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Artwork Guides

Creating your artwork to the correct size / specification enables us to process your order without delays.

Select the appropriate artwork guide below for the type of card you wish to order. You can also download Photoshop & PDF templates. The standard 86 x 54mm cards also have an SVG template and a safe-area guide for Canva. The templates for our card carriers are at the end of the page.

Should your file require any adjustments, such as correcting sizing, bleed areas, fixing alignment, or adjusting colour settings, our design team can take care of these for just £10 +vat.

Once completed, you can be confident your artwork will be fully print-ready and your cards produced to the highest standard, without any delays or quality issues.

Alternatively, you may want to take advantage of our Design Service. Sending an AI image, or a logo and the wording to add? See what print-ready artwork is, and why those are a brief for our designers.

Our studio will email a wonderful photorealistic proof to you for approval before printing your order.

Note: in order to use the templates you will need to have appropriate software on your computer and the know-how to use it. Popular applications to use these templates are:

Plastic Business Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Membership Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Loyalty Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Gift Cards & EPOS Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Discount Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Event Passes

  • Solid plastic or Plastic-Free Board
  • 680 microns thick/0.68mm Plastic or 620 microns thick/0.62mm Board
  • Two sizes, 70 x 100mm & 80 x 120mm
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates
70 x 100mm Photoshop PDF
80 x 120mm Photoshop PDF

RFID Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 820 microns thick (0.82mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Hotel Key Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Combo-Cards

  • Solid plastic
  • 86 x 54mm card connected to a 54 x 29mm Key Tag
  • 680 microns thick (0.68mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates
Front Photoshop
Back Photoshop

Key Tags

  • Solid plastic
  • 54 x 29mm
  • 760 microns thick (0.76mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates
Front Photoshop PDF
Back Photoshop PDF

Biodegradable Plastic Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 800 microns thick (0.80mm)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Plastic-Free Board Cards

  • Solid Card
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 620 microns thick
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

EcoTough Cards

  • A lightweight PVC-free & laminate-free synthetic material
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 360 microns thick
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
Templates

Translucent / Frosted Plastic Cards

  • Solid translucent PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick
  • Frosted finish on both sides
  • Hot foil printed on one side
Templates

Satin Black Plastic Cards

  • Solid Black PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick
  • Satin finish on both sides
  • Hot foil printed on one or both sides
Templates

Metallic Plastic Cards

  • Solid PVC Plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick
  • Metallic gold or silver finish on both sides
  • Hot foil printed on one or both sides
Templates
Gold Photoshop PDF
Silver Photoshop PDF

White Plastic Cards

  • Solid PVC plastic
  • 86 x 54mm
  • 760 microns thick
  • Gloss white finish on both sides
  • Hot foil printed on one or both sides
Templates

Card Carrier Templates

Templates for our card carriers and wallets, set up at the finished size plus 3mm of bleed. For a card sleeve, ask us and we will send you the template.

Standard Display Carrier

  • Luxury 350gsm silk board
  • 148 x 105mm (A6)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
  • Trimmed flat, no crease or die cut
Template

Euro Slot Display Carrier

  • Luxury 350gsm silk board
  • 148 x 105mm (A6)
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
  • Die cut euro slot for hanging display
Template

Landscape Wallet

  • Luxury 350gsm silk board
  • 75 x 210mm flat, 75 x 105mm folded
  • Printed in Full Colour (CMYK) on both sides
  • Machined crease line, plus die cut slits to hold the card
Templates
Outside Photoshop
Inside Photoshop

Not Sure Which Guide You Need?

Tell us what you are printing and we will point you at the right template — or just send the artwork over and we will check it against the specification for you before anything goes to press.

Every full colour order gets a free photorealistic email proof. If you’d like to see and feel a real card first, add a postal proof for £65 +vat: a few cards printed on the production presses and posted to you before the full run. We often reply to quote requests within minutes during working hours.

Not sure what you need? Ask us