Label Printing

Label printing for small makers and busy counters

The honey seller at the Saturday market with a table full of jars. The candle maker packing orders on the kitchen table. The cafe that writes nothing on its takeaway lids because nobody has time. The PTA handing out sticker sheets at the school disco. All of them need a lot of small stickers that look the same, and label printing on sheets is how they get them.

Two products, two jobs

Custom Sticker Sheets in detail

Custom Sticker Sheets are printed on white or transparent polypropylene, so they shrug off a splash from the washing up. Each sheet holds 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 stickers. Finish them with gloss, matt or soft touch lamination, or Labellife 3 anti-scratch varnish for stickers that get handled a lot. On the clear stock, selective white puts white ink behind chosen areas so colours stay solid instead of see-through. Mirrored printing flips the design so a sticker applied inside a window or a clear box reads correctly from outside.

Stickers on a Sheet in detail

Stickers on a Sheet is paper label printing in 18 ready-set shapes. Rectangles go from a slim 25 × 51 mm, handy for a price or a flavour, up to 94 × 140 mm for a proper product label. Circles run from 37 × 37 mm to 88 × 88 mm, and ovals from 50 × 37 mm to 90 × 136 mm. Pick matt if you want to write on them, gloss if you want colours to shine.

Choosing sizes for label printing

The size table near the top of the page shows the sheet sizes with live prices. For Stickers on a Sheet, hold a ruler against your jar or box before choosing a shape. A label that wraps too far round a small jar creases; one that's too small looks lost. If your product is curved, go slightly narrower than you think.

Artwork tips for label printing

• Labels are read at arm's length, so use 300 dpi images and text you can read comfortably at actual size.
• Keep words a few millimetres inside the cut line so nothing gets trimmed.
• On transparent polypropylene, mark where white ink should go, or ask for help setting it up.
• For mirrored stickers, send the artwork the right way round and choose mirrored printing in the options.
• Print a copy at home at 100% and hold it against the product. It's the quickest reality check there is.

Upload a print-ready file, use the free online designer, or book our paid artwork service. Every upload gets an automatic check for size and resolution, and File check (£4.99) adds a person who checks and fixes it. Accepted file types are listed in the artwork guidelines.

Timing and delivery

Saver production takes 7 to 10 working days depending on the product, or pay for a faster speed: Standard 5 to 7 and Express 3 to 6 working days, counted from when your order and artwork are confirmed. All label printing is made to order and dispatched from the UK.

UK mainland delivery is £7.95, free on orders of £100 or more after discounts (artwork fees excluded). Mainland Highlands add £10. Northern Ireland, the Scottish islands, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight are quoted. See the delivery page.

Bigger stickers and the rest of the range

Need one large sticker for a van, a window or a shop door rather than a sheet of small ones? Try vinyl stickers. Everything else lives under stickers and labels. For label printing in quantities beyond the options, get a quote.