I LOVE YOU SHRINKY DINK PIN

Hi Ya'll! This is Carrie from greenbean's crafterole back for my last day! I can't believe my time with you is over! Where'd the week go? I want to thank Joy and Melanie for letting me "take over" their blog! And I hope that you guys have enjoyed my projects as much as I did creating 'em!

So, how can you say those three little words without actually saying 'em? In sign language! And that's how this "I love you" shrinky pin came about! What's that? You've never cut shrinky dinks with your Cricut? Well, maybe this little cutie will change your mind!

 

Here's a close up! This turned out better than I imagined!

 

I wanted to keep it super simple with the inside. Because the front of the card says it all!

 

Using the Don Juan cartridge, I cut the hand image at 4" inches. When I work with shrinky dinks, I like to use the deep cut blade. That way you'll know that it'll cut through.

 

Preheat your oven according to package directions. Place the shrinky dink on a piece of brown paper bag and then place on a cookie sheet. When oven reaches temperature, put in oven. Let bake for about 5 (like the hand's saying) to 10 minutes. They're going to start to curl. Don't panic! That's just part of the dinking process!

 

They're done shrinking when they're all flat again. Grab a pencil and take dinks out of the oven. Now bend the fingers down over the pencil. You're going to need to move quickly because they cool pretty fast. But don't worry. If this happens, just pop back in the oven and let them get soft again!

 

All done! Add a little heart sticker on there for the finishing touch!

 

To make it a keepsake, I put a pin back on there!

 

Now do you think you're ready for shrinky dinks? I sure hope so! Because how can you not love this?..

 

I guess my time here on Everyday Cricut is over. As sad as that is, I did have a blast being able to share some projects with you! I can't thank Joy and Melanie enough for letting me be a part of this fantabulous blog! Hopefully this isn't the last time you'll see the bean on here! hint hint

Oopsie! I forgot to give you all the machine settings for cutting!

pressure - high
speed - medium
blade depth - 6
multi cut - 3

***Supplies***
Paper - The Doodlin' Around Stack by DCWV
Stamp - You Had Me At Chocolate by My Creative Time With Emma
Shrinky Dinks - For Computer Inkjet Printers (Michael's)

Be sure and check out Joy's and Melanie's personal blogs for more creative goodness at Obsessed with Scrapbooking and Courtney Lane Designs!Have a great day!
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