Cricut Printable Temporary Tattoo Sheets and Printable Magnet Sheets are designed for use with Cricut cutting machines and inkjet printers. They enable simple print, then cut,  personalised creative projects at home.

Cricut are always a step ahead of the opposition,  and as a result their product development team never cease to amaze me. So the thought of trying the Tattoos and Magnet products is quite exciting.

Mother’s Day is nearly upon us… you know the drill. What better way to make your mum, grandma or loved one happy than to give them some gorgeous homemade magnets and personalised tattoos of their loved ones. Nothing like a puppy magnet of the grand dog to make your mum happy! Head on over to Harvey Norman ; Spotlight, and all other reputable craft sellers, to pick up your new products.

 

Personalised Gifting: The Backstory

When my daughter was young, she became quite upset over my one and only tiny tattoo (and no, I’m not telling you where it is). Staring at me, tears in her eyes, she announced sadly, “Mummy, your tattoo hasn’t washed off yet”. Cue 18 years later, and finally I can wash these new temporary ones off!

As for the Magnet product,  I’ve always wanted to create my own range of landscape photography magnets.  Here’s my opportunity to share my amateur hobby with family, friends, and their fridges.

Cricut Printable Packs: Box Contents

  • Printable Tattoo Sheets:    Three per pack
  • Magnet Sheets:                    Three per pack

First we’ll have a look at the Printable Tattoos, then follow up with the Magnets (in case you’re more interested in one medium than the other).

 

Review: Cricut Printable Temporary Tattoo Sheets

The Tattoo sheets allow users to print full colour designs and apply them as temporary tattoos using water. The Tattoo sheets are easy to use, beginner friendly, and ideal for parties, events, and themed activities.

Durability is short term, typically lasting a few days depending on placement and wear. They are intended for fun rather than cosmetic or long term use.


How to Create Custom Temporary Tattoos with Cricut

 

This is how you do it…

Instructional Videos 

I’ve got to hand it to Cricut. They’re nothing but thorough when it comes to instructional videos for every single medium in their range.  So much so, I used the following exact video to ensure the optimum outcome of my foray into Cricut Tattoo paper: How to create Cricut Tattoos…

Can confirm, worked perfectly first try as you can see from this video:

Calibrate Good Times….

I cannot stress enough the importance of calibrating your Cricut prior to cutting out your tattoo or magnet paper. Your Cricut Design Space program will suggest it, and I highly recommend you follow the calibration instructions. You’ll need your printer, to print the calibration sheet, about five minutes of calibration time, and you’re good to go. Don’t worry, the process is straight forward – just follow the prompts on Design Space.

Tattoo Post Print

I’m pretty impressed with the final product. I mixed my love of Japanese design, and my recent South American trip, to create some unique artistic tattoos.

Artwork is from many different places, including Design Space images and some free online sites.

Waste not…

As you can see, there’s a bit of a gap on the top of the sheet, but honestly, the feeder roller needs space to do its work.

You can easily print half a page and go back and use the other half later.  Of course, be mindful of the printed guidelines.

Alternatively, fill the page up and let the Cricut Design program do the hard thinking for you.  As you can see below, most of the page has been well utilised.  If you had multiple tattoos to print, you could easily replicate the same design and obviously line everything up with finer margins.

Placement is everything, so think about where you place your Tattoo. The wrinkly look is more an indication of my age, than the issue with the tattoo itself!

Cricut Tattoo Durability: How Long Do They Last?

I know in a past review by Dear Leader, Kevin, that he expressed disappointment over the lacklustre performance of the Tattoo paper.  So I was curious as to how my experience might differ.  I’m pleased to say so far, so good. Approaching the 24 hour mark, and nothing looks like it’s going to peel off.

A week later I can confirm yes, the design was still legible, albeit a little smudged.  They’re not meant for long term use, but honestly, for the price and time, are a great way to create a little fun in the short term.

Unique Uses: From Nail Art to Medical ID

I’ve been focused on the traditional application of tattoos, but what about some more niche uses?

