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White Ink on Colored Envelopes, yea baby!

We are pretty sure you are going to love this option as long as you know how to set up your files for print. For now we are only printing addresses on the front of the envelope, stay tuned for addressing + back flap - we are working on it! For variable data with white ink: 1.    Create a multi-page, 7.25″ x 5.25″ document with each name and address on a single page for the A7 envelope. 2. Create a new swatch called SpotColor_White. This example is in InDesign. 3. All artwork, including each name and address should be assigned...

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Just for you Early Adopters...

Please read this carefully if you're interested in ordering new books from our new site. 1.    Create a new login on new.stationeryhq.com. This is a very simple process.2.    Select the buttons which will assign you an automatic 30% discount. 3.    We need to turn on your 50% discounts. which will take us between 15 and 30 minutes. We will let you know when your account is enabled. 4.    Log out and log back in after 30 minutes to see the pricing. Some things on the website will work much different. We will no longer store credit cards on our website. This was...

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What is flat foil and print plus flat foil?

What is print plus flat foil? (also called sleeking) The process includes printing an area of the press sheet and then applying foil laminate to that print area. Then overprinting the sheet with four-color printing. This allows four-color printing + foil without the expense or delay of traditional foil stamping. This can allow variable data foil on invitations which could be a unique product to allow you to grow your business or earn more margin on your design work. The big guys (Minted, Tiny Prints, Shutterfly) will have a tough time launching this in the near future. We've been trying...

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Why don't we store credit cards anymore?

On our old website we had an integration with Authorize.net CIM. This allowed us to tokenize your credit cards so you didn't have to enter them each time. We think it is safe however, over the past several years there have been some customers who thought their credit cards were stolen on our site. And we don't believe it to be so but we can't prove otherwise. This certainly damages our reputation and we have decided we cannot risk this. We all remember this Target Hack

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If I used the same colors why don't my cards and envelopes match?

We know it can be frustrating when cards and envelope colors don't match. The reason is that envelopes are printed on three different types of devices depending on colors. These processes are Inkjet for black ink envelopes and laser for color envelopes. Cards are printed on HP Indigo technology. We run on the HP10000 and the HP7900. Both of these are state of the art digital presses. The Indigo presses use HP Indigo ElectroInks.  Also the resolutions are different. The Indigos print at 812 dpi at 8 bit, addressability: 2438 x 2438 dpi HDI (High Definition Imaging) and the other...

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