If you’re interested in how to make planner stickers at home and how to make homemade stickers – I have you covered!
I’m Mim and I’ve been making planner stickers since 2016 and I love it! It’s my way to save money, get ones that work for my planner and my life and get creative.
I also sell stickers too – as well as teach others how to make stickers for planner pages either for themselves or to sell. My shop is Stickers By Mim.
Making my own stickers for planners is my favorite hobby and now I want to share my tips and lessons with you.
In this post, I’m going to walk you through what you need to know before you get started with making DIY planner stickers for journals.
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What are Planner Stickers?
Planner stickers are used in paper or digital planners, as diary stickers, scrapbooks, bullet journals and notebooks.
They can be:
- pre-cut, kiss-cut stickers as great planner decoration ideas
- printable stickers that can be printed and cut at home
- digital stickers for digital planners
They come in all sorts of designs and themes, such as productivity stickers, weekly or monthly themed kits, seasonal ones, inspirational quotes, and functional icons like checklists and appointment labels.
You’ll never be short of custom planner sticker ideas when you know how to decorate your planner and you could also learn how to make stickers at home. Keeping reading!
3 Awesome Benefits of Making Planner Stickers at Home:
Here are some of the wonderful pros when you learn how to create planner stickers yourself:
1. They can be Customized
When making your own DIY planner sticker sheets, you’ll learn how to use planner stickers to customize your planner according to your own needs.
You can choose the designs, colors, and planner sticker sizes that suit your planner – such as Erin Condren or Happy Planner sticker sizes. Plus, you can create stickers that are super fun and unique to you.
Check out the Erin Condren range here and the Happy Planner range here.
2. You’ll Save Money
Making your own planner stickers, rather than buying pre-made ones, can really save you money. I don’t know about you but my sticker-buying habit was a little out of control before I started making my own!
When you make your own planner stickers at home, you can use materials you already such as sticker paper and a color printer.
3. You’ll get Creative!
Making your own planner stickers is a really fun, creative hobby to let your creative light shine. You get to enjoy experimenting with designing different stickers and creating stickers that aren’t typically available online or in the shops.
How to Make Planner Stickers at Home and Avoid Making Mistakes
I’ve been teaching people how to make stickers at home since 2016 and here are three myths that people get wrong about making stickers to sell and for myself:
1. You think you need expensive tools
Nope! Of course, if you have a cutting machine to make stickers, or you want to invest in one, that’s great! A cutting machine will give you really clean-cut stickers that look professional and it makes sticker cutting quick and easy.
But if you’re only making stickers for yourself, all you need is a computer or laptop, color printer, design software and sticker paper.
Click here to access all of my personal sticker-making resource recommendations.
Related: 10 Ways How to Make Stickers Without a Cutting Machine
2. You think it will take too long
Only at first while you’re learning – but then you’ll see how fast and fun the sticker-making process can be!
You can also save a lot of time by using done-for-you, pre-made sticker templates or downloading free printable designs online. Get my templates here in Secret Sticker Society.
3. You think your stickers won’t be good enough
I get it – you want to create perfect stickers that you’re really proud of. Whether they’re for you or to share with others or sell. Check this post for how to start a sticker business.
The quality of your DIY planner stickers can be just as good as store-bought ones though – I know this as I see the high quality of my student’s stickers every day.
When you follow a process to make high-quality stickers have the right materials and techniques, you can create stickers that are professional-looking with ease.
Let’s move on to how to make printable planner stickers or printed ones.
How to Make Planner Stickers at Home
1. Get the Right Sticker Making Tools for DIY Planner Stickers
Firstly, to make your own DIY stickers for planners, you’ll need to invest in a great cutting machine and software to make planner stickers at home.
Or you can simply cut your stickers with scissors or a craft knife.
I recommend either the Silhouette or Cricut and I design my own stickers using Silhouette Studio or Cricut Design Space. All of my students use these as a planner sticker maker.
You can buy a Silhouette Portrait here and you can buy a Cricut here or here.
Silhouette and Cricut machines and software are both art and sticker design software to design your own planner stickers and a sticker cutting machine to cut them after they’re printed.
Once you have created a planner sticker template once, you can also reuse it many times. For example, I have created a basic Weekly Kit template and simply change up the colors and patterns to create a whole new kit!
Click here to access my full Sticker Making Tools Guide.
2. Learn How to Design Planner Stickers
To start with how to design stickers for planner pages, open up either Silhouette Software or Cricut Design Space and you can follow their instructions to create sticker shapes.
I created this video to show you how to make stickers in Silhouette Studio but I teach this software and Cricut Design Space in my professional sticker making courses.
