How to Make Sticker Sheets at Home

While buying stickers at the store may seem like a great idea for a simple embellishment. Most of the time, creating your own single use sticker is simply a matter of glue to the back of the paper to your art. However, making a sheet of stickers can seem a bit more complex. With a few simple tools and steps you can make your own professional looking sticker sheets at home.

What you'll need:

• Straight Craft or Rotary Knife
• Digital Images with a picture program
• Printer
• White Shipping Labels or Blank Sticker Sheets

Instructions:

1. While may picture programs, such as Picture It or MS Paint, may vary in operation, the technique is usually the same across the board. First you want to get your images. Find a program that will allow you to simulate the  8"x11" adhesive label sheet. Use this as your guide to add pictures to size on your digital canvas. Once you have all of your images on your page, you can now print your digital sticker image onto your shipping label.

2. Once your shipping label has printed, you should have a nice clear sheet of printed images. Now take your craft knife and gently carve around the image, being careful not to cut completely through the sticker sheet.

3. When you are done perforating all of the stickers on your sheet, there should be a clean perforation around the first layer of each sticker.

4. Peel off your stickers and add them to your craft projects.

Important Notes:

• Make sure that each perforation is gentle enough so that it does not go all of the way through your paper. You can test this by turning your paper over on its back to see if any cuts have gone through the backing of the labels.
• Depending on the type of printer you use, Inkjet or Laser, you will need the respective type of shipping label paper. Companies like 3M offer shipping labels according to the type of printer you will be using. When using an inkjet printer, avoid using glossy paper, as the ink may run.
• Always take precaution when using your craft knife, you may need to use a craft knife that comes with a steady grip to avoid any slips or deep cuts in your paper.