There’s a difference between wrapping and presenting a gift. Shop-bought wrapping paper covers the box, but doesn’t say a lot about the person who will be receiving it. Personalised wrapping paper does. Your name emblazoned across the sheet, a favourite photo encased in a pattern, or even your company logo emblazed across every roll — all of these touches make a gift feel special the moment you pick up your present, long before you open it.
Sharp Custom Boxes makes wrapping paper to your design, at the size you need, and it’s ready to use. In the pages below, we’ve outlined the questions our customers typically ask before ordering – from how it works, to how much it costs, and how quickly it arrives.
What Is Personalised Wrapping Paper?
Personalised wrapping paper consists of either a roll or a sheet of paper printed to suit a design you provide, not a generic print chosen off the shelf. Rather than a stripe, dot, or seasonal cartoon chosen by the manufacturer, the paper has something specific to you — a photo, a name, a date, a message, or a business logo repeatedly printed across a clean, even surface.
As any other wrapping paper, if you use it correctly, it’ll just look different. The only difference is the print was designed around the occasion or the person, and not mass-produced for anyone who might buy it.
Why Do People Choose Personalised Wrapping Paper Over Standard Paper?
The main reason is simple – it makes the gift feel thought-of. A birthday present wrapped in paper with the recipient’s name, or with a picture of when they were little tells the recipient before they even tie the ribbon that it wasn’t bought off the shelf at the last minute.
The same reasoning applies for businesses. Wrapping client gifts, product samples, or purchases from the mall in paper bearing your company’s logo is an everyday activity. The act of wrapping simply adds up to a small dose of brand exposure that costs very little compared to other forms of marketing.
You can’t ignore the other, much more subtle reason people return to it: personalised paper is kept rather than tossed in the bin. A sheet with a face or name on it is often rolled up and saved in a way that plain paper is never.
How Can I Personalise My Wrapping Paper?
To get an excellent result, you don’t need to have any experience in design! Your project falls into one of these three categories.
Photo-based paper repeats any image you upload — a holiday snap, baby photo or retirement picture — across the roll in a tiled style. Name and text paper features a name, age, date or short message on the design, making it great for a special birthday or family present. Logo paper stamps your business logo on each sheet, suitable for retail or corporate gifting. And if you have artwork or a pattern in mind, we can print it right from that rather than creating something new.
Whatever you decide, we’ll send you a digital proof of the exact way the pattern repeats when it arrives, so there will be no surprises when the roll arrives.
What Sizes Does Personalised Wrapping Paper Come In?
We believe the size of your gift is more of a function of how large or small it is, so we never require a minimum order. One sheet is fine for one small gift or to test a design before purchasing. Standard rolls make fantastic everyday birthday and holiday wrapping. Large rolls, typically of 10 – 30 metres, are ideal for couples wrapping multiple presents at once or anyone with several gifts to get through. Wholesale rolls are for shops, gift shops and events who need consistent paper in large quantities.
If you’re wrapping something unusually shaped or large (e.g., a hamper, a large appliance box, a bike), tell us in advance of wrapping. We’ll recommend the right width and length of roll so no awkward joins are made, and no paper goes to waste.
How Much Does Personalised Wrapping Paper Cost?
Prices are mostly determined by how long the roll is, how complex the print is, and how many rolls you order.
Typically, one short roll with one photo or name printed will run you more per metre than the same design in bulk because there is a greater setup cost spread over fewer sheets. Full colour photo prints or multi-colour logos also run slightly more expensive than a single name in one colour because more ink is needed to print them. Normally when you order a larger quantity, even more than you will need on one occasion, the cost of one roll can be greatly reduced, and so events and retail orders are often priced per unit rather than per roll.
We keep our prices flexible because paper quality, print type and roll length affect the final number. For every order, we quote a flat rate. Just let us know what size you require, in what quantity and how you want your roll cut.
Does Buying in Bulk Actually Save Money?
Yes, but it saves you big. The most cost effective printing is when it’s done at scale — printing a design takes about the same setup time whether you print five sheets or five hundred. This means the cost of running your print run is spread across more rolls, and the price per unit is less. For companies ordering wrapping paper for an entire season, event, or store, the biggest savings are found, but even families ordering extra rolls of paper for multiple gifts save the same price.
How Long Does Delivery Take?
After your design is approved, our production line can generally produce your custom-order product in a few days, and each roll will be tightly packed to make sure nothing gets crumpled or bent on the way. As with all of our products, we ship out order-by-order, based on the size of your order. Small orders or single rolls are usually shipped first, as they don’t require a full run. Bulk and wholesale orders are a little slower to print, but everything is baled and packaged so everything comes together, making it arrive in one package, especially important for events or retail launches that have a fixed date. If you have a tight deadline, we can usually get your product in an urgent basis. Please indicate this when placing your order so we can confirm this is realistic for your design and quantity.
What Occasions Is Personalised Wrapping Paper Used For?
Birthdays are the most common, with names, ages and photos printed on to the paper directly, with the odd extra for 18ths, 21sts or 40ths. Weddings and other anniversaries tend to feature the couple’s names and date on a design that acts as a keepsake rather than just something to be thrown away after use. For Christmas and other seasonal gifts, families may choose to include a picture of the family or message instead of identical looking paper like everyone else’s under the tree. Corporate and retail gifting incorporates logo-printed paper for client parcels, product launches or wrapping counters in-store. Baby showers, retirements and other one-off celebrations are also popular. Everything worth wrapping should be personalised.
How Do I Place an Order?
From start to finish, we do it all for you. You tell us the size and quantity you need, whether it’s a single roll or a bulk order. You send us your design – a photo, name, logo, or even just an idea – and we’ll lay it out for you. Then you get a digital proof of exactly what the repeat pattern will look like before we print. When you are happy with the proof, we print and ship it to you rolled carefully to prevent creases along the way.
No design software and no artistic background are necessary. Just an image or a short piece of text and a size will do.
Can I Use More Than One Photo or Name on the Same Roll?
Yes. This is particularly true for family orders where different names need to be printed for different people or for corporate orders where several client names need to be printed on separate sheets in the same run. Just let us know how many versions you need and we’ll arrange the printing order so each version prints correctly.
Is There a Minimum Order Size?
No, we print on one sheet for personal use as well as in bulk for businesses. We offer pricing on individual sheets and rolls of 50 or more depending upon the quantity, but you should definitely let us know what your rough order is if price is important to you, even if you’re not sure yet.
What Affects Print Quality?
High resolution files and photos will look sharper and colour-rich than a low-resolution file stretched across a large sheet. The quality of the paper is also important – heavier paper will hold inks and colours more evenly, and will not tear when wrapped. If you’re unsure whether your file or image will print well, we can check your files prior to print and flag any issues that need to be corrected.
If you need something to match the wrapping paper, Sharp Custom Boxes also produces custom gift boxes, mailer boxes and retail packaging.
