Cotton Business Cards
Our most elegant Business Cards yet
Our 100% Cotton Business Cards offer our softest, most exquisite texture. Unmatched in elegance, these are the ultimate in sustainable sophistication. Make an instant impression with the delicate touch of Cotton Business Cards.
Our Cotton stock is available in three natural shades. Our brilliant Bright White Cotton offers the most vibrant tone, while the Off-White and Cream options provide subtle warmth to complement your design. All of these colors are available in both 20pt and sturdy 40pt, so that you can match the perfect thickness to your design.
Cotton Business Card Inspiration
20PT Cotton Business Cards produced with Black Ink
Duplex Business Cards produced with 20pt Cotton and Painted Edges
Heartland 3 Color Letterpress Business Cards
Circular Letterpress Cards
Circular Letterpress Cards
Cotton Business Card Pricing
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- Design Guidelines
Most Popular Questions
We offer Letterpress output using high-grade offset inks. This output and ink provides a much more solid colour coverage on the Cotton stock.
We can accept one-colour and two-colour print jobs for this process. The lighter impression used by the Letterpress output gives an offset-like finish at top quality.
The following example shows a comparison on the Cotton stock between the two.
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Digital Output |
Letterpress Output with Offset inks |
Only vector-based designs are suitable for this output.
This output is available via a Print Quote only.
Can I see a sample of the Cotton cards?
Samples of the Cotton stock is available by ordering a Specialty Sample Pack.
What are the environmental credentials of the Cotton Stock?
Our Cotton stock is made from 100% recycled cotton fibres, which are a by-product of the textile industry that would otherwise be discarded and end up in landfills. The naturally white fibres also mean less chemical processing and waste during production of the stock.
This stock is also printed with our plant-based biomass inks.
How thick is the Cotton stock?
The Cotton stock comes in two thicknesses:
- 20pt
- 40pt
Please keep in mind, the Cotton stock is a refined softer stock, it is not as rigid as other stocks (such as the 18pt Brown Kraft stock).
Comparison of Thickness
Based on 100 cards.
What colours does the Cotton stock come in?
What is the difference between the Cotton stocks?
We offer three colours of Cotton stock, Bright White, Off-White and Cream. The only difference between these stocks is the colour. The Bright White is one of our brightest and whitest stocks; the Cream stock has a slight off-white yellow colour, and the Off-White is an intermediate between these colours.
All these Cotton stock colours are available in two thickesses:
- 20pt Cotton
- 40pt Cotton
Below is a comparison of thickness (based on 100 cards)
The 40pt thickness Cotton stock can only be ordered via a Print Quote (limited quantities).
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- Bleed Area
- Trim Area
- Safe Area
Bleed Area refers to images that extend to the very edges of a design. To prevent an unwanted white border from showing at the edge of your design, or for the design to appear slightly off-center, be sure to extend any background colors or design elements all the way to the edge of bleed (.125” past the trim on all four sides).
Trim Area refers to the amount of the image that will appear on your finished product. These areas will also be marked with ‘cut lines’ on your proof and are where we aim to cut your card.
Safety Area in most cases refers to 1/8 of an inch inside of the Trim Area. For thicker papers 20pt and up or wooden papers the Safety Area increases ¼ of an inch inside the Trim Area. we strongly recommend you keep important aspects of your design such as text and logos well inside of the Safety Area, otherwise, they may be cut off.
Design Considerations
Design considerations for Cotton stock
As this is an Uncoated card stock, we recommend reviewing: Design considerations for Uncoated. There are also a few additional considerations detailed below.
Textured
The Cotton stock has a slight texture – and the texture will show through your design and effect how colours appear. If you are looking for a clean and crisp smooth print, we would suggest selecting a Coated stock.
Also note, the front side of the Cotton stock is slightly more textured than the other.
Colour Output
With Digital Output printing colours do not appear solid. If you are looking for solid colours, we recommend printing with Letterpress output.
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Digital Output |
Letterpress |
Fine Detail
Due to the texture on this stock – it cannot hold fine detail as well. The finest detail we recommend is 1pt line-weight.
Heavy Coverage
Heavy Coverage (lots of dark colours or excessive colour) is not suitable for this stock. If your design uses lots of colour and heavy coverage, we would suggest a coated stock for better results.