Smashed Peas and Carrots: How to Make Temporary Tattoos with your Silhouette and the October Silhouette Special!

Have you ever tried making temporary tattoos with your Silhouette machine? Oh my gosh, I made some this past weekend for the first time ever and they turned out awesome! The kids were in heaven. I love that they last about a day and come off easily so you don't have remnants of tattoo on their skin for weeks afterward. I don't know, there is something about that that just isn't right, you know what I mean?

To make tattoos with your Silhouette, Cameo or Portrait, you will need to buy a pack of Printable Tattoo Paper.

I decided it would be fun to make some Halloween tattoos since I'm helping with a Halloween party later this month and I thought these would be a nice little activity to do with the kids. I used the Halloween Circle Tags which are a part of the Print and Cut designs. By using a Print and Cut design I am able to print out a design in color by using my home printer and place the paper into my Silhouette which is able to read the registration marks printed as part of the design so that it will cut out the shapes perfectly.

To make your own temporary tattoos, you will first need to click the "Registration Marks" button (second from the right at the top of your Silhouette screen) and click the box at the top in the column that pops up on the right side of your screen to "Show Registration Marks". It looks like 3 of the 4 edges of the paper are highlighted...see it up there? Then add your design to the grid on your home screen making sure that the design you choose is within the registration marks hash marks on your screen. Also, make sure you choose the 8 1/2 x 11 paper size as that is the size of the tattoo paper. I left the design size as is but you can always make it bigger or smaller depending on big you would like your tattoos. Once you have done everything above, place your tattoo paper in your printer so that you are printing on the glossy side and then click the "Send to Printer" button (5th button from the left at the top of the screen...see picture above!)

Once your tattoo paper is printed on, let it dry for a bit. Then press on the clear sheet making sure there are no air bubbles. Then place the tattoo paper into your Silhouette machine and click the "Silhouette Cut Settings" button (3rd from the right...looks like a pencil!)...see picture above! Pick "Tattoo Paper" in the menu that pops up, change your knife setting accordingly, and press the CUT button.

Easy peasy! It is really that easy to make your own temporary tattoos!

They go on just like the ones you buy too!

And hey! Guess what?!

Silhouette America's October Promotion is all about the Specialty Media which includes their Temporary Tattoo paper!! You can buy any of the 3 following deals below this month and get a huge discount while doing so. The special deals include:

(1) The list of specialty media plus a Silhouette CAMEO® for $269.99 (savings over $120 from retail cost $383.90)

· 1 cardstock essentials pack (new product)

· 1 pack printable adhesive kraft paper (new product)

· 1 pack printable clear sticker paper

· 1 pack temporary tattoo paper

· 1 pack printable cotton canvas (new product)

· 1 pack chipboard

· 1 pack printable silver foil

· 1 pack printable magnet paper

· 1 pack double-sided adhesive

(2) The list of specialty media plus a Silhouette Portrait™ for $129.99 (savings over $110 from retail cost $263.90)

· 1 cardstock essentials pack (new product)

· 1 pack printable adhesive kraft paper (new product)

· 1 pack printable clear sticker paper

· 1 pack temporary tattoo paper

· 1 pack printable cotton canvas (new product)

· 1 pack chipboard

· 1 pack printable silver foil

· 1 pack printable magnet paper

· 1 pack double-sided adhesive

(3) 30% off on all specialty media

Awesome! Just make sure to use my exclusive promotion code: CARROTS when checking out (go here to buy your goodies now!) to get your October promotional pricing!

Happy crafting friends!

XOXO,