Satin, Linen or Shimmer! Which Cardstock should I choose?

You’ve picked your invitation, your fonts, colours and photo, but alas, there’s but one more important decision to be made before placing your order – which cardstock would you like to choose?

For those of you who might not be familiar with card choices, we have helped to decipher & explain the variations between our three choices for you. The photos we hope will help you visualise the cardstocks so you can choose the most amazing card for your invitations.

 

 

Premium 325gsm Silk

This is our default cardstock (from only $1.00 each), but by no means is our budget card! This is a medium-flex cardstock, which feels high-quality and professional, and is often what people will choose to print their business cards on.

The finish is smooth, which means that it does not have a glossy effect (like a photograph), nor is it textured (like an uncoated cardstock). It’s the best of both worlds, colours print rich and deep, and photos are most realistic on this cardstock.

 

 

Linen

The nature of this divine cardstock is it’s beautiful and subtle texture (much like a linen tablecloth). This will add a timeless feel to your wedding stationery, instantly adding a delicate and textural experience to your invitee!

The Linen is very versatile as it can really change the tone of your invitations. Linen can be chosen to suit a rustic or botanical design so that it feels more organic & earthy, or if you’re choosing a more glamorous or typographic invitation the Linen will help it to appear very delicate and sophisticated.

This card has a matte finish, which can be written on with pen (it will be a touch bumpy!).The texture is evident on both sides.

 

 

 

Shimmer

 

If you really want to wow your guests, then making the choice to print your wedding stationery on the Shimmer Cardstock will blow them away! Shimmer maintains a unique pearlescent look, while feeling very high-end and glam!

This metallic cardstock is a very unique cardstock which has a subtle white pearlescent texture which shines through the paler colours of your card. Please note that due to the absorbant properties of the Shimmer cardstock, areas of bold black and dark tones will print with a slightly matte finish, as this is an uncoated cardstock (i.e. not glossy).

You can write on this card, but we do recommend using a ballpoint pen and letting it dry before you touch it. The Shimmer texture is evident on both sides.