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Unique Business Cards: When to Use Embossing, Spot UV and Foil Stamping
Business card enhancement features like spot UV, embossing, and foil stamping will transform your card into a symbol of prestige and quality. But which one is the best?
Embossed Business Cards
Embossing produces raised parts of your business card by pushing these parts through from the reverse side. The effect is like a credit card, where the account number is raised on the front and recessed on the back.
Embossing works relatively well for text, but it does have some key limitations.
First, you should not have artwork in the embossed areas. These areas must remain clear or else the artwork and embossing will become jumbled and will look awful.
Additionally, most printers are not able to precisely line up embossing with ink. The exact embossed areas could shift 1/16” – 1/8” during the production process. So for example, if your card has a black background, the embossed areas must be black as well. You would not be able to have, say, white text embossed because it is not feasible for the embossing to line up with the underlying white text perfectly every time.
If you want your business card enhancement feature to allow for color that is different from the card’s background color, consider either spot UV or foil stamping.
Spot UV is where specific areas of your card are treated with a glossy coating. This effect does not impact the underlying color, it only makes the treated areas slightly raised and shiny relative to the non-glossy business card stock.
Typically, spot UV does not have the same alignment problems as embossing. With today’s technology, spot UV can be precisely lined up against any ink-based design element. So here, if you had a black background with white text, you could have the text treated with spot UV so that it is shiny, raised, and white.
Spot UV works only on non-glossy cardstock, as doing spot UV on glossy business cards will not create a visible effect (everything is already glossy). Silk business cards are the best option for spot UV, because they are non-glossy and extremely durable.
Foil Stamped Business Cards
Foil stamping is where specific parts of your card are coated with a layer of metallic foil. It is typically offered in gold, silver, green, red or blue.
The foil stamped areas are not limited to only the card’s background color like embossing. However, although color can be utilized, you are limited to the foil colors offered by the printer.
Also, foil stamped business cards are usually subject to the same shifting that could occur with embossed business cards, so it is important not to have any artwork in the stamped areas.
Which One Should You Use?
Generally speaking, none of these enhancements are available on glossy business cards. All 3 are most effective on silk business cards, so if you plan on utilizing a silk cardstock, your options are wide open.
Of the 3 options discussed, embossing is typically the least preferred because of the aforementioned color and artwork limitations. Additionally, embossed business cards are usually the most expensive of the three.
Foil stamping is also relatively expensive, but at least this feature offers more color options. The downside is that the foil can sometimes flake, peel or appear blotchy. Additionally, foil stamped business cards tend to become worn at an accelerated rate as they get pulled in and out of a wallet.
Most often, spot UV business cards provide the best bang for your buck. This option is by far the least expensive of the three, offers the full gamut of color availability, and is not subject to the same flaws as foil and embossing.
About the Author
NexCards.com provides unique, fully customized business card products, including silk business cards, glossy ultra-violet, spot UV, metal, plastic, rounded corner, panoramic, custom cut, and much, much more. Our high quality business cards can be easily designed online, or you can upload your own design file – the choice is yours. Competitive pricing, superior customer service, and a comprehensive satisfaction guarantee that is unmatched in the industry have helped make NexCards.com one of Internet’s leading providers of ultra-premium business cards.
Do I have to lighten brown hair to make it blue?
My daughter is 8 and wants a simple blue streak in her hair, the lady at Sally's said that all I needed to do is put the blue in her hair with tin foil and blow dry it. Is this true? Beyond Zone is the dye and the bottle says to lighten hair first. Help! I don't want to try it and not have it work, but I also don't want to lighten my 8 years old's hair.
Hello I dyed my bangs (I have brown hair) pink with party time pink beyond zone and I had to bleach it other wise it will either turn up black or not show up at all sorry but it doesn't damage it (only if you bleach it over and over) I have also had my bangs blue before and each time I had to bleach it first...hope I helped!
