Our translucent plastic cards have always been incredibly popular with our customers and we take as much pride in printing them as you will take in handing them out.
Our translucent plastic business cards are a solid semi-transparent plastic with a high quality frosted finish plastic that diffuses the light as it passes through to create a frosted effect.
Translucent Plastic Cards
Our translucent frosted plastic cards are 760 microns thick (0.76mm) and measure 86 x 54mm with rounded corners.
They can be printed with upto 4 ink colours from our stunning range of metallic and pigment colours.
Once you have placed your order we will email a wonderful photorealistic proof usually within one hour.
Our state of the art automated printing machinery ensures perfect printing for each and every card with perfect registration and fast production.
Request a personalised quotation from our friendly and knowledgeable sales team, tailored specifically to your project’s needs.
Simply send us the details of what you’re looking for & we’ll get to work right away.
We aim to email your custom quote within 10 minutes during our working hours:
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, so you can make informed decisions quickly and keep your project moving without delay.
Free Artwork Service
Have a Design in Mind ?
... but Not Sure How to Make it “Print-Ready”?
Don’t worry! that’s where our FREE* Artwork Service comes in!
Whether you’ve scribbled your idea on a napkin, saved a rough concept in a Word document, or snapped a photo of an existing card, we can turn your idea into an expertly crafted, print-ready masterpiece.
No hassle. No extra cost*, just great results, delivered effortlessly.
We will check your artwork
If you choose to supply your own artwork, we’ll carefully check it for any technical issues, and fix them free of charge, to ensure your plastic cards look their absolute best.
Whether it’s adjusting colour settings, setting up bleed areas, or fixing alignment problems, our design team will take care of the technical details at no extra cost.
You can rest assured that your artwork will be print-ready and your cards will be produced to the highest standard, without any unexpected delays or quality issues.
Free Photorealistic Email Proof
To give you complete confidence before we go to print, we’ll email you a
free, high-quality, computer-generated photorealistic proof of your Translucent Plastic Cards.
This realistic mock-up shows how your finished cards will look, so you can check and approve the layout, text and overall design before production begins.
Fast Production Time
We offer exceptionally fast production times on all orders because every card is printed right here in England.
Our state of the art manufacturing process ensures the highest quality with fast production times.
There’s no need to wait for overseas shipping or third-party delays.
Our dedicated team handles everything from printing to finishing, ensuring your cards are delivered quickly and to the highest standard.
Free Delivery
Nobody likes delivery charges.
Enjoy FREE DELIVERY on all orders within Great Britain!
Whether you’re ordering for yourself or sending directly to a customer, we’ve got it covered.
To ensure privacy & discretion, all orders are sent under plain, unbranded packaging with no documentation or invoices.
Also, remember as we print right here in England our delivery times are fast!
Made in England
Our translucent plastic cards are proudly manufactured in England to the highest quality standards, ensuring durability, sharp print detail, and a premium finish every time.
Unlike many low-cost imports from overseas, particularly from China, our cards are produced under strict quality control with consistent materials and expert
craftsmanship.
This means you get a reliable, long-lasting product with fast production times and full confidence in its origin and performance.
100% Recyclable
Our translucent plastic cards are designed with sustainability in mind and can be easily recycled through standard household or commercial recycling facilities.
Unlike some composite or laminated cards that require specialist disposal, our translucent plastic cards are made from recyclable PVC material, making it simple and convenient to dispose of them responsibly at the end of their life.
It’s a practical choice that supports environmental awareness without compromising on quality or durability.
Translucent Plastic Card Specifications
Our translucent plastic cards are solid plastic and are printed by a Hot Foil Printing Process from a wide range of vibrant pigment and metallic foils.
Translucent Plastic Card Examples
We offer a wide variety of translucent plastic card examples to help spark your creativity and show you what’s possible in terms of layout, style, and features.
Whether you’re looking for something sleek and modern or bold and eye-catching, our example designs can serve as a great starting point.
Our in-house studio can then create your design based on one of our examples, tailored specifically to your needs.
Simply send us any logos, photos etc. that you’d like included and we’ll incorporate them seamlessly into your card design, ensuring a professional, on-brand result that stands out.
Ink Colours available
Stunning Metallic Foils
We have lots of stunning metallic colours and vibrant pigment colours. We have lots of photos and videos showing the colours printed on Translucent Frosted Business Cards.
We also offer holoprint which refracts the light to create a rainbow effect of colour.
Clear Ink to create a Watermark Effect
We can print clear ink on the back creating a subtle watermark when viewed from the front. The areas printed with clear ink are more translucent than parts not printed with clear ink.
Premium Artwork Service
Do you have a logo, image, or photograph that you’d like printed on your plastic cards, but it isn’t quite up to print quality, or perhaps it needs some editing?
Don’t worry, we’re here to help!
Whether your artwork is low resolution, poorly cropped, or needs background removal, our experienced team can enhance or recreate it.
We’ll make sure your logo or image looks sharp, clear, and professional, exactly as it should on your finished cards.
Let us take the stress out of preparing your artwork, so you can focus on the bigger picture.
Artwork Specifications & Guides
Take a look at our artwork guidance to ensure your design is set up correctly from the start, helping us process your order quickly and without delays.
Our handy artwork guide covers everything you need to know, from file formats and resolution requirements to bleed areas and colour modes.
By following these simple tips, you’ll avoid common pitfalls and make sure your design is print-ready for a smoother ordering experience from start to finish.
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How to Order your Translucent Plastic Cards
Discover how quick and hassle-free it is to place your order with us.
