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Foil Accent Business Cards

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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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Pricing guide

Minimum: 100



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.

Better by Design

This item is part of our Better by Design collection, which connects you to responsibly sourced products.Learn more.

What makes it better

Responsibly Forested: Made with pulp certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and/or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). This means the materials come from responsibly managed forests that protect biodiversity and respect the rights of indigenous communities, while helping reduce deforestation.
VistaPrint offers Foil Accent Business Cards design templates in assorted styles.

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Reviewed by 382 customers

Awesome
Oct 20, 2026 | ENCOMIUM s. |
Verified Buyer
You guys did an amazing job on my business cards thank you so much never cease to amaze me

They look amazing! Only one reccomendation
Oct 19, 2026 | Sondra L. |
Verified Buyer
I love the look of my cards. One recommendation I have is to remove the gloss off the back so they are easier to write on. Otherwise they are perfect.
Response from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
Thank you for sharing your VistaPrint experience and your feedback on your recent Foil Accent Business Cards order. It brings our entire team immense joy to know that you love the look of your cards and consider them otherwise perfect! At the same time, we understand your point about the glossy back, especially when you need a smooth surface to quickly jot down notes, appointments, or personalized details. We've shared your thoughtful recommendation to offer an uncoated reverse side for effortless writing directly with our product development and design teams for future material enhancements. Whenever you are planning your next order, our team is genuinely glad to guide you toward specialty paper stocks and finish combinations featuring writable backs, ensuring you enjoy eye-catching foil accents without sacrificing everyday writing convenience. We are truly grateful for your valuable insight and your trust in VistaPrint. Should you ever need assistance tailoring upcoming designs or exploring new finishes, our team is always pleased to assist you through our Help Center at https://www.vistaprint.ca/customer-care/help-center/. We look forward to serving you again soon!

Foil Card
Oct 19, 2026 | Alannah R. |
Verified Buyer
Cards came a bit darker thank anticipated, can only really see the logo in certain light, if its darker outside you really have to look in order to see the logo.
Response from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
Thank you for sharing your review regarding your Foil Accent Business Cards. We are extremely sorry to hear that your cards arrived darker than anticipated, making your logo difficult to see unless viewed in certain lighting. We understand how essential it is for your logo and branding to be crisp and easily noticeable in any environment, and this is certainly not the VistaPrint experience we want you to have. Allow us to assist you. Furthermore, we recommend responding to this review with clear photos of the printing quality errors noted, particularly showing the card in standard lighting so our team can evaluate the background saturation and logo visibility. Having these photos will allow us to assess your file and work directly with you to find the best possible resolution. In addition, we will ensure your feedback is shared with our relevant prepress and production teams for review and ongoing quality improvement, especially regarding contrast calibration between dark tones and foil elements. We are truly grateful for your input, and our team is always glad to assist you in making this right. Should your request be urgent or if you prefer to speak with someone directly, feel free to contact our Customer Support team at 833-996-2067 or visit our Help Center at https://www.vistaprint.ca/customer-care/help-center/ for real-time assistance. We look forward to hearing from you.

Name spelt wrong
Oct 15, 2026 | Ricardo C. |
Verified Buyer
Need redo, resend
Response from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
Thank you for leaving your review and sharing your feedback with us. We acknowledge your response and are sorry to hear that the name on your cards appears to be misspelled. Upon checking your order details, the design file submitted with the order actually includes the correct spelling of the name. To help us investigate what happened during production, could you please reply directly to this email with a few clear photos of the cards you received? Once we receive your reply and images showing how the final print turned out, our team will gladly review the issue and arrange a redo for you right away. We look forward to hearing back from you.

great
Oct 6, 2026 | Janice W. |
Verified Buyer
easy to use, like the feature to save different projects for later use

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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.