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I was surprised there was no sticker tut on dA so ... yeah ;DIf you don't have photo paper you can always substitute it with normal print paper, then clear contact that. Even if you think that you pressed the clear contact on hard, it will eventually peel off.
Downside of using photo paper is that if it gets wet, the ink will change colour and smudge >_>
And theres psycho smiley! I draw that everywhere... Right now i'm making a whole lot of psycho smiley merchandise like charms, plushies, badges etc!
The Xyron sticker maker comes in a number of sizes, i got the smallest which was 1.5 inch (38mm). It also has 2 different types of sticker refill, permanent and repositionable. (When you buy the sticker maker, it already has permanent refill for you).
You can buy the Xyron sticker maker at major department store's craft/scrapbooking section.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me :]
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So you recommend regular photo paper? I want my stickers to have a glossy surface.
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yeah those work. Just note that if you're using that paper, if the sticker gets wet, the ink on it will change colour.
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what paper would you recommend? I don't want to worry about ink running, but then i want them to be glossy if possible.
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you can try printing on normal paper then overlaying a sheet of clear contact paper which would make it look glossy. problem is overtime the contact paper could peel off... i haven't made stickers in a looooong time and those 2 types of papers were what i used but of course they had their problems.
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Please help me out..
I wanna create a vinyl-style-sticker that i can stick on say...bikes...
I'm creating these stickers on Photoshop...
How much dimension (canvas) should i be working on so that the stickers are crisp and not jagged at the curves?!
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Alright on Photoshop, make a new file and change the units of the width/height to cm (from pixels) and the resolution to 300dpi (from 72) and voila! Make a mock sticker out of paper to measure its dimensions (cm) and plug it into photoshop.
You'll find that the canvas will be huge, but don't fret, this is to make sure it won't print pixelated!
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oh this seems to be a nice alternative to printable sticker paper but the disadvantage is the size is very limited, i like it tho! and nice tutorial
im still wondering, does it add another shape onto the top so that it will be more resistent to water and such? i was able to find one of these for around 12 euro that must be around 10 dollars, is that a usual price for those?
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Ahh good question, no it actually doesn't add an extra layer, just adds the sticky stuff to the backside of the drawing/print outs. os yeah, thats a major downside to these stickers because when they get wet, the colours mix and change :/
(before i started to use photopaper to print my drawings to turn into stickers, I used plain paper which I then covered in clear contact paper to make it "water resistant" but it would inevitably peel off)
Yep, that's the usual price!
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hm okay i have some water based varnish here that wont harm the permanent marker for my chrinky dinks, but it seems when i overpaint the paper with it the colors get all bleached and flocky. well i dont have a sticker maker yet, im just using double tape for the backside. maybe ill get one of these sticker makers later, or i probably decide to buy 20 sticker sheets, they cost 20 and you have to make them full since you can only print a sheet once before cutting hm but that sticker paper is transparent which could be pretty fun.xD i wished i had some mor ebucks left i would try both. i have loads of photo paper her ebut sadly my printer doestn seem to be strong enough to pull it in.. the shrinky plastic it does but not the photopaper.
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...Sticker make.... I love you for making this tutorial!!!
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Great Tutorial. Easy to read and understand. 
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Ah, thanks very much for this. I had seen the Xyron machines at craft stores, but there wasn't really a good description of how they work on the boxes. Now I know they're better than I was thinking--I thought you'd have to cut them out before and after the roll goes through. So glad to find this demonstration!
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Hahah no problem! I'm glad you found it helpful
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how big does a sticker have to be to fit into the sticker machiny thing
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It's in the description, the sticker has to be less than 38mm wide.
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I really suck at measurements ;A;
So is the one you have about the size of 2 fingers? o.o
[Must... compare with other things to understand...!]
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Yep its about 4cm wide.. so a little more than 2 fingers haha
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OH MY GOD!
You're sooo lucky, i've never have/seen sticker maker :C
I waaaant iiit ;C
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thanks! i'v never heard of sticker maker, but this would be a good project ^^
where can i find one of those? o:
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try searching in your local department store's craft/scrapbooking section (:
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would you find it at michael's?
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probably! i don't live in the US so i don't know for sure, but that shop seems like the place they would have it.
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neither do i... i'm from canada...
& ok
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haha, its ok. a lot of people assume that
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What's the difference between the permanent and repositionable refills? I'm about to buy a sticker maker but I don't know which refills to get..
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Permanent means that once you stick it on a surface, it won't easily peel off.
Repositionable on the other hand allows you to stick it a million times on different places XD
Personally I like repositionable.
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Oh, okay~ I was like, "They all stick right?" xD
Thank you for your help!
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Dur, I got that thing like a year ago and I totally love it!
The bad thing is that where I live I can't get refills ): so I was looking for a more "home-made" way to do stickers XD
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Really? D8 usually the machine and refills would be kinda in the same shelf in the shop D: anyways yeah, they are fun aren't they XD
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Oh, I know. It's just that I got the machine from somewhere else xD and right now I'm not able to make a trip to buy refills ):
Yes, yes, it's so fun! X3
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My friend just bought me the Xyron sticker maker and just so happens that I ran into your tutorial! Your tutorial is way easier to understand than the booklet manual that came with it. 
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COOL 
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;_; I wish I had this sticker maker thingy
Nice tutorial!
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haha nice tutorial :]
i actually had one of those sticker machine things a while now, and i tried using photopaper.(and yes the color changing is true D
im not sure if you've experienced this yet, but if you do, what else do you use besides photopaper?
(btw nice stickers :])
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well i guess you could try thicker paper? kinda like cardboard from the newsagency 
lol thanks
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The photos look awesome. You should make more tutorials! (on colouring the way you do maybe? love your watercolour-esque style)
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oh wow really XD i'll probably make one if i feel theres a demand haha
thanks!
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Oh boy, i need one of those.
I wonder if they sell them online? I never saw one of those here in Brazil m(_ _)m
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yep they do, i done a quick ebay search with the keywords Xyron 150 sticker maker and a couple show up
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