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CRACKLE blue mylar foil with stripes & GOLD bars: robin moses nail art tutorial
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Avery Self-Adhesive Foil Stars $1.99 0% 0.50" Height 440 440 / Pack 6007 Self-adhesive foil stars are perfect for highlighting, identifying, taking inventory, recognizing quality class work and sealing envelopes. The adhesive on the foil stars is permanent. Avery Avery Dennison Blue Foil Gold Green Multipurpose No Red Self-Adhesive Foil Stars Self-adhesive Silver Star Sticker www.avery.com |
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It's a Shower Blue Candy Wrapper with Silver Foil by Stacy Claire Boyd $72.5 • Set includes: Foil for candy bar and customized wrapper only • Type of card: Candy Wrapper • Design: It's A Shower-Blue • Font style as shown • Available in Blue Ink only This It's A Shower-Blue Candy Wrapper with silver foil features a cute white wrapper with blue raindrops on it. In the center of the packaging there is a white oval trimmed in blue. In the center of the oval there is two lines of text for you to personalize as you like. Below the text, is a blue and deep orange umbrella held up by a orange bird. Font comes as shown in sample and text come in blue ink only. This set only includes the wrapper and foil. Candy bar not included. |
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Metallic Foil Board blue pack of 25 $63 Metallic foil board is colored on one side (available in five colors) with a high radiant, mirror sheen. 22 in. x 28 in., 12 point board is a great medium and has many art and craft uses. White paper backing. |
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Blowin Bubbles Blue Candy Wrapper with Silver Foil by Stacy Claire Boyd $72.5 • Set includes: Foil for candy bar and customized wrapper only • Type of card: Candy Wrapper • Design: Blowin' Bubbles-Blue • Font style as shown • Available in Brown Ink only This Blowin' Bubbles-Blue Candy Wrapper with silver foil features a fun bubble pattern in shades of brown, tan, blue and white. In the center of the wrapper there is a white oval with three lines of text for you to customize as you like. Font comes as shown in sample, and text is available in brown ink only. This set only includes the wrapper and foil. Candy bar not included |
Blue Jays, Clever Mimics of the Bird World
The other morning I followed the sound of what I thought to be a baby hawk, possibly in distress. Walking deeper into the woods as quietly as I could, I stopped often to home in on the insistent sounds. I hoped to catch a glimpse of a juvenile hawk, or at least the nesting site.
I finally reached the spot where the hawk sounds were the loudest. However, much to my surprise it was not a red shouldered hawk that flew out of the tree, but a blue jay uttering the same shrill but nasal ‘keyeer, keeyeer'! It was then I knew I had been fooled by one of the best and most versatile mimics in the bird world.
By sounding like a hawk, blue jays easily scatter other birds at the feeder. This gives them the freedom to dine at their leisure with little to no competition. They also have their own form of insect control. Did you know that blue jays often comb their feathers with ants? Presumably they are using the insects to catch and remove lice and other irritating parasites. Very clever birds!
For at least 15 years now, every Spring there is a very special blue jay that comes to my feeder. This jay has always imitated the sound of an old rotary phone being dialed. It is a very unique sound. I must admit that I look forward to hearing it again every year. I know that jays are long-lived, and my phone dialer is the proof!
In addition to being raucous and sometimes aggressive, blue jays can be gentle and quiet. I watched as two males vied for the attention of a beautiful soft gray-blue female. They each flew from branch to branch cooing softly and trying to get closer to her. Then one male would fly upwards engaging the female to do the same. The pair gently floated downwards in a spiral of unfurled wings, landing on the ground and then retreating to separate branches.
This happened several times as each male took turns trying to impress the female with body bobbing and soft comforting sounds. All three flew off together to another spot in the woods to repeat the same dance. I can only imagine how long it took that female to finally decide which male blue jay was to be her mate. It was fun and fascinating to watch.
Blue Jays are very secretive when it comes to building nests. They use alternate routes and decoy locations so that no predator can easily follow them to the nesting site. They love shiny objects and will often incorporate bits of foil wrappers into their loose twig nests. They like a well-decorated home as much as we humans do! There will be as few as three or as many as seven olive-green eggs covered with brown spots.
Burying stores of food to be unearthed later when food sources are scarce is another tactic employed by these large 11" to 12" birds. Their favorites are sunflower seeds, peanuts, cracked corn, pieces of stale bread or baked goods, suet and berries. They are also fond of other birds' eggs, so it is a good idea to provide protection in the way of bird houses and nesting boxes.
Sometimes here in the northeast, if the Winter is relatively mild, our blue jays will stay. It is so nice to see their beautiful blue coloring against the white snow. Jays have a white face, black collar, blue wings and back with a blue tail trimmed with white and black feathers. Their distinctive blue crest will give a hint as to what they are feeling. For instance, when they are calm their crest will be flattened. On the other hand, if they are in an aggressive mood, the crest will be pointed forward.
When both colorful cardinals and blue jays appear on a grey, snow-covered day, it is a sight that helps the winter months seem not quite so long. It is no wonder that they are very often depicted on holiday greeting cards!
My clever blue jays never cease to amaze me with their beauty, aggressive raucousness and mimickery. I enjoy watching them grab a bite to eat at the feeders before winging their way easily and gracefully through our woods. They will be back many times during the day with their now familiar ‘keeyeer' to scatter the smaller birds--self-proclaimed kings and queens of the backyard bird feeder!
About the Author
Connie Smith is the expert author and has over 30 years of wild birding experience. For more information about wild birds, visit her website at:
http://www.rusticbarnwoodbirdhouses.com
There you will also find many unique Amish handcrafted wooden bird houses and bird feeders.
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