Sheet F · /flash/for-women/ · 83 designs · full color · 1 ink

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Flash tattoos for women

83 flash designs for women in flat color, from traditional swallows and cherries to fine-line moons and a cat framed by peonies. Print any of them at the size you plan to wear.

Designs83

Formats3

Styles8

UseFree

3.50 in3.50 in

1″

R-01 · Single rose with stemFlash · Letter · PDFScreen preview · prints at exactly 3.50 inTest square: 1 in × 1 in. Measure before you transfer.

Print spec · R-01

Single rose with stem

Format

Size

3.50 in1″4″7″10″

Place

Mirror

Paper

Test sq.

1 in square, bottom left of every sheet

3.50 inAs drawn

Filter the contact sheet83 of 83 designs

Style

Placement

Size

Difficulty

R-01On sheet

3.5″

Single rose with stem

Traditional · 3.5 in
Simple

R-03

1.5″

Rose bud, fine line

Fine Line · 1.5 in
Simple

R-07

5″

Mandala rose

Geometric · 5 in
Detailed

R-08

7″

Rose vine wrap

Fine Line · 7 in
Beginner practice

R-09

1″

Tiny rose outline

Fine Line · 1 in
Simple

R-10

3.75″

Rose and banner (blank)

Neo-Traditional · 3.75 in
Beginner practice

R-11

6″

Japanese rose (botan-style)

Japanese · 6 in
Detailed

FL-01

3.5″

Traditional sunflower

Traditional · 3.5 in
Beginner practice

FL-02

3.5″

Lotus on water

Traditional · 3.5 in
Beginner practice

FL-03

3″

Wildflower bouquet, fine line

Fine Line · 3 in
Simple

FL-04

1.5″

Tiny daisy, fine line

Fine Line · 1.5 in
Simple

FL-06

7″

Cherry blossom branch

Japanese · 7 in
Detailed

FL-07

5″

Neo-traditional peony

Neo-Traditional · 5 in
Detailed

FL-08

3″

Bold blackwork tulip

Blackwork · 3 in
Beginner practice

FL-09

5″

Lotus mandala

Geometric · 5 in
Detailed

FL-10

4.5″

Wilted lily and moon

Gothic · 4.5 in
Detailed

FL-11

5″

Chicano calla lilies

Chicano · 5 in
Detailed

FL-12

1.75″

Five-petal flower, easy outline

Traditional · 1.75 in
Simple

CR-03

1″

Tiny cross, fine line

Fine Line · 1 in
Simple

CR-04

2.5″

Cross with wildflowers, fine line

Fine Line · 2.5 in
Simple

CR-07

4.5″

Cross and dove

Neo-Traditional · 4.5 in
Detailed

BF-01

3.5″

Traditional butterfly

Traditional · 3.5 in
Beginner practice

BF-03

1.25″

Tiny butterfly, fine line

Fine Line · 1.25 in
Simple

BF-04

2.5″

Butterfly with trail, fine line

Fine Line · 2.5 in
Simple

BF-05

5.5″

Japanese butterfly

Japanese · 5.5 in
Detailed

BF-06

4.5″

Geometric butterfly

Geometric · 4.5 in
Detailed

BF-07

4.5″

Neo-traditional jewel butterfly

Neo-Traditional · 4.5 in
Detailed

BF-10

1.75″

Simple butterfly outline

Traditional · 1.75 in
Simple

BF-11

3.75″

Butterfly on a flower

Traditional · 3.75 in
Beginner practice

BF-12

6.5″

Three butterflies rising

Fine Line · 6.5 in
Beginner practice

AN-01

4″

Traditional angel wings

Traditional · 4 in
Beginner practice

AN-02

4.5″

Cherub with bow

Traditional · 4.5 in
Detailed

AN-03

1.25″

Tiny halo and wings, fine line

Fine Line · 1.25 in
Simple

AN-04

3″

Single angel wing, fine line

Fine Line · 3 in
Simple

AN-10

1.75″

Simple halo and wings

Traditional · 1.75 in
Simple

HT-01

3.5″

Heart with banner (blank)

