- Description
- Things You Should Know
- File Prep
- Print Specs
- Reviews
Elegant 19pt silk laminated cardstock is an outstanding choice for printing large cards as the substantial thickness paired with silk lamination means even large cards will stand tall and still deliver a supple feel to the touch.
Silk laminated large cards are composed of 16pt coated cardstock that has a 1.5 mil thick silk laminate added to each side, creating cards that measure in at 19pt thick!
Your art is printed in full colour with optional UV spot gloss on orders of 500 or more cards. Spot gloss printing adds a layer of clear varnish in the specific areas you designate to create a high gloss contrast on the matte surface of your cards.
Custom Finishing Available By Custom Quote
Don't see the finishing options you are looking for? We offer additional finishing options like corner rounding, scoring, perforation or hole drill options by custom quote. Please complete our custom quote form for an estimate, and be sure to include the stock you are looking to print.
Coatings Make The Colour Vary
Without the use of spot gloss, colours under silk laminated coating 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. Silk Laminated cards will mute your colours, if you add spot gloss to it will darken that specific section.
Fine Details Don't Translate Well To Spot UV
Due to the liquid nature of the spot gloss application, fine details may expand and fill in unexpectedly. If the spot gloss placement includes a lot of fine detail, tight corners, etc., the spot gloss will result in some filling in, especially at smaller sizes. Make sure that spot gloss designs are as simple and large as possible.
Don't Try To Spot UV Fine Text
Because there may be some slight shifting of the spot UV (spot gloss) we do not advise putting the spot UV over the text. You can expect up to 1/16" variance between the gloss and the CMYK layers. So trying to line up the thin gloss with small or thin text underneath may not turnout as expected.
Spot UV Can Shift
Spot gloss doesnt always line up 100% perfect. Usually "blind" spot gloss applications turn out the best. Aligning the spot gloss with CMYK elements often reduces the contrast of the spot gloss and any shift in alignment is noticeable. Spot gloss alone provides great contrast when applied over a solid fill or even just on the white matte stock. Another great effect is to have a pattern in just spot gloss in the background.
Technical Specifications + Templates
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)
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.
| Trim Size | File Size | Template | |
| Large Card | 6" x 8" | 6.25" x 8.25" | DOWNLOAD |
| Large Card | 6" x 8.5" | 6.25" x 8.75" | DOWNLOAD |
| Large Card | 6" x 9" | 6.25" x 9.25" | DOWNLOAD |
| Large Card | 6.25" x 9" | 6.5" x 9.25" | UNAVAILABLE |
| Large Card | 4.5" x 12.5" | 4.75" x 12.75" | UNAVAILABLE |
| X-Large Card | 6" x 11" | 6.25" x 11.25" | DOWNLOAD |
| X-Large Card | 7" x 10" | 7.25" x 10.25" | DOWNLOAD |
| X-Large Card | 5" x 14" | 5.25" x 14.25" | UNAVAILABLE |
| Letter-Size Card | 8.5" x 11" | 8.75" x 11.25" | DOWNLOAD |
Tutorials
Print Specifications
Offset Printed using Stochastic Screens (Quantities under 500 are printed on Advanced Digital Press)
16pt coated card stock w/ 1.5mil silk lamination both sides, 30% post-consumer waste (130lb)
Full Colour Both Sides (4/4) or Full Colour One Side (4/0), using soy-based inks
Spot UV available on both sides