Folded Cards Printing are one of the most-requested products at CheapFASTprinting. We produce them in the materials, sizes, and finishes professional buyers actually order – not the limited subset most online printers stock. That means you get one source for everything from a quick 100-piece job to a 10,000-unit campaign run. Customers often search for folded card printing near me, folded card printing same day, custom folded cards printing — and every variation lands on this same page.
Use the calculator at the top of this page to configure your order – pick a size, paper or substrate, quantity, and finishing options, then upload your artwork or request our Free Design Setup. Every folded card order includes a free digital proof and free file review before anything goes to press.
If you're shopping around for a printer, the rest of this page is built for you: we lay out the specs, pricing tiers, an honest feature comparison against other major print shops, and answers to the questions buyers most often ask before placing a Folded Cards order.
Folded Cards Printing are the small, personal print pieces businesses and families use to stay connected. Bulk holiday cards, branded thank-yous, and seasonal hellos all live here.
Every Folded Cards Printing order includes Free Design Setup, which means you do not need to arrive with perfect artwork. Send a sketch, logo, screenshot, Canva file, old PDF, phone photo, rough notes, or just a business goal. Our AI-assisted workflow can explore layout ideas, headlines, color palettes, icon directions, photo placement, and audience-specific messaging, then a real human graphic designer cleans it up and prepares the file for print. Customers use Folded Cards for holiday cards (christmas, hanukkah, new year, holiday season cards.), thank-you cards (client thank-yous and personal follow-ups.), birthday cards (bulk birthday cards for clubs and customers.), business cards (seasonal greetings and welcome notes from companies.), photo cards (family photo cards with the year's best moments.), and related campaigns where the first impression has to feel intentional. We also consider the real search language customers use, including "folded card printing near me", "folded card printing same day", "custom folded cards printing", so the finished piece matches how buyers actually think about this product.
For Folded Cards, the design team checks the practical details that make the difference between a pretty mockup and a piece that prints correctly: bleed, trim, safe zone, contrast, readable type size, image resolution, CMYK color, finish compatibility, fold direction, dielines, placement, and whether the design still works from the distance or handling context customers will experience. If your order needs personalization, QR codes, coupon codes, addresses, names, product SKUs, or multiple versions, we help organize the artwork so it stays clean and easy to approve.
You can use the service to create a brand-new design, refresh an older layout, adapt one idea into multiple sizes, build a matching campaign set, or convert a low-resolution concept into a print-ready file. Upload what you have through the form above and choose Free Design Setup. We send a digital proof before production, and nothing prints until you approve it. The result is a smarter Folded Cards order: better-looking artwork, fewer file problems, faster approval, and a final product built by both AI speed and human print judgment.
Start with a guideline file that already accounts for trim, bleed, safe zones, and layout space. These filtered downloads are the closest available templates for this product, so you can design faster, avoid file setup mistakes, and still request our Free Design Setup if you want us to finish the artwork for you.
Standard production details for Folded Cards Printing. Custom options outside this list are available — just ask.
| Sizes | 5\" x 7\" folded (A7), 4.25\" x 5.5\" folded (A2), 4\" x 6\" flat, custom |
|---|---|
| Paper stocks | 110 lb / 130 lb cover, pearl, linen, kraft, recycled |
| Finishes | Matte, gloss, soft-touch, foil stamping, spot UV, embossing |
| Envelopes | Matching A2/A7 envelopes, addressed printing, lined envelopes |
| Print modes | Inside printing available for personal messages |
| Bleed / safe | 0.125\" (3 mm) bleed, 0.125\" safe zone |
| Color mode | CMYK at 300 dpi |
Volume-based pricing — your per-unit cost drops sharply at higher quantities. Free Design Setup, free file check, and digital proofing are always included.
| Quantity | Standard total | Standard / unit | Premium total | Premium / unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | $64.40 | $2.58 | $80.50 | $3.22 |
| 50 | $72.45 | $1.45 | $90.56 | $1.81 |
| 100 | $88.55 | $0.89 | $110.69 | $1.11 |
| 250 | $136.85 | $0.55 | $171.06 | $0.68 |
| 500 | $217.35 | $0.43 | $271.69 | $0.54 |
| 1,000 | $378.35 | $0.38 | $472.94 | $0.47 |
| 2,500 | $861.35 | $0.34 | $1,076.69 | $0.43 |
Prices reflect the calculator on this page. Add-ons (rush, design upgrades, premium finishing, double-sided) and shipping are calculated live when you configure your order. Higher volume? Contact us for a custom quote.