Traditional · 3.5 in
Beginner practice

HT-03

1″

Tiny heart, fine line

Fine Line · 1 in
Simple

HT-04

1.75″

One-line heart, fine line

Fine Line · 1.75 in
Simple

HT-07

3″

Geometric heart

Geometric · 3 in
Beginner practice

HT-08

5″

Heart with wings

Neo-Traditional · 5 in
Detailed

HT-10

2.5″

Heart lock and key

Traditional · 2.5 in
Beginner practice

HT-11

1.5″

Simple heart outline

Traditional · 1.5 in
Simple

SP-08

4″

Jeweled spider

Neo-Traditional · 4 in
Detailed

SP-09

5″

Web with cherry blossoms

Japanese · 5 in
Detailed

AN-13

4″

Dove with olive branch and banner

Traditional · 4 in
Beginner practice

AN-14

1.5″

Tiny dove, fine line

Fine Line · 1.5 in
Simple

FT-03

1.75″

Cute ghost

Traditional · 1.75 in
Beginner practice

FT-06

3.5″

Bat and crescent moon

Gothic · 3.5 in
Detailed

DG-02

1.75″

Floppy dog ears outline

Fine Line · 1.75 in
Simple

DG-03

1.75″

Pointed dog ears outline

Fine Line · 1.75 in
Simple

DG-05

2.5″

Dachshund, fine line

Fine Line · 2.5 in
Simple

DG-06

2.5″

Chihuahua head

Traditional · 2.5 in
Beginner practice

DG-09

1.5″

Paw print in a heart

Traditional · 1.5 in
Simple

DG-12

1.75″

Simple dog face outline

Fine Line · 1.75 in
Simple

CT-01

2.5″

Sitting cat from behind

Traditional · 2.5 in
Beginner practice

CT-02

1.75″

Cat face outline

Traditional · 1.75 in
Simple

CT-03

1.5″

Sleeping cat, fine line

Fine Line · 1.5 in
Simple

CT-04

1.75″

Minimal sitting cat

Fine Line · 1.75 in
Simple

CT-05

3.5″

Cat with a rose

Traditional · 3.5 in
Detailed

CT-06

4″

Cat on a crescent moon

Neo-Traditional · 4 in
Detailed

CT-10

2″

Peeking cat

Traditional · 2 in
Beginner practice

CT-12

4.5″

Cat head with peonies

Neo-Traditional · 4.5 in
Detailed

SH-06

1.5″

Tiny shark, fine line

Fine Line · 1.5 in
Simple

SH-07

5″

Whale shark

Neo-Traditional · 5 in
Detailed

SH-09

4.5″

Shark with hibiscus

Neo-Traditional · 4.5 in
Detailed

TG-07

1.75″

Tiny tiger

Traditional · 1.75 in
Simple

TG-09

5″

Tiger head with peonies

Neo-Traditional · 5 in
Detailed

SC-03

1.25″

Tiny scorpion silhouette

Blackwork · 1.25 in
Simple

SC-05

4″

Scorpion with a rose

Neo-Traditional · 4 in
Detailed

SC-09

1.75″

Scorpio scorpion with stars

Blackwork · 1.75 in
Simple

SC-12

6.5″

Ornamental scorpion

Neo-Traditional · 6.5 in
Detailed

FW-01

2.5″

Crescent moon on a wildflower stem, fine line

Fine Line · 2.5 in
Simple

FW-02

2.5″

Sun and moon, fine line

Fine Line · 2.5 in
Simple

FW-03

5.5″

Snake and peonies

Neo-Traditional · 5.5 in
Detailed

FW-04

5.5″

Sternum mandala with lotus

Geometric · 5.5 in
Detailed

FW-05

3″

Small petal mandala

Geometric · 3 in
Beginner practice

FW-06

3″

Hummingbird and flower, fine line

Fine Line · 3 in
Simple

FW-07

1.5″

Tiny dragonfly, fine line

Fine Line · 1.5 in
Simple

FW-08

3.5″

Feather turning into birds, fine line

Fine Line · 3.5 in
Simple

FW-09

4″

Pair of swallows

Traditional · 4 in
Beginner practice

FW-10

1.75″

Traditional cherries

Traditional · 1.75 in
Simple

FW-11

3″

Hamsa with evil eye

Traditional · 3 in
Beginner practice

FW-12

4″

Moon phases on a line, fine line

Fine Line · 4 in
Simple

§1What girly flash usually means

Flash is a design the artist drew in advance, which you pick and get tattooed more or less as it is. Our guide to flash tattoos covers the rest.

