Foil or Spot UV? How to set up your mask files
Make your introduction shine, with a finish they can feel. Our raised foil business cards pair a soft, velvety surface with dimensional metallic accents that catch the light and invite a closer look. Highlight your logo, business name, or signature detail to create a polished card that reflects the care behind your brand.
Full-color printing brings your design to life, while gold, silver, or holographic raised foil adds a striking finishing touch. Choose gold for a warm, classic look, silver for crisp sophistication, or holographic foil for shifting rainbow reflections.
Printed on sturdy 16pt cardstock and finished with velvet laminate on both sides, these cards reach approximately 19pt total thickness for a substantial feel in hand. From an important client introduction to a boutique package insert, every card becomes a small expression of your brand’s quality.
| Size | 3.5" x 2" (US standard) |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 100 to 500 per design |
| Paper | 16pt cardstock with soft-touch velvet laminate on both sides; approximately 19pt total finished thickness |
| Foil | Gold, silver or holographic, raised |
| Foil on | Front, or front and back |
| Printing | Full color, front only or front and back |
Using foil or Spot UV? How to set up your mask files, step by step.
Foil color: Gold, Silver, Holographic. Printed sides: Front and back, Front only. Foil on: Front, Front and back. Quantity: from 100 to 500.
Upload your full-color print artwork plus a separate vector foil mask for each side receiving raised foil. Label the files Print Front, Foil Front, Print Back, and Foil Back, as applicable. All files must match in size, orientation, and placement.
Make the mask in a vector program such as Illustrator and save a vector PDF: solid black (C: 0, M: 0, Y: 0, K: 100) where the raised foil goes, white everywhere else, at the same size and position as your print file. Keep a solid background color under the foil, don't repeat the foil design in the print file, and allow for up to 1/16" shift. Our step-by-step foil and Spot UV file guide (linked below) shows every step.
Keep foil coverage at 30% or less. Coverage up to 50% is suitable only for patterns, thin strokes, or small shapes. Keep individual solid foil areas around 1" x 1" or smaller for the best results.
Use at least 10pt text, or at least 12pt for bold or thicker-stroke fonts. Avoid delicate details that may fill in or lose definition.
Yes, if you want one, at no charge. Choose "Email me a proof first" and we send a proof you approve online (you can click on it to leave comments). Orders we design always get a proof first. Either way, a person checks your file before printing.
Prices start at $93.07 for 100. The price on this page updates as you pick the options and quantity. Standard shipping to a US address is included in the price.
Yes. Graphic designers and agencies can apply for a free Designer account: trade pricing, and blind shipping in a plain box with no Printsive name, logo or prices, so the order arrives as if it came from you.
Anywhere in the US. We don't ship to PO Boxes or APO/FPO addresses; Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico have a shipping charge. In the Phoenix area we also offer paid hand delivery.
An online print shop managed by our team in Gilbert, Arizona. Orders are produced at industrial print facilities and shipped across the US. Questions? Call (480) 278-1028 or email [email protected], Monday to Friday 9 to 5 Arizona time.
Setting up foil or Spot UV? Read our step-by-step file guide.