Remember, you can also sign up for my eCourse where I teach you the step-by-step guide to make, print and cut a multitude for bullet journal fans, paper planner lovers, and even scrapbookers.
Here’s the sticker-making overview:
First, measure up to work out what size you want each sticker to be and then change the measurements of your stickers in the software so that they will exactly fit.
Next, add colour and patterns to your stickers to make them unique!
I love to design my stickers to make my planner pretty and also to stay more organized. All of the ones I design can be found in my Etsy store, Stickers By Mim.
Would you like 10+ quick and easy-to-follow lessons on how to design multiple stickers?
Get started here: eCourse:
3. Learn How to Print Planner Stickers
When it comes to how to print own stickers, I don’t know if there’s a best printer for stickers as such – so many will work just fine.
The best printer for sticker printing might depend on if you want to use an Ink Jet or Laser printer. I’m currently using a Canon Pixma inkjet and it’s doing a great job.
If you have found the best printer for printing planner stickers, share in the comments!
When you know how to print stickers for planner pages, you can move to the next step.
4. Find the Best Sticker Paper for You
Want to know what kind of sticker paper do Etsy shops use? I share my unicorn premium matte sticker paper with you in this sticker making kit!
It’s the best sticker paper for planner stickers I have used and has 5-star feedback from my customers.
Sticker printer paper isn’t cheap so if you’re on a tight budget, you can always print your own stickers on blank paper and use glue. It’s time-consuming and a bit messy though!
However, it’s one option for how to make stickers without sticker paper.
5. Cut Them Out!
If you’re making stickers at home for yourself, you can cut them with a cutting machine, scissors or a craft knife.
In my course I teach you how to cut planner stickers at home – and I share the mistakes I made in the early days so you can skip them.
Most printables sticker kits include paid or free printable planner stickers with cut files, as mentioned above. Some might have specific printable planner stickers for Cricut or Silhouettes but most can be cut with either, or by hand.
I send my printables in a Zip file with instructions on how to cut stickers. After you have unzipped the file, you’ll see it contains the following formats: Planner sticker PDF, PNG (for Cricut), JPG or FREE Silhouette Studio file showing cut lines.
It’s easy to print the bought or free printable planner stickers PDF version and cut them out with scissors however I like to open the Silhouette version and print from there. I can then use my Silhouette portrait to cut the stickers using the cut file provided from whoever I’ve got the sticker files from.
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I also have a full How to Make DIY Planner Stickers eCourse that includes step-by-step tutorials PLUS free bonus templates you can start using straight away.
Summary of How to Make Planner Stickers at Home
I hope the tips above have helped you learn the basics of how to make your own planner stickers.
Learning how to make your own stickers at home will definitely save you money but is also so much fun! You might unlock a creative side that you didn’t know you had!
Before you invest in any of the equipment above, really think about how often you will print and cut your own stickers. I wouldn’t recommend investing in these unless you plan to use them a lot.
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Have my tips on how to make homemade stickers or how to print printable stickers inspired you?
Free Class about Making Stickers
Ready to get started? Click here to watch my FREE class about the perfect plan to make stickers!
AFTER THIS CLASS, YOU’LL KNOW:
- Get the simple plan for perfect stickers … without feeling overwhelmed by the process
- Avoid the 3 BIG mistakes new sticker makers make (including some personal ones I made!)
- Know which essential tools and equipment you need to have to get started (that I love, use and recommend)
- Use your creativity to come up with endless sticker design ideas
- Learn my outline overview for designing planner stickers in minutes (including design, print and cut hacks!) and how you can get started with me
Make your Own Planner Stickers Today!
Want to get started today creating your own stickers for yourself … or to sell?
ENROLL IN STICKER SHOP 101!
The quick-start path to set up your Etsy sticker shop so that you can start selling the stickers you have made!
Stop procrastinating and follow my easy and exciting, step-by-step plan to open your Etsy shop!
Follow the quick-start guide to:
- Start your own sticker shop journey – selling the stickers that you’ve already made!
- Set up your new sticker shop on Etsy from scratch, step-by-step with ease
- Sell the unique stickers that new customers will love
- Understand the costs and fees … and focus on building a profitable shop
- List your sticker products so that future customers can find them
- Create beautiful and appealing graphics (you’ll get my templates and mockups!)
- Price, package and post stickers (I’m sharing my insider tips!)
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- Complete Guide: How to Make Digital Planner Stickers
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Let me know if you end up making your own printable planner stickers at home! This post on how to make planner stickers at home was originally published on November 20 2019 and updated on March 12th 2023.
