Die Cut Stickers

Artwork Guide for Die Cut Stickers

Once you have placed your order you can upload your print ready artwork. When supplying artwork for die cut stickers, please supply 1 multi layered PDF, which contains the following:

• 3mm bleed on all sides
• CMYK PDF, preferably PDF/X4a
• Outline or embed fonts
• 300 dpi resolution
• Artwork layer named “Artwork” with CMYK artwork for print
• If you are ordering a circle, square or rectangle shaped label, no cutting shape or layer is required. We will apply this for you automatically.
• If you are ordering a custom shape, please supply a vector cutting guide with a thickness of 0.25pt set as a spot colour named “KissCutting” and set at 100% magenta. This should be setup as an overprint stroke on a layer named “KissCutting”
• If you are ordering a solid fill white underpin, no underpinning is necessary within the artwork document as we will add this for you to the whole of the design automatically.
• We recommend avoiding line borders around the perimeter of your design whenever possible as there is typically a margin of error of around 2mm for movement. This means that even if your design is perfectly centred when you submit it, there is a chance that it may shift slightly during printing. For more information check out this page here
• If you require a selective white underpin (on transparent material) please ensure you have a spot colour named “White” (case sensitive) and set at 100% Cyan. Please make sure that this is set to overprint and is a vector not a bitmap image on a layer named “White”.
• For stickers with foil or selective white, please supply your artwork as a 2 page PDF, page 1 being the print artwork along with any “KissCutting” or “White” layers that are required, with page 2 being the foil/ selective gloss artwork.
• Foil artwork must be supplied as vector shapes, set to 100 % K only with any overlapping white elements knocked out of the black foiling vectors. Our minimum foiling line weight is 1pt (0.34mm), minimum font size is 10pt (3.4mm) and the minimum gap between foiled or raised gloss elements is 1pt (0.34mm)
• For a selection of artwork tips and help setting up your files please visit our help centre.

Material Specifications for Die Cut Stickers

Die Cut Sticker Printing

Pro Tip: There is a 2mm margin of error for movement on all circular stickers. This means that even if your design is perfectly centred when you submit it, there is a chance that it may shift slightly during printing. We, therefore, don't recommend the use of borders and line borders. Sticker Set-Up Recommendations 

Polypropylene White

Glossy and white tearproof substrate with permanent acrylic adhesive. This label is suitable for internal and external use, and can be applied to plastics. Thickness - 50µ.

Polypropylene Transparent

A glossy and transparent sticker with a permanent acrylic adhesive that is tearproof. This label is suitable for internal and external use, and can be applied to plastics. Ideal for use as window stickers. Thickness - 50µ.