Double-sided A5 silk finish 350gsm invitations, fo... Double-sided A5 silk finish 350gsm invitations, foil text over printed image backgrounds. Excellent help from the website enabled me to create the necessary files for uploading from scratch. I needed to clarify a couