Foil or Spot UV? How to set up your mask files
Postcards with raised metallic foil on soft-touch velvet stock: shiny and dimensional.
| Sizes | 4" x 6", 5" x 7" |
|---|---|
| Foil | Gold, silver or holographic, raised |
| Foil on | Front, or front and back |
| Printing | Full color, front only or front and back |
| Quantity | 100 to 500 per design |
Size: 4" x 6", 5" x 7". Foil color: Gold, Silver, Holographic. Printed sides: Front and back, Front only. Foil on: Front, Front and back. Quantity: from 100 to 500.
A PDF at the finished size plus 1/16" bleed on every side, with text and logos kept 1/8" inside the cut line. JPG and PNG files at 300 dpi work too. Download the free template for your size on this page: it shows the bleed, cut and safe lines. Every file is checked by a real person before printing, and we tell you if something looks off. No design yet? Choose "Design it for me" ($69.00) and we email you a proof in about 2-3 business days.
Send two files for each foil side: your normal full-color print file, and a foil layer file at the same size with everything in the same position. In the foil layer, make everything that should be foil solid 100% black (C0 M0 Y0 K100) and leave the rest white: no shades of gray, shadows or glows. Create the foil layer in a vector program such as Illustrator and save it as a PDF or EPS. This page has an upload box for each one: Front, Front foil layer, and (for foil on both sides) Back and Back foil layer.
Keep foil text 10 pt or larger (12 pt or larger for bold or thick fonts). Keep foil to about 30% of the postcard (up to 50% for patterns, thin lines or small shapes), and each foil area to about 1" x 1" or smaller. Put foil on a solid color, not over photos or text: what is under the foil can show through. Avoid small unfoiled shapes inside a foil area, because the foil can shift up to 1/16" when it is applied. Not sure about your file? Choose "Email me a proof first" and we check your foil layer before printing.
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 $237.76 for 100. The price on this page updates as you pick the size 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.
