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I {Heart} Surface Design: Collaged Flower

I {Heart} Surface Design: Photo Transfer

This one is perfect for a Valentine's Day gift! Today's heart features a photo transfer of my two special Valentine's Day squeezes!

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I used TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) to do the transfer.  But there are a million ways to do transfers -- you can learn four of them in my online class on the subject.  Here's the process with TAP:

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I adjusted my image in Photoshop, including mirror-imaging it so that the text would read correctly.  Then I printed the image onto TAP:

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I cut around the edges of the photo and laid my chipboard heart on top of the photo to determine placement.

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Then I flipped the whole thing over (so the chipboard was on the bottom), placed a pressing cloth over it and ironed according to the directions on the package of TAP.

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(The pressing cloth I'm using is just a scrap of fabric that I sun printed.  It's pretty, isn't it?!)

I peeled away the paper and my transfer had been made!

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Of course, I stupidly didn't put anything under the transfer, so it transferred to my ironing board.  Sigh.

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But I think the finished heart is worth the sacrifice!

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