Sticker Sheets

Set up your file to these specifications before uploading. Following them ensures accurate cutting, correct color, and a clean print.

Document Size and Bleed

Build your file at the size you selected, then extend your background 0.05 inches past the trim on every side. That extra space is the bleed, and it lets background colors and images run all the way to the edge once the sheet is cut.

Keep all text, logos, and anything you cannot afford to lose at least 0.05 inches inside the trim line. That inner margin is the safe area.

Note: sticker sheets use a tighter bleed and safe margin than most of our other products, because they are cut on a contour plotter rather than a guillotine.

Cut Lines: We Handle Them

You do not need to draw cut lines. Upload your artwork and our production team generates the cut path for you. No Illustrator experience required.

Every sheet we print is kiss-cut: the blade cuts the sticker material but not the backing behind it, so your stickers stay on the sheet until they are peeled off one at a time.

If you would rather control the cut yourself, you can. Send an Illustrator (.ai) file with your own cut layers and we will follow them exactly:

• Kiss Cut layer — the outline of the sticker itself, the shape that peels off the backing. Stroke set to 100% magenta, fill set to none.
• Through Cut layer — the outermost cut line, offset outside the kiss cut. Stroke set to 100% cyan, fill set to none.
• Save the file with all layers visible and clearly named.

Image Quality

Create or place all images and graphics at a minimum of 350 DPI at final print size. Low-resolution artwork will look soft or pixelated once printed, and enlarging a small image will not add detail back.

Color Mode

Build your file in CMYK, not RGB. Screens display color in RGB; presses print in CMYK. If you send an RGB file it will be converted, and bright blues, greens, and neons will shift noticeably. Converting it yourself lets you see and correct those shifts before you order, instead of being surprised by them after.

Color Profile

Use GRACoL2006_Coated1v2.icc. This is the profile our press is calibrated to, and designing in it is the closest you can get to seeing your printed result on screen before it is printed.

Set it in Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign under Edit > Color Settings > CMYK, and keep it assigned when you export your PDF or JPG.

Blacks

For large solid black areas, use C60 M40 Y40 K100. Black on its own (K100) is semi-transparent and will look washed out or gray across a large fill. Adding the other three inks underneath blocks the paper and gives you a deep, neutral black.

For small text, thin lines, and fine details, use plain K100 instead. Rich black on small elements can produce colored fringing around the edges.

Never use C100 M100 Y100 K100 (registration black). It exists only for press marks and will oversaturate the sheet.

Fonts

Convert all text to outlines before saving, or embed the fonts in your PDF. A font we do not have installed will be substituted, and your layout will change.

Accepted File Formats

We support PDF, AI, EPS, PSD, TIF, TIFF, JPG, PNG, BMP, and GIF. Whenever possible, submit a print-ready PDF — it preserves your fonts, layout, and color settings better than any other format.

File Size Limit

Uploaded files must be 75 MB or smaller. If your file is larger, contact us and we will set up an alternative transfer method.

Start From a Template

The easiest path is to skip the setup entirely. The Templates tab above has every size ready to download in AI, INDD, PSD, PDF, and JPG, with the bleed, trim, and safe area already drawn in.

File Review and Proof

After you upload, you will see a live proof of your artwork with the bleed, trim, and safe area drawn on top of it — review it before you pay. Your file also goes through a brief pre-production check to confirm dimensions, bleed, and resolution. If we spot anything that could affect the print, we will reach out before moving forward.

Before You Submit

Files that are not set up to spec can delay production. Double-check your document size, bleed, resolution, and color mode before uploading, and when in doubt, start from a template.