  • Nail art. Yep, you heard me.  Create your design, dampen on nail as per instructions, let dry, coat with a clear gloss!
  • Identical twins? No problem – place your design or wording of choice to help identify your child, and voila, no mix ups!
  • Medical needs? Perfect – you can print dates of dressing changes, or operational areas even to ensure your medical team choose the right area (or limb…?!).
  • In the absence of installing an EPIRB on your child when out in public, consider printing a “If I’m Lost” temporary tattoo with your contact numbers for their hand.
  • Craft… did you know the temporary tattoos stick to not just skin, but also glass, paper and plastic? That’s right… they can pretty much go anywhere.

 

Review: Cricut Printable Magnet Sheets

Cricut’s Printable Magnet Sheets allow users to turn photos, artwork, and designs into decorative magnets.

The magnetic sheets are perfect for light use, i.e. create a photo frame, or personalise your own artwork as I have in my example below. I’m very pleased with the outcome.  They’re certainly ideal for providing families with keepsake photo moments of children, creating art projects or simply experimenting with design, form and function.

How to Magnet

Set up your machine, and follow Cricut Design Space prompts when creating your project; you’ll have absolutely no issues. I suggest having some .jpegs of pictures etc handy so you can easily access them as your design progresses.

What you need

Here’s the indispensable Cricut link which walks you through each step: Cricut Printable Magnet Guide.

Inkjet Printing Tips for Cricut Magnets

Cricut are very clear: You must use an Inkjet printer for this product. A laser printer may damage both the medium and/or the printer. 

I cannot stress enough the importance of choosing ‘Best Print’ option when printing. Failure to do so will mean your magnet print will be on the lighter side (as I discovered).

I did a couple of tests, and it looks like the ink absorbs a little more on the magnet medium.  Yes, I did do a test print on plain paper no issues, but the Magnet product definitely is thirstier for ink.  So be mindful of this, and all will be well.

Blowdryer

Once printed Cricut recommend using a blow dryer to dry the sheets prior to cutting.  Did I? Yes. Did it make a difference? Absolutely.

Magnet Design Outcomes

I really wanted to create some fridge magnets, and also flip bookmarks; here’s how it went:

  • Using Design Space, I created plain rectangular and square magnet shapes with a reasonable offset around each (cutting border). I played around with the offset, making some narrower than others just because I wanted to see how slim I could make the offset.
  • Once I’d printed using my trusty Inkjet printer, I then followed instructions to cut the Magnet sheet. Here it is lined up ready to cut. It was at this point I also realised making my bookmark connectors in white wasn’t the best outcome. As you can seem, there’s a random one on this sheet. Oops.

  • On the sheet below, you can see a mistake I made – I didn’t line my connector shapes up properly (with an overlap so they were joined). Unfortunately this mean a cut at a joining piece (instead of around it). The top two bookmarks have cuts on the right hand side narrow bar linking the two pictures. They should actually be joined. The bookmark, with a pic of me, was perfect. Just a shape placement error on my part.

  • Again, probably better to make any future bookmark connectors in a different colour – easier to see and manipulate in Design Space.  Sometimes things are just a little bit of trial and error, and that’s okay.  I know what I did wrong so I don’t repeat the design issue next time.
Magnet Strength

I just want to be clear, the magnets will hold one sheet of paper up, or even stick together for a bookmark, but they’re not overly strong.

Ornamental use, absolutely.  Industrial use? No.

Force of Attraction

What great products! Both the Printable Temporary Tattoo and Magnet mediums integrate smoothly into Cricut Design Space, which automatically applies recommended cut settings. This makes them highly accessible for beginners, or long term users alike.

Australian Pricing and Where to Buy

In Australia, both products typically retail around $14.95 Australian dollars per pack of three A4 sheets. They are widely available through major retailers and crafting suppliers. And there’s no doubt some sales out there if you need swaying…

 

Final verdict

The Cricut Tattoo and Cricut Magnet mediums are simple, affordable, and effective for home creative projects. While not professional grade materials, they still deliver strong results for casual crafting and personalised gifts.

Cricut, thank you for once again allowing me to get my craft, and tattoo and magnets, on!