Bespoke & Stunning Invitations, from £52Beautiful printing by experts

 

We have created some memorable and compelling thermo printed invitations over the course of the the last 12 months at Thermofast. From simple folded cards or just a single sheet, to double thickness 700gsm bespoke boards, bench-finished with hand painted edges. Thermography adds that extra touch of class to an invite, when they are received they immediately exude a high quality product that are both aesthetic and tactile. Thermographic printing is a practical and cheaper alternative to engraving (copperplate printing) but still versatile enough to let your design ideas be made into a finished product. See some of our finished examples here.

Your thermographic invitations can be printed in any size you require, from business card sizes to A3+ thermographic invitations are traditionally printed in black, but we can print in any pantone colour that you wish to have up to four colours can be printed thermographically. The standard board is a good quality white ivory 330 gsm; however, we can print on board up to 400gsm. We do hold a good range of Conqueror card available in many shades and colours, and can obtain and print on any card that you wish. Alternatively you can supply your own material for us to print on. Matching envelopes can be supplied. As a guide price, we can produce as little as just 100 beautifully crafted, bespoke Thermo invitations from £52, + delivery to anywhere in the UK, including artwork.

If you wish, we can set up and supply your artwork for you to your specifications for your thermographic (raised) printing or alternatively you can supply artwork in a pdf format, “QuarkXpress” or “In Design” for us to use. For that extra special thermographic invitation please see our gilt edged card page here.

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Personal Stationery for Christmas (just about)

Business cards or ‘At Home’ cards printed in thermography (raised text) are a very popular present to give someone at Christmas. In fact they are always so popular – that our Ink-Elves are hugely busy at this time of year. The good news however, is that there’s still time to order yours – if you need a sample of how good they look, order yours here.

We hold many types of stock for you to choose from up to a good quality 400gsm board in white or cream and off whites, cards can be printed in up to four spot colours in thermography, but more can be added in litho print if you choose. Cards can be any size you wish and can be printed front and back in thermography. We also can now offer rounded corners on your cards if you require this.

Keep our Elves busy this year, we are open up to 23rd December, but obviously Christmas post aside, it’s a good idea to order sooner-rather-than-later.

For more information on Thermographic raised print Business cards please contact us on 01787 880268 or email: sales@thermofast.co.uk  PLUS – we’re on Twitter if you want to follow us, we promise to follow you back!

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Thermofast supply beautiful thermographic printing services in East Anglia and across the UK.

The procedure is a multi-stage process – first, the bespoke linen or cotton materials are selected from our stock or indeed from some of the UK’s foremost stationery suppliers; we work with Arjo Wiggins, McNaughtons, GF Smith and many others to offer you a fabulous range of paperstocks. We offer a full design service and our correspondence cards , at home cards and personal writing paper are great for personalised Christmas Gifts – but as we are only five weeks away, (at the time of writing) hurry up reading & call us…!

Thermofast, Sudbury - Tel: 01787 880 268

Once your artwork has been laid out to your personal style and preference – or you can supply your own designs – your approved printed paper drops off the printing press onto a conveyor. The conveyor moves the sticky ink underneath the thermography powder which is shaken on top of the entire sheet. The powder attaches to the wet ink. The extra powder is then vacuumed up and stored for re-use. Next, the coated sheet passes through an oven with temperatures ranging from 900 to 1300 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Laser-safe results in thermography combines a specially formulated powder with an ultraviolet light used to harden or cure the raised stationery so it won’t re-melt. This can take place on an in-line machine or the conveyor of the thermography machine combined with a retrofit unit. This is the most productive and cost effective procedure and produces a smoother finish on fine lines of type, almost resembling genuine copper plate engraving. Our rates are more favourable than you might think, the turn around is often next day and our delivery logistics arer sorted. In the first instance, see our main site here, or call us, we are genuinely passionate about our trade and we hope you will reccommend our services once you’ve used us, and if you do, we’ll give you a 10% reduction on your next order for a referral.

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At Home Cards

At Home Cards

Keeping the tradition alive with personalised stationery.
At Home Cards have been a significant part of aristocratic social etiquette since the 19th century. Traditionally, the mistress of the house would be the one sending them out to apprise acquaintances of the appropriate day to call on.
Over the years, the use of at home cards evolved into an announcement of a change of address or a new abode for newlyweds. It is also sent out with formal wedding announcements or wedding invites to officially inform friends and relatives that you’re at home. More recently, at Home cards are used as a function invitation which is to be held at the home of the sender.

Our speciality printing process is raised thermographic printing, and this is a great addition to At Home Cards, as the look and feel of thermography is very similar to die-stamping, which was traditionally used on At Home Cards, but thermographic printing is a quicker & more cost effective route to take, but still giving that professional finish.

Our standard boards are high quality white, ivory and cream 400gsm boards. We have lots of other stock that we hold in-house, like the conqueror range for example. If you require a particular board and colour, we can always source this for you.

For customary reasons, the beauty of At Home Cards lies in its thickness. So much so, customers sometimes assess the thickness and weight of at-home cards by balancing a champagne glass on them.
To achieve the sturdier desired heaviness, Thermofast offers a duplexing service for At Home Cards and corporate invitations, business cards, or any correspondence cards. Duplexing means that the cards are printed on a 400 gsm board and then duplex it to achieve a really thick finished product of an 800gsm board.

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