Materials

Pick by where it's going.

The difference in price between the three is pennies a sheet, so choose the one that suits the surface rather than the one that saves money.

Paper

Indoors, stays dry

A matt-coated paper face with a permanent adhesive. It takes ink beautifully — colours look a little softer and less plasticky than they do on vinyl — and it is the cheapest way to put your artwork on something.

Good for

  • Packaging and postal boxes
  • Jars, tins and dry labels
  • Thank-you stickers and seals
  • Anything short-lived

Not for

  • Anything that gets wet
  • Outdoors
  • Fridges, bottles, bathrooms
Ready in
2 working days
500 × 50×50 mm
£39.60

Vinyl

Waterproof, outdoors

A white polymeric vinyl. It shrugs off water, sunlight and a dishwasher cycle, and it will not tear if someone picks at a corner. This is the default, and what most people mean when they say "sticker".

Good for

  • Laptops, water bottles, helmets
  • Windows, bikes and vans
  • Anything handled daily
  • Outdoor signage and labels

Not for

  • Nothing much — it is the safe choice
Ready in
3 working days
500 × 50×50 mm
£68.40

Clear vinyl

Transparent background

The same vinyl without the white face, so whatever is underneath shows through. Your design appears to sit on the glass rather than on a white patch. Worth knowing: ink is not opaque, so pale colours will pick up the colour behind them.

Good for

  • Shop windows and glass doors
  • Clear packaging and bottles
  • Designs meant to float
  • Dark surfaces, if you want a tint

Not for

  • Pale artwork on a dark surface
  • Anywhere you need solid white
Ready in
4 working days
500 × 50×50 mm
£81.00

A note on kiss-cut sheets

Sticker sheets are printed on vinyl and cut through the face but not the backing, so the stickers peel off one at a time and the sheet stays in one piece. There is no material choice there — vinyl is the only sensible answer for something people handle and peel.

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