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Size, shape & cut
Measure the finished design and distinguish the cut edge, visible border, bleed and backing. These boundaries have different jobs and can have different dimensions.
Start with your situation
| Your project or question | What to check |
|---|---|
| You want color to reach the edge | Review the borderless treatment and required bleed. Borderless does not mean clear material. |
| You want an easier backing to hold | Compare the actual kiss-cut or sheet construction. The supporting liner is separate from the peelable sticker. |
| Several designs share a sheet | Record each design’s finished size and count. Confirm whether the purchased quantity means sheets, stickers or packs. |
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Worked example: Count the sheet, then each design
A planning layout with ten stickers on each of twenty sheets contains 200 stickers. If design A appears twice and design B once on each sheet, their totals are forty and twenty. This arithmetic is an example, not a statement of a product’s purchase unit or spacing requirements.
A common question
Does a blank area become a cut-out automatically?
No. A printed blank area, transparent film and an inner cut are different. Request supported inner cuts explicitly and review the approved setup.
Before you continue
Keep the exact artwork version, finished measurements, selected construction and intended use together. If the product or surface is uncertain, resolve that question before approval. Ask our team about your project.
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Count sheets and each peelable design
Read the diagram
- The example has two rows of five individually peelable designs, numbered 1 through 10.
- All ten designs share one release liner. The dashed rings show conceptual cutlines.
- Ten stickers per sheet multiplied by twenty sheets equals two hundred stickers.
- Confirm whether the product quantity means individual stickers, sheets or packs. Check actual gaps and margins in the current product setup.
Resize both dimensions; do not force a fit
Read the diagram
- Proportional resize: multiply both width and height by the same factor. A 3 x 2 inch design becomes 6 x 4 inches when enlarged by two.
- Forced square: changing that same artwork to 6 x 6 inches stretches its proportions. The diagram’s round feature becomes an ellipse. Use deliberate padding, cropping or redesign when a different footprint is needed.
- A short word and a sentence at the same available width will have different letter heights. Inspect the actual final dimensions and small details rather than assuming all text at one width is equally large.
- Measure the real placement and use the current builder’s proportion controls. A browser image is not calibrated to actual physical size.
Measure the sticker, liner and tab separately
Read the diagram
- Finished sticker: measure the actual peelable printed piece separately from any larger backing. In this example its width is 3 inches.
- Outer liner: the release backing can be larger than the sticker. Here it is 4 inches wide; that number is not a statement of the current builder’s purchased size.
- Optional peel tab: confirm that the exact product offers it and that it appears in the selected configuration and proof. A peel tab is not printed design area.
- An inner kiss-cut opening is not included automatically. Request it only where supported and verify it on the actual proof before approval.
- Check the exact current builder’s size labels, purchased unit, cut format and summary. Confirm with the team when the finished sticker and backing differ; do not infer price or quantity from this illustrative figure.