Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards
Important Artwork Notice!
If you have CMYK images on your kraft product, when printing only 4-color, (ie: 4/0, or 4/4), colors will appear different to when printed on a white paper. CMYK images cannot be printed "true to color" on kraft cardstock without using a 5th Color White as a backer to your CMYK images(s). If you are color critical, please make sure to select Optional White Ink (ie: 5/0, or 5/5 if your job has double sided printing)
In addition, if you do not use a 5th Color White, elements in your design that are white will be blank (hence show the brown paper). The paper stock will affect the way that colors appear due to the slightly translucent quality of the ink (you will see the brown paper through the ink, especially in lighter shades). Colors in the orange, yellow, brown spectrum will tend to not be visible as the brown color of the paper will not contrast enough with the ink. This occurs with light and pastel colors as well. Review the information at the link provided before ordering this product.
See Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards in action
Watch the Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards overview from 4OVER4.COM. A short walkthrough of options, premium stocks, live pricing and fast turnaround.
- From $46.72 for a set of 50, with the per-card price dropping as you order up toward 10,000.
- 4 ultra-thick stocks: 32pt, 48pt, 64pt and 80pt Kraft, all made from 100% post-consumer recycled fiber, with a real edge you can feel.
- 6 ink options: solid black, bright white, or full CMYK printed over a white underbase, on the front only or both sides, so color reads true on the brown stock.
- 22 edge paint colors, from Metallic Gold and Copper to Fluorescent Pink and Royal Blue, brushed into the thick cut edge.
- 3 sizes (2" x 3.5", a 2" x 2" square and a 1.75" x 3.5" slim), a 6 business day turnaround or a 1 business day rush, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 99 reviews.
The Business Card With Real Weight: Ultra Thick Kraft
Where a normal card bends between your fingers, this one holds its shape like a chip of wood. The stock runs from a hefty 32pt up to a coaster-thick 80pt, and the natural brown of unbleached recycled kraft plus a painted edge in a color you choose hands someone a card that feels made, not mass-produced, ideal for a roaster, a maker, or a barber. Sets of 50 start at $46.72 and rate 4.9 out of 5 across 99 reviews.
Kraft is one of our tactile, character stocks inside the wider business cards printing range, the warm, heavy cousin of a slick coated card. If you love the recycled brown look but want a lighter, everyday weight, the standard Kraft Business Cards run the same eco stock at a lower starting price. This page is the heavyweight version, built for when you want the card to feel like a keepsake the second it leaves your hand.
The price follows the same pattern as the rest of our cards. A set of 50 starts at $46.72, and the cost per card keeps dropping as you step up toward 10,000. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and how much each jump saves before you commit.
What Makes Ultra Thick Kraft Cards Different?
Two things: the weight and the surface. You choose from 4 thicknesses, 32pt, 48pt, 64pt and 80pt, and even the entry 32pt sits heavier than the card most people hand out. Step up to 80pt and the card reads almost like a thin coaster, with a cut edge thick enough to become its own design feature. The stock itself is unbleached kraft made from 100% post-consumer recycled fiber, so it carries a warm brown tone and a slightly toothy hand that ink sinks into instead of sitting on. It is the opposite of disposable, and people tend to keep it.
How Do You Print Color on Brown Kraft?
This is where kraft trips people up, and where this card solves it. Brown stock swallows normal ink, so you get 6 ink options built for it. Print solid black for a clean classic look, switch to bright white ink so a light logo actually shows on the dark surface, or run full CMYK over a white underbase (the 5/5 setup) so photos and brand colors read true instead of going muddy. Each of those prints on the front only or across both sides. The full set of choices is laid out below exactly the way the live configurator groups it, so you know what you can change before you change it.
Here are a couple of easy ways to make an ultra thick kraft card pull its weight.
Design for the brown, do not fight it
Ink behaves differently on kraft, so lean into it. A bold one-color mark, white ink lettering, and plenty of open brown space look incredible and read instantly. Save full CMYK for the moments that need a real photo or a brand color, and let the natural stock carry the rest. Restraint is what makes this card look expensive.
Treat the edge as part of the design
The thick cut edge is a canvas most cards do not have. You can paint it in any of 22 colors, from Metallic Gold, Silver and Copper to Fluorescent Pink, Royal Blue, Hunter Green or plain Black, so a bright line runs all the way around the card. Match it to your logo or pick a loud contrast against the brown. If a painted rim is the whole reason you are here, the Edge Painted Business Cards open the same treatment up to more base stocks.
