Greeting cards
10 variants · instant pricing · 1–5 day production
Greeting cards are the high-touch end of paper-product printing: folded card stock with a specific occasion message (holiday, thank-you, save-the-date, condolence) printed on premium substrates with matching envelopes included. The unit price is high relative to postcards because the format involves folding, matching paper goods, and per-unit handwork.
Stock choice signals occasion. Pearl and metallic substrates are the wedding and luxury-event default. Kraft brown reads as warm, personal, handmade — popular for save-the-dates and holiday cards. Smooth white card stock is the universal default.
Specialty finishes — foil stamping, embossing, spot UV — turn the card from print product into keepsake. Foil costs significantly more than four-color print but the perception lift on a wedding invitation or business holiday card is real.
Greeting cards always ship with matching envelopes (the envelope stock matches the card weight or upgrades to a complementary specialty stock). Address printing on envelopes is a separate quote.
Common use cases
- Wedding & event invitations — save-the-dates, invites, thank-you cards
- Holiday & seasonal — Christmas cards, New Year, religious holidays
- Business holiday cards — client appreciation, end-of-year greetings
- Personal — birthdays, condolences, congratulations
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Browse greeting cards variants
- Uncoated Greeting Cards →
Uncoated greeting cards are eco friendly on this 13pt enviro stock. Print eco friendly holiday cards with zprintz to grow your print profits!
- Custom Greeting Card Printing →
Custom greeting card printing is perfect for any business that wants to buy and sell greeting cards. Order zprintz's semi-gloss AQ greeting cards today!
- Matte Finish Greeting Cards →
Matte finish greeting cards are an inexpensive and popular print product to resell to your clients. Get affordable greeting card printing done at zprintz.
- Glossy Greeting Cards →
Glossy greeting cards have a shiny UV coating. zprintz helps you meet your clients' needs for glossy card printing more affordably. Sign up today.
- Personalized Greeting Cards →
Personalized greeting cards are a popular holiday product to sell to your clients. Print personalized greeting cards on 14pt card stock with zprintz.
- Personalized Holiday Cards →
Personalized holiday cards are a popular product all year round! Print your client's personalized cards on C1S paper with UV coating at zprintz.com.
- Spot UV Greeting Cards →
Spot UV greeting cards make your client's custom greeting cards stand out with glossy spot varnish. Print with zprintz today! Sign up for free.
- Kraft Greeting Cards →
Kraft greeting cards are printed on 100% recycled brown kraft cardstock. Your clients will love this rustic look. Order at zprintz today!
- Custom Foil Greeting Cards →
Custom foil greeting cards come with silver or gold foil. Foil greeting card printing is great for holiday cards and more. Print now at zprintz.com
- Pearl Greeting Cards →
Pearl greeting cards are printed on pearl shimmer cardstock that's elegant and dazzling. Order them at wholesale prices today at zprintz.com.
Compare your options
- Kraft vs pearl greeting card stocks — formal or rustic →
Kraft reads warm and handmade; pearl reads metallic-shimmer formal. Two specialty stocks for opposite ends of the greeting-card occasion spectrum.
- Foil-stamped vs flat-printed greeting cards — luxury accent or full color →
Foil-stamping adds metallic dimensional accents; flat printing delivers full-color photography. When the upcharge is worth it — and when it isn't.
Editorial guides
- Greeting card printing buying guide — stocks, sizes, fold styles, finishing →
How to spec custom greeting cards: stock weight (13pt to specialty), size and envelope pairing, fold styles, foil stamping vs spot UV vs letterpress, and quantity economics.
- Wedding invitation printing — the cost tiers and what actually changes perception →
Honest breakdown of wedding invitation printing tiers from $0.80 to $15 per piece, where the spend moves perception, where it doesn't, and the suite component pricing reality.
Frequently asked
- What is uncoated greeting cards printed on?
- Uncoated Greeting Cards print on 13pt cover stock.
- What sizes are available?
- 5×7 (closed) is the standard greeting-card size — opens to 10×7 with the fold. 4.25×5.5 (closed) is the A2 invitation-card format — opens to 8.5×5.5. Both ship with matching envelopes.
- How should I prep my print file?
- Build at the open layout size (double the closed width). Include the fold position as a centred dashed line — the press scores on that line before folding. 0.125" bleed on every outer edge; safe zone 0.125" inside the trim and 0.25" from the fold. Export as press-ready PDF at 300 dpi in CMYK.
- Are envelopes included?
- Yes — matching envelopes ship with the cards as standard. Envelope colour matches the card paper where possible. For specialty stocks (kraft, pearl, foil), the envelope is the standard bright white unless otherwise specified.
- Can I print on the inside?
- Yes — both inside panels print full-color at no upcharge. Inside-left and inside-right are separate layout regions. Many designers leave one inside panel blank for hand-written messages and use the other for printed content.
- How long does production take?
- Standard greeting cards run 4–7 business days from file approval, plus shipping. Larger quantities don't meaningfully extend production because press setup dominates short runs.
- What is custom greeting card printing printed on?
- Custom Greeting Card Printing print on 14pt cover stock.
- What is matte finish greeting cards printed on?
- Matte Finish Greeting Cards print on 14pt cover stock.
Spec highlights
- Stocks: smooth white, kraft, pearl, linen, foil-stamped
- Sizes: A6 (4.5×6.25), A7 (5×7), square (5×5, 6×6)
- Finishing: scored fold, foil stamp, spot UV, embossing
- Matching envelopes included; address printing available
Start designing
Pick a stock, finish, and size. Price is instant. Upload your design — we run print-ready file checks before anything ships.
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