339
@@AnnetteGreen Your comment just shows how kind you are !
If you put it directly in the bottom without the paper, you would have to wait until it cooled down entirely to take it out. This way you can take out the paper to cool and move to the next one. Also, if any of the ink sticks to the bottom, it would not be on a disposable paper, but have to be wiped out of the machine (And perhaps not noticed until it gets on your next thing)
Yep, exactly right. Thanks!
Thanks so much for this Annette. If your piece of melted embossing powder cracks you can put it back in briefly and it should melt together again x
Thanks for watching and for that little tip!
Is this pancake maker trapping the piece in one area? If it's pinning down the plastic that might explain the oval shape? How big is the gap between the two plates? Is it exactly level?
Maybe try putting parchment on top too, to keep the pieces flatter, then when you whip out the sandwich of parchment papers, you can press immediately on top to flatten it straight away, rather than wasting a few seconds trying to get paper on top to flatten, because it may be too cool already.
You can probably flatten a ton of these at once between parchment by ironing them. In fact...you could do them in hair straighteners! 😳😳😳
Oooh I'm gonna experiment using my straighteners! Could probably melt embossing powder and shrink plastic too! 😲
Thanks for the ideas! 😁😁😁
I should be thanking YOU for the ideas! My pancake maker doesn't quite touch when the lid is closed, so I will have to try the method of putting a piece of parchment on top, then flattening while it's still warm. As for the oval, I suspect, as many viewers have, that there might be a grain to the shrink plastic, so I will have to do some more experimenting on that.
I think those blobs look like coral at the bottom of the sea. Stick a fish on it and it will be beautiful!🤣 place it in your cruise journal. Love this idea.❤
Great idea!! Thanks1
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This is so cool! A few days ago I watched another UA-cam experimenting with the mini pancake maker with the shrink film and all kinds of die cuts. She had seen Marion’s UA-cam as well and I then watched hers too….amazing! Of course I had to buy a mini pancake maker to try it out. I noticed you had embossed Devid’s feather die from his new ECD collection and that is one I had planned on embossing in my mini pancake maker. I was hoping to have tried this out already but I just haven’t had a chance. It looks so fun! I loved your multicolored bee….that was my favorite too! Thanks so much for sharing this super cool way of embossing and using shrink foil…love it! 🥰
I feel like the entire crafting community is going to end up with a mini pancake maker in their craft room once this catches on. I have only seen one other crafter and Marion doing this. Same as you, likely. The feather looks really great with this technique, I agree. So I hope you get a chance to play with yours soon too. Thanks Belinda.
Why couldn’t you punch a very small hole through the plastic once it’s shrunk?
It's quite small after shrinking (and thick) and my crop-a-dile is the only tool I own that could get through it, but even the smallest hole would be too big. That's why you should punch it first. Then the hold also shrinks. If I had a small drill, I think it would work, but not sure if it would be too brittle. Something to consider trying for sure.
Some years ago, I stumbled on the info that #6 plastic can be shrunk (a lot of my grocery and lunch containers were #6 - look for the number embossed into the plastic). But I also learned that, unlike shrinky dinks (and you can still get them), the plastic for containers would get stretched more in one direction than another, and that it "remembers" this when you shrink it, leading to uneven shrinkage. I saw people drawing rulers on the #6 horizontally and vertically and then shrinking to see how it would change size in each direction. I suspect the plastic you were using might shrink differently in different directions - you could do the ruler test to see. This wouldn't be as obvious for other shapes, as it seems to be just a little off. Might be a totally different reason but I thought I'd mention this
Shrinky dink also would shrink in one direction more than the other, so we always considered that when using it. I had forgotten that until i saw her oval.
I am definitely going to experiment with this to see if there is a specific grain. Thanks for the tips.
Most shrink film will shrink more in one direction than the other so the final oval shape is normal for the material
Reheat the cracked one, it should heal. Or stack something on the crack!
Stack on the crack! Got it! Thanks.
i would like to know what the other side looks like.. my project requires two "good sides". please redo the video showing both sides (jk).
@Annette Green,
Instead of cutting and using parchment paper, could you use a cut out silicone mat and it would last forever???
Yes, I saw Els Van de Burgt use that in hers and since then, I have purchased a mat just for this purpose and am using it now. Works great!
Back in the day we used sandpaper on the shrink plastic to get the matte look and help the colors stick better
Yes, I remember that!
I love this idea! It’s like having a mini oven on your desk. And you don’t have to heat up your full size oven to shrink the shrink plastic.❤
Exactly! Very portable, very convenient!
You can also use a coffee cup warmer to do this
It takes a longer time
I wondered.@@AnimalloverKK
I used it because I didn't have a heat tool
Oh! I hv one of those! Thx:)
Let me know how it works
Fun techniques, reminds me of the Suze Weinberg melt pot from years ago. I will need to dust mine off and see what results I get. Thanks for sharing 💖
YES! That's exactly what I thought. I had the melting pot years ago and had fun experimenting with that too. This method is much neater and easier clean-up.
