Greeting card printing
Our online greeting card printing service is used by artists, photographers and hobbyists alike, offering retail quality cards on FSC® certified board.
- Superior quality cards
- Beautiful card stocks
- Envelopes & bags included
- All our cards bare the FSC® stamp
High quality printing & service to match
Finest Digital Imaging
We excel at both photographic and art reproduction cards
Precisely finished cards
Cut and creased with 0.3mm accuracy
Resolution
Finest detail 2400 x 2400 dpi producing beautifully smooth gradients
Carefully selected card stocks
Our cardstocks are FSC® Certified
- Semi-gloss 300gsm 395micron
- Textured Matt 300gsm
- 100% Recycled Matt 300gsm 450micron
Semi-gloss
Designed for graphical products such as greeting cards and boxes where an exceptional aesthetic result is desired. It has a smooth surface that is tailored to faithfully reproduce the most sophisticated printed images. Satin on the outer and a beautiful matt inside for a lovely writing surface. A patented coating formula provides outstanding lightfastness, giving the end products a longer life.
Key Features
- 300gsm / 395micron rigid board
- Brilliant for photographic images
- Smooth satin outer, beautiful matt writing surface inside
- FSC® Certified
Textured Matt
This beautiful soft white colour paper has a matt appearance and is soft to the touch, with a delicate natural texture on both sides (created by one of two specially designed rollers) that picks up a high degree of print detail.
Key Features
- 300gsm / 350micron board with a watercolour like feel
- Brilliant for artist reproductions - particularly watercolours, etchings, woodcuts and linocuts
- Sublte texture on both sides
- Acid free
- FSC® Certified
Recycled Matt
Discover our Recycled Matt Board, the eco-friendly solution for sustainable greeting card printing. This 100% recycled board offers exceptional print quality and texture. Choose a greener approach without compromising on quality.
Key Features
- Bright white 100% recycled board with a beautiful soft texture
- Heavy weight: 300 gsm / 450 micron board
- Popular for artist reproductions - etchings, woodcuts and linocuts
- Can be used very effectively with B&W and colour photography
- FSC® Certified
Chrissy Norman
Chrissy's work has been purchased for the collections of The Palace of Westminster and also Colchester & Ipswich Museums and her carborundum print was included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023.
I have always trusted Pennybatch to print my cards. Their customer service, quality of printing and the materials used are all exceptional."
Greeting Card Pricing
- pre-creased cards
- flat packed
- inclusive of cello bags and 'High Quality White' envelopes
Eco Kraft Brown available at no extra cost, Luxury Laid envelopes are priced at between 1p and 2p extra per card. Both are available in our most popular sizes - 150mm & 125mm Square, 7x5" and A6 (DL is also available in Eco Kraft). All pricing inclusive of VAT.
| A6 | 5x7 | A5 | DL | SQ 125 | SQ 135 | SQ 150 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £ 2.08 | £2.11 | £2.11 | £2.11 | £2.08 | £2.08 | £2.11 |
| 10 | £ 1.06 | £1.32 | £1.32 | £1.32 | £1.21 | £1.21 | £1.32 |
| 25 | £ 0.91 | £1.21 | £1.21 | £1.21 | £0.96 | £0.96 | £1.21 |
| 50 | £ 0.76 | £0.91 | £0.91 | £0.91 | £0.77 | £0.77 | £0.91 |
| 100 | £ 0.53 | £0.77 | £0.77 | £0.77 | £0.64 | £0.64 | £0.77 |
| 200 | £ 0.48 | £0.64 | £0.64 | £0.64 | £0.53 | £0.53 | £0.64 |
| 300 | £ 0.36 | £0.48 | £0.48 | £0.48 | £0.44 | £0.44 | £0.48 |
| 500 | £ 0.33 | £0.42 | £0.42 | £0.42 | £0.38 | £0.38 | £0.42 |
| 1000 | £ 0.28 | £0.38 | £0.38 | £0.38 | £0.33 | £0.33 | £0.38 |
| 1500 | £ 0.28 | £0.37 | £0.37 | £0.37 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.37 |
