Stickers and Labels on sheets

The opposite of kiss-cut is ‘die-cut’, or ‘full cut’, which is where the blade or laser cuts through the label layer and the backing layer. Sticker sheets do not tend to be die-cut because the sticker backs usually need to be kept intact as the stickers are peeled off.

While a lot of customers order sticker sheets for business promotions or packaging, they are utilised as educational tools, given away as gifts and used to personalise possessions as well. Artists use them as sellable merchandise, parents use them as party favours, and teachers use them as classroom incentives. Some individuals also use them in their journals, planners and scrapbooks.

A kiss-cut sticker is one where the blade or laser used for cutting only goes through the top label layer, leaving the backing layer intact. Also known as ‘half-cut’, kiss-cut stickers can be peeled off a sticker sheet without affecting its structural integrity, because the backing remains. Having an intact back layer makes kiss-cut stickers easier to peel, too.

You can print your own DIY sticker sheets at home with sticker paper and a printer, or with a cutting machine like a Cricut. This is fine for small craft projects, but the finished sheets will not be as high in quality as professionally printed products. We use commercial-grade printers, materials and inks to deliver sticker sheets that last longer, look clearer and peel more cleanly than home-printed alternatives.

Before placing your sticker sheet order, please make note of these specific sticker sheet design guidelines:

Background printing: As well as printing the stickers themselves, we can also print on the background of your sticker sheets. This allows for whole-page sticker sheet designs that are ideal for branding, instructions or decoration.

Multiple designs: You can have multiple designs on the same sticker sheet, as long as all designs use the same material, lamination and adhesive. If you would like to place a multi-design order, please get in touch with us to do so. Our online form is not currently set up to process orders with multiple designs.

Maximum number of stickers per sticker sheet: There’s no set maximum number of stickers per sheet - it depends on size and shape. We print on A4, A5, A6, DL or custom sizes, and recommend a minimum sticker size of 20mm for quality printing and easy peeling. As a guide, an A4 sheet can hold 40 25mm square or circle stickers, or fewer if the stickers are bigger.

Smaller stickers: Although we recommend that stickers are no smaller than 20mm, you can order smaller stickers if you wish. If your sticker sheets do contain very small stickers, we suggest increasing the standard bleed and safe area margins by 2-3mm to help make peeling easier.

Custom shapes: Our laser cutters allow us to create sticker sheets in custom shapes (as well as standard rectangles). These cutters also enable us to completely customise the shapes of the individual stickers on the sticker sheet. For individual sticker shapes, all we need are cutlines for each shape that our cutters can follow. You can supply these cutlines in your artwork file, or we can set them up for you.