Kraft Cards (100% Recycled)

Name: Kraft Cards (100% Recycled)
Brand: Printkeg
Price: 59 USD
Availability: InStock

100% recycled kraft greeting cards with a natural, handcrafted feel.

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Brown Kraft Cards

Brown Kraft Cards showcase a homemade, personalized touch. Thick, rich, light brown kraft paper has natural fibers and subtle visible flecks, promoting an organic look and feel. The stock is 100% recycled, giving it a rustic, eco-friendly appeal. Additionally, you can use white ink to add extra “pop” to your designs.

Features of Kraft Cards

100% Recycled and durable 18pt Card Stock
Matching Kraft envelopes are optional
Two flat print sizes available: 4.25" x 5.5" and 5" x 7"
One folded greeting card size: 5" x 7"
Add white ink to your design for emphasis
All cards are full bleed and full color
We examine all art files for proper setup before printing

About the Kraft Media

Brown Kraft paper is light brown with natural fibers and subtle visible flecks, granting it a natural, organic look and feel. The uncoated smooth finish provides excellent print quality, while the colored stock adds warmth and a rustic appeal to images. Apply optional white ink in specific areas for brighter imagery. Brown Kraft is 100% recycled, with a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste content.

Best Uses for Brown Kraft Cards

Rustic wedding invitations or save-the-date cards
Handmade holiday or Christmas greetings
Thank you notes with a personal, natural feel
Eco-friendly business cards or promotional cards
Custom photo cards for family or special events
Birthday invitations with a warm, organic touch
Art prints or mini portfolio cards with added white ink accents
Specialty event announcements like baby showers or graduations

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Specialty Options for Greeting Cards

18pt CS1 Card
For greeting cards, you may be searching for an ultra-shiny exterior and uncoated interior. The extra UV coating on the outside adds durability to an already thick 18pt card stock. Yet, the uncoated interior provides a good surface for writing on.
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Metallic Pearl Cards
14pt Metallic Pearl paper sparkles in light when viewed from different angles. We embed the card itself with Pearl fibers that give the medium an overall smooth, metallic, and unique appearance.
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100% Recycled Kraft Cards
Kraft paper has natural fibers and subtle visible flecks promoting an organic look and feel. The stock is 100% recycled, advancing its rustic, eco-friendly appeal. Additionally, you can white ink for added "pop" to your designs.
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Envelopes With Color
Ten stellar envelope colors are available for select 5" x 7" finishes. You can choose Natural and Kraft envelopes for smaller sizes such as 4.25" x 5.5" and 3.5" x 5".
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Budget Friendly Options
The thinner card options, 70/80# covers, are excellent choices for distributing folded cards to large mailing lists, sending personal thank you cards, and writing to a friend.
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Media Intended For Retail
We recommend the 100/110# card options if you are selling on Etsy, selling retail, or need to maintain a higher-end brand. The most popular choice belongs to the "Matte Card (100# Cover)" selection.
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Service descriptions for Kraft Cards (100% Recycled).

Digital Proof
A Printkeg artist will prepare your greeting card artwork for printing and send you a visual in PDF format via email. This usually takes place within a few business hours. The image we email showcases trim location and CMYK colors.
Make Graphic Work
This $9 option informs our staff to move forward with quick fixes and tackle any possible obstacles. Benefits may include reviewing file dimensions, tackling border issues, and reworking challenging "bleed" areas. There is one goal in mind: to ensure perfect Art Prints.
Edit My Design
This option is inexpensive for hiring us to modify your image file. Our designers edit or place elements into your file, like text, images, etc. The most common use of this service is changing event dates, removing signatures, and swapping photos.
Create My Art
We hire a trusted graphic designer with whom we've worked closely to help you create a new design from scratch. Most communication is via email. Most designs are finished in only a few business days.
Rush Turnaround
Rush Turnaround speeds up your order time by one day. That could mean same-day printing. You need your prints urgently, so we will try to make it happen. We sometimes expedite the shipping if we cannot honor same-day printing.
Free Art Inspections
A human artist reviews every single file before printing starts. If we notice any problems, a Printkeg representative will contact you via email with options how to move forward.

Why Should You Print With Us?

Guaranteed Happiness
Our primary goal is to make sure you are happy with your prints, The Printkeg Promise. This is our guarantee and commitment to serving artists across the nation. We work extra hard to make sure your greeting cards appear crisp and beautiful.
Dedicated to Artists
In our "About Us" area, you can view incredible photographs of the most recent Fine Arts Printing projects we've worked on. We geared our entire atmosphere, including the workforce and production facility, to serve retail artists first and foremost.
Fast Production Times
We contribute some of the fastest turnaround times for Art Prints in the Fine Arts Printing industry. You'll be impressed with our fast production times, rush turnaround options, and available expedited shipping methods.

Kraft Card Templates, Bleed Areas, and White Ink Setup Guide

Downloadable Card Templates

These templates help you visualize the bleed area for each printed side and ensure proper layout for your Kraft cards.

File Sizes and Bleed Areas

Include a bleed area in your artwork to ensure edge-to-edge printing. Keep all text at least 0.25" away from the edges.

5x7 Folded Card = 10.25" x 7.25"
5x7 Flat Card = 5.25" x 7.25"
4.25 x 5.5 Flat Card = 4.5" x 5.75"
2x8 Bookmarks = 2.127" x 8.127"

Quick Art Specs for Print

Add at least 0.25" bleed to your order size for edge-to-edge printing.
High-resolution images should be 300–600 dpi.
Use CMYK color mode for accurate printing instead of RGB.
Outline all fonts to avoid substitution errors.
Provide a separate vector PDF for white ink placement, as white ink cannot be added without it.

Setting Up Art for Kraft Cards with White Ink

White ink acts as a base to create vibrant, crisp colors on Kraft stock. Areas without white ink will appear darker due to the brown card color.

White Mask files should be separate from artwork files, with black indicating where white ink should be applied. The mask must match the artwork size and be in vector format (EPS or PDF).

Use vector paths/shapes for black areas that indicate the white ink base; the remaining areas will show the brown Kraft stock.

Tips for White Mask Creation

White ink base prints behind any color on your artwork layer.
Areas without a White Mask allow the Kraft material to show through.
Colors printed on top of the white base appear opaque.
Sites with a White Mask and no color above them will appear as white.

Visual Examples of White Ink Usage

Visual 1: Impact of White Underlay on Colors

This graphic shows how white underlay affects printed colors. Left side includes a white base under colors, while the right side lacks it. Both look fine, but the white base ensures color vibrancy in specific areas.

Comparison of colors with and without white ink base on Kraft paper

Visual 2: Adding a White Base to the Entire Image

You can apply a white base to the entire image or allow the Kraft paper to show through for a unique effect.

Demonstration of full white base versus Kraft paper showing through

Visual 3: Strategic Use of White Ink

White ink can highlight large text or specific areas. Some designs require only white ink without additional colors. There are endless possibilities for creative effects.

White ink on Kraft paper without additional colors above

Kraft Cards (100% Recycled)

100% recycled kraft greeting cards with a natural, handcrafted feel.