Kraft Cards (100% Recycled)

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, advancing its rustic, eco-friendly appeal. Additionally, you can white ink for added "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.
  
• All cards are full bleed and full color.
• We examine art files for proper setup before printing starts.

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.

Add Matching Kraft Envelopes

Order cards with or without Kraft 80# Text blank envelopes.

Excellent Turnaround Times

Once your order is received, turnaround time requires 3 to 4 business days for all quantities of metallic pearl cards. Turnaround time does not impact shipping transit days.

Other Impressive Card Stocks To Choose

• 18pt CS1 Card (Glossy Exterior, Uncoated Interior) - The exterior is ultra-shiny with UV Coating and the interior is uncoated for writing purposes.
• Gloss Card (110# Cover) - A more premium card, this gloss stock enhances color vibrancy and allows for small quantities.
• Matte Card (100# Cover) - Our favorite choice is an archival media and favorable to writing - perfect for note cards and art cards.

Card Templates

This downloadable template offers a better way to visualize the bleed area for each printed side. Your file should be 7.25 x 10.25."

• 5x7 Folded Card Template
• 5x7 Flat Card Template
• 4.24 x 5.5 Flat Card Template

Art Specs

• Make sure to add at least 0.25 inches to your order size. This extra area is called "bleed" area and allows us to print edge-to-edge.
• Try to work in the color mode CMYK, not RGB.
• Outline all fonts.
• Provide us a second vector PDF file for placement of white ink. We cannot add white ink without it.
  

Further Details About Folded Kraft Cards

Folded Kraft Cards are 10" x 7" (or 7" x 10") cards scored and folded in half. We thoughtfully score and fold each piece. We print all flat and folded cards edge-to-edge (also considered full-bleed or borderless). We only provide a margin if that area is present in the original artwork.

Single or Double?

Make your Kraft Cards single or double-sided.

Digital Proofs Might Be Useful

If you prefer to see a digital sample before printing occurs, please opt for a PDF digital proof. This extra step may delay an order by one business day but could help you avoid mistakes. The PDF will not showcase accurate colors or the appearance of the Kraft paper but can help you visualize placement and folding.

A PDF digital proof is usually not required for most artwork. Don't worry; we briefly review and inspect all art files for quality purposes. If we see obvious problems, we will contact you before production to ensure fabulous results!

Scoring Kraft Cards

Our production staff scores all Kraft folded cards for your convenience. They are not folded.

 

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How Do I Set Up Art for Kraft Cards with White Ink?

The white ink acts as a base providing a bright white surface that enables vibrant, crisp color. Areas without white ink will appear darker due to the color of the stock.

Similar to Spot UV masks, White Mask files are separate from your artwork files. Black in the White Mask file indicates where we should print white ink.

Make sure to create your mask file the same size as your artwork file. 

Note: White Masks must be made in vector format and saved as EPS or PDF. Please be aware that anything less than 100%K will be transparent and allow the brown stock to show through.

Use vector paths/shapes to create black color areas that indicate where the white ink base will go. The rest of the card will show the Brown Kraft stock.

Remember the following when creating a white mask for your white ink base:

• The white ink base prints behind any color that’s in your Artwork Layer.
• The Kraft material will be visible in areas with colors that are without a White Mask.
• When we print colors on top of a white base, those colors will appear opaque.
• Sites with a White Mask and no color above them will appear as white.

Visual 1: See how a white under can impact colors.

This first graphic shows how white impacts color. The left side includes a white layer base where the colors are located. The right side is without a white layer. Both sides appear fine but represent the potential of using a white base in specific areas.

 

Visual 2:  Add a white base on the entire image - or not.

You can add a white base on the entire image or let the Kraft paper show through the design for a unique appearance.

 

Visual 3: Allowing the white ink to show

Most people prefer to use white ink for large text or specific areas. Some designs only require us to print white without any colors at all. There are endless possibilities! 

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