Letterpress Business Cards
100% cotton paper Our Signaturedeep impression on thick 100% cotton paper
Our signature card. Thick 100% cotton paper printed in spot colors, with more finishes than any other card we make: deboss, painted edges, hot foil and more.
Feel the difference first.Get a sample packHow it works
Choose it
Paper, size, finishes, quantity
Design it
Template, online or your file
We check every file
Before anything prints
Printed in our own factory
Shanghai, 5–7 business days
Tracked to your door
DHL Express 2–5 days or Standard 7–12
Letterpress Business Cards, in short.
Our signature card. Thick 100% cotton paper printed in spot colors, with more finishes than any other card we make: deboss, painted edges, hot foil and more. From $43.54 for 50 cards.
- How it feels
- Thick, tactile, substantial
- Best for
- Deboss, painted edges, a card people keep
- Good to know
- Printed in spot colors, not full color. Colors are priced one by one.
Real orders, photographed.
209 letterpress business cards from our factory. 23 of them are templates you can start from.
Make it yours.
Your file, by the numbers.
- PDF, AI, EPS or SVG work best; we check any file you send.
- Letterpress prints Pantone spot colors: up to three a side.
- A custom size: set the file to your size plus 3 mm (0.125 in) of bleed on every edge. There’s no template for it.
- Draw square corners; we cut rounded ones.
- Bleed area
Make sure your background and any photos extend to fill the bleed, 3 mm (0.125 in) past the trim on every side, so there are no white edges after cutting.
- Trim
This is where we aim to cut. The trim size is the finished size.
- Safe area
Keep anything important, such as text and logos, inside the safe area, 3 mm (0.125 in) in from the trim; otherwise it may be cut off.TBC
- File with bleed
- 3.75 × 2.25 in3 mm (0.125 in) past the trim on every side
- Trim
- 3.5 × 2 inWhere we cut
- Safe area
- 3.25 × 1.75 inText and logos 3 mm (0.125 in) inside the trimTBC
- In pixels
- 1125 × 675 pxThe file with bleed at 300 dpi
- File with bleed
- 2.81 × 2.81 in3 mm (0.125 in) past the trim on every side
- Trim
- 2.56 × 2.56 inWhere we cut
- Safe area
- 2.31 × 2.31 inText and logos 3 mm (0.125 in) inside the trimTBC
- In pixels
- 843 × 843 pxThe file with bleed at 300 dpi
Letterpress Business Cards, every number.
| 24ptWilde 300g | 24ptMontericca 360g | 33ptMontericca 530g | 37ptWilde 450g | 39ptSumi 700g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.6 mm · 300 gsm | 0.6 mm · 360 gsm | 0.85 mm · 530 gsm | 0.94 mm · 450 gsm | 1.0 mm · 700 gsm |
| Paper colors | WhiteLight TanEspressoBlack4 colors, 100% cotton paper | BeigeCream WhiteEarth GrayNavyTealBlack6 colors, 100% cotton paper | BeigeCream WhiteEarth GrayNavyTealBlack6 colors, 100% cotton paper | WhiteLight TanEspressoBlack4 colors, 100% cotton paper | WhiteBright RedNavyCharcoalDenim BlueBlack6 colors, 100% cotton paper |
| Printing | Up to 3 spot colors a side, no full-bleed | Up to 3 spot colors a side, full-bleed | Up to 3 spot colors a side, full-bleed | Up to 3 spot colors a side, no full-bleed | Up to 3 spot colors a side, full-bleed |
| Price | $43.54 for 50 · 87.1¢ each | $43.54 for 50 · 87.1¢ each | $47.50 for 50 · 95¢ each | $43.54 for 50 · 87.1¢ each | $47.50 for 50 · 95¢ each |
| More finishes | NFC chip | Painted edgesNFC chip | Painted edges | — | Painted edges |
| Not available | Painted edges | — | NFC chip | Painted edges, NFC chip | NFC chip |
On every thickness
- Printed by
- Letterpress
- Minimum order
- 50 cards
- Production
- 5–7 business days
- Finishes
- Hot foilDebossEmbossDomingDie-cut shapeLaser cutDuplex
- Hot foil colors
- Black GoldBlue GoldBright GoldBright SilverGreen GoldMatte GoldMatte SilverRed GoldRose GoldAged GoldMuted Purple GoldLaser Silver12 colors, one or both sides eachTBC
- Corners
- Square or Rounded
- Size
- 3.5 × 2 in, 2.56 × 2.56 in, or a custom size up to 3.54 × 2.13 in
Prices are for the minimum order, before shipping and tax.
