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Vintage cat stickers bring the soft, storybook charm of old postcards straight to your desk: kittens curled in teacups, cats dressed in lace collars and bonnets, cats tangled happily in yarn. This set has 24 sheets, each built around its own small corner of cat life, from teatime and flowers to black cats, tabbies and cats on the move.
Print the sheets on sticker paper for a peel-and-stick finish, or on plain matte paper if you would rather glue them in by hand. Either way, print at actual size with scaling turned off, then cut around each shape leaving a thin white border so the ink line stays crisp.
Using these images: free for personal projects such as printing, coloring, cards, journals and gifts. Handmade items that include them may be sold up to 30 pieces per design. More than that is commercial use and is not permitted, and neither is selling or sharing the images themselves or passing them off as your own. Please ask before any other use.
Cats With Yarn
Tuck this sheet into a recipe box, a tea-themed journal page or the corner of a card for a friend who loves her afternoon cuppa. It gathers a kitten curled right inside a teacup, a cat sitting beside a full teapot, a cat peeking out of a sugar bowl, a cat lapping from a saucer of milk, a cat nestled in an open tea tin and a cat perched on a tiered cake stand.
Printed on sticker paper, these peel off cleanly and sit flat on glossy planner covers. On plain paper, a glue stick holds them just as well, and the white background almost disappears once they are trimmed close.
Pair this sheet with the teatime one above for a cosy spread, since a cat with a ball of wool, a kitten tangled in yarn, a cat curled on a knitting basket, a cat batting a spool, a cat beside a pair of knitting needles and a cat wearing a knitted hat all share the same quiet, woolly mood.
If you knit or crochet, these fit naturally on a project log or gift tag for handmade presents. Leave a thin white edge when you cut the yarn strands, since that border keeps the fine lines from fraying under scissors.
Dressed-up cats from an old parlor photograph: a cat in a lace collar, a cat with a satin bow, a cat reclining on a velvet cushion, a cat in a bonnet, a cat wearing a pearl necklace and a cat holding a folding fan.
Save this sheet for the quiet pages, the ones about rest and slow afternoons. A curled sleeping cat, a cat asleep in a basket, a cat stretched on a windowsill, a cat napping on a book, a cat folded into a box and a cat under a blanket all read as one gentle scene even scattered across different spreads.
They work beautifully along the bottom edge of a planner week with nothing much scheduled, or tucked beside a journal entry about a slow day at home.
Six cats paired with garden blooms: a cat with a rose in its mouth, a cat sitting inside a flower pot, a cat among daisies, a cat beside a tall sunflower, a cat wearing a flower wreath and a cat with a lily.
This one pairs naturally with the sleeping cats sheet for a soft garden-and-nap page, and if florals are already your thing, the vintage flowers stickers set gives you more blooms to scatter around these.
Moody and sweet at once: a black cat sitting upright, a black cat with a bow at its neck, a black cat curled on a crescent moon, a black cat mid-stretch, a black cat with bright green eyes and a small black kitten.
Black ink outlines on a filled black cat shape can smudge if cut too close, so leave a slightly wider white border on this sheet than the others. For more black cat drawing inspiration beyond this set, the black cat drawing roundup has plenty more poses.
An orange tabby, a grey tabby, a tabby kitten, a tabby washing a paw, a tabby curled in a chair and a tabby batting a toy mouse round out this sheet of everyday striped cats.
Six cats, six hats: a top hat, a straw hat, a beret, a small crown, a wide sun hat and a pointed party hat, each one giving the same cat a different little personality.
These work well scattered along a birthday card border or across a party-planning page in a planner. Print a few copies if you want to mix and match hats onto the same cat shape for a themed card set.
Six recognisable breeds in one sheet: a Siamese, a Persian, a Maine Coon, a calico, a Russian Blue and a ragdoll, each drawn with the coat markings and build that make the breed easy to spot at a glance.
Pure motion on this sheet: a kitten chasing a feather, a kitten chasing a ball, a kitten rolled onto its back, a kitten tangled in ribbon, a kitten mid-pounce and a kitten peeking out of a sock.
Scatter these around the edges of a busy planner week rather than lining them up, since the tumbling poses suit a looser, playful layout better than a neat row. They also make a fun border for a card celebrating a new kitten in the family.
Six cats caught mid-watch: a cat at a window, a cat eyeing a bird cage, a cat at a fishbowl, a cat balanced on a fence, a cat by a bird feeder and a cat watching a butterfly.
