I want The Printery to print my invitations, what stock should I choose?

Good to know...

• You can order printed samples on different stocks to see what your design looks like.
• You can also order unprinted A4 samples of our paper and card or envelope samples.
• Order the Peterkin Texture Guide containing eight digitally printed samples showcasing card textures and die cut shapes. Each sample also has handy design tips on the reverse side, plus a colour palette chart. 
• If you'd like to see all the colours of our stocks then a Peterkin Swatch Book, is an amazingly helpful tool to help you see and feel the options available and a good investment if you're undecided or have lots of printed pieces to order!

Peterkin has over 100+ printable colours to choose from! Some colours are only available in a paperweight but you can mix and match your cards and envelopes or go matchy-matchy… here's some card stock suggestions depending on the vibe you're going for.

Click on the links to learn more about each card and paper in our range*.

• Recycled - We've got a lot to choose from! These ranges vary from 50%-100% recycled material: Botany Naturaliste, Gmund Bio Cycle, Gmund Heidi, Eco Grande, Indie Handmade (100% recycled cotton rag) or Milkshake. Click here to learn more about our recycled stocks.
• Kraft and nature vibes - For the pure kraft look go for Botany Naturaliste, or Gmund Heidi for earth-tones with texture try the Woodland range, or Gmund Colors Matt have a large number of natural shades. Gmund Bio Cycle Wheat and Sucra both have visible plant fibres on their surface.
• Metallic/shimmer - There's a wide choice of metallic shades in the Gmund Colors Metallic or Glamour Puss ranges. Gmund Colors Metallic has a subtle embossed metallic surface on one side, and a matt texture on the other. Glamour Puss is smoothly-sparkly on both sides.
• Designs with photos, lots of full colour or images - choose either Lakepaper Extra Pure or Matt, Silk, Knight Smooth or Marshmallow - they're high-performing smoothies that will give you the best results for these type of designs.
• Classic white - Whites and creams are forever popular. Try these suggestions: Boston Classic White is a weighty warmer white that performs very well for all types of printing. We have four whites and creams in the Gmund Colors Matt range, or for a cotton-blend try the beautiful soft Gmund Colors Cotton, which blends cotton fibres with 20% wood pulp. 
• Texture - Ah, everyone loves a textured stock and if you like a linen texture then Lakepaper Extra Linen is perfect, it's a great allrounder, even with full colour. Coco Linen and Woodland have the most texture - just be aware that not all digitally printed designs are suitable for heavily textured stocks, so if you're unsure it's best to check your artwork with Customer Service, before placing an order.
• A bit less texture - Options Vellum Crystal White is the perfect allrounder, with a subtle texture and matching range of envelopes.
• Handmade - Indie Handmade is a unique paper in our range, made by hand from recycled cotton rags it has an uneven (deckled) edge and textured surface. Gmund Heidi is mill manufactured, but 100% recycled and also a very textured matt surface.
• White ink - Both Eco Grande and Gmund Colors Matt have vibrant, bold shades in their ranges as a perfect contrast for digital white ink printing.

All our wood fibre papers are FSC certified at the corresponding mills. This means the wood pulp used to manufacture the paper is sourced from forests that are managed in a responsible way and not old growth rain forests.

* Not all stocks are suitable for every printing finish (i.e letterpress). For further information on all the stocks available at The Printery, have a look here...