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A fingerprint heart memorial keepsake
Some families keep a fingerprint after someone dies; many funeral homes offer to take one. A fingerprint heart can join that print with the print of someone who loved them, so the two sit together in one shape.
Our Imprint only works from real prints you already have. It does not recreate or guess a fingerprint, and the photos are processed in your browser, not uploaded.
Create your fingerprint heart · free preview
Where the fingerprint can come from
The clearer the original, the better the result. Photograph it in daylight, straight on. Check the free preview before buying; if a print is too faint or smudged, the preview will show it.
- A fingerprint taken by the funeral home or hospital on paper or card.
- An old ink print, such as from a child’s craft, a card, or a document you are allowed to photograph.
- A print made together earlier, kept for a moment like this.
As a sympathy gift
If you are buying for a grieving friend, a gift certificate lets them decide if and when to make it. Tick “This is a gift” before checkout; the code is valid for 12 months, and they add the prints themselves when they are ready.
Essential is CA$19 / US$15: one composition with personalized and artwork-only versions in every print size. Signature is CA$29 / US$23: three compositions (Classic, Split, and Intertwined), all in the colours you choose. Both are a digital download (high-resolution PNG and printing guide); you can also order a printed and framed copy shipped to your door. The preview is free.
How to make it, step by step
- Press each fingertip lightly on an ink pad, then press it down firmly onto plain white paper and lift straight up — do not roll. One clean print beats three smudged ones.
- Photograph each print with your phone in even daylight, straight on, with no shadow from your hand or phone.
- Open the creator on ourimprint.ca and add both photos. They are processed in your browser and are not uploaded.
- Add names, a date, and a short message, or leave them off for an artwork-only version.
- Check the free preview. When you are happy, choose Essential or Signature and download the PNG and printing guide.
Keeping it a surprise? Give a gift certificate
Gift it now, they make it later. Choose Essential or Signature, tick “This is a gift” before checkout, and print the certificate that appears after payment. It carries a redeem code valid for 12 months. The recipient goes to ourimprint.ca/recover, enters the code, and adds their own two ink prints. Same price, nothing extra to buy.
Hoping to gift a print? A print is made from the recipient’s own two fingerprints, so it can’t be made ahead of time. Give a gift certificate instead: the recipient adds their own prints and creates their artwork — that is what the certificate covers — and from that finished artwork they can order a matte or framed print. The print is a separate order.
Need help with the prints? See how to make clear ink fingerprints.
Questions
Can you make a fingerprint from a photo of their hand?
No. The creator needs a clear photo of a real ink or printed fingerprint. It does not reconstruct prints from ordinary photos.
Is the photo of their fingerprint uploaded or stored?
No. It is processed in your browser and is not uploaded, including at checkout.
What if the preview is not clear enough?
The preview is free, so you only buy once you are happy. If you need help, email hello@ourimprint.ca.
Can you print and frame it for me?
Want it printed for you? You can order a matte print (5×7 CA$29, 8×10 CA$39, 12×16 CA$49) or a framed print in black or oak (8×10 CA$79, 12×16 CA$109), shipped free to Canada and the US in about 1–2 weeks; international shipping to the UK, EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Australia and New Zealand is a flat CA$15 (import VAT or duties may apply). Printed by our print partner, Printful, and it includes the Signature digital files. A print cannot be sent as a gift certificate; order it with your own two prints and ship it to the recipient. If the print should be made from the recipient’s own prints, give a gift certificate instead: they create the artwork first, then can order a print of it.