Artwork Guidelines

Please read and adhere to our artwork guidelines so that we can produce the best possible quality cards from the artwork we receive.

General Points:

Artwork must be completed on A4 or A5 sized paper or card.

The artwork can be either landscape or portrait. Please attach artwork to the form with Pritt Stick! Don't use staples, paperclips, and sellotape as it will spoil the look of the artwork!

 

So that we can print the design the correct way up please circle the arrow on the order form which points to the top of the artwork.

 

Keep important details such as text, border designs and or important features at least 1cm away from the edge of the paper. We cut the finished cards a couple of mm in from the edge so as to avoid white lines on the cards and we hate trimming off important details! Please note anything extending beyond the A4 or A5 sheet will not appear on the finished card at all.

 

Please try to keep designs unfolded and damage free as creases and marks will show on the final print.

We recommend:

To complete the card design you may use a wide range of materials. Bold and bright designs that fill the paper produce the best effect. Large areas of white background are less effective.

Media that produce good results:

Pastels (chalk and oil)
Paints (all techniques and media)
Collage (including paper, fabric...ensure well secured!)
Felt pens
Line drawings in 2b pencil or ink
Inks
Printing
Sprinkled glitter
Charcoal

Media that produce variable or sometimes disappointing results:

Colour pencil (if you press firmly on white paper this produces best results)

Don't Use:

Same Colour on same colour - white cotton wool or any other white materials onto a white background!
Silver onto a white background!
Coloured pencils onto coloured paper.

Photographs - especially if printed onto glossy paper.