This document provides instructions for designing bottle cap stickers. It recommends using a graphic design program to create a 1 inch by 1 inch design at 300 DPI and saving it in a format like JPG, TIFF, EPS or PDF. The design should be within 1/4 inch of the edge. The file can then be inserted into a word processing template matching the 3/4 inch sticker size and printed onto blank round labels for bottle caps. Stickers with a matte finish are suggested so the ink does not easily rub off.

1. How to Design a Bottle Cap Sticker
Whether it's for business promotion, a special event or to start a business, there are many
reasons why one would need to know how to design stickers for bottle caps. It's not too
difficult to design bottle cap stickers, and it's fairly inexpensive too.
Things You'll Need
 Sheets of blank, 3/4-inch labels
 Graphic design program
 Printer
 Word processing program
Instructions
o 1
Buy several sheets of 3/4-inch round labels. You can find these at office
supply or craft stores. This size will fit well onto a bottle cap, without
overlapping it.
o 2
Open the graphic design program you plan to use, such as Paint Shop Pro
or Photoshop, and set the area for your design. Make sure it is 1 inch in
width and height, and that the area is being measured in inches, not pixels.
o 3
Set the resolution for your design to 300 dots per inch (DPI). This will
ensure that the quality of your stickers is high, and that your design is
crisp and clear.
o 4
Using pictures or design elements, create the design for your stickers.
Keep the design within 1/4 inch of the design border, otherwise it will get
cut off once the stickers are printed.
o 5
Save the design as a .jpg file if you will be printing the stickers yourself. If
you plan to send the design to a commercial printer, save the file as
a .tif, .eps or .pdf--these file formats are generally accepted by commercial
printers.

2. o 6
Open your word processing program and pull up the template for your
sticker size (3/4 inch) under the "labels" category. Copy and paste your
design onto the template.
o 7
Insert the blank stickers into your printer, and then print them out. Let the
ink dry for a few minutes before trying to peel the stickers off.
Tips & Warnings
 Get stickers with a matte finish instead of a glossy one so that the ink doesn't
easily rub off of them.
More Resources
 Sticker Printing http://www.samedayprinting.com/sticker-printing.html
 2×3.5 Sticker Printinghttp://www.samedayprinting.com/sticker-printing-2x3-
5.html
 4×6 Sticker Printing http://www.samedayprinting.com/sticker-printing-4x6.html
 5×7 Sticker Printing http://www.samedayprinting.com/sticker-printing-5x7.html
 5.5×8.5 Sticker Printing http://www.samedayprinting.com/sticker-printing-
5-5x8-5.html
 8.5×11 Sticker Printing http://www.samedayprinting.com/sticker-printing-
8-5x11.html