Would the cracked splotch re-form if you place it back in the pancake maker? Thanks for the demo!
Yep, it sure would! And I could add to it with more powders and fill in those gaps too.
I wonder if my candle/coffee warmer plate will get hot enough for this trick. I think it's under the sink, wish me luck...I'm going in..
Let us know!
I use the skins on the front of cards. But using the pancake maker would save my heat guns and my fingers.
By skins do you mean the pieces that are just cooked blobs?
The top of the pancake maker is raised up, or recessed, so it doesn't touch the item.
Makes sense! Thanks.
On the piece that cracked, I bet you could sprinkle more embossing powder on damaged area & reheat.
Yep, I bet you're right about that. Thanks!
I bought myself one of those mini pancake makers for embossing.
And I was thinking about giving it a try it with (shrink) plastic, just to see if it would work.
😊 Thank you for doing it for me.
Hope you have fun experimenting with yours. Totally fun!
I went to my walmart and they didn't have it. A week later, I was at a thrift store and I found it for $4.99! It's exactly like yours. Woot woot.
Can't wait to try this method. Thanks for sharing.
What a lucky find! I hope you have fun with yours!
Running to Walmart! Thanks!!!!
Hope you have fun making yours too!! Thanks!
The ovals are still cute. Just don’t tell anyone they’re supposed to be circles.
I won't if you don't 😉
That was such fun to see all the different things you can do with that pancake maker. I like to work at night and for embossing that would be great because I can't use by embossing gun then. That bee came out very nice.
Thanks Karen. Yes, I love not having to turn on that loud heat tool! I was on a group call just yesterday and was embossing away and nobody knew! LOL.
I haven’t thought of shrink plastic in ages. Great idea. Love love the mushrooms but I agree. The bee is stunning! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Celine. I hadn't thought or used Shrink Film in a long time either, but I love how easy it is to do in this little pancake maker. It was too much trouble before, and now it's super easy and fun!
Really fun technique. Came out really great. Looking forward to next week's video. 😀 ❤❤
Super fun, Chava. I need to do more! See you next week.
Annette, this technique is amazing! I actually saw this on another you tube channel, but it was not nearly as in depth and informative as your video! Love your process and ideas!!
I think I need one of those mini pancake makers!! So fun😊
Thanks Marie. I find it to be so much neater and cleaner to deal with. And you can't go wrong really. I hope you give it a try.
Very interesting effects!!! Love the BEE!!! Thank you for sharing - who would of thought of a pancake maker for art!!!!
I know, right? I love learning some new things from other crafters. Thanks for watching again this week, Cheryl.
This is so fun! Can you add embossing powder to the shrink items before they are shrunk?
Thanks. That I haven't tried, so I will see if that works.
Lol i just ordered the same to play with in a video and than i saw yours 😂😊
Haha!! Great minds think alike. You will enjoy embossing with it!
Wonderful video, Annette!!! Absolutely love the tiny scissors and the mini pancake maker. Way too cute! Love all the projects you did. The bee is beautiful. Thank you and take care.
Thanks so much Carole. Such a fun way to experiment and play. I'm glad you liked it.
First time I have seen this technique and is very cool! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! It's genius what Marion came up with. Thanks for checking it out.
Very cool, especially the bee. I’m surprised that you can continue to reheat the first layers of the embossing powders since you can overheat them when doing sentiments, etc. for cards. 🤔
I know. I'm not sure if it's the temperature or what, but you really can't overheat these if you watch your timer.
Love the bee they look super cool. Is pan cake maker anew craft tool or one cooking. Have a good week. 😊❤
Thanks Jane. The pancake maker is for making pancakes originally, but clever Marion figured out this great idea for crafting. I will NOT be using mine for food now that I've used plastic and powders in it.
This looks like fun. I haven't used shrink plastic, but I think I need to try it. I really love the embossing powders. We're all going to head to Walmart. 😄
It IS super fun! I wanted to play all night. I hope you give it a try and have some fun for yourself.
What a clever idea. I only have a few of these. Who knew you didn't have to burn your fingers anymore. LOL Thanks for sharing. Going to have to get some shrink sheets and try.
Thanks. I hope you give it a go. Super fun and slightly addictive. Have a great time experimenting!
Just awesome to see how it works. I am very excited to see how your new serie will be.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I can't wait to share my new release!
Like tissues being called Kleenex, Shrinky dinks are a brand and shrink plastic is the type of product whatever the brand.
Just heard of this and came here after seeing Els from Elizabeth Crafts use this method to shrink. I'm going to be looking into getting one of these little machines!
