I experimented with an ivory version of shrinkable plastic. It is much less “plastic-y” and is seemingly more organic than the translucent. It still shrinks unevenly, but I chose a rounded rectangle shape that hopefully makes that uneveness look intentional. I like the ivory a lot, particularly when juxtaposed with the book cloth and the slivertone hardware. Very pretty! The ivory has a vintage feel without (I hope) being cheesy plus it carries a whiff of adventure and the exotic — far-flung exploration, giant beasts — that fits nicely with my interest in wonders and curiosities. Then again, they are just ivory colored Shrinky Dinks. 
On a technical note: Sakura Micron ink did not react well to the heat and shrinking at all — the ink wrinkled and cracked. The Pitt artist pens worked out better, as did my Rapidoliner. I’m not happy with their quality of line, though. I started out tracing a smaller letter and so any flaws in my tracing were more noticeable than in my previous experiments with the larger translucent letters. This may just be matter of me being more careful next time.
