Pump it up until you can feel it! Raised foil business cards and postcards at Clubcard are printed on suede laminated card stock with your choice of metallic silver, gold or iridescent foil that is plumped up to create a 3D effect. Your raised foil cards provide stimulation of sight and touch, ensuring full sensory engagement during the very important ritual of the business card exchange.
We print raised foil cards at our California print operation.
The process of creating your raised foil cards begins with printing your full colour art on 16pt card stock that is covered on both sides with 1.5mil scuff-resistant soft velvet lamination to create a substantial 19pt thick card. The last step in the process is adding the raised foil elements to your cards, which is a great way to highlight your logo and vital elements or abstract patterns.
Please be sure to click on the "Things you should know" tab for more technical information and pro tips to get the best results out of your cards.
Colours under suede lamination will appear slightly muted and may alter the final result. (Even 100% K will appear somewhat charcoal in colour.) Colour 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 colour 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
Colours: supply your files in CMYK colour (Pantone/RGB colours will be converted or rejected)
Raised Foil: Include a separate file/artboard with raised foil elements in 100% Blackor a custom spot colour. Alternatively, if you would like to include these elements in the same file, place these elements on a separate layer in 100% black or a custom spot colour that denotes Raised Foil. Please Note: The Foil mask must be supplied as a vector format (no shades or gradients)
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 Colour Both Sides (4/4) or Full Colour One Side (4/0)
Raised Iridescent, Gold and Silver Foil Options Available
