Guides for sticker makers

Practical answers for people who print and cut stickers at home or send sheets to a print shop. Every machine limit links to the manufacturer's own page.

• Custom sticker sheets with Cricut Print Then Cut

  How to make a custom sticker sheet with Cricut Print Then Cut: 300 dpi PNGs, layout, upload, bleed, calibration, material settings and kiss cut vs die cut.

• Cricut Print Then Cut size limits by paper

  Cricut Print Then Cut size limits for Letter, A4, Legal, Tabloid and A3 as of October 2026, why 6.75 × 9.25 in persists, and how many stickers fit.

• Silhouette registration marks: settings and fixes

  Silhouette registration marks explained: 3-point vs 4-point, length, thickness and inset, the no-print zone, Studio editions, and fixes for failed scans.

• What is CutContour? The spot color cut line

  CutContour explained: the spot color that tells Roland, Mimaki and Summa printer-cutters where to cut, how to set it up, and how to check a sticker PDF.

• Die cut stickers vs kiss cut: which to make

  Die cut stickers cut through the backing; kiss cut stickers leave it whole. How to set up each on Cricut, Silhouette and in print-shop cut files.

• Sticker offset and bleed: border sizes

  Sticker offset is the border around your art; bleed is ink printed past the cut. What each does, common sizes, and how the border changes stickers per sheet.

• Sticker resolution: pixels for 300 dpi

  Sticker resolution explained: 300 dpi at the final print size, the pixel sizes you need from 1 to 4 in, DPI vs PPI, vector files and transparent PNGs.

• Sticker selling on Etsy: how to price stickers

  Sticker selling on Etsy, priced properly: the US fee stack as of October 2026, cost per sticker from cost per sheet, and a worked profit example.