We have all seen the digital stickers that Instagram has for all to use in the Stories option for posting. They are cool! A lot of them are animated and pretty amazing.

However, everyone can use them. They aren’t original and most of them aren’t even new. Everyone uses them, and they while there is no harm in using them. There isn’t much excitement left in using them either.

What if I told you that you could use your own digital stickers in your Instagram? Ones that people haven’t seen a bazillon times?

Well you can! And this post will teach you how, it is very simple by the way.

But first, you may be wondering, what is a digital sticker?

Well, a digital sticker refers to a digital file that is like a png that has a transparent background. This way when you put it on top of another file, it won’t cover up other parts of the file you want to be able to see.

So assuming you have some digital stickers, png files, saved to your phone, either to your files app or your photo app. You can do this in a few short steps.

If you need to get some pngs to try this out you can get them here for free. Or you can purchase some from my Etsy shop here.

Here are the steps to take to use digital stickers on your Instagram. You can do it on any type of phone, but I only have an iPhone.

1. Download the digital sticker you want to use as a PNG file with a transparent background. (Instagram now has a feature where it will cut the sticker out for you as well if you need it to.)
2. Save it to your camera roll so you can access it in Instagram.
3. Open Instagram and start a new Story.
4. Tap on the sticker icon at the top of the screen and then select “Cut Outs” if you want the background removed or “Photos” if you already have a transparent PNG file on your camera roll.
5. Select your digital sticker from the camera roll.
6. Instagram will remove the background for you if you chose “Cut Outs” sometimes you have to make a few adjustments.
7. Adjust the size and placement as you wish.
8. Post your story with your personalised sticker!

So, there you go, pretty simple really. Let me know if you have any questions.

XOXO,

Amanda