Right. Exactly. And you should look into getting one soon because it sounds like they're getting hard to find now that us crazy crafters have discovered this new use!
What a fab technique! Absolutely love the bee! 🐝 Right now to search for a mini pancake maker in the UK!! 😂💝
Thanks so much Catherine. I have Marion to thank for this idea, and I believe she is also in the UK, so you may check her channel to see if she links to one there.
I live in Germany and bought one at Amazon
Maybe it is a bit more hot on one side and it you turned it early on, it might not have been an oval?
I think you may be right about that. I'll experiment more soon and test that out. Thanks!
Love all of your inspiration!-Carleen K
Thanks so much Carleen! This year's weekly format has been very fun for me too. Thanks for watching again.
Back in the day I used the old electric skillet to melt shrinky dinks
We crafters make do with what we have! What a great idea. I started with the Melting Pot many many years ago.
Marion is the best. Haven’t tried the shrink plastic. TFS
I'm glad I found her. I hope you give the shrink plastic a try. So much fun!
Thank you for the amazing idea, I will definitely give it a try. Also, I think the circular shape didn't shrink circular due to uneven heat on the surface. Irregular shapes you don't notice it, but the places that have more heat shrink more and faster. When you apply patches with a regular iron, the heat is not the same as the one when you use a professional press iron. But I think the idea is great, if you don't say it, people wouldn't even notice that the shape is a little different. Thanks again. I subscribed. 😊
Hi, welcome and thanks for subscribing! I'm going to do a bit more experimenting. You may be right about the heat distribution. After all, the pancake maker is a cheap little gadget, so it's probably not perfect. Thanks for the tips there.
Girls, I do not have the experience as both of you, but I'm a very picky observer. My opinion about the irregular oval shrinking from the round original one depends on *what's in the interior* stamped on the circle due more ink in on side than the other. I'd try a plain circle or a mandala ( very regular + equidistant holes also!)stamp to check this feeling of mine. (Sorry for my second language English in order the explain myself🤦♀). Best regards, from(BRA)💛💚🐝 BTW: TFS..... I'm learning a lot with all of U!!!!
such a great class! love your new class changes. Such fun
Thanks so much. So happy you're enjoying this crafty series. Thanks for being here again.
These are amazing! Thank you for the inspiration. I’ve gotten loads of shrink paper from my mom. This is a fun new way to use it!
Thanks! Try it and have fun!
Shrink film has a grain of sorts meaning that it will tend to shrink more on one axis than the other, it's more noticeable on a circle than on other shapes. 🙂
Thank you for that! That is very helpful indeed. I will experiment more and see if I can get a proper circle.
Love these!
I have so many embossing powders!
Time to get those babies out again and play!!
What percentage of shrinking is there? Maybe 50%
The Shrink Film packaging says it shrinks to 20% original size. Quite a reduction!
Loved your bubble bee n didn’t know you could add so many levels including Ranger n Seth Apter’s powders. Thanks for showing this technique. Thanks
Thanks, wasn't that cool? I have been experimenting more and more lately and learn something new each time. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
What great fun, off to find a mini pancake maker, love this hands free method..... the bee would be gorgeous on the shrink art using alcohol inks and dispersed with a spritz of alcohol 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
OOOhhh! yes!! Will have to try that too! So many ideas!
Great video!! Thank you so much for all that you shared!! I might have thought that I did something wrong if you hadn’t shown the part where you trimmed it up! Ordered stuff! Can’t wait to play!! This reminds me of being a child and playing in a mini kitchen!!💕
Thanks so much! I hope you have as much fun with yours as I did. I'm still playing with different ideas, powders and options. It's even just a great alternative to simple embossing, rather than using that blasting heat tool of mine.
the person who said shrink plastic has a grain somewhat is right...but possibly your circle clung to the sheet you had it on...maybe a non stick base would help...this was a great shrinky info video...one of my favorite processes that you took to a completely different level.
That is so helpful. Thank you. I'll try cutting a non-stick craft sheet instead of parchment and see how that works. I'll also look at the "grain" of the shrink plastic. So happy you enjoyed the video!
I heard a long time ago shrinks dinks days that there is a directional grain. One way cutting will show a different shape versus the other way. Hope I said that right.
Yes, and I need to do a test to see which way the grain is. I've heard that several times now. Thanks.
Great video and great technique. Thank you.
Thanks. I clearly enjoyed myself!
I have been watching Marion as well. I love what you both have done. I had ordered some shank film from the UK. Was in the process of playing with it when your video came up. Thank you both. I love the technique.
I hope you have fun with yours too! Thanks for checking out this video.
This is such an amazing project! Thank you so much for sharing 🥰 I want to make earrings too out of some of these! Off to buy a pancake maker and shrink plastic 😅
Thanks so much! I hope you got your pancake maker and are having fun with it already.