Kitchen mischief across six objects: a cat on the counter, a cat in a mixing bowl, a cat by the oven, a cat with a fish, a cat in a little apron and a cat with a milk jug.
These sit nicely on a recipe card or inside a cookbook junk journal page, right beside a favourite family recipe. Cut the apron and jug shapes with small scissors first, since their straight edges are the easiest part of the sheet to start with.
Six ways to carry a cat along: a picnic basket, a tote bag, a bicycle basket, a hat box, a suitcase and a wicker chair, each holding the same curled-up contentment.
A cat reading, a cat perched on a stack of books, a cat wearing small glasses, a cat at a writing desk, a cat holding a quill and a cat seated in a library chair.
Six pale cats for softer pages: a white Persian, a white kitten with blue eyes, a white cat with a pink bow, a white cat on a pillow, a white cat in snow and a white cat wearing a pearl.
Because these have very little color fill, they show their outline more than most sheets in the set, so a sharper pair of scissors or a craft knife around the fluffy edges keeps them looking crisp rather than fuzzy once cut.
A cat balanced on a watering can, a cat riding in a wheelbarrow, a cat under a rose bush, a cat sitting in a seed tray, a cat on a garden bench and a cat settled into a flower bed.
Six faces only, no bodies: a ginger face, a tuxedo face, a calico face, a Siamese face, a grey face and a kitten face, each one close enough to see every whisker.
These round faces work well as small embellishments on a planner sticker column, or cut into circles yourself for a uniform set of dots down the side of a page.
A cat seated at a piano, a cat holding a violin, a cat beside a gramophone, a cat mid-song, a cat with a small drum and a cat perched on a record all share the same old-fashioned parlor-concert feel.
Six unlikely pairs for a page about friendship or an odd-couple birthday card: a cat and mouse sharing tea, a mouse perched on a cat’s head, a cat with a mouse peeking from a cup, a mouse riding a cat, a sleeping cat and mouse pair and a mouse nibbling cheese.
Give the mice their own small cuts rather than trying to separate them from the cat shape in one piece, since most of these pairs touch closely and the extra care keeps both figures intact.
A cat on a scooter, a cat in a toy car, a cat in a little boat, a cat on a sled, a cat riding in a hot air balloon and a cat on a train, six small journeys on one page.
Borrowed straight from old good-luck postcards: a cat on a heart, a cat with a horseshoe, a cat with a four leaf clover, a cat with a bouquet, a cat with an envelope and a cat with a small bell.
These suit the corner of a card meant to wish someone well, or a page celebrating good news. The envelope and heart shapes are the simplest on the sheet, so start a first attempt at cutting with those two before moving to the clover.
A cat fishing, a cat with a fish bone, a cat beside a sardine tin, a cat carrying a fish basket, a cat sitting on a pier and a cat wearing a sailor hat.
The last sheet in the set brings cats back indoors for good: a cat on a rug, a cat on a radiator, a cat on a bookshelf, a cat on a staircase, a cat by a fireplace and a cat curled on a quilt.
Close out a journal spread with this one, since it reads as a settling-in page after all the tea, travel and gardens that came before. For more cat journal pairings beyond stickers, the cat junk journal ideas collection has full spreads built around this same homely mood.
What to Do Next
Pick two or three sheets that match your next project, print them at actual size on sticker paper or plain paper, and start cutting with a thin white border around each cat.
Frequently Asked Questions
What paper works best for these vintage cat stickers?
Printable sticker paper gives the easiest peel-and-stick finish, matte rather than glossy so the fine ink lines stay sharp. Plain paper plus a glue stick works just as well if sticker paper is not on hand.
What printer settings should I use?
Print at actual size or 100 percent scale, never fit to page, so every cat stays the size it was drawn. Choose the best or photo quality setting if your printer offers one, for cleaner small details.
How do I cut out the stickers neatly?
Cut around each shape leaving a thin white border rather than trimming right to the ink line, which protects fine details from fraying. A craft knife helps with tight inner curves like ears and teacups.
Can I use these stickers on gifts as well as in journals?
Yes, they work well on gift bags, small boxes and the front of handmade cards, not only journal pages. Pick one or two sheets per gift rather than mixing many themes at once for a tidier look.
Do the sheets need to be printed in color?
Color printing keeps the soft watercolor fills intact and is recommended for the full vintage effect. A black and white print still works fine if you plan to color the cats in yourself with pencils or markers.
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