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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.

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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 387 customers

The service in managing my
Nov 4, 2026 | Cody P. | Canada Canada |
Verified Buyer
The service in managing my order to my preferences, customization, and delivery was exceptional. My business cards arrived earlier than expected as well.

Aweful
Nov 4, 2026 | Krea F. | Canada Canada |
Verified Buyer
The computer generated sample was nothing like the actual cards- it’s extremely hard to read them
Response from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
We’re truly sorry that your Foil Accent Business Cards did not turn out as expected. We understand how disappointing it must be to receive cards that look significantly different from the computer-generated preview, especially when the text is difficult to read. This falls short of the quality and service we strive to provide at VistaPrint. We’d appreciate the opportunity to look into this further and make things right. Could you please share photos of the received cards so we can review the print quality and investigate the issue with our Quality Team? Thank you for your time and patience.

not gold foil
Oct 30, 2026 | Alexandra L. | Canada Canada |
Verified Buyer
the price was great and i did get AI customer help. At the end i did not get what i was looking for. I ordered gold foil and got some print that gives the impression of shine in the right angle and light. I am not super happy but given the price i guess it was good. I need to note, that the underlying colour shines through. So that does not help either. I would appreciate if they had a better set up for what you need to look out for, before you print.
Response from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re pleased to hear that you found the pricing appealing and appreciated the assistance provided, but we’re sorry to hear that the business cards did not deliver the gold foil finish you expected. We want to make this right, and we ask that you provide us with images of the affected business card so that we can work together to resolve this issue. If your request is urgent and you need an immediate solution, please reach out to our care team via https://www.vistaprint.ca/customer-care/help-center.

Gold foil accent business cards
Oct 30, 2026 | Brittany R. | Canada Canada |
Verified Buyer
These business cards turned out beautiful! I was genuinely so happy when I opened the box and saw the final product. I ordered a smaller batch (250) to see what they looked like and I will definitely be ordering more and gift certificates to match.

Fantastic
Oct 27, 2026 | Peter L. | Canada Canada |
Verified Buyer
It was exactly what I was looking for.

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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.