oh wow cool!! That's why you colored it so sparsely because you knew it would fill in :)

Partially, and partially the nature of the plastic film means it does not grab the pencil well. that's why you see some "scratches" in the pre-shrunk version. I had to sand the plastic to get any grab and it is notable around the letters... thankfully when shrunk that all evens out :)

oh, gotcha! That is so cool, I've never heard of stuff like that before... at least not something you can draw on.

Thanks again :)

Quite welcome :) Will you be at FC, or should I mail it to you afterwards?

No, I've never been to a convention. FC is on the other side of the country for me lol.

You can mail it whenever, I'll pm you my address.

Thanks!!!

I like it! Love how you did the face, very cool! Eeeee shrinky!!!! :)

Thanks! I'm getting better at equines... they are still a challenge for me, though :)

Me too. :P

How do shrinkies work?

It is a special type of plastic that shrinks when heated (in this case, I use 300 degrees for just a couple minutes). The paper comes in a few different types. I use the ink jet printable so I can print on it or draw on it directly. the wax of the pencils I used for the badges will intensify and melt into the plastic as it shrinks and makes the colors more permanent. The original sheet is the same size as a regular sheet of printer paper and I use half a sheet for each badge.

The plastic used to be used for fun when i was little and marketed as "Shrinky Dinks" which I have seen come back some in recent months :)