February 2010
Valentine's Cupcake Toppers
By Amy Kinsch
 Mail Cupid 902L 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" |
 40's Alphabet 946R 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" Offered Unmounted Only |
 Swirls Sheet 7 3/4" x 5" Offered Unmounted Only |
| Supplies: Shrink plastic, template or cookie cutter, pen, scissors, document or permanent ink, Marvy or Tomboy markers, heat gun, cupcakes. |
| Using your cookie cutter or template, draw your hearts onto a sheet of shrink plastic. It will shrink to about 30% of the original size so make it fairly big. This heart measures 4" x 4". Cut your hearts out just inside your drawn line and stamp on them. I found that dye ink pads didn't adhere well but Marvy and Tomboy markers did a decent job. Lightly sanding your shrink plastic will also help the ink to adhere. |
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| Place your stamped heart on a cookie sheet. |
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| Wally used an industrial heat gun to shrink these. Don't be alarmed when it looks like your plastic is turning into a big melted ball. After curling up and looking like it's ruined, it will flatten out. |
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| I used a spatula to help hold it down while Wally heated it. It now measures 1 1/2" x 1 1/2". |
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| These make great party favors. You can even do this as a project during a party with supervision. Glue a pin back on to make a pin. Punch a hole at the top before shrinking so you can string it for a necklace or key chain. |