Velvet Greeting Cards
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Watch the Velvet Greeting Cards overview from 4OVER4.COM. A short walkthrough of options, premium stocks, live pricing and fast turnaround.
- From $617.67 per 500 cards, with the per-card price sliding from $1.24 down to $0.33 as the run climbs to 10,000.
- 5 folded sizes, from a default 10" x 7" sheet scored to a classic 5" x 7" card up to a 12" x 6" that folds to a 6" x 6" square.
- One premium stock: 16 point cardstock wrapped in a soft-touch velvet lamination that feels suede-smooth in the hand.
- Full color on the front with a blank inside, or full color on both sides, with the fold scored in on every card.
- 7 business day standard turnaround with a 4 business day rush, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 64 reviews.
Give a Card That Feels As Good As It Looks
These are the cards a company sends for the holidays, a couple picks for a wedding, and a brand tucks into a premium order. What sets them apart is the finish: full color on 16 point cardstock, then wrapped in a soft-touch velvet lamination that feels like suede the moment someone picks it up. A set of 500 starts at $617.67 and holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating across 64 reviews, a quality 4OVER4 has spent 25-plus years dialing in. See the full greeting cards printing range, or build yours from the options below.
The velvet lamination is the whole story. It is a thin matte film laid over both faces, so the surface reads soft and the ink underneath goes deep and rich, far beyond what a glossy card can do. The heavy 16 point stock gives the folded card real body, so it stands on its own on a mantel or a desk. If you want a different premium feel, the Suede Greeting Cards use a similar soft-touch film, while the Raised Foil Greeting Cards add metallic shine on top.
The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 500 starts at $617.67, and the per-card cost keeps dropping as the count climbs, so a full mailing list costs far less per card than a small test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.
What Are Velvet Greeting Cards?
Velvet greeting cards are folded cards printed full color on 16 point cardstock and finished with a soft-touch velvet lamination that reads matte and suede-smooth. They come in 5 folded sizes, from a 5" x 7" card up to a 6" x 6" square, and print 4/0 with a blank inside or 4/4 on both sides. People reach for them when an ordinary card would feel too plain: corporate holiday cards, wedding invitations, save-the-dates, announcements, and premium thank-you notes. Because the finish is on the outside, the inside still takes a pen, so a handwritten note works fine on a front-only card.
What Size Should a Velvet Greeting Card Be?
The right size comes down to how the card gets used. The default 10" x 7" sheet folds to a classic 5" x 7" card, the proportion everyone knows for holiday and event mail. The 8.5" x 5.5" folds to a compact 4.25" x 5.5" note, close to an A2, when you want something that fits a smaller envelope. The 12" x 6" folds to a clean 6" x 6" square that stands well on a mantel, and there is a slim 5.5" x 4.25" fold for a lighter card. Every size ships with the score line already set, so the fold lands exactly where your artwork expects it. All 5 sizes and both ink options are grouped below the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it.
Two easy ways to make a velvet card do more work, whether you design it from scratch or drop in art you already have.
Start from a ready-made layout
You do not need a designer to make a velvet card look polished. Start from one of hundreds of professionally built layouts in our greeting card design templates, then change the colors, copy, and photos in the online editor in minutes. The soft-touch finish does the heavy lifting, so a clean layout is all you need.
Bring your own artwork
Already have your design? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. The blank velvet greeting card template is built at the real folded trim size with the bleed and safe margin and the score line already drawn in, so your design never crowds the cut or the fold. Grab the size that matches your order below, drop your art in, and upload.
Wally makes the first touch count
Why a soft-touch velvet card gets kept on the mantel, not tossed in a drawer.
A set of 500 velvet greeting cards starts at $617.67, printed on 16 point stock with a suede-smooth soft-touch finish. Send them as holiday cards, invitations, or premium thank-you notes. Pick a folded size, print the front or both sides, and Wally gets them out on a 7 business day standard or a 4 business day rush.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
How Much Do Velvet Greeting Cards Cost?
Velvet greeting cards start at $617.67 per set of 500, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 10,000, so a cheaper card really comes down to how big a run you send. A 1,000-card run is $680.83, 5,000 run $2,398.69, and a full 10,000 run is $3,282.88, which works out to 33 cents a card. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.
Front Only, or Both Sides?
Velvet greeting cards print two ways. Pick 4/0 for full color on the front with a blank inside, which keeps the cost down and leaves room for a handwritten message. Pick 4/4 for full color on both sides, so a printed greeting, a photo, or a full design runs inside as well as out. Both options ship on the same 16 point velvet-laminated stock, and you can request a free online proof before the run so nothing surprises you on press.
How Do Velvet Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?
Velvet is the soft-touch pick, but it is not your only premium finish. If you are weighing a suede feel, a metallic shine, or a raised gloss, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The Spot UV Coated Greeting Cards add a glossy accent over a matte card, and the chart below lines up velvet greeting cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
See How a Finished Velvet Card Lands
Words only go so far. Want to see how the stock, color, and soft-touch finish come together on a real folded card? The gallery below collects greeting cards our own customers printed in-house, across different sizes and designs, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads once it is folded and in a hand. Tap any print to see it larger.
Real Greeting Cards Our Customers Printed
How Fast Can You Get Velvet Greeting Cards?
Velvet greeting cards print on a standard 7 business day turnaround, which suits most holiday and event timelines when you plan a couple of weeks out. When the calendar tightens, a 4 business day rush buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when the date demands it. Either way you are not gambling on the ship date: 4OVER4 lands 99.8% of orders on time and sends 82% of them early, and a free online proof is available before the run starts.
See the Rest of Our Greeting Cards
Velvet is one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full greeting cards printing range or the entire print product range any time. If a raised finish, a metallic shine, or a lighter everyday card would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.
Print Your Velvet Greeting Cards Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25 plus years of printing since 1999. Whatever size or ink coverage you pick, these velvet greeting cards are built to feel good in a hand and earn a spot on a mantel. Need them before a holiday or an event? Plan around the 7 business day standard or take the 4 business day rush. Print your velvet greeting cards today.
