Silk Laminated Business Cards

Can this be possible, that my latest experiment with business cards could remind me of buttery mushrooms? I’ve always loved to try the latest techniques and products on the market and when one of my suppliers announced their silk laminate I had to try it!

I opted to try the silk laminate on my business cards first. We printed them full color on both sides and had the press sheets laminated with the silk laminate option and then cut to size. The results were more exciting than I could have imagined. The texture was unlike anything I had felt before in a laminate yet the cost to do it was so economical – less than $100 per 1000 business cards for printing and finishing! I kid you not, this unique finish is downright elegant, and so pleasant to the touch that it’s hard to put them down.

How about a little extra SIZZLE?
The silk laminate can also tolerate a spot gloss UV coating! This is so cool! What is a spot gloss UV coating?

From Wikipedia: “Ultra-violet cured coatings can be applied over ink printed on paper and dried by exposure to UV radiation. UV coatings can be formulated up to 100% solids so that they have no volatile component that contributes to pollution.”

UV Coatings come in many shine levels, but the most popular is an ultra glossy finish. You’ve probably seen this on business cards as it is very popular, especially with the discount online guys. Now, rather than apply that shiny coating over the entire card, a ‘spot’ UV is just what it sounds like – the coating is applied on just one particular area (or ‘spot’) so you have an ultra-shiny element that really pops. The coating is printed onto the piece just like you’d do with ink, it can be any shape you’d like. So in this application, we can preserve the silky texture of the card and highlight another specific area with a shiny spot uv coating.

I can’t wait to try it on some of our other products, I’m so pleased with the results. Because of the nature of the laminate, the process is limited to card stock products – but that leaves lots of possibilities wide open. Which shall we try next? Perhaps a postcard, or a greeting card!

Go ahead, run your fingers over THIS…
Since texture and feel is not something that can be shown in a picture or described with words, I’d be happy to mail out a sample if you are interested in seeing (and feeling) this awesome new product. Just fill out my contact form and put in the description box you’d like a sample of the silk laminated business card, and I’ll rush one off in the mail to you.

I give the Silk Laminate 5 out of 5 stars!