Our other business cards.
01
Laminated Business CardsCoated paper
13–32pt13pt, 15pt & 32pt coated.
From $13 for 200 cards
02
Uncoated Business CardsFine paper
13–32pt13pt, 16pt & 32pt fine papers.
From $18 for 200 cards
03
Plastic Business CardsPVC
15–33 milPVC in 15, 30 & 33 mil.
From $30 for 50 cards
04
Metal Business CardsMetal alloy
12–40pt0.3 to 1 mm metal.
From $111.45 for 5 cards
The finer details.
Good decisions start with clear information.
How long will my cards take?
Production takes 5–7 business days, depending on the thickness and finishes, and starts once we’ve checked your file. Then Express shipping takes 2–5 business days and Standard takes 7–12. You choose shipping at checkout.
Will I pay duties?
No, with Express or Standard. We ship duties paid (DDP): customs duties and taxes are on us, so there’s nothing more to pay when your parcel arrives. See shipping & duties.
How do I add my design?
After you choose your card, there are three ways: start from a blank card in our designer, pick a template and make it yours, or upload your own file. Printing colors and finishes are set on this page, and you can change them as you design. Prefer help? Our designers can design it with you.
Which files can I upload?
PDF, AI, EPS, SVG. At 300 dpi with 3 mm (0.125 in) of bleed on every edge, the file is 1125 × 675 px for 3.5 × 2 in and 843 × 843 px for 2.56 × 2.56 in. For a custom size, make the file your size plus the same bleed.
Can I order a custom size?
Yes. From 0.71 × 0.71 in to 3.54 × 2.13 in (18 × 18 mm to 90 × 54 mm), either way round. It costs the same as a standard 3.5 × 2 in card, finishes included. Custom sizes are printed from your own file: the online designer and templates make the standard and square cards.
Will you check my design before printing?
Yes. We check every file before it’s printed. If something needs fixing, we contact you before we print; if not, your cards go straight into production. There’s no proof for you to approve.
How is letterpress printing priced?
Letterpress prints in Pantone spot colors, not full color. In the Printing step you choose up to three colors on each side, or none; the page opens on one color on the front. A design pressed in without ink is a deboss, added under Finishes. Each color on each side is priced separately; full-bleed is extra. For 50 cards that is about $15.83 a color and $23.75 for full-bleed, less per card as the quantity goes up.
How is emboss priced?
By side. Raising one side of the card is one die, so one price, however many raised areas that side has; its back shows the matching recess. Raised areas on both sides need two dies and cost twice.
Why can’t Wilde paper take full-bleed or painted edges?
Wilde is soft with an uneven surface, so full-bleed color prints unevenly, and its edges are too soft to paint.
Can I deboss both sides of 300g or 360g paper?
Yes, but these papers are thin, so debossing both sides can show through. We recommend one side.
Can I laser cut a light paper?
Yes. On light paper over 360gsm, laser-cut edges can scorch and turn yellow. Black or dark paper cuts cleanly.
Why might the white side pick up color?
When one side is a dark full-bleed color and the other is white, the white side can pick up a little color in transit. It rubs off with an eraser.
Can I order different papers or sizes together?
Add them as separate items; each design in one item shares the same options.