An honest service-level comparison against the major shops people consider for Folded Cards Printing. We don't fabricate competitor prices — those change constantly. We compare on the things that actually decide a buying decision.
| Feature | CheapFASTprinting | Vistaprint | Moo | GotPrint | Staples Print |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free design setup | ✓ Always free | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Limited / in-store |
| Free file & proof review | ✓ Standard | Add-on | Limited | Self-serve | Limited |
| Custom sizes & shapes | ✓ Custom dies | Limited | Limited | Standard sizes | Standard sizes |
| Rush production | ✓ 1-3 day options | Limited skus | Limited | Available | In-store same-day |
| Low minimum order | ✓ As low as 25 | Often 50+ | 50 minimum | Often 100+ | Often 100+ |
| Real human support | ✓ Phone + email | Limited phone | Email mostly | Email mostly | In-store |
| US-based production | ✓ | ✓ + offshore | ✓ + offshore | ✓ | ✓ |
| Single vendor: design + print + apparel + signs | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
Service-level comparison only. Competitor pricing changes constantly so we don't reproduce it here — visit each provider for live quotes. Last reviewed: May 2026.
Adobe Illustrator (vector) and Photoshop (raster) are the industry standards for designing Folded Cards, with InDesign for multi-page layouts. Canva works well for simple jobs — export as a print-quality PDF with bleed. Don't use Word or PowerPoint for production files; we offer Free Design Setup if you'd rather have us build the file.
Free Design Setup is included with every Folded Cards order. Upload a sketch, an old logo, or even a phone photo and our team builds it into a print-ready file. Or upload your own print-ready PDF and we'll review it free of charge.
Skip the DIY route — we custom-print Folded Cards for you, with Free Design Setup, free file review, low minimums, and fast nationwide delivery. Use the calculator at the top of this page to configure your order, or contact us for a custom quote.
Folded Cards ship in our standard sizes plus fully custom dimensions on request — see the Specifications & Options table above for the most-ordered measurements. If your project needs a non-standard size, just choose Custom on the form and add the dimensions in the special instructions.
Folded Cards are produced to commercial print and finishing standards for business, event, and personal use. See the Specifications & Options table above for the materials, sizes, and finishes we offer, and the Pricing table for volume-based pricing.
Folded Cards pricing scales with quantity, material, and finish. The Pricing tier table on this page shows live prices at every popular volume break. Free Design Setup, file review, and digital proofing are all included — no surprise add-ons at checkout.
If your Folded Cards hardware is broken or jammed, contact us with photos and we'll diagnose. Replacement parts (springs, feet, base bottoms, banner cartridges) are available for our hardware lines. Most issues are user-fixable in 5 minutes once you have the right replacement piece.
Yes — matching envelopes ship free with every Folded Cards order in cards and invitations categories. A2, A6, A7, and A9 sizes are stocked, and printed return-address or full-address printing on envelopes is available as an add-on at checkout.
Yes — Folded Cards can be printed with photographs on the front, back, or inside. We recommend at least 300 dpi at the final print size; phone-camera photos taken in good light work great. Upload your photo and our team will check resolution and color before printing.
Folded Cards are produced on multiple substrates — see the Specifications table above for the full material list. We can supply free physical samples of stocks and finishes before you order if you'd like to feel them in person.
Folded Cards unlock significant per-unit discounts at 250 / 500 / 1000 / 2500-piece tiers. The Pricing table above shows your savings at each break. Custom higher-volume quotes are available — contact us for runs over 10,000.
Yes — we score and machine-fold Folded Cards in-house so they ship ready to use. Folded card products (greeting cards, invitations, brochures) come pre-folded; flat-shipped items can also be scored on request for clean DIY folding.
Use the calculator at the top of this page or scroll back to the order form. Questions first? Contact a real human or call us — most replies go out within an hour during business hours.