Just found you and I love this video. Thank you for the easy to understand and follow directions. Absolutely beautiful bee
Well, welcome! Glad you have you here. I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Thanks so much!
Has anyone tried putting embossing powder in salt shaker? Wondering if that would work easier.
Hmmm, that's an idea, but I would think it might be a little harder to control. But try it and let me know!
That bee came out great! I recently got one of those pancake makers and this is giving me some ideas! I hope you'll do more of these using it on various materials!
Thanks! I definitely will be doing more!
Muchísimas gracias saludos y que Dios la bendig
Thank YOU for watching. I'm so happy you liked it!
Card cutouts work good also.
I'm curious what you mean by "card cutouts"?
Silhouette cutter also cuts shrink plastic.
Cool, good to know. Thanks!
LOVE the bee!
Thanks! Me too!
Thanks for sharing. I looked up her video :)
She's really started something! The mini pancake maker market has probably exploded.
Thank you so much Annette, I really really enjoyed watching you create all these amazing and wonderful pieces with the mini pancake maker. The bee 🐝 was my absolute favourite too. I’ve also seen Marion playing too. Both of you are great crafters. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks Mags! It appears you are watching lots of my videos lately, and that makes me so happy. Thank you for yet another sweet comment.
WOW! Great video learned a lot, was not sure about using the card stock , so happy I came across your channel have Subscribed to your Channel. Thank you so much for Sharing!!!! Liz 😊💕
Thank you and welcome! So happy you're here and enjoyed this video. This pancake maker is a game changer for me and my embossing.
I watched Marion’s original video and bought a mini pancake maker straight away. Just wonder if I used Tim Holtz sanding discs, on one side of the shiny shrink film, if that would work. 😊
Possibly, I'm not sure. Give it a try and let me know.
I have a drawer full of embossing powders I barely ever use. Thanks for this great project to help me bring them out and use them!
Do it Pam!! You won't regret it and you'll feel so good using them again.
Wow, what a great way to use the 'mini pancake' maker, I didn't even know such a device existed! Thanks for sharing.
I give Marion all the credit for this genius idea. I knew of the mini pancake makers and such, but would never have thought to use it in the craftroom this way. Isn't it fun to learn something new?!
I couldn't find one at the Walmart in Crescent City CA but I found a waffle maker😢😢😢
Hope you find one because I doubt the waffle maker is going to get the job done. LOL!
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Thanks for all the love emojis!
Thanks great video - I am ordering the mini pancake maker.😊 Just a suggestion - maybe just pullout the parchment paper leaving the piece on that parchment paper and then use another parchment paper on top to push flat - will save time when still warm to get flat the shrink plastic flat?
Yep, you're exactly right. I started doing that and it works very well!
What a great idea and so much fun. Thank you for sharing. Now I need to make my own embellishments
Thanks Ausra. I hope you do give it a try. It's totally fun and interesting to see how they turn out.
saw some use this little pancake maker and some things were amazing. thanks for doing a class on it❤❤
Thanks so much Kathy!
thank you so much! Best thing I have learned all day, may stop at walmart on the way home🥰
Thanks for watching! Hope you can find one. The crafty world has discovered this neat little trick and there's been a huge run on them!
Got my pancake maker this week but haven't tried it yet, that bee is stunning.
Thanks! Hope you get to try yours out soon and have fun!
That first embossed pliable item can be placed on a card. Thanks
Yes!
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I had to use Google Translate, so I hope this comes across properly: ¡Gracias! Es muy divertido experimentar y espero que lo pruebes. La cuchara Tonic es perfecta. Aquí hay un enlace a eso en mi página de favoritos de Amazon: a.co/d/gDp0iXv
Love this video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Who'd have thought! That bee is beautiful!
Thank Anne! That's my favorite too.
Bonita idea!
En dónde se puede comprar ese Mini Pancake Maker?
I got mine from WalMart here in the States, but also a similar one is on Amazon. Here's that link: a.co/d/il0PtQn
Thank you, beautiful, so cool
Thanks! So fun and such nice results.
Great new technique and so fun.
Thanks, and yes it is super fun!
is there a specific side you should stamp on, on the shrink film?
They don't specify on the packaging, but I like to stamp on the smooth side and color on the rough side.
@@AnnetteGreen Thank you 🥰
Thank you. I like your style.
Well thank YOU very much. Thanks for watching.
Ty. How interesting
Super fun to experiment and play. Thanks for watching.
Wow Bee is beautiful
Thanks so much Kathy! That's definitely a favorite!
Love this.
Wonderful, thanks so much for watching!
thank You
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching.
So fun!
Yes, quite fun!
Love the bee!
Thanks! It was pretty cool to experiment with!
Wow!!
So much fun!
Awesome
Thanks so much! It's super fun!