- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 2.2 × 4.5 in (5.7 × 11.4 cm)
Add a sweet touch to your desk with this kawaii pink lip balm featuring a glossy berry dome, a pastel tube, and a smiling face with rosy cheeks. This free printable skincare paper squishy template comes with 3 versions in US Letter and A4: full color, a line-art coloring page, and a blank outline. Pair it with our lip gloss paper squishy to start a cute beauty pouch!
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your lip balm template at 100% scale on plain printer paper, making sure to turn off the “fit to page” setting. Check that the scale line in the top corner measures exactly 2 inches (50 mm on A4). If you picked the coloring page, color the balm tip and tube now—try strawberry pink, peach, or lavender—and let marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Lay strips of wide clear packing tape over the front and back lip balm pieces only, not the whole sheet. Smooth each strip from the center of the tube outward without pulling or stretching it, because stretched tape wrinkles later. This glossy coat makes your paper squishy shiny, strong, and extra squishy.
3Cut out both pieces
Cut out the front and back pieces right along the solid outer black line, keeping the narrow white border around the pink tube. Take your time curving around the rounded balm tip at the top and the little step where the collar ring meets the tube.
4Add a tape border to the back
Place the back piece printed side down onto strips of clear tape with the sticky side facing up. Trim the tape about 1 cm (½ inch) past the paper edge all the way around, then snip into this sticky border every 2 cm (1 inch) right up to the paper, following the curve of the top dome to make neat little flaps.
5Join front and back
Line up the front piece on top of the back piece with the white unprinted sides together. Fold the sticky tape flaps over the front edge one by one and press them flat along the sides and curved balm top. Leave a 3 cm (1¼ in) gap open along the edge (the pink line in the picture shows where) for stuffing.
6Stuff it
Tear plastic bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small fluffy bits and push them inside through the gap. Tuck the first pieces all the way up into the rounded berry balm tip and down into the bottom corners of the tube, then fill the middle until it feels soft and puffy—too much stuffing makes the seams pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the remaining tape flaps neatly over the open edge and tape the gap shut with an extra strip of clear tape. Run your finger firmly around the entire lip balm outline, from the bottom base to the rounded top, to press the tape down well.
8Squish!
Your finished lip balm measures about 2.2 × 4.5 in (5.7 × 11.4 cm) and is ready to play with! Give the chubby pink tube a big squeeze and watch it puff right back up. If you want an extra slow-rising squishy, prick one tiny pinhole into the back.
Free Lip Balm Squishy Template
- Color
- Coloring page
- Blank, design your own
- Step-by-step guide
One free PDF: the template in three versions (pages 1–3) and the step-by-step guide (pages 4–5). Print the template at 100% on plain printer paper.
Tips for the perfect squish
- Marker colors smeared under tape. Always let markers dry completely on the pink tube and berry tip before taping. Printer ink on the color version is fine right away.
- The tube feels too hard. It has too much stuffing inside. Gently open the gap, pull out a bit of filling from the center, and tape the edge shut again.
- Wrinkles across the cute face. Use shorter strips of packing tape and lay them across the pink tube without pulling, smoothing from the smiling face out to the sides.
- Side seam pops open. Put a new short strip of clear tape right across the split edge of the tube, overlapping the old strips to hold it shut.
Questions
What are fun skincare and makeup paper squishy ideas for a set?
This lip balm looks adorable next to a skincare tube squishy in a handmade paper beauty bag. You can also color several blank templates in different fruit flavors like cherry, mint, and grape.
What paper works best for a skincare paper squishy?
Plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) gives the best squish. Heavy cardstock makes the squishy stiff and stops the rounded tube from puffing up nicely.
Can I use glue instead of tape to seal the edges?
Not for the edges. Glue does not stick to the tape-covered paper, so the seams would open when squeezed. Folding the snipped clear tape border over the edge holds best.
What can I stuff my lip balm squishy with?
Use torn plastic grocery bags for a light and crinkly feel, cotton balls or fiberfill for a soft pillow, or small pieces of memory foam for a slow-rising squishy.
Can I print this template bigger or make it with a group?
Yes! To size it up, print the sheet at 120% scale with the front and back together on the same page so they match. For a class or group, print one sheet per person, pre-cut tape strips in advance, and plan about 30 minutes.
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