Design it without a designer
You do not need a design background to lay one of these out. Start from a professionally built layout in our business card design templates, then change the colors, copy and contact details in the online editor in minutes.
Ready-to-Edit Business Card Design Templates
Already have your own artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank kraft business card template built at the real trim size, with the 1/8" bleed and the safe margin already drawn in. For a painted rim, grab the edge painted blank template so your art clears the cut line, drop your design in and upload.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
What Size Are Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards?
You get 3 sizes, each for a slightly different feel. The 2" x 3.5" is the classic wallet and cardholder fit that slips into any holder. The 2" x 2" square breaks the rectangle and stands out the moment it lands on a desk. The 1.75" x 3.5" slim card is leaner and modern, and it shows off the thickness from the side even more. All three print on any of the 4 kraft weights, so you can pair a square shape with the chunky 80pt stock if you want maximum presence.
How Many Should You Order?
A card this tactile is meant to be handed out, not hoarded, so order enough to actually give them away. A set of 50 starts at $46.72, and the per-card price keeps falling as you move toward 10,000. Drag the slider below to set your quantity and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live, which makes it easy to find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.
Are Ultra Thick Kraft Cards Eco-Friendly?
Yes, and it is not a marketing footnote. The kraft stock is made from 100% post-consumer recycled fiber, we print with vegetable-based inks that carry no VOCs, and our paper is backed by responsible-forestry certification (FSC #C013635) under the Forest Stewardship Council standards. A brown, unbleached card also skips the heavy coatings and optical brighteners a glossy white sheet needs. So a kraft card looks honest because it mostly is. If you want the same recycled story on your mailers, the Ultra Thick Kraft Postcards run on the same heavyweight kraft.
How Do They Compare to Other Cards?
Ultra thick kraft is the warm, recycled, heavyweight pick, but it is not your only one. If you want the same chunky stock without the brown kraft look, the Ultra Thick Business Cards give you a thick white-core card, and the Ultra Thick Linen Business Cards trade the kraft tooth for a woven linen texture at the same heavy weight. The chart below lines them up by starting price so the trade-off is in plain numbers.
See How a Finished Kraft Card Lands
The weight and the painted edge are hard to picture from words alone. The gallery below collects kraft cards printed in our own shop across different stocks, inks and edge colors, so you can see how brown stock and white ink read in real light and borrow ideas for your own layout. Tap any card to see it larger.
Real Business Cards Our Customers Printed
How Fast Can You Get Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards?
Ultra thick kraft business cards print on a 6 business day standard turnaround, and you can move that up to a 1 business day rush when a date is tight. Before anything prints you can lock in a free online proof, so you sign off on exactly how the white ink and the painted edge land on your art, or choose Straight To Production when you already trust your file. Drop your ZIP code below to add the realistic ground delivery window on top of production, so you see the full timeline before you order, not after.
Production speed is only half the clock. The other half is the truck. If the date is tight, our New York and Florida facilities and rush delivery options keep the trip short.
Tips for a Kraft File That Prints Clean
Kraft and a painted edge are unforgiving of a sloppy file, so keep your white-ink layer marked clearly and your art off the cut line. Run through the do's and don'ts below before you upload, on resolution, color mode, the white underbase and the safe margin, and your cards clear preflight on the first try with no back-and-forth.
Wally makes the thick card pay off
Why a $46.72 stack of heavy kraft cards out-works a thin one every time.
Fifty ultra thick kraft cards cost $46.72, and every one feels like it means business the second it lands in a hand. Pick your weight from 32pt to 80pt, paint the edge, print in white ink on the natural brown, and Wally runs them off recycled kraft fast. Order the card people keep.
See the Rest of Our Business Cards
Ultra thick kraft is one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a lighter everyday card or a different premium finish would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away, and the whole set sits inside our wider business stationery collection. Each option below shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page.
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Why Print With 4OVER4.COM
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Print Your Ultra Thick Kraft Business Cards Today
At 4OVER4.COM, ultra thick kraft business cards start at $46.72 for a set of 50, on recycled stock up to 80pt, with white or full-color ink and a painted edge in any of 22 colors. Whatever you put on the brown, the card lands heavy in a hand and earns a second look. Need them fast, before a deadline? Our same-day printing keeps you covered. Build your ultra thick kraft business cards today and hand someone a card they keep.
One last thing before you check out. A card this nice rarely travels alone, so here are the products our customers most often order alongside their ultra thick kraft business cards, each priced and ready to drop into the same cart.
