Specialty stocks & duplexing
Heavyweight, cotton, and coloured stocks, duplexed and triplexed to serious thickness, with painted or gilded edges, the paper choices that make a piece feel expensive before any finish is added.
Before foil or emboss, the paper itself decides how a piece feels, and a shopper or a client reads thickness, texture, and edge as quality instantly. We work in heavyweight cover stocks, tactile cotton papers, and coloured sheets, and we duplex or triplex them, bonding two or three sheets into one thick card, so a business card lands with weight and a keepsake invitation feels like an object. A coloured core between two faces gives that signature stripe of colour on the edge that people turn over to see.
Edge treatments finish the effect: a painted edge in your brand colour or a gilded metallic edge turns the side of the card into another surface that signals care. These choices are where a premium brand separates from a template-printer job, and they pair with the finishes, so a triplexed cotton card with a painted edge, blind deboss, and a foil mark is a single considered object, not four add-ons. We help you spec stock and finish together, and we proof the combination so the weight and edge are exactly what you expected in the hand.
Frequently asked questions
- What is duplexing and triplexing?
- Bonding two or three sheets into one thick card, for weight and often a coloured core stripe on the edge.
- Can you paint or gild the edges?
- Yes, painted edges in a brand colour or gilded metallic edges, matched to the piece.
- Do you offer cotton and sustainable stocks?
- Yes, tactile cotton papers and FSC stock, so a premium feel and responsible sourcing coexist.
- Can I combine a specialty stock with foil and emboss?
- Yes, we spec stock and finishes together so the result is one considered object, not four add-ons.
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