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My sticker sheet designing process
I run a sticker mail club where I send an exclusive sticker sheet to members every month. I have so much fun designing stickers and I love sending them all over the world!
Each month’s sheet starts with a theme, and for April 2026 I landed on music. This is how I designed it, from sketch to colour tests all the way to final art!
Hello!
My name is Manjit, and I’m an illustrator based in the UK. My work revolves around female characters and is inspired by feelings, nature, colour and everyday life.
Manjit Thapp, Community Author.
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A new theme every month
I like to create a theme for each month’s mail, and for April 2026 I landed on music! I then began sketching out ideas digitally and figuring out the layout of my sticker sheet. I love to include a mix of text stickers and character stickers on my sheets. I also love to maximise as much of the space on the sheet as possible, so wherever I can fit them, I’ll include mini filler stickers, for example, stars, hearts, music notes, etc. Once I have this rough draft, I then print it to size to make sure that I’m happy with the size of each individual sticker.
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Picking the palette
Colour tests are next; I love to pick a palette to work from so that the sheet looks cohesive. My favourite sticker material to print on is StickerApp’s glossy vinyl; it makes the colours of my stickers pop! I like to pick a small palette of colours to begin with, and then I’ll add additional colours if needed.
This part of the process can take some time as I’m so particular about the colour palettes in my work! In this sheet I wanted to mix more cooler shades of greys and blues with the warmth of bright red, pink and pale yellow.
Final art and a sky full of clouds
Once I’m happy with my colours, I then move on to the final art, where I draw every sticker properly. This is my favourite part of the process because all the hard work is done and I can just put on a tv show in the background and draw!
Once I’ve drawn all my stickers, I then think about the background of my sticker sheet. I love that on StickerApp I can print a background behind the stickers; it makes my sticker sheets look so fun and helps add to the theme.
For this sticker sheet, I found an image of some clouds I’d scanned from a magazine many years ago, and it just fit so perfectly. My tip: design a background that still allows the stickers to pop!
From screen to print
I work in RGB and then convert to CMYK right before sending off to print. As CMYK is usually a little duller, I like to increase the saturation ever so slightly to get the correct colour match.
I then place my order through StickerApp. I like to ask for a digital proof so I can check the cutlines and make sure I’m happy with how the printed sheets will look.
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Happy mail day!
I was so excited when these arrived in the mail! The colours were so vivid, and I knew my mail club members would have so much fun using them.
I hope you enjoyed reading about my process and that it inspires you to create your very own sticker sheets!
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