Kraft Greeting Cards

The folded 5" x 7" shape slides into a standard A7 envelope, the inside stays blank for a written message, and the recycled board tells anyone who opens it that you chose recycled paper. Every other greeting card style sits on greeting cards printing; the choices for this one follow below.

A set of 100 covers a family holiday list; a business mailing to every client runs to 1,000, where each card costs less than half as much. The tiers below list the set total for each quantity and what the next step saves.

What Is a Kraft Greeting Card

A kraft greeting card is a folded card printed on natural brown recycled paperboard instead of white stock. At 4OVER4 it prints on 18pt Kraft Uncoated Cover made from 100% post-consumer waste, ships flat at 10" x 7", and is scored to fold to a finished 5" x 7" card with a blank interior to write in. Kraft suits cards that would feel generic on white: holiday cards, handwritten thank-you notes, wedding and shower invitations, and brand mailers that want to signal recycled and natural. If you want the full white-cover format instead, the standard Greeting Cards cover that, and the kraft sits right beside it as the warmer, earthier version.

What Size Are Kraft Greeting Cards

There is one size. The sheet prints flat at 10" x 7", then folds along a pressed score line to a finished 5" x 7" card that stands on a shelf or slides into a standard A7 envelope. Scoring matters on a stock this thick: a plain crease would crack the fiber and show a white line down the fold, so every card is scored first, which keeps the fold clean and the kraft surface intact. You get a front panel, a back, and a blank inside. The specs panel below lists the details, both proof paths and the turnaround options in the groups you see when you order.

Kraft Greeting Card Order Options

• Size: 10" x 7" flat, scored to fold to a finished 5" x 7" (A7)
• Stock: 18pt Kraft Uncoated Cover, 100% post-consumer recycled fiber
• Ink: 4/0 full color front, 4/4 full color both sides, or 5/0 with a white ink base
• Quantity: 100 to 1,000, from $193.15 for 100
• Turnaround: 5 business days standard, with a 2 business day rush
• Your file: Your own artwork, a greeting card design template, or the blank kraft template

Two choices decide how your design reads on the brown board.

Add white ink so light colors survive the brown

Standard CMYK inks let the kraft tone show through and darken, which is why the 5/0 setup adds an opaque white layer under the color. A pale logo, thin lettering, or a light illustration reads bright and crisp instead of muddy. If your art is all dark tones, 4/0 full color on the front alone is plenty; if you want the design on both faces, 4/4 runs full color front and back.

Design it without a designer

Start from a layout in our greeting card design templates and change the colors, copy and artwork in the online editor. On natural brown board, one bold image and dark type read best; add the white ink base for anything pale.

If your artwork is finished, download a press-ready blank instead of opening the editor. The kraft greeting card blank template is built at the real flat size with the fold, bleed and safe margin already drawn in, so no part of the design lands on the score or in the cut. Place your art and upload.

How Much Do Kraft Greeting Cards Cost

Kraft greeting cards start at $193.15 per set of 100, about $1.93 a card, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 1,000. A run of 250 is $276.50, 500 is $498.82, and 1,000 is $943.44, which is roughly $0.94 each, less than half the cost of the smallest run. Set the slider below to your list to see the set total and the per-card cost.

What Stock Are Kraft Greeting Cards Printed On

Every card runs on one stock, 18pt Kraft Uncoated Cover, made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled fiber. It is thick and substantial, close to a heavy business-card weight, so the folded card feels solid in a hand rather than flimsy. Because it is uncoated, the surface takes a pen or marker cleanly, which helps on the inside of a card people write in. And because it is fully recycled brown board, it is the greener choice for anyone who cares what the paper is made of. There is no gloss or coating to pick, so the raw kraft face stays as it is.

Can You Print Color and White Ink on Kraft

Yes. The ink setup decides how color reads on kraft. Choose 4/0 to print full color (CMYK) on the front and leave the back blank, or 4/4 to run full color on both sides. The 5/0 setup it adds white ink, laying an opaque white base so a logo, light lettering or a pale illustration reads bright against the brown instead of sinking into it. When you send your file you also pick a proof path, either Straight To Production to move fast or a Free Online Proof to check your art before it prints. The inside stays blank for your handwritten note.

How Do Kraft Greeting Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range

Kraft is the warm, recycled pick for a card that looks handmade. For a shinier finish or a metallic face, the chart below sets kraft greeting cards beside their closest siblings, like the standard Holographic Greeting Cards and Metallic Greeting Cards, with the starting price of each.

How Fast Can You Get Kraft Greeting Cards

Kraft greeting cards print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to a 2 business day rush. The faster speed buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Compare both turnaround tiers below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.

See the Rest of Our Cards

Kraft greeting cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a glossier finish, a foil face or the standard white cover suits you better, each option shows its starting price and links to its own product page.

Print Your Kraft Greeting Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever ink setup and quantity you pick, these kraft cards are built to feel warm in a hand and land like something made with care. Print your kraft greeting cards today.