DIY Conversation Hearts Temporary Tattoos

I have always loved the conversation hearts candy that pops up every year around Valentine’s Day. We are trying to stay away from candy this year. Instead of giving out candy, I designed these conversation hearts temporary tattoos for my kids to wear and give to their friends for Valentine’s Day.

This post is for the monthly Silhouette Challenge but you do not need a Silhouette to make these temporary tattoos.

Supplies:

• Silhouette Printable Temporary Tattoo Paper (affiliate link)
• inkjet printer
• Silhouette machine or scissors or paper trimmer

Instructions:

1. Download the printable PDF here or Silhouette Studio cut file here. These files are only for your PERSONAL USE.

The two files are different so please make sure you download the correct one!

2. The Silhouette Printable Temporary Tattoo Paper is actually two sheets. One is a printable sheet and the other is an adhesive sheet (one side of the adhesive sheet is green). Use an inkjet printer to print the file out onto the glossy side of the printable paper. Let the ink dry for a minute or two. The printed designs will be the mirror image of how they will look when applied. This is my printed Silhouette Studio file. Notice how the words are all mirror images.

3. The adhesive sheet has two sections of green backing. Remove the small strip of backing. Line up the exposed adhesive with the top of the printed temporary tattoo paper and smooth it down.

4. Carefully pull back the large piece of green backing a little bit at a time and smooth the adhesive sheet as you go. Make sure there are no air bubbles.

5. If you aren’t using the Silhouette, use scissors or a paper trimmer to cut out tattoos. The closer you cut to the border of the tattoo, the better the tattoo will look when applied. If using the Silhouette, follow these directions to cut out the tattoos in Silhouette Studio Version 2.

• Place the tattoo paper face up onto a Silhouette mat and load into the Silhouette.
• Open my cut file in Silhouette Studio.
• Select File->Send To Silhouette from the Silhouette Studio menu.
• Choose Click here to skip printing in the Print Image window.
• Select Continue.
• Select Detect Automatically. The Silhouette will now detect your registration marks so it will know where to cut the design.
• Make sure your cut settings are for the Temporary Tattoo Paper Silhouette Brand. Adjust the depth of your blade if needed.
• Select Cut.

These are some of the tattoos that I cut with my Silhouette. At this point the text should be a mirror image.

6. To apply the tattoo, peel the clear adhesive off the tattoo and place the tattoo with the image face down on the skin. Place a damp paper towel or damp washcloth on the tattoo for 20 seconds. Remove the washcloth and white paper backing to reveal the temporary tattoo!

If you want to create your own temporary tattoo designs, I describe how I create mine in How To Create DIY Temporary Tattoos.

If you love temporary tattoos you might also like my DIY Dr. Seuss temporary tattoos.

 My Silhouette Challenge friends and I are all sharing projects on our blogs today. Check out the projects below for more print and cut Silhouette inspiration!

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Free Valentine's Day Word Search Printable

My kids love to do the word searches that are on restaurant kids menus. They thought it was so cool when I made the Santa's Reindeer Word Search. You know I love being a cool mom so I made my kids another word search for Valentine’s Day.

This free printable is only for your personal use but teachers may use it for their classroom. Click here or on the word search below to download printable PDF file.

Enjoy!

Door of Hearts Valentine's Day Surprise

 

My friend shared about putting a heart on someone’s door every day starting on February 1st. I intended to do that for my kids but I was sick in bed at the beginning of February so it didn’t happen. Then it occurred to me that the kids could do something similar for their dad for Valentine’s Day. We created our door of hearts after school on Valentine’s Day.

Supplies:
14 – 8.5×11 pieces of colored cardstock
1 – 7.5×10 piece of white cardstock for each child
assorted heart or Valentine’s Day stickers
scissors
markers
glue stick
Scotch tape

Directions:
1. Draw a heart that takes up most of an 8.5×11 inch piece of paper and then cut it out. We made 12 of these (6 for each child). I thought about using my Silhouette or my Cricut to cut these out ahead of time but I think that part of the fun is letting the kids cut the hearts out themselves.

2. Write what you love about the person on the heart. My 6 year old wrote out her sentences on scratch paper so I could proofread it before she wrote it on her hearts. My 4 year old dictated what he wanted to write on the heart and then I just let him sign Love and his name.

3. Have the kids draw their dad on a sheet of white cardstock. I asked the kids to make the drawing of their dad look as lifelike as possible. Here are the drawings.

4. Adhere the white cardstock to a piece of colored cardstock.

5. Decorate the hearts and drawings with heart or Valentine’s Day stickers. Here are 4 of my favorite completed hearts.

6. Put tape on the back of the hearts and the drawings.

7. Place the hearts and the drawings on the door. The kids really liked deciding where everything was placed.

My husband was so surprised when he got home from work! He loved the hearts and the kids were so proud when he read each of the hearts out loud.

This project could also be used for an anniversary, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day or birthday. I don’t think this is the last time we will see something like his at my house!