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One of my favorite craft memories from childhood is making what we then called shrinkies. Introduced in 1973, Shrinky Dinks had kids (and crafty adults) creating artwork on flexible sheets of plastic that, when popped in the oven, would magically shrink down to approximately 1/3 their original size. Of course, this is not our first shrinky dink project. And if you love this fun material as much as I do you can find editable kid's name tags, adorable animal charms that are ready to color before shrinking, and pet tags for your furry friends on our site.

For this month’s free Craft Camp project with Canon, I will be showing you how to make your own shrink film monograms to use for a keychain or magnet. These little cuties also make great last-minute gifts or even gift toppers.

Our free printable below includes the complete alphabet (featuring pretty Scandinavian illustrations), which is ready to print onto your inkjet shrink film. And you can join me on YouTube this Friday, the 18th, at 11 am PST for the live tutorial.

For our shrink film monograms, I used Shrink Sheets by Juvale and found that it printed flawlessly with the high-quality setting on my Canon PIXMA printer. A few tips that I have if you are adding color to shrink film are:

  1. Remember that as the film shrinks, the color saturates. It is best to use pastel markers if you are coloring your own sheets. You will notice on my printable PDF the color looks much lighter than the finished monogram.
  2. Cut and punch your keychain holes before you shrink. Once the film has resized, it becomes hard and stiff.
  3. Cut your letter off the larger sheet before you trim around the printed image. The plastic film can tear if you are trying to cut details on a large sheet.

Once you have printed and trimmed your shrink film monograms or even your full name, you can join me on YouTube this Friday at 11 am PST to learn how to make them into keychains, gift tags, or magnets. I do recommend that you ask your parent to help you with the oven and to stay safe.

See you there!

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Instructions

Download our free template below and read the post above to get ready to craft along with me! Then join my YouTube Live at 11 am PT on Friday, the 18th.

Also, if you’re in need of a new printer, make sure to check out Canon’s PIXMA Crafting Printers. And watch this video for tips and tricks on how to use your Canon printer.

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