Make a Custom T-Shirt for Valentine's Day with this super cute free Valentine SVG file. Make it for a toddler or that natural heartthrob in your life. Use your Cricut, Silhouette, or Brother Scan ‘N Cut to create this easy Valentine T-Shirt.
I love making seasonal SVG files and for the past few months I made a Baby, It's Really Freaking Cold Outside mug and my New Year, Same Mess t-shirt. I wanted to create a boy version of what I'm planning on showing you on Tuesday (it's super cute). Create this easy custom t-shirt in no time.
How do I make a custom t-shirt?
To make your own custom t-shirt you're going to need a few essentials. You're going to need an electronic cutting machine and some Heat Transfer Vinyl (also known as Iron On or HTV). You will also need a weeding tool, heat press, Cricut EasyPress or an Iron.
To learn how to apply HTV in layers and with an Iron, click here.
You want something that has zero steam. You can use your iron but be sure that the temperature is correct and the steam function is off. Read your manufacturers instructions on what temperature to use and if your HTV is cold or hot peel.
When cutting your image from a Cricut or Silhouette, you need to be sure that the mirror function is on. You want to cut it in mirror mode and then you will weed or peel off what you do not want on your t-shirt. You do not want your image to cut completely through the carrier sheet.
Your entire image will be on the carrier sheet. Obviously, each color is different here so I had three images on three separate carrier sheets. I started with the Heart saying and then pressed for around 20 seconds, then the black for 20 and then the grey for 30 seconds, turned the shirt over and pressed for another 15 seconds.
When using multiple colors of HTV, you want to be sure that whatever you pressed before is covered before you press the next image. Just use the carrier sheet that you peeled off first and lay it over the red after you have laid the black image down.
Just to be clear, start with your red and press 20 seconds, peel off the carrier sheet from the red image and then lay your black image down. Place the carrier sheet from the red back over the areas that would be exposed when you're pressing the black image. Do the same for the grey heart to ensure that the black and red are covered again
Supplies needed to make your own custom t-shirt
- Cricut Maker, Cricut Explore, or Silhouette Cameo
- Cricut EasyPress, Heat Press, or Iron
- Heat Transfer Vinyl
- Weeding Tool
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Files are for personal use only.
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Tanya says
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Beverly says
Cute!
Pat Long says
Love it
Lindsay says
Thank you!
Sandra H. says
Where can I find the download for the girls version “Love Bug” t-shirt?
Lindsay says
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19WU8bBwWFqYdyGVzd42wS1h3Wit7OB7W/view
wendy says
where is the link to download this? TIA:)
Lindsay says
It is listed under the supplies