Girly flash is a search phrase, not the name of a style. Several subjects in this set go back a long way: swallows, hearts and roses all appear on Wikipedia’s list of old school American traditional designs, alongside eagles and panthers. Here that means FW-09 Pair of swallows and R-01 Single rose with stem, with BF-01 Traditional butterfly and FW-10 Traditional cherries drawn the same way: a black outline and a few flat colors. HT-01 Heart with banner and R-10 Rose and banner leave the banner blank, so your artist can letter in a name or a word.

§2Flash for women by style

Traditional: FW-09, FW-10, FW-11 Hamsa with evil eye, HT-01, R-01, BF-01, AN-13 Dove with olive branch and banner and CT-05 Cat with a rose.
Neo-traditional: FW-03 Snake and peonies, CT-12 Cat head with peonies, TG-09 Tiger head with peonies, FL-07 Neo-traditional peony and SH-09 Shark with hibiscus.
Japanese: R-11 Japanese rose, FL-06 Cherry blossom branch, BF-05 Japanese butterfly and SP-09 Web with cherry blossoms.
Fine line in color: FW-01 Crescent moon on a wildflower stem, FW-02 Sun and moon, FW-06 Hummingbird and flower and FW-07 Tiny dragonfly. Thin lines leave only small patches for color, so judge these at their default size or larger.

Before you print a shortlist, check the usual size for your spot in the size and placement chart.

§3Swallows and the hamsa

Swallows come with a sailor’s story: one bird for 5,000 nautical miles at sea, a second for 10,000, the pair often tattooed facing each other on the chest. The retellings don’t agree. A tattooer quoted in 1985 told the same story about bluebirds, and other accounts tie the swallow to coming home safely, since the birds return to the same places every year. FW-09 keeps the old layout, two swallows flying toward each other, and the chest is one of its placements.

The hamsa is an open-hand amulet meant to ward off the evil eye, and an eye is often drawn in the palm. Jews and Muslims in Arab countries both used it. Muslims may call it the Hand of Fatima, and it has also been called the Hand of Miriam. FW-11 follows that version in a heavy traditional outline.

Swallow lore per the Friends of HMS Trincomalee and Wikipedia on sailor tattoos and the barn swallow. The hamsa per ReformJudaism.org and Chabad.org.

§4Questions

Q1What are cute small flash tattoos for women?

Try FW-10 Traditional cherries, FT-03 Cute ghost, CT-10 Peeking cat, DG-09 Paw print in a heart or HT-11 Simple heart outline. Each prints at 2 inches or under by default and fits a wrist or an ankle.

Q2Which flash suits a first tattoo?

A bold traditional piece with a few colors, such as R-01 Single rose with stem, HT-01 Heart with banner, BF-01 Traditional butterfly or FW-11 Hamsa with evil eye, at 3 to 3.5 inches. Bring the print to the consultation so your artist sees the colors you have in mind.

Q3What does a swallow tattoo mean?

For sailors it marked distance covered at sea, and it came to stand for a safe return home. The stories differ in the details, so the meaning is the one you give it.

Q4Can I add a name to the heart or rose banner?

Yes, that is why the banners on HT-01 Heart with banner and R-10 Rose and banner are blank. Lettering is not part of the print, so ask your artist to write the name or word in.