![]() ![]() There may be an even better way to do this, but I just eyeballed it…and it worked! Be sure you change your text from CUT to ENGRAVE linetype.Īfter you have aligned your aluminum dog tag to the grid on your Mat to mimic where your text is located in Design Space, use painter’s tape or masking tape to secure it.ĭon’t forget to load the Engraving Tip into the B clamp before beginning. In Design Space, try to create a design where the size of your font aligns with the grid on your Mat. Grab the aluminum dog tags, painter’s tape (or masking tape), StrongGrip Mat, and Engraving Tip for this project. Bake your Shrinky Dinks for 3 minutes and watch them become a small, plastic charm!.DO NOT use wax paper…I sadly made this mistake. Preheat your oven to 325☏ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. ![]() Make your charms about 3x bigger than the size you want them when cutting them out on your Cricut Maker. ![]() Here are my tips and tricks for using Shrinky Dinks: ![]() Once your charms have been drawn and cut, you can then color them in or simply ready them for the oven. This setting allows you to use either a fine-point blade or knife blade (B clamp). Make sure you have the appropriate pen loaded into your A clamp, and the blade loaded into your B clamp before beginning.įor Shrinky Dink material, I select the Light Chipboard setting as the base material and increase the pressure setting to MORE before starting. Using a StrongGrip Mat, load the Shrinky Dink paper into the machine.
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