The 3-Piece Raised Spot UV Set That Sells by Touch
Flat printing asks to be read. Raised spot UV asks to be touched, and touch is what people remember. This set puts the same glossy raised finish on the three pieces a customer actually holds, so the card in a pocket, the card in the mail and the tag on the product all feel like they came from one company.
The raised spot UV set is three pieces built on one finish. Business cards from $108.75 carry the handshake, greeting cards from $591.81 carry the mail and the desk, hangtags from $130.72 carry the product. Each uses a clear varnish cured with real height, so the treated shapes stand above the sheet instead of just shining. Configure and price any of the three below.
The picks
Cards, hangtags and greeting cards, from $108.75 for 100
Start here. These are the three raised spot UV products we recommend as a working set. Every one is configured and priced on its own page, so you can set quantity, size, stock and turnaround and see the real total before you commit.
Design and print help
One gloss shape raised across card, tag and greeting
The set only works if the raised element is the same shape, the same size relationship and the same position logic on every piece. These tools make that repeatable instead of a fresh decision each time.
How they work together
One finish across three moments
Each piece owns a stage of the relationship. Printed together, they turn a single design decision into a texture your customer meets again and again.
The card is the first thing a person holds. Raised gloss on the logo turns a routine exchange into a moment where someone actually looks twice at your name.
A card that arrives by mail gets opened, read and often propped on a desk. Texture is why it stays there instead of going in the recycling.
The tag hangs on the garment or the gift box in the buyer hand. A raised mark on the tag says the thing attached to it was worth the extra step.
1. Raised spot UV business cards: the finish people feel first
A business card is handled before it is read. That is the entire argument for raised spot UV on this piece. When someone takes the card, their thumb crosses the surface and finds a shape that stands up off the paper, and the exchange stops being automatic for a second. Nothing else in a print budget buys that reaction so cheaply or so reliably.
Pick one element and lift it. A logo, a monogram, the initial letter of the company name, a thin geometric frame. Keep the varnish away from your phone number and email, where gloss fights legibility under office lighting. Setting the spot layer up correctly is most of the job, and our guide to spot color setup in Adobe Illustrator covers the same layer discipline this finish needs.
Print the card first. It is the piece that circulates most, and the version of your brand that the widest group of people will actually hold.
2. Raised spot UV greeting cards: mail that earns desk space
Mail has one advantage over every digital channel: it physically occupies space. A greeting card with raised gloss on the cover gets opened, and then it usually gets stood up on a shelf or a desk instead of thrown away. That is weeks of quiet brand presence in a room you would otherwise never reach, bought with a single mailing.
Use the cover for one raised idea and let the inside stay clean for a written message. Holiday runs, client thank you notes, order follow ups and event invitations all carry this finish well. The rest of the raised spot UV printing collection uses the same gloss build, so a card mailed in December still matches the card handed over in March.
Order greeting cards in one batch per campaign. A consistent cover across the whole send is what makes the mailing look like a program rather than a one off.
3. Raised spot UV hangtags: the last thing a buyer touches
A hangtag rides along with the product all the way to the buyer hand. It is examined on the rack, turned over at the register and often kept for a moment after the purchase. A raised logo on that small surface tells someone the item they just chose came from a company that pays attention to detail, which is exactly the thought you want at checkout.
Keep hangtag artwork simple. There is very little room, so raise the mark and let sizing, care instructions and price stay flat and readable. Choose the string hole placement before you design, not after, so nothing important gets punched through. Configure size, stock and quantity on the raised spot UV hangtags page and match the stock family to your cards for a set that reads as one brand.
Tags are the cheapest way to extend the finish onto the product itself, which is where a purchase decision actually happens.
Specs and pricing
Raised spot UV card specs and the quantity breaks
The business card sets the stock weight and the gloss height everything else should match. Check the specs, then read the price ladder to find the quantity where the cost per card drops.
| Quantity | Price Per Unit | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $1.09 | $108.75 |
| 250 | 52.3¢ | $130.72 |
| 500 | 41.5¢ | $207.60 |
| 1,000 | 36.1¢ | $361.37 |
Wally explains the set
Three pieces, one finish, felt before it is read
Wally thinks of raised spot UV as a handshake you can print. Pick one shape, usually the logo, and lift it on all three pieces. Leave everything else flat so the gloss has something to push against. Then order the card, the greeting card and the hangtag together, because the finish only becomes a brand signal once a customer meets it more than once.
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Common Questions
Common questions about the raised spot UV set
What is the raised spot UV set?
It is a three piece print set built around one finish. Raised spot UV business cards handle introductions, raised spot UV greeting cards handle mail and thank you moments, and raised spot UV hangtags handle the product itself. Each is priced and configured separately, but they share the same glossy raised texture so a customer meets one recognizable brand at every touchpoint.
How is raised spot UV different from regular spot UV or full gloss?
Regular spot UV is a flat gloss varnish. You can see it under light but you cannot really feel it. Raised spot UV lays down a thicker clear layer that cures with real height, so the treated shapes stand above the sheet and register as texture under a fingertip. Full gloss coats the whole surface and kills the contrast that makes either spot treatment work.
How do I set up artwork for raised spot UV?
Build your normal CMYK artwork, then add one extra layer that contains only the shapes you want raised, drawn as solid vector fills. Name that layer clearly so prepress can find it, and keep it in perfect register with the art underneath. Our guide on setting up spot colors in Adobe Illustrator walks through the layer and swatch discipline that keeps the varnish exactly where you drew it.
Which elements should get the raised treatment?
Logos, monograms, a single headline word, icons, borders and pattern fills all hold up well. Keep the varnish off small body text, thin hairlines and anything you need to stay legible, because gloss on tiny type scatters light and makes reading harder. The rule that never fails is to raise one idea per side and leave everything else flat.
Do I need all three pieces?
No. Many buyers start with the business cards because that is where the finish gets noticed most often per dollar. The set matters when the same person meets your brand more than once. A card at the meeting, a greeting card after it, a tag on what they bought builds one impression instead of three unrelated ones.
What does the set cost to print?
There is no set price. Each product is quoted on its own page, because the number moves with quantity, size, stock and turnaround. Business cards start at $108.75 for 100 on 16pt velvet laminated cover, hangtags at $130.72 for 100 and greeting cards at $591.81 for 100. All three take 7 business days. Open the configurator on any of the three, set your run and you will see the real total before you add anything to the cart.
Can raised spot UV go on both sides?
Yes, front and back placement is available on the products that support it, and you select it while configuring the job. Two sided raised gloss costs more and works best when each side raises a different element, for example the logo on the front and a pattern on the back, rather than repeating the same shape twice.
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