Die Cut Any Shape Postcards

These postcards do more than a flat card because the shape does half the work for you. Print full color on one side or both, on any of 27 stocks, then add the cut that makes it yours. Want to see how the shaped version sits next to the rest of the lineup? Browse every option on postcards printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 50 starts at $126.32, and the per-postcard cost keeps sliding as the count climbs toward 25,000, so a full mailing costs far less per card than a small test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live run total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.

What Are Die-Cut Any Shape Postcards?

Die-cut any shape postcards are postcards printed full color and then trimmed to a custom outline instead of the usual rectangle. People reach for them when a flat card would get lost: shaped direct mail, event invitations, product and packaging tags, menus, and grand-opening announcements. Because the outline is unexpected, the piece gets handled and kept instead of tossed. If you want a rounded or simpler cut, the Die-Cut Postcards cover that, and this any-shape version sits right beside it as the one that can take almost any silhouette.

What Shapes and Sizes Can You Get?

The die-cut has two settings. Choose Basic Shape for clean outlines like circles, ovals, rounded tags and geometric cuts, or Complex Shape when the design needs tight curves, notches or a detailed silhouette. On top of the cut you set the flat size the card is trimmed from: 9 presets running from a compact 3" x 3" up to a full 8.5" x 11", with named options like 4" x 4", 4" x 6" and 5" x 5" in between, and the default set at 3" x 3". Need something outside the presets? Custom sizing goes up to 9" x 11", made to order. All 9 sizes, both finishes and the full stock list are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. For an outline built around your logo or product, the Shaped Postcards are another way to leave the rectangle behind.

Here are a few easy ways to make a die-cut postcard pull its weight.

What Shapes Can a Shaped Postcard Be Cut Into?

The configurator offers two die classes under Die Cutting, and every shaped postcard falls into one of them.

• Basic Shape: the simple geometric outlines, a circle, an oval, a rounded corner card, an arch. The outline is regular and the die follows a clean geometric path.
• Complex Shape: a custom outline that follows your artwork, a product silhouette, a building, a bottle, a mascot, anything that is not a plain geometric form.

There is no fixed list matching every shape to a class, because the class depends on the path itself rather than on what the shape is called. Send the outline as part of your file and art support confirms which class it falls under before the run starts, so you know the die class before anything is cut.

Pick a stock that backs the shape

A heavier coated stock gives a shaped card real presence in the hand. A soft touch finish reads velvety, metallic pearl in ice, champagne, silver or gold catches the light, and the laminated silk, velvet and gloss stocks add a durable outer layer. There is even 15pt synthetic plastic, 18pt rigid vinyl PVC and a 17pt indoor magnet for a card that is not paper at all. The default 14pt Gloss Cover keeps it clean and cheap, and a High-Gloss UV Coating makes a photo or logo snap. When you want that added laminated protection on the cut, the Die-Cut Laminated Postcards carry the same idea with a sealed edge.

Design it without a designer

You do not need a design background to make a shaped postcard look sharp. Start from one of the free, professionally built layouts in our postcard design templates, then change the colors, copy and logo in the online editor in minutes.

Already have your artwork and your shape? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. Each blank die-cut postcard template is built at the real trim size with the bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so your design and your die line never crowd the cut. Grab the size that matches your order below, drop your art in, and upload.

How Much Do Die-Cut Postcards Cost?

Die-cut any shape postcards start at $126.32 per 50, and the per-postcard price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 25,000, so the real cost comes down to how big a run you order. A run of 500 is $216.38, 1,000 is $306.46, and 25,000 works out to about 12 cents a card. The custom die and a Complex Shape carry part of the cost, and a heavier stock or a rush speed shift it too. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the run total and the true per-postcard cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

What Paper Stocks and Finishes Can You Choose?

A custom shape deserves a stock that backs it up, and the list runs 27 deep. Start with everyday 14pt and 16pt gloss cover or a 100# silk matte, reach for uncoated, cream uncoated or kraft for a natural feel, or 14pt and 18pt linen for texture you can read with your fingertips. The metallic pearl stocks catch light like foil without the foil price, and the laminated silk, velvet and gloss options add a durable outer layer. Finish plain or add a High-Gloss UV Coating, and set your ink to 4/0 front only, 4/1 front plus a black back, or 4/4 full color on both sides, all from the options grouped below.

Die Cut Postcard Specs at a Glance

File Setup for a Custom Shape

A shaped postcard needs one thing a rectangular one does not: the outline itself, supplied as a vector path rather than drawn into the image. Set it up like this.

• Supply the outline as a vector path, on its own layer or its own spot color, so the die can be built from it. A shape painted into a raster image cannot be cut from.
• Extend the artwork past the outline. Bleed runs beyond the cut line all the way round, so a small shift on the press still leaves ink to the edge instead of a white sliver.
• Hold type inside a safe margin, pulled in from the cut line. Type that sits tight to a curve reads as a mistake even when the cut is on target.
• Check the cut line on the proof. The proof shows the outline over your artwork, so you can see exactly where the die lands before the run is committed.

How Do Die-Cut Postcards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Die-cut any shape postcards are the pick when you want to stand out on shape alone, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a rounded cut, a shaped outline or a laminated edge, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up die-cut any shape postcards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

Who Uses Die Cut Postcards

• Real estate: a just listed card cut to the silhouette of the house, so the mailer looks like the property rather than like a flyer.
• Salons and spas: a circular or arch cut promo card that sits on a counter and is picked up rather than filed.
• Restaurants: a menu or specials card cut to a plate, a bottle or the shape of the dish, handed out at the door or dropped in a delivery bag.
• Events: save the dates cut to a shape that matches the invitation suite, kept on a fridge instead of thrown out.

All four share a reason: the shape is the reason the card is kept, and a card that is kept gets read more than once.

See How a Finished Die-Cut Postcard Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color, finish and shape come together on a real card? The gallery below collects work printed in-house, across different sizes, stocks and cuts, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads once the die trims it. Tap any print to see it larger.

Do Shaped Postcards Cost More to Mail?

They can. USPS machinable postcard and letter rates are written for rectangular mailpieces, so a card cut to a circle, an arch or a custom silhouette is normally either mailed inside an envelope or accepted at a higher nonmachinable rate. Confirm the piece with your post office before you print.

Two ways round it. Mail the shaped card in an envelope and treat the shape as the reveal rather than the outside of the mailer, which suits invitations and save the dates. Or keep the mailpiece rectangular and take the shape as far as rounded corners, which stays machinable and still stands out in a stack of square edged mail. Design for the route first, then pick the die.

How Fast Can You Get Die-Cut Postcards?

Die-cutting adds a production step, so these postcards print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 4-day, 3-day, 2-day or Next-day production. Each step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Whatever you choose, 99.8% of 4OVER4 orders land on time and 82% ship early, so you are not gambling on the deadline. Compare every turnaround tier below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.

See the Rest of Our Postcards

Die-cut any shape postcards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a rounded cut, a shaped outline or a laminated edge 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.

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