| 2000 | £ 0.25 | £0.34 | £0.34 | £0.34 | £0.26 | £0.26 | £0.34 |
| 3000 | £ 0.23 | £0.32 | £0.32 | £0.32 | £0.26 | £0.26 | £0.32 |
| 4000 | £ 0.22 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.24 | £0.24 | £0.31 |
| 5000 | £ 0.21 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.23 | £0.23 | £0.29 |
| 10000 | £ 0.20 | £0.27 | £0.27 | £0.27 | £0.22 | £0.22 | £0.27 |
| 15000 | £ 0.19 | £0.26 | £0.26 | £0.26 | £0.21 | £0.21 | £0.26 |
| A6 | 5x7 | A5 | DL | SQ 125 | SQ 135 | SQ 150 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £ 2.10 | £2.15 | £2.15 | £2.15 | £2.11 | £2.11 | £2.15 |
| 10 | £ 1.08 | £1.36 | £1.36 | £1.36 | £1.24 | £1.24 | £1.36 |
| 25 | £ 0.93 | £1.25 | £1.25 | £1.25 | £0.99 | £0.99 | £1.25 |
| 50 | £ 0.78 | £0.95 | £0.95 | £0.95 | £0.80 | £0.80 | £0.95 |
| 100 | £ 0.55 | £0.81 | £0.81 | £0.81 | £0.67 | £0.67 | £0.81 |
| 200 | £ 0.50 | £0.68 | £0.68 | £0.68 | £0.56 | £0.56 | £0.68 |
| 300 | £ 0.38 | £0.52 | £0.52 | £0.52 | £0.47 | £0.47 | £0.52 |
| 500 | £ 0.35 | £0.46 | £0.46 | £0.46 | £0.41 | £0.41 | £0.46 |
| 1000 | £ 0.30 | £0.42 | £0.42 | £0.42 | £0.36 | £0.36 | £0.42 |
| 1500 | £ 0.30 | £0.41 | £0.41 | £0.41 | £0.32 | £0.32 | £0.41 |
| 2000 | £ 0.27 | £0.38 | £0.38 | £0.38 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.38 |
| 3000 | £ 0.25 | £0.36 | £0.36 | £0.36 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.36 |
| 4000 | £ 0.24 | £0.35 | £0.35 | £0.35 | £0.27 | £0.27 | £0.35 |
| 5000 | £ 0.23 | £0.33 | £0.33 | £0.33 | £0.26 | £0.26 | £0.33 |
| 10000 | £ 0.22 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.25 | £0.25 | £0.31 |
| 15000 | £ 0.21 | £0.30 | £0.30 | £0.30 | £0.24 | £0.24 | £0.30 |
| A6 | 5x7 | A5 | DL | SQ 125 | SQ 135 | SQ 150 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £ 2.09 | £2.13 | £2.13 | £2.13 | £2.10 | £2.10 | £2.13 |
| 10 | £ 1.07 | £1.34 | £1.34 | £1.34 | £1.23 | £1.23 | £1.34 |
| 25 | £ 0.92 | £1.23 | £1.23 | £1.23 | £0.98 | £0.98 | £1.23 |
| 50 | £ 0.77 | £0.93 | £0.93 | £0.93 | £0.79 | £0.79 | £0.93 |
| 100 | £ 0.54 | £0.79 | £0.79 | £0.79 | £0.66 | £0.66 | £0.79 |
| 200 | £ 0.49 | £0.66 | £0.66 | £0.66 | £0.55 | £0.55 | £0.66 |
| 300 | £ 0.37 | £0.50 | £0.50 | £0.50 | £0.46 | £0.46 | £0.50 |
| 500 | £ 0.34 | £0.44 | £0.44 | £0.44 | £0.40 | £0.40 | £0.44 |
| 1000 | £ 0.29 | £0.40 | £0.40 | £0.40 | £0.35 | £0.35 | £0.40 |
| 1500 | £ 0.29 | £0.39 | £0.39 | £0.39 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.39 |
| 2000 | £ 0.26 | £0.36 | £0.36 | £0.36 | £0.28 | £0.28 | £0.36 |
| 3000 | £ 0.24 | £0.34 | £0.34 | £0.34 | £0.28 | £0.28 | £0.34 |
| 4000 | £ 0.23 | £0.33 | £0.33 | £0.33 | £0.26 | £0.26 | £0.33 |
| 5000 | £ 0.22 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.31 | £0.25 | £0.25 | £0.31 |
| 10000 | £ 0.21 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.29 | £0.24 | £0.24 | £0.29 |
| 15000 | £ 0.20 | £0.28 | £0.28 | £0.28 | £0.23 | £0.23 | £0.28 |
Bulk Orders
Keep the paper type and the card size the same (mix of portrait and landscape is fine) and we can print multiple designs all together at a better rate, starting at 100 cards or more.
E.g. 100 cards split over 10 designs for our '100' price. 500 cards split over 15 designs for our '500' price etc. For price ‘per card’ click here.
The number of designs you can have depends on the total number of cards you order:
- 100 to 499 cards | 1 - 10 designs (from 36p/card)
- 500 to 1499 cards | 1 - 15 designs (from 28p/card)
- 1500 to 2999 cards | 1 - 20 designs (from 25p/card)
- 3000 to 3999 cards | 1 - 30 designs (from 23p/card)
- 4000 to 4999 cards | 1 - 40 designs (from 22p/card)
- Call or email for larger quantities
IMPORTANT:
- In each case the number of designs cannot exceed the maximum in any given deal.
