Specialty Paper Business Cards
Paper character leads the choice in this group. Kraft Business Cards use 130# Brown Kraft Cover with full color over white ink. Linen Business Cards offer woven 100# Linen in Solar White or Natural White. Pearl Business Cards bring an iridescent surface in Snow Willow or Silver Ore. Hemp Business Cards use Clean White Hemp 140# Cover or Flower Green Hemp, with white ink available on the green stock.
Guides for Specialty Paper Business Cards
All Business Cards articles →- Pearl Business Cards: How the Shimmer WorksPearl stock puts a mica shimmer under your ink, which flatters some designs and destroys others. What the finish actually does, how to build a file for it, and when a different card is the better buy.
- Linen Business Cards: What the Texture Does to Your InkLinen stock is an embossed cross-hatch pressed into the sheet at the mill, and it changes how ink, hairlines and small type land. Here is what prints well on it, what does not, and what it costs at our Sun Valley shop.
- Hemp Business Cards: What the Stock Does to Your ArtworkHemp paper is uncoated, warm-toned and absorbent, which changes how your card feels and how your ink prints. Here is what to expect, what it costs against a standard card, and which designs survive the switch.
- Kraft Business Cards: What Prints on Brown and What Doesn'tKraft stock has no white base, so half of what you can print on a white card disappears on it. Here is how we set up kraft business cards so they still read across a counter — and what they cost against a plain white card.
- Business Card Printing in Panorama City: Stocks, Finishes & What to ChooseA practical guide to business card printing in Panorama City: which card stocks, finishes like foil and painted edge, and sizes to choose, and why.
Questions about Specialty Paper Business Cards
When is white ink available in this paper group?
Kraft Business Cards use full color plus white on 130# Brown Kraft Cover. Hemp Business Cards can add a white underlayer beneath full color on Flower Green Hemp so selected artwork remains bright.
Which specialty papers have a visible surface texture or effect?
Linen Business Cards have a woven surface, while Pearl Business Cards have an iridescent finish that changes as the card tilts. Kraft Business Cards retain a warm tan paper color, and Hemp Business Cards come in Clean White Hemp or Flower Green Hemp.
What decorative options are listed for kraft and hemp cards?
Kraft Business Cards can include copper or shiny gold foil, with square corners or optional 1/8 or 1/4 inch rounded corners. Hemp Business Cards list shiny gold foil, and their sizes include 3.5 x 2 and a 2 x 2 square.