Sunday, July 24, 2011

ATC's, Apples & Shrinky Dink

I'm participating in an ATC swap on Splitcoast. It's the middle of July but our minds are looking toward Fall and the Apple harvest. Here is my Apple ATC.

The little "charm" on the right was made with Shrinky Dink. Do you remember playing with that back in the..hm..70's maybe? Well it's back and fun & easy to use. I stamped the apple image (SU Tart & Tangy set) and then colored in using SU markers. I punched the hole (remember, the hole will shrink too) , then cut out the shape, being careful not to touch the color as it rubs off easily.
The instructions were silly simple and even in this heat wave we are having, it only needed about 1 1/2 minutes in the oven. Look at the difference between the original image and the shrunken one!