Entice guests to your events with luxurious invitations.
- Silk lamination makes them water and tear resistant
- Printed on thick, durable 16 pt. cardstock
- Available in flat and folded sizes
- Apply spot UV to emphasize the date and time
- Choose an envelope to seal the invitation
Silk Invitation Printing That Lasts Beyond the Big Date
Silk invitation printing brings luxurious designs to life for big events like a company anniversary, Christmas party, or a wedding. The soft, smooth, and supple texture entices guests to save that important date.
A Tough Aesthetic
Silk lamination recreates the supple texture and elegant appearance of the namesake fabric. Your custom invitations also become:
- Water and tear resistant
- Scratch resistant on the surface
- Extra durable, as the design is printed on ultra thick 16 pt. cardstock
Introduce an Extra Elegant Affair
Add spot UV coating on the wedding invitations’ date or other important details to give it the following features:
- A shiny, reflective high gloss surface
- A textured appearance against the smooth, matte silk background
Say It All at Once or Unfold All That Luxury
Choose from a wide range of flat and folded silk invitation sizes.
- 7” x 5” is a popular size for wedding invitations.
- 5.5” x 4.25” is a small and compact enough for mass distribution.
- 9” x 6” flat size folds to 6" x 4.25"
- 10” x 7” is a larger, unfolded dimension that folds to 5” x 7”
You can add the following envelopes to complete your invitation printing order:
- A2 seals in a 5.5” x 4.25”
- A6 can fit the 5.5” x 4.25” and 6” x 4.5” folded sizes.
- A7 fits a 7” x 5” flat invite.
- A9 matches the largest unfolded size at 11” x 8.5”.
Spot UV Printing File Requirements
Keep in mind the following file requirements below as you create a design using our downloadable templates:
- The font size should be a minimum of 7 or 8 points. Avoid printing small text or fine lines in spot uv.
- Border and stroke must be more than 1.5 points.
- Images and artwork should be at least 300 DPI.
- All files should be in CMYK color mode.
- Make sure there is a 1/8" (0.125") bleed around the trim size.
- The safe zone should be 1/8" (0.125") inside the trim line.
How to Prepare Your Artwork for Spot UV Printing
- Create two layers that differentiate the areas printed in regular ink from the elements with spot UV printing.
- The regular CMYK layer shows which areas are printed in ink. The elements should show their actual colors and sizes on print.
- The spot uv printing layer only shows the elements that will appear in spot UV. The element(s) that will be printed in spot UV should have the same location as seen on the CMYK layer. Apply 100% K on the spot UV area and place the rest of the design in white.
The images below show the difference between the two layers:
- Alignment is crucial to the file preparation process. The CMYK and spot UV printing layers should both have the same size. Common elements must be in the same position on both layers.
