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...

Bold and bright designs that fill the paper produce the best effect. Large areas of white background are less effective.


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

Variable results:

  • Colour pencil (if you press firmly on white paper this produces best results)
  • Metallic Paper (sometimes reproduces well but colours can vary due to reflection and reproduction techniques)
  • Metallic pens and paint.

Do Not Use:

  • Same coloured media or material applied to a similar coloured background!
  • Silver stars onto a white background!
  • Silver metallic pens on to a white background.
  • Photographs printed onto reflective paper.
  • Pencils and coloured pencils onto coloured paper.
  • Holographic wrapping paper.