Whether you’re ordering for the first time or returning for a repeat order, our streamlined process keeps things simple.
From sending your artwork and choosing your card options to approving your photorealistic email proof and receiving your delivery, every step is designed to be fast, efficient, and straightforward.
We’re here to guide you the whole way, so you can get exactly what you need, without the stress.
Photograph Gallery of Translucent Plastic Cards
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Hot Foil Printing - A quick overview of the hot foil printing process
Our Translucent Plastic Cards are printed by a hot foil printing process, this page explains a little about the process and it's history.
When you look at our range of products, the first thing that probably catches your eye is the precision, the depth of colour and the design versatility that we can produce. All of this is possible thanks to the technique we use to get our printing done; the hot foil stamping or printing process.
This process is gaining adherents day by day and with good reason because the finish and elegance that we can achieve with this printing technique is simply stunning. Although the advancement of technology has made it possible to get 100% accurate results and to enable printing of virtually any design today, however complex, the process itself is not exactly new.
What is hot foil stamping / printing?
It is a special process that is used for printing onto different surfaces. The process requires heat and pressure as well as metal dyes and foil. During printing, what happens is that the die (that has the design to be printed) comes in contact with the foil film. Thanks to the heat and pressure in force at this time, a wafer thin layer of the foil film is actually transferred onto the surface on which you need the print to appear. The metal plate or die is hot and this ensures that the foil only sticks to the surface in the shape or form of the design that is on the plate or die.
Each individual colour is printed one colour at time on one side at a time and a different printing plate (dye) is required for each colour printed on each side.
As you can see, this process is perfect for getting a stunning metallic finish on the surface because it imparts a shiny, glossy print on it. At the same time, the print is not garish because it reflects the true metallic nature of the foil itself and it is not artificially created through paint or dye. The limitations that many people assume comes with foil stamping or printing is that it works well only with metallic finishes, however a wide range of pigment colours are also available.
The most commonly used foils are metallic shades like gold or silver but this is only because this process yields such spectacular results with these and such results are not easy to obtain with any other printing technique.
If you are familiar with the letterpress process or engraving, you will see that the hot foil stamping / printing process is quite similar. Here, too, the colour is applied onto the printing surface by exerting pressure over the die or metal plate with the design.
History of hot foil stamping / printing
This printing / stamping method can be traced back to ancient Egypt although it has evolved quite a bit since then. Back in those days, the Egyptians used to hammer gold sheets until they became thin like foil, merely some 0.0001 mm thick.
The gold foil was then used to decorate the pharaoh’s coffin, or the mummy itself or also as jewellery for the royals. This can be said to be the first instance of foil stamping although heat was not in the picture at this point.
Later, during the Middle Ages, machines were used in place of manual labor to create embossed designs on surfaces that were then embellished with gold foil. You will find that thin gold leaf covered bibles were the rage in these days and the popularity of this decorative printing technique made it quite popular and widespread.
In the 19th century, right at the beginning, the technique underwent yet another transformation that brought it closer still to the present day method that we use. The printing was simplified now by affixing the gold foil to paper to create paper- foil rolls.
Heat began to be used now to make it easy to transfer the gold from the paper onto the printing surface, more efficiently and effectively. Not only was a better, more precise design created with gold, the gold foil was also affixed to the print surface better, thanks to the heat factor.
It is important to mention the name of Dr. Ernest Oeser, who was the first to patent the gold and colour stamping foil in 1892. He used 23 carat gold powder or bronze powder along with dyes to get rich metallic shades in the output.
As the years went by and gold prices escalated, other, more affordable metals came to be used in the same way to create different metallic finishes. Other issues, such as the tarnishing of bronze were also tackled by bringing in various other kinds of metals to get the printing done. Today, it is not just metals but also different hues that are transferred onto surfaces using hot foil stamping or printing.
Hot foil stamping may mean different things in different applications. The term is used to describe simple foil stamping, embossing along with foil stamping, holographic foil stamping and also foil embossing on structural embossing.
About the foil
The foil used for hot stamping is made up of several layers that include a layer of adhesive. When the pressure is applied against the foil through the die and the heat acts upon the foil at the same time, the adhesive layer kicks into action and helps fix the foil onto the surface. Helping this along is the fact that the release layer is also melting at the same time.
The gloss pigment foil is, as the name suggest very glossy and shiny while not giving a metallic sheen. If you want a more artistic, painted look, this is the one to choose. Holographic foil is also quite popular these days with its unique effect and somewhat exotic look.
Foil stamping does not use any inks so there is no question of a series of prints turning out with hue variances when you are printing in bulk or the print smudging.
The output brightness or colour of the metallic colours does not change depending on the plastic colour that you use because the colour is totally opaque and rests on the surface of the plastic. If you need to print on vibrant metallic colours, foil stamping is the perfect choice.
The shiny, glossy finish that foil stamping affords takes your prints to the next level in terms of audience appeal and visual impact.
The fact that hot foil stamping can give such brilliant results is why we use it in our plastic card printing business. It is a very impactful piece of printing that is sure to capture the attention of people and create a lasting impression in their minds.
This is why hot foil printing or stamping is a good idea for visiting cards because you want your brand or business name to stick in the minds of the people you hand these cards out to. With the ability to transpose virtually any kind of graphics onto the card with the stunning effect of foil stamping, you have a simple way to create visually stunning cards affordably and quickly. Talk to us today about what you need and we will design a card for you that will take your branding to new heights and help spread the word about your business and service in the marketplace.
