Do you ever find you have an idea for something and that leads to something else? That's what happened to me this week. I had an idea for a stain glass image with one of my Christmas stamp sets and, while looking for some ideas on that, I got sidetracked with an idea to make some smaller ornament sized "charms". That led me to videos on scissor charms. Sometimes looking on Pinterest is like going down a rabbit hole! Haha!
When I saw the scissor charms, I thought what a good idea for a small gift for my class members at our next class.
I ordered some white shrink film/paper "Shrinky Dinks" from Amazon and it was delivered the next day! Woohoo!
When watching the videos, everyone kept mentioning how slippery this white film is. Boy is it! In my video you will see the results of my first attempts. There is also a clear film, which has a rougher side. I used this before and didn't seem to have as much of a problem. But with the white film it doesn't have a "wrong" side.
My first attempts were not successful as my stamp slid all over the paper. Watch my video, I'll show you a tip on how to avoid all this! SUCCESS!
I used Stampin' Up!'s retired Archival Basic Black ink, you will need this, if you have it in your stash or Stazon*, which is an alcohol ink. Waterbased inks will not work for this. *Make sure you have the Stazon cleaner and clean your stamps right away, or the ink could damage them.
I also ordered the some "lanyard split ring straps" for mobile phones from Amazon to attach the charms to scissors. They are pretty inexpensive and come in various quantities.
(Here's another tip) If you order these cute little lanyards, get a "split ring pliers", to make life easier, when putting these on your charms. (Walmart has them for as little as $5.00. I didn't have one, but am getting one tomorrow to finish up my charms.
I'll be adding some ribbon, in different colors, to my charms so my members can keep track of their scissors.
If you use the clear film for your charms, you can color them with our Stampin' Write markers, not our Stampin' Blends, they get a little streaky and the coverage isn't as good. Color before you shrink them. ;-)
Let me know what you think of these cute little charms. I'm also thinking of making some other types for sale at craft fairs. The options are endless! Even some ornaments for my miniature Christmas tree!
Thanks for stopping in!
When I saw the scissor charms, I thought what a good idea for a small gift for my class members at our next class.
I ordered some white shrink film/paper "Shrinky Dinks" from Amazon and it was delivered the next day! Woohoo!
When watching the videos, everyone kept mentioning how slippery this white film is. Boy is it! In my video you will see the results of my first attempts. There is also a clear film, which has a rougher side. I used this before and didn't seem to have as much of a problem. But with the white film it doesn't have a "wrong" side.
My first attempts were not successful as my stamp slid all over the paper. Watch my video, I'll show you a tip on how to avoid all this! SUCCESS!
I used Stampin' Up!'s retired Archival Basic Black ink, you will need this, if you have it in your stash or Stazon*, which is an alcohol ink. Waterbased inks will not work for this. *Make sure you have the Stazon cleaner and clean your stamps right away, or the ink could damage them.
I'll be adding some ribbon, in different colors, to my charms so my members can keep track of their scissors.
If you use the clear film for your charms, you can color them with our Stampin' Write markers, not our Stampin' Blends, they get a little streaky and the coverage isn't as good. Color before you shrink them. ;-)
Let me know what you think of these cute little charms. I'm also thinking of making some other types for sale at craft fairs. The options are endless! Even some ornaments for my miniature Christmas tree!
Thanks for stopping in!
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