Your designs will literally shine

Hot foil stamping is a lithography process that uses a heated copper die plate to press metal foil onto premium card stock creating a dimensional look text and artwork alike. Foil stamping can be done on top of digital printing for an elevated look!

Photography Credit - k.mcardlephotography | Design Credit - Hands of Grace Design

Setup Guide: What you need to know

 

Foil stamp products Must Be Submitted With Three Different Files.

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Digital Print Files
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Foil File
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Preview File

1. Digital Print File(s)


This PDF file contains any artwork elements that will be digitally printed. It does not include any foil elements.

Digital Print Files can be supplied 3 ways:

  • 1 page PDF for front printed only items
  • 2 page PDF that includes the front and back file
  • 2 separate PDFs – one for each side of the cover stock
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2. Foil File


This PDF will be a 1 page file that contains only the foil elements on the item. We will use this file to create your foil die that stamps into the product.

This file must be a vector format and 100% Key Black. 

  • All text must be outlined (no fonts/editable text)
  • NO image files allowed (i.e. jpg, tiff, or png)
  • NO extra pages or artwork that is not a part of the foil die.
  • If the foil design goes to the edge of the card, the file must include a bleed.
  • Once the die is created, changes are not possible.
  • Please note: The minimum line weight for foil stamping is 0.003 inches or 0.8mm and 0.007 inches or 0.178mm for reverse-out weight. (Reverse-out is the thinness of the area that has the absence of foil with foil stamped around it.)
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What we mean by vector files:
What we expect as vector file: vector artwork is art that’s made up of vector graphics. These graphics are points, lines, curves and shapes that are based on mathematical formulas. When you scale a vector image file, it isn’t low resolution and there is no loss of quality, so you can size it to however large or small you need it to be. 

3. Preview File


This file should show the expected outcome of the final product. The PDF should display the digital printing and foil files combined. This file is used as a visual reference to ensure the print files submitted can achieve the desired look.

Note: Your reference file needs to be exported with a bleed area. It will not upload to our ordering system if incorrectly sized. 

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Folded Cards and Avoiding Delays

Once folded, front only stamping

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Avoid these things and avoid delays

  • Shifting of text and/or artwork between all 3 files.
  • Elements of the foil file are not vector
  • Foil file is a multi-page pdf.
  • Artwork from foil file is over the score line w/folded card.
  • Text on the foil file are not outlined Foil
  • file is not 100% Key Black.
  • The files uploaded do not match the die.
  • You are reusing a die, but the files uploaded are a different size than the original.

Please note: If there is an error on your order that does not involve foil die, we cannot refund the cost of the die.

Available Foil Colors

How fast we can deliver your foil designs?

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Custom Foil
Stamping Turnaound

Rush Production is not available.

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Reorder using your
existing die

Rush Production is not available.

Due to the labor-intensive nature of Foil Stamping, Rush Production is not available. For
faster delivery, consider selecting a faster shipping method for quicker delivery. 

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