Business Stationary

We offer a wide selection of Business Stationery products. We can customize any Business Card, Letterhead, Envelope or Announcement with imprinting process options that range from full color to foil embossing. Paper stock selections mirror the demands of today's business applications with choices of fine linen, laid and bond papers and include environmentally conscious papers.

We have an unyielding commitment to provide top quality products at competitive prices and support our products with the highest level of customer service.

Paper Selection Guide

Convey the image that you want for your Business Stationery ensemble through your choice of paper. Most of us react to the feel of fine paper - its texture, weight, finish and color. Our product specialists selected distinctive papers ranging from the best selling smooth finishes to top-of-the-line. This guide tells you what distinguishes each of the fine papers available. We hope you will enjoy choosing the right paper for you. Texture/Finish - The Physical appearance and feel of the paper.

• Linen - long considered a classic paper finish, it can be easily recognized by the vertical and horizontal lines crossing the paper. This distinguished paper truly gives the appearance of fine linen.
• Laid - recognizable for its set of fine lines that run the length of the paper reminiscent of handmade paper, this textured paper adds depth to any imprint.
• Smooth - clean, high performance finish that works for most applications.

Weight - The Basis Weight of paper is defined as the number of pounds that 500 sheets of a certain size weighs. In most cases, the higher the weight, the heavier the feel of the paper. Generally, a heavier weight is perceived as being of higher quality.

Color - The shade of paper, generally as described by the manufacturer of a specific brand. Paper color should be chosen with an eye to the color(s) of ink that will be printed on it since the shade of the paper will impact the way the color appears. A variety of ink colors help you to visualize potential ink and paper combinations.

Brightness - A technical measurement of the light reflected back from the paper. The brightness of white and near-white papers can be considered as the whiteness of the paper as it appears to the eye. Brightness affects the contrast, color values, and attractive appearance of a printed product. Generally, 100 is the highest "brightness" that can be calibrated. Higher brightness provides better print contrast, especially for full color printing. Our "Green" papers are both 95 brightness.

Printing Processes

Thermography
Special Inks Thermography is a printing process that creates special raised effects in printing stationery without the cost of engraving dies. After inks are applied to paper, the printed piece is dusted with a powdered substance. The powder sticks to all inked areas and is removed by suction on all non-inked areas. The inked sheet then passes underneath heat lamps that fuse the powdered substance to the ink-thus creating the raised appearance. Perma Raised® is a special heat-resistant thermography product designed specifically for use with laser printers. Our Perma Raised® thermography is available in any ink color and carries our quality guarantee. We print all Letterhead and Envelopes in Perma Raised® thermography unless otherwise indicated.

Foil Stamping

Foil Stamping, also know as hot stamping, is a process involving heat and pressure along with metallic foil material to stamp a design or text onto the front of the paper. The look of the finished product is similar to an ink, but is generally very shiny in appearance (although some pigment or matte foils are available). This process is also done using a metallic die and is one dimensional (flat).

Foil Embossing

Foil Embossing (also referred to as Hot Leaf Embossing) is a combination of both the Embossing and Foil Stamping processes. A Foil Emboss Die can also be single or multiple dimensional. This process requires both heat and pressure to push the design through the back of the paper into the foil and die at the same time. The resulting effect is a raised metallic image on the front of the paper.

Engraving

Engraving is a process using pressure and ink that resembles embossing in nature. Ink is coated over a die with an image or text etched into it. The excess ink around the non-imaging area of the die is wiped clean. The remaining ink resides only in the printable area of the die. This image is then pressed into the front of the paper. The resulting appearance is a slightly thermography.  

Lithography

Lithography (flat printing) is a printing process in which the image area is neither raised nor depressed. Ink adheres to the image area and is repelled by the non-image area. Offset printing presses most often are used to transfer the image from a plate to a rubber blanket. The image is then printed from the blanket on the printing press to the paper.  

Die Cutting

Die Cutting is a finishing process in which a knife-die is used to cut into the finished paper using pressure. This process is generally used for business card slits, rolodex cards, windows, or custom cut-outs (such as a Business Card cut into the shape of a house).  

Digital Printing

Digitial printing is any type of printing process that utilizes electronic files to produce a printed piece from dots of ink or toner. The printed piece is created directly from a computer file without the need for film or conventional printing plates. The Pleasing Color Standard
The Full Color line offers our customers and inexpensive alternative to traditional Four Color process printing. All Full Color products are produced using a digital Full Color process. Each order is grouped with other orders to allow us to offer the best price. During this process, color variations may occur. Because of this, we cannot guarantee that the colors on each order will match the original artwork or a previous sample. Our goal is to provide our customers with pleasing color which is a close representation of the original photograph or sample. While we are often able to closely reproduce a PMS ink (spot) color, PMS spot colors and process colors are produced using different methods. Please refer to a Pantone Process Color Imaging Guide for color conversions.  

Special Inks

We are able to produce many products in a variety of special inks that customers request within a spot color printing process. Whether in registration or not, our custom inks department is able to match nearly every ink combination available beyond our standard inks.