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Custom Thick Business Cards
The thickest, most customizable card we make. Choose your paper — cotton, silk, or soft touch — in 32pt or 48pt. Add foil, spot UV, edge painting, or any combination. Built on heavyweight stock that commands attention before anyone reads a word.
Turnaround · About 3 weeks after proof approval (estimate)
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- Free design proof
- About 3 weeks (estimate)
- Free shipping (continental US)
What's Included
- Full-color (4CP) printing on both sides
- Your choice of Cotton, Silk, or Soft Touch paper
- 32pt or 48pt thickness
- Free digital proof before production
- Free shipping within the continental US
Paper & Production
- Cotton: 100% cotton fiber, warm off-white, uncoated. Soft, tactile, and absorbent. Best for: minimal designs, foil, letterpress-adjacent feel without the impression.
- Silk Laminate: Bright white with smooth matte lamination. Professional, clean, and versatile. Best for: full-color photography, detailed graphics, modern branding.
- Soft Touch: Bright white with velvety soft-touch lamination. Resists fingerprints, feels like suede. Best for: dark designs, luxury branding, textural contrast with spot UV.
- Lead time: About 3 weeks after proof approval (estimate)
File Requirements
- Print-ready PDF, AI, or EPS with outlined fonts
- 300 DPI minimum
- CMYK color mode
- 0.125" bleed on all sides
- Foil areas should be supplied as a separate spot color layer
- Spot UV areas should be supplied as a separate layer (100% black on a layer named "Spot UV")
About Thick Business Cards
32pt is approximately 0.8mm — noticeably thicker than standard 16pt cards. 48pt is approximately 1.2mm — nearly twice the weight of a standard card. Thicker cards project confidence, substance, and permanence.
Edge treatments (painting and foil) are especially dramatic on thick stock. The paper you choose determines the tactile personality. Cotton feels warm and natural. Silk feels smooth and refined. Soft touch feels like velvet. All three are available at both 32pt and 48pt, giving you six combinations of weight and surface — each one a distinct experience in someone's hand.
Paper weights and thickness explained
What does 32pt vs 48pt mean? A guide to card thickness, paper types, and how they affect finishing.
Business card thickness explained →Custom thick questions
How thick is a 48pt business card?
A 48pt business card is approximately 0.048 inches thick, nearly 50% thicker than a 32pt card. It's rigid, weighty and impossible to bend.
What paper options are available for thick business cards?
Three papers: cotton (off-white, uncoated, fibrous texture), silk laminate (smooth satin finish) and soft touch (velvet-like suede texture). All available at 32pt and 48pt.
Can you add foil or spot UV to thick business cards?
Yes. Custom thick cards support hot foil stamping, spot UV, edge painting and edge foil, on 32pt or 48pt stock.
What is the difference between cotton, silk and soft touch paper?
Cotton is uncoated with visible fibre texture and a warm, organic feel. Silk laminate has a smooth, satin-finish coating. Soft touch has a velvet-like lamination that feels like suede.
Want something faster?
Our Essential thick cards ship faster, on our Standard line.
StandardPainted Edge Business Cards
Thick uncoated stock with a bold stripe of color on every edge. Our fastest thick card.From € 155 for 250Ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval (estimate)
StandardLayered Black Core Business Cards
Three layers pressed together — white on both sides with a dramatic black center visible at the edges.From € 119 for 500Ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval (estimate)
Explore other finishes
We rebuild supplied artwork for the press.
Our design team redraws your artwork as clean, layered, press-ready files so every plate, die and colour can be produced properly.
Need something we haven't covered?
Different paper weights, specialty finishes, large format — our team can build exactly what you're imagining.
Request a custom quote€ 175
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