Credit Card Skin Template (85.6 × 53.98mm)
Make a vinyl skin for a bank, debit, gift or membership card. Upload your picture, choose a skin style and download a print-ready sheet of card-shaped stickers: the standard 85.60 × 53.98mm card size with 3.18mm rounded corners, and windows cut out for the chip. In your browser, nothing to install.
Skin styles
- Full: Covers the whole card, with no windows. For gift, ID and membership cards without a chip.
- Small chip: An 11.5 × 9.5mm window over the chip, for the compact chips on most current cards.
- Big chip: A 14 × 12mm window, for cards with a larger chip plate.
- Chip on the right: The small or big chip window on the right-hand side, for the few cards that put the chip there. Most cards have it on the left.
- Number stripe, small or big: For cards with a raised (embossed) number, which a flat sticker can’t cover neatly. A horizontal window under the chip leaves the digits uncovered: small (7mm tall) for the number line, big (12mm) for the number and the expiry date. Both include the small chip window.
- Closed or opened stripe: A closed stripe is a window with vinyl all round it. An opened stripe runs out through the bottom edge, so the skin becomes a U shape and the name line is uncovered too.
You pick the style in the studio, under “Skin style”. The windows are real cut lines: they print as part of the outline and they are in the cut file.
The exact card size
Bank, debit, gift and most ID cards share one size, ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 (often called CR80): 85.60 × 53.98mm, or 3.370 × 2.125 inches, with 3.18mm (1/8 inch) rounded corners. The template uses exactly that, in landscape, with the chip window over the contact area set by ISO/IEC 7816-2.
A sheet holds 8 skins on A4, 6 on US Letter and 18 on A3. The grid leaves the sheet corners clear, where Cricut, Silhouette and other print-then-cut machines print their registration marks. Cutting by hand? You can add rows or columns in the studio.
How to print and cut card skins
- Open the template in the studio: it is in the Stickers group of the template menu. Choose a skin style, then upload your picture. Each picture fills a card; drag, zoom and add text in Edit Badge.
- Keep text and faces out of the dashed keep-clear band around each window (see below).
- Download the PDF and print it on printable vinyl sticker paper at 100% / “Actual size”, never “Fit to page”.
- Cricut or Silhouette: use Print Then Cut with the cut file, where the outline and every window are cut lines. Cricut Design Space takes the SVG; Silhouette Studio’s free edition opens the DXF. Cut files come with the Business plan and above.
- By hand: cut the outline with scissors and the windows with a craft knife on a cutting mat. A 1/8 inch (3mm) corner punch rounds the corners.
- Peel off the backing, line the chip window up first, then smooth the skin outwards from the chip.
Not sure your printer prints true to size? Read how to print at actual size.
What to print on
- Printable vinyl sticker paper, matte or glossy, made for your kind of printer (inkjet or laser). Vinyl bends with the card and doesn’t tear like a paper sticker.
- Optional: a clear self-adhesive laminate over the print protects it from scratches and wear in a wallet. Laminate the printed sheet before cutting, so the skin and the laminate are cut together.
- Keep it thin: a thick skin, or a heavy laminate, can make the card catch in slots and card readers.
The keep-clear guide
In the studio, a light dashed band surrounds each window. It shows only on screen and never prints. It marks where the cut can land if the sheet shifts slightly while cutting, so keep text, faces and fine detail out of it.
Before you put a skin on a bank card
Leave the chip contacts, the contactless symbol area and the signature strip uncovered, and keep the details you need to read (such as the card number and expiry date) visible. Some banks discourage skins or ask customers not to cover parts of the card, so check your card’s terms first. If a card reader or cash machine has trouble with a covered card, take the skin off.
Business plan and above
Card skins are part of the Business plan and above, which also gives you unlimited prints and PDF downloads with no watermark, and the SVG and DXF cut files for Cricut and Silhouette.
Credit card skin template FAQ
What size is a credit card skin?
A standard bank card is 85.60 × 53.98mm (3.370 × 2.125 inches), the ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 or CR80 size, with 3.18mm (1/8 inch) rounded corners. Debit, gift, loyalty and most ID cards are the same size, so one template fits them all.
Which skin style should I choose: small chip or big chip?
Compare the gold chip on your card with the windows: small chip is 11.5 × 9.5mm and suits most current cards, big chip is 14 × 12mm for larger chip plates. Choose a chip on the right only if your card has it there, Full for a card with no chip, and a number stripe if your card’s number is raised.
What is the difference between a closed and an opened number stripe?
A closed stripe is a window with vinyl on all four sides, so the skin stays in one piece round the raised number. An opened stripe runs out through the bottom edge of the card, which leaves the name line uncovered too.
How many card skins fit on one sheet?
8 per A4 sheet, 6 per US Letter and 18 per A3. The layout keeps the sheet corners clear for print-then-cut registration marks; if you cut by hand, you can add more rows in the studio.
Can I cut card skins with a Cricut or Silhouette?
Yes. Print on vinyl sticker paper and use Print Then Cut with the cut file: the card outline and the chip and stripe windows are all cut lines. The SVG works in Cricut Design Space and most cutting software, and the DXF opens in Silhouette Studio’s free edition. Cut files come with the Business plan and above, and you can also cut the printed PDF by hand.
What should I print credit card skins on?
Printable vinyl sticker paper made for your printer (inkjet or laser). Add a clear self-adhesive laminate if you want extra scratch resistance, and keep the result thin so the card still fits slots and readers.
Is it OK to put a skin on a bank card?
Leave the chip contacts, the contactless symbol area and the signature strip uncovered, and keep the details you need readable. Some banks discourage card skins or ask customers not to cover parts of the card, so check your card’s terms before you apply one.
Which plan do I need for the credit card skin template?
Card skins are part of the Business plan and above, alongside unlimited prints and PDF downloads with no watermark and the SVG and DXF cut files for Cricut and Silhouette.