Our hot foil blocked matt laminated business cards are printed full colour on 450gsm silk, finished with smooth matt lamination and then foil blocked in your choice of 14 stunning metallic and satin foil colours! Our 450gsm stock is thicker than standard boards, adding to the luxury feel and finish of the cards. There are is also an opptional extra!
A combination of digital and litho printing is used depending on the quantity being ordered. All printing is done using CMYK, we're unable to offer pantone printing.
Printed colour proofs are available for £8+VAT. Please note, that this is not an actual sample of the finished product, it is a printed proof on an A4 sheet for colour approval. The reason we offer this is that, people often view proofs on mobile or tablet devices which show bright vibrant RGB colours. Printing is done using CMYK so colours often appear differently. A printed colour proof is a great way to ensure you're happy with the colour prior to running your order. Please note that, without a printed proof, we are unable to offer reprints due to colour variation as there is nothing to match to during production.
Simply let us know which foil colours you'd like from the selection below when you upload your artwork. Remember to clearly indicate foil colours on your artwork. We'll send you a proof to confirm everything is correct prior to printing.
All artwork files for business cards must be supplied at a minimum resolution of 300dpi for full colour printing and 1200dpi for foil blocking. Artwork for foil blocking can supplied on a different layer or as a separate foil. Please clearly indicate the layer or file, so we can send you a digital proof prior to production.
If you need advice, please email artwork(at)afterhourscreativestudio.com.
We offer hot foil blocking/stamping on matt laminated business cards in a wide range of foil colours. 11 of the most popular metallic foil colours are stocked at all times, along with satin gold, satin silver and holographic (rainbow) silver. These colours are included in the prices shown on our website. Other colours in metallic and satin finishes are available on request for an additional cost. There are also special effect foils such as patterned foils, brushed foils, holographic gold and holographic pink.
Metallic Gold
Metallic Silver
Metallic Rose Gold
Metallic Red
Metallic Blue
Metallic Green
Metallic Purple
Metallic Pink
Metallic Copper
Metallic Turquoise
Metallic Yellow Gold
Holographic Silver
Satin
Gold
Satin
Silver
We recommend creating your artwork for foil blocking as vector files using Adobe Illustrator. Layered Adobe Photoshop (PSD) files with all fonts rasterised can also be supplied at 1200dpi for foil blocking (our templates are set at 1200dpi for you). Artwork for full colour printing can be 300dpi. If you're supplying JPEG or TIFF files for foil blocking, we require your artwork in solid black on a white background in order to manufacture the foil blocking dies/blocks. Once we have received your files, we will send you a digital proof and confirm all job specs. Once you approve your proof, production will begin.
If you need artwork advice, please email our art department directly at artwork(at)afterhourscreativestudio.com.
Foils are priced per colour, per side as each foil/colour requires it's own foil blocking plate. If you'd like 1 foil colour on the front and 1 on the back, you will need to select 2 foils.
Let us know which foil colour(s) you'd like when you upload your artwork. Orders are despatched in 6-7 business days from artwork approval.
If you'd like foil edge gilding, please click on the 'add gilding' button. Please allow 10-15 business days for processing.
Call us on 01288 382923 or email support(at)afterhourscreativestudio.com and we'll gladly assist you!
Let us know which foil colour(s) you'd like when you upload your artwork. Orders are despatched in 6-7 business days from artwork approval.
If you'd like foil edge gilding, please click on the 'add gilding' button. Please allow 10-15 business days for processing.
Call us on 01288 382923 or email support(at)afterhourscreativestudio.com and we'll gladly assist!