At home cards date back to Victorian Britain where women would receive visitors on a particular day, she would invite guests using personalised at home cards to announce the social custom of her “At home day”. At home cards are still a very popular way of sending an informal invitation to guests. For more details please read more….
Having a number of personalised ready to write at home cards makes an invaluable extension to your personal stationery supply. At home cards are a useful and practical mode of invitation for most private drinks and luncheon parties.
At home cards are normally a flat non folded heavy weight card, we find our stock boards of white, off white and cream 400gsm boards are more than suitable for the finished product. However if you require a different colour or weight board, this is possible as there are plenty to choose from.
Traditionally the cards were hand engraved in black, these days thermographically embossing the cards is much more popular as it gives the same effect but at a cheaper price. Your at home cards can be printed in any colour or colours you wish, and even though raised thermographic printing is very popular, you can also have your cards flat printed if you desire. The most common size is A6 (105 x 148mm), but again we can print to any size you wish. We can also supply matching envelopes, and even matching coloured lined envelopes on some of the material.
Another extra that we can supply, is having a gilt gold or silver edge to your cards and having them round or square cornered. It really does finish off the card & makes it a rather special invitation.
If you would like to see a sample, please get in contact using our samples & quotes page & we will be happy to send some samples out to you, if you are particularly interested in the embossed print, please mention this so we can send you the correct samples.