Custom Eco-Friendly Gold Chrome Stickers

Simply enter the size of your sticker, choose your shape, pick the quantity you'd like and upload your artwork. It's that easy...

Our Eco-Friendly stickers are made from sustainably sourced wood pulp, not plastic. They’re fully compostable and printed with vegan inks, so they break down naturally without leaving waste behind.

Even though they’re made from plants, they look and feel just like regular vinyl, smooth, glossy, and professional. They’re splash-proof, scratch-resistant, and cut to any shape or size you need.

The adhesive is medium-strength, perfect for most sticker and label uses, and best suited for indoor applications.

The backing liner does contain traces of silicone, which means it’s not compostable, but it is widely recyclable.

Preparing Your Artwork for Sticker Printing

Want your stickers to come out looking proper? Here’s what we need from you when you send over your artwork:

1. Size it right

Set your file to the exact finished size of your sticker (e.g. 7.5cm x 7.5cm).

2. Resolution

Go with 300 DPI. Anything lower will look soft or pixelated once printed.

3. Colour mode

Work in CMYK. RGB is for screens, not print, so colours won’t match properly otherwise.

4. Bleed

Add at least 3mm bleed on all sides. This stops any unwanted white edges after trimming.

5. Safe zone

Keep text, logos and anything important at least 3mm inside the cut line, so nothing gets chopped off.

6. Fonts

Convert all text to outlines/curves. That way we don’t need your font files.

7. File formats

We accept:

Vector files (AI, PDF, EPS) – best for logos and graphics

High-res raster files (PSD, TIFF, JPEG, PNG with transparency) – good for photos or detailed designs

8. Cut line (for custom shapes)

If you want a custom die-cut shape, add a separate cut line layer. Mark it in 100% magenta or use our templates.

9. Double check before sending

Make sure:

- Spelling is correct

- Colours are in CMYK

- Images still look sharp when zoomed in

10. Sending files

Send us a PDF, AI, or EPS with fonts outlined and layers intact. For simpler shapes, a high-res PNG works too.

Good to know:

Each order includes up to 5 different artworks as standard. If you need more than that, you’ll need to place an extra order.

Want your colours to come out solid and bold? Add a white base under those parts of the design.

Want the material to show through for a transparent or shiny effect? Leave the white layer off and the ink will print straight onto the sticker material.

Think of the white layer as a base coat. Add it where you need opacity, skip it where you want the effect to shine through.

1. Decide on the finish

- Solid and opaque = add white.
- Transparent/effect showing = no white.

2. Create a new layer

- Call it “White Layer”.
- Put it just below your artwork layer.

3. Mark the areas

- Fill the shapes where you want white with a solid colour.
- Set it as a spot colour named “White.”

4. Check it over

- With white = bold, opaque colour.
- Without white = see-through or material showing.

5. Save and send

- Export with the white layer intact (AI, PDF, or EPS recommended).

Standard turnaround:

3 to 5 working days from when I receive your final artwork.

Working to a deadline?

Email me at Jay@tackyandupsetting.com before placing your order. That way I can confirm if it’s doable and avoid any mix-ups.

Need a specific delivery estimate?

Just get in touch, I’ll always do my best to work to your timeline.

What Are Eco-Friendly Gold Chrome Stickers?

These stickers give your artwork a mirror-like gold background without using conventional gold chrome vinyl as the base material. The reflective surface can show through printed colours, or we can add white ink underneath selected areas for a more opaque result.

You can mix solid colours, white details and uncovered gold in the same design. A gloss laminate gives the stickers their smooth finish, while the medium-strength adhesive makes them suitable for everyday indoor applications. They work particularly well for packaging, branding and artwork where the metallic finish is part of the design.

They're made using a wood-pulp-based material with a metallic gold surface, rather than conventional gold chrome vinyl. We finish them with a gloss laminate, giving the print a smooth, shiny appearance.

The gold is the background material itself, so you can leave parts of your design unprinted to make use of the reflective finish.

Yes. We can combine full-colour printing over white ink, white-only elements and exposed metallic gold in a single design.

Printing colour directly onto gold allows the reflective finish to influence how that colour looks. Adding a white layer beneath it helps the colour appear more solid. You can combine both techniques to create different effects within the same sticker.

These stickers use a wood-pulp-based material, but we can't yet confirm whether the complete printed sticker meets home or industrial compostability standards.

That depends on the adhesive, inks and gloss laminate as well as the base material. Until those details are verified, we wouldn't recommend placing the stickers or their backing liners in a compost bin.

No. They're splash-resistant, so occasional light moisture is fine, but they're not waterproof and we recommend them for indoor use.

Avoid prolonged contact with water, repeated washing, dishwashers and outdoor exposure. If you need metallic gold stickers that can withstand wetter conditions, our regular Gold Chrome Stickers are a better option.

They're best for indoor applications such as product packaging, promotional stickers, artwork and branding on smooth, clean surfaces.

The metallic gold works particularly well when you want the background to become part of the design, rather than printing gold as a flat colour. We wouldn't recommend this material for items that are regularly washed or exposed to rain.

The biggest difference is the base material and where you'd use them.

Our Eco-Friendly Gold Chrome Stickers use a wood-pulp-based material and are recommended for indoor use with only occasional splashes. Our regular Gold Chrome Stickers are made from laminated metallic vinyl and are waterproof, making them better suited to outdoor applications.

Both offer a reflective gold finish.

Yes. We can produce custom die cut shapes that follow your artwork, as well as standard shapes such as circles, squares and rectangles.

They're supplied as individual stickers, rather than on sheets. For custom-shaped artwork, add 3mm bleed around the cut line. You can find more detailed setup advice in our Artwork File Guide.