Systems and devices for transferring images to articles and methods of making the same

A method for transferring an image onto an article, the method comprising:

• providing a transfer sheet comprising a support layer and an image transfer layer bonded to the support layer, the image transfer layer comprising an ink receptor and a blocking agent;
• applying an ink composition onto a surface of the image transfer layer thereby defining printed areas and non-printed areas;
• contacting the article with the transfer sheet;
• applying heat to the transfer sheet at a temperature and for a time period to cure the ink composition in the article such that a degree of cure of the ink composition within the article is less than 100%;
• and
• separating the transfer sheet from the article.

A transfer sheet for transferring an image onto a substrate, the transfer sheet comprising:

• a support layer;
• an image transfer layer overlying the support layer and comprising an ink receptor and a blocking agent;
• and
• a release layer between the support layer and the image transfer layer, wherein the viscosity of the release layer is about 25 CPS to about 90 CPS.