Print business cards and postcards with raised foil cards have 3D foil elements you can see and feel. Your cards are printed in CMYK full color plus your choice of raised Iridescent, Silver or Gold foil on 19 point thick suede laminated card stock.
The combination of full color artwork and plump foil on this velvety soft suede stock provides stunning tactile and visual stimulations that translate to strong sensory connections when people are interacting with your cards.
The process of printing your raised metallic foil cards begins with full process color printing on a 16 point coated card stock, the card is then laminated on both sides with 1.5mil scuff resistant, soft suede laminate with raised foil added as the final step in the production process.
Colors under suede lamination will appear slightly muted and may alter the final result. (Even 100% K will appear somewhat charcoal in color.) Color matching of artwork is not suited to this product.
Foil Stamping has a flat finish foil whereas Raised Foil has a raised foil finish. If you run your fingers over the card you will feel the foil. Ask us for a sample to see and feel the difference for yourself!
Due to the nature of the raised foil application fine details may expand and fill in unexpectedly. If the foil layer includes a lot of fine detail, tight corners, etc., the foil will result in some filling in, especially at smaller sizes. We do not recommend having fonts smaller than 10pt on the Raised Foil Artwork. If you use fonts with thicker strokes or bold fonts, we do not recommend having fonts smaller than 12pt. Make sure that raised foil designs are as simple and large as possible.
For best results, please make sure that foil coverage is less than 50%. Otherwise, the foil will be wavy and won’t look good. The only time a 50-75% coverage is acceptable is with patterns, thin strokes or small shapes.
We highly recommend having a solid color behind the foil mask. Elements under the foil mask might be visible through the foil after application.
Knockouts are not recommended since there may be a shift (up to 1/16”) when the foil is applied.
For this finishing method, the mask file must be a vector file created in vector-based programs such as Illustrator.
Bleeds: all files must have a 1/8" bleed on each side
Live Area: keep all critical text and artwork 1/8" inside the trim
Colors: supply your files in CMYK color (Pantone/RGB colors will be converted or rejected)
Raised Foil: Include a separate file/artboard with these elements colored with Pantone Black to denote the special finishing. Alternatively, if you would like to include these elements in the same file, place these elements on a separate layer and coloured with a Pantone color (typically Pantone Black) that denotes the Raised Foil. Please Note: Foil mask must be supplied as a vector format.
Resolution: 300 dpi minimum (400 dpi preferred)
Fonts: fonts must converted to curves/outlines (we do not accept fonts).
Transparencies: flatten all transparencies
Types Of Files We Accept: MAC & PC files from Photoshop (PSD), Illustrator (EPS or AI), CorelDraw (CDR or EPS), Adobe Acrobat PDF, TIFF or JPEG. Raised Foil layers can only be printed from a vector-based file.
| Trim Size | File Size | Template | |
| Square Card | 2.5" x 2.5" | 2.75" x 2.75" | DOWNLOAD |
| Name Card | 3.5" x 1.5" | 3.75" x 1.75" | DOWNLOAD |
| Name Card | 3.5" x 1.75" | 3.75" x 2" | DOWNLOAD |
| Business Card | 3.5" x 2" | 3.75" x 2.25" | DOWNLOAD |
| Greeting Card | 7" x 10" | 7.25" x 10.25" | DOWNLOAD |
Digitally Printed
16pt coated card stock w/ 1.5mil suede lamination both sides, 30% post-consumer waste (130lb)
Full Color Both Sides (4/4) or Full Color One Side (4/0)
Raised Iridescent, Gold and Silver Foil Options Available
