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Nov 26, 2025 | Garry D. | 
Verified Buyer
Verified Buyer
Foil Accent Business Cards
Add shiny accents to your card to highlight text, logos and more. Customize your design and choose what parts you want foil-printed.
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Play up key info and images with foil accent cards.
- Shiny, metallic foil on the front of your card
- Matte or glossy paper options
- Rounded corners available
- Range of foil colours to match your design
- Best for high-contrast, brighter colours
- 2 paper thicknesses: standard (14pt) & premium (16pt)
Cards that shine
Ready to go from standard to standout? With foil accent business cards, you can add metallic foil to parts of your design, including your company name, logo or text. The shiny finish adds a layer of creativity and professionalism to your card. And the reflectiveness beautifully complements bold text and high-contrast colours.Style & substance
While foil business cards simply look great, they also help you direct customers where to look. You can spotlight the key information or design elements that you want to stand out. This can help keep timely messaging, updates or branding top of mind.Design made easy
Start by choosing one of our templates or upload your own. Then, use the accents to help create an eye-catching, memorable look. In most cases, you can choose exactly where you want to add the metallic foil. If you have any questions about how to do that, you’ll see an option to request help. And if you're looking for an alternative to our flat metallic printing, you can always check out our raised foil business cards.VistaPrint offers Foil Accent Business Cards design templates in assorted styles.
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Reviewed by 284 customers
Disappointed. Bad quality though ordered premium quality.
Nov 26, 2025 | Diana B. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerResponse from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We’re truly sorry that your Foil Accent Business Cards arrived with noticeable imperfections on the back, especially after choosing a premium option. You deserve cards that look polished and professional on both sides, and we understand how discouraging it must have been to receive them in this condition.
After reviewing your account, we can confirm that a support representative has already assisted you and taken the necessary steps to address your concern. A replacement order is now in production, and we hope it provides the quality you originally expected. Once it ships, you’ll be able to track its progress through your Order History: https://www.vistaprint.ca/oh/
Your comments have also been shared with our product team as part of our ongoing efforts to improve quality and consistency.
We truly appreciate your patience and the opportunity to make this right.
not quite what i wanted
Nov 25, 2025 | Jeremy S. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerResponse from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by the text on the back of your business cards being difficult to read and are happy to clarify the matter. Upon review, we noted that the text on the reverse side was black on a black background, which affected its readability. To help prevent similar issues in future projects, we recommend using the on-screen preview and downloading a PDF proof before finalizing your order, as these tools provide an accurate representation of how your design will appear once printed. You can learn more about these features here: https://www.vistaprint.ca/customer-care/help-center/360052259371/?swsquery=pdf%20proof&querycat=helpcenter_search_dropdown
Additionally, we suggest updating your design with a higher contrast between the text and background for improved visibility and placing a new order at your convenience. We hope this guidance is helpful.
Business cards
Nov 24, 2025 | Kevonne S. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerNot shiny
Nov 24, 2025 | ojistoh C. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerResponse from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we’re sorry to hear that the foil effect and color didn’t meet your expectations. When customizing the cards, you can select the specific area where you want the foil application to be applied, which helps achieve the look you’re aiming for. For future projects, you can also contact our Customer Care team via https://www.vistaprint.ca/customer-care/help-center/ for design help or guidance to ensure the finished product matches your vision. Your feedback will be shared with our team to help improve our product descriptions and customization guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Foil can come in multiple colours, depending on your design you can even have gold foil business cards. For thickness, you have a few options. Standard paper (14pt), and premium paper (16pt). Each point (pt) is equal to .001 of an inch, to give you a frame of reference. You can also pick either glossy or matte finish with either paper.
Yes, here are a few pointers to help you out:
- Since the foil is reflective, make sure any foil-printed text is 10pt or larger to help with readability.
- To maximize the effect of the foil and make certain things stand out, try to limit how much foil you use.
- We’ll make the foil colour match the original colour of your design as closely as possible – bright colours and high-contrast designs usually look best.
The metallic foil is flat. We do offer raised foil business cards, if you’re looking for a more textured, 3D look.
Great question – and the answer is a bit different depending on whether you upload your own design or go with one of our templates.
When you start customizing one of our templates, you can click on the “Finishes” option to see where you can add foil to your design.
As you go through the process of uploading your own design, you’ll see an option to add foil to your text, your images or both. And if you’re not sure when the foil should go, there’s even an option to have our designers choose for you!
For uploads, the foil sections will be the same colour as they are in your original design. For templates, you can change the colour of different text, images and patterns you’ve added foil to.
For complete information about card dimensions, check out our business card size guide.
No, our printing process for metallic business cards only allows for foil to go on the front of the cards. However, full-colour printing is available on the backside of the card for an additional charge.
Unfortunately, we can’t offer foil accents on square business cards. However, we are happy to offer foil on rounded corner cards! You can find that option in the choices above.
When you’re designing your metallic business cards (even if you’ve chosen an existing template), you can click on text or images and you’ll see an option that lets you turn the special finish on or off. Note that you may not always have this option for all text and images.
If you’re uploading your own artwork, and you want a specific area to be metallic, make sure to upload that part separately then click “on” to activate the metallic finish. For design assistance. And if you’re having any trouble, you’ll always see an option onscreen to reach out to us for help.