- Multi Design Discounts are applied at Checkout not in Basket.
How your cards come to you
We take as much care over the way that we pack your orders as we do over making them, after all what's the point in a beautiful set of cards if they don't arrive with you in perfect condition!
What you get...
- All cards are flat packed and pre-creased
- Entirely paper-based packaging solutions
- All medium to large orders are double boxed
- Small orders are packaged with generous buffering
Flat Packed
All cards come pre-creased flat packed ready for you to assemble into bags with envelopes
Paper banded
We use paper banding to neatly pack each design before tissue paper is used as a final wrapping to protect your cards
'Bulk' Wrapped
We wrap your order as efficiently as possible to minimise unnecessary materials.
Ready to Assemble
Put your cards together as needed to go into shops and stores. Thus keeping your stock as pristine as possible.
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) protects healthy, resilient forests for all.
- We are FSC certified which means we are audited yearly to make sure we meet the exacting standards set out by the FSC.
- We only use FSC certified papers and envelopes.
- All of our cards bear the FSC logo, communicating to your customers that you care about the environment.
We offer a range of Eco options for retail wrapping our greeting cards
- Card catchers (Low tack tabs that stick the card and envelope together for retail)
- Bio-degradable bags: A simple bio-degradable alternative to cellophane.
- Card boxes (available in all sizes)
- Standard wood-derived cellophanes
Help and advice
We've put together a few basic information points to get the most out of your artwork when printing greetings cards.
Click below to see concise tips.
There are a number of ways to order your greeting cards
The simplest way to get your artwork print-ready
Alternatively you can send us your files.
(Please note, there may be a setup charge for files that are not submitted as 'Print-ready' PDFs)
*The password for the file download is currently Pennybatch2024
Custom Sample
Not sure how your images will turn out, order a sample of your own work!
Make your design(£5.00 per design - refunded on any order of 25 or more cards from the same design)
Envelope Options
We only provide high quality envelopes to go with our cards so you can be sure even the small details won't let your artwork down.
- High-Quality 150gm
- FSC® Approved Paper
High Quality White
Our standard high quality white envelope. Easy to write on with good legibility and a smooth finish
Available for all sizes.
Eco-kraft Brown
An earthy coloured 100% recycled envelope with subtle variations in colour and a bold appearance.
Not currently available for 135mm Square sized cards.
White Laid
A subtly textured envelope with a smart and ‘clean' look with good legibility at 1-2p extra per card.
Not currently available for 135mm Square and 'DL' sized cards.
Paper Sample Packs
Order a free generic sample pack to see how great our cards are...
Order sample pack
Sustainability & quality
“We only use responsibly sourced paper so all of our cards carry the FSC mark.”
Eco-friendly Card Packaging Options
Our range of eco-friendly card packaging options imrpove your carbon footprint, lower your plastic use, and are all printed on the same high-quality printing equipment.
- A paper based solution
- More environmentally friendly
- Customisable
- Professional presentation
Bio-degradable Bags
An eco-friendly take on a classic product.
Select this option in the card designer when designing your cards or if you need a few more click below.
Card Wraps (Coming Soon...)
We're always looking for new packaging solutions to take care of your cards sustainably.
If you want to keep up to date then please sign up for our newsletter.
Design help & advice
Making your Greeting cards shine
Our simple design guidelines below offer advice on how to make your images look their best when printed.
Start with a good image of your work
Digital cameras are best but a decent smart-phone or tablet will take a good image for greeting cards. Follow these simple steps to take the best photo possible:
- Take your photo in good light, daylight is best but not in direct sunlight.
- Make sure the light is even so that there are no shadows over your work.
- Use a tripod if available (it will keep your image sharp).
Check your image file sizing before uploading
Before uploading to our online card designer make sure that:
- Your image file is large enough. Around 3 - 6MB is best for most images that will be made into cards.
- Your image file size DOES NOT DROP BELOW 1MB as your card may lose detail and look pixelated.
- If you don't have the fastest internet speeds then try to keep your files below 8MB as any larger may slow down the online design process.
Photoshop image tips
- Size your image to the size of card you want and add 3mm on all cut edges and 1mm on the folding edge (e.g. for a 150x150mm card make your image 154x156mm).
- Try not to have anything important near the very edges of your design as these areas may be slightly cropped off in the finishing process.
- Ensure any border is at least 5mm wide
- Convert images to Adobe98 colour (Edit / Convert to Profile / Destination Space / Adobe RGB 1998)
- Resolution - 300dpi
Start designing your custom greetings cards now using our new Pennybatch design tools.
Anything else?
If you can't find the information you're looking for then please get in touch, we're happy to help.
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