Spot UV Coated Greeting Cards
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Folded greeting cards on 16pt gloss cover with silk lamination and clear spot UV, scored to 5" x 7", 4.25" x 5.5" or 4.5" x 6", from $503.99 for 100.
- From $503.99 per set of 100, with the per-card price dropping across 7 quantity tiers up to 10,000.
- Silk laminated soft matte base, then a clear high-gloss spot UV coating on the front, the back, or both sides.
- 3 folded sizes, from a 10" x 7" sheet scored to a 5" x 7" card down to a 9" x 6" scored to 4.5" x 6", plus custom up to 10" x 9".
- Full color on 16pt Gloss Cover in 4/0, 4/1, or 4/4 ink coverage, folded on a clean score.
- 5 business day turnaround with a free online proof, rated 4.9 out of 5 across 11 reviews.
- Made for business use too: client holiday cards, thank-you notes and event invitations, with your logo and message printed inside and out.
Send a Card That Catches the Light
Tilt one of these cards toward a lamp and a single detail flares to life, a logo, a name, or one word, while the rest of the surface stays a soft, quiet matte. That double effect is the whole idea: the entire card is silk laminated in a velvety matte film, then a clear high-gloss spot UV coating goes over only the areas you choose. Buyers rate them 4.9 out of 5 across 11 reviews, and we have printed cards online since 1999. Folded on the scored crease, each one arrives as a keepsake.
These cards are built for the moments that deserve a premium touch, holiday cards, client thank-you notes, luxury invitations, and branded inserts. Want to see how they sit next to the rest of the range? Browse every style on greeting cards printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.
A set of 100 for a client thank-you round costs $503.99, about $5.04 a card, and 250 cost only $37.88 more. Each card is laminated and spot UV coated, and the 7 tiers below show how the per-card price falls toward 10,000.
What Are Spot UV Coated Greeting Cards
Spot UV coated greeting cards are folded cards printed full color on 16pt Gloss Cover, sealed edge to edge in a soft matte silk lamination, then finished with a clear high-gloss spot UV coating on the areas you pick. The gloss stays flat, level with the matte, so the contrast comes from shine rather than height. People reach for them when a plain card would feel cheap: year-end thank-you cards, luxury invitations, and premium retail inserts. If you want the coated areas to physically rise off the surface, the Raised Spot UV Greeting Cards lift the design for a tactile, embossed-style effect.
What Size Should the Card Be
Every option is a folded card, printed flat and scored so the fold lands sharp instead of cracking the coating. The 10" x 7" sheet folds to a classic 5" x 7" card, roomy enough for a full photo on the front and a message inside. The 8.5" x 5.5" folds to the compact 4.25" x 5.5" A2 note size, easy to mail and quick to write. The 9" x 6" folds to a slightly taller 4.5" x 6". If none of those fits, set a custom size up to 10" x 9" in the configurator. All 3 sizes, the ink coverage, the silk lamination, and the spot UV placement are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it.
Here are a few easy ways to make the finish pull its weight.
Design for the gloss, not around it
Spot UV shines brightest when it covers a clean, deliberate shape. Reserve it for a logo, a monogram, a border, or one key word, and let the silk matte carry the rest. A tight, high-contrast area of gloss on a matte cover reads as intentional and expensive, while gloss sprayed everywhere just looks wet. The card ships full color, so you can print a photo edge to edge and still drop a glossy accent right on top.
Put the fold to work
Because the card folds, you have four printable panels, not two. Print the cover in full color with a spot UV accent, keep the inside for the message, and use 4/1 or 4/4 ink so the back and inside carry your details. A folded card also stands on a shelf or a mantel, which a flat card cannot do, so a holiday or thank-you card keeps working long after it arrives.
Design it without a designer
Our template library holds 10,000+ designs across every product; for this card, start from a layout in our greeting card design templates, set the colors, message and logo in the online editor, and mark the area you want the spot UV to cover.
Already have your artwork? Skip the editor and download a press-ready blank instead. The blank spot UV greeting card template is built at the real trim size with the 1/8" bleed, the score line, and the safe margin already drawn in, so your design folds clean and never crowds the cut. Drop your art in and upload.
Wally makes the matte card catch the light
Soft silk lamination, glossy spot UV where it counts, folded and ready to send.
A spot UV coated greeting card pairs a soft matte silk laminate with a clear high-gloss coating on just the parts you pick, so a logo or a name gleams against the matte. Starting at $503.99 for 100, printed full color on 16pt gloss, folded to a 5 by 7 inch card. Pick your size, add a free online proof, and Wally prints it in 5 business days.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
How Much Do Spot UV Coated Greeting Cards Cost
Spot UV coated greeting cards start at $503.99 per set of 100, about $5.04 a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 10,000. A set of 250 runs $541.87, 1,000 land at $668.20, and 10,000 come to $3,156.57, roughly $0.32 each. That spread is why brands print these for a holiday mailing or a client gift program rather than a one-off. Set the slider below to your client list or holiday mailing and read the set total and the per-card cost together.
What Is the Silk Lamination and Spot UV Finish
The silk lamination is the base. It seals both faces of the 16pt Gloss Cover in a smooth matte film that feels soft in the hand and shrugs off fingerprints, scuffs, and a little rain. The spot UV is the accent, a clear gloss varnish placed only where your artwork calls for it, so a logo or a single word turns shiny while the rest stays matte. You control the ink too: 4/0 prints full color on the front with a blank back, 4/1 adds black text on the back, and 4/4 runs full color on both sides. Want a different soft finish altogether? The Suede Greeting Cards and the Velvet Greeting Cards offer two other premium laminates in the same lineup.
How Do Spot UV Greeting Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range
Spot UV coated greeting cards are the pick when you want a matte card with a controlled shine, but they are not your only premium move. If you are weighing a raised coating, a suede touch, or a velvet laminate, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines these cards up against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
How Fast Can You Get Spot UV Coated Greeting Cards
Spot UV coated greeting cards print on a 5 business day standard turnaround. A laminated, spot UV coated card takes real finishing time, so plan the order a couple of weeks ahead of a holiday or an event. Before the clock starts you get a choice: send files straight to production if you are confident, or request a free online proof and see exactly how the spot UV lines up over your artwork before a single card prints. Since the whole point of the card is the placement of the gloss, the proof is worth taking, and 4OVER4 keeps 99.8 percent of orders on time.
See the Rest of Our Cards
Spot UV coated greeting cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time, or stay within greeting cards printing to weigh a raised, suede, or velvet finish. 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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Spot UV Coated Greeting Cards: Frequently Asked Questions
What does spot UV do on a greeting card?
The whole card is silk laminated in a soft matte film first, then a clear high-gloss coating is applied only to the areas you choose. Tilt the card toward a light and those areas flare while the rest stays quiet and matte, which is how a logo, a name, or a single word gets picked out.
How many cards do I have to order?
Sets start at 100 cards from $503.99, and the price steps down across 7 quantity tiers up to 10,000. Since spot UV is an added coating pass, the first tier carries more of that setup than the larger runs do.
What sizes do the folded cards come in?
There are 3 folded sizes. The largest is a 10 by 7 inch sheet scored to fold into a 5 by 7 inch card, and the smallest is a 9 by 6 inch sheet scored to 4.5 by 6 inches. A custom size up to 10 by 9 inches is also available.
Are the cards delivered already folded?
They are scored on the fold line so the crease is clean and the coating does not crack along it. The scoring option is part of the build, and the finished card hands over as a folded piece rather than a flat sheet.
Can I print inside the card?
Ink coverage runs 4/0, 4/1, or 4/4 on 16pt Gloss Cover. 4/0 leaves the inside blank for handwriting, 4/1 adds a single ink inside, and 4/4 prints full color throughout for a card that carries a designed message inside.
How long does production take?
Production runs 5 business days once you approve the free online proof. Build that into your schedule if the cards are for a holiday send, since shipping time comes after production.
Can a business use these as company greeting cards?
Yes. They work well as holiday cards to clients, thank-you notes and event invitations. Full color prints inside and out with 4/4 ink, spot UV can pick out your logo on the front, and runs go from 100 to 10,000 cards, so one design covers a whole client list.
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