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Foil Guide

Business Card Foil Stamping alone or with ink available on:
 80# White Plate
 110# Smooth (Solar and Natural)
 Crack ‘n Peel
 Iridescent (Ice Gold and Morphing Mauve)
 Kromecote (White)
 Linen (Solar White and Natural)
 Natural Plate
 Star Vellum
 Strathmore® (Ultimate White and Natural)

Business Card Foil Stamping only available on:
 Krome (Cherry, Ebony, Polar Blue, Marble Red, Marble Blue and Marble Green)

Foil Colors:
• Standards: Gold and Silver
• Available with additional fee: Copper, Red and Blue
• Call for a quote on any other foil color.

Font, Printabilty and Quality Considerations:
• Body type cannot be smaller than 8 point, preferably 9 point and should be sans serif. Some fonts measure smaller than others. Whatever font you choose, compare it to our Swiss Body Typestyle to make sure it does not appear smaller than 8 point. If you supply typesetting, spread fonts less than 10 point by 5 kerning units. Our Standard Body Font used on foil stamping is 8 point SW3 all caps or 9 point upper/lower.
• Never use fine scripts in less than 14 point. Fine serifs and thin lines disappear with foil stamping.  
• Outline fonts cannot be used. Fine, open spaces on fonts or graphics will not remain open when foil stamped. Examples of outline fonts are Caslon Openface or Broadway Engraved.
• Margins need to be at least 1/4” on all 4 sides.
• If you supply your own artwork, please provide a pdf just as you would for printing orders.
• Please do not supply foil stamping dies. We will not be able to use them.
• We cannot produce an exact register between 2 foils or foil to ink on some designs. Please show us your artwork or mockup for verification.
• Foil stamping on items other than business cards are considered on a case-by-case basis for printability and pricing. Please contact us for more information.