This makes for a great looking sticker even before it s applied.
Kiss cut stickers vs die cut.
Kiss cut stickers are also digitally printed and laser cut just with a slightly lighter touch which leaves a slightly visible backing.
Kiss cut stickers are cut perfectly out of the border they lay inside of.
Die cut stickers are cut straight through the vinyl and paper backing to fit the exact shape of your design.
Kiss cut stickers include light cuts within the border of your stickers.
However the main difference is the sticker backing isn t cut to the shape of the sticker.
While creating kisscut sticker sheets the outside of the sticker design is cut by a plotter or a sharp metal die and it bites through the sticker and only kisses the paper.
Both our personalized die cut stickers and our custom kiss cut stickers are made from the same durable 3m scotchcal graphic vinyl.
As you can view below the photo compares a kiss cut sticker to a die cut sticker.
Kisscut sticker sheets are gentler than a die cut sticker process.
The words kissing the paper is an easy way to remember the way a kiss cut sticker is cut.
Our cutters cut through the sticker material and the backing material to give your custom sticker a shape that is as unique as the artwork on it.
You can print on the vinyl around a kiss cut sticker to add extra style to your design.
Kiss cuts can be used to create what we call easy peel stickers.
Kiss cut stickers as you can see on the left in the photo above a kiss cut sticker is very similar to a die cut sticker.
Die cut stickers a die cut sticker is a sticker that is cut to the shape of the sticker.
This places a single kiss cut around the perimeter of a die cut or standard shape sticker which allows you to easily peel it from the backing material.
The answer is quite simple.
When stickers are created with kiss cuts it means they can be peeled out of the backing material and the backing material remains.
You get the same superior laminated topping for protection on either option you choose.
Kiss cut stickers are only cut through the vinyl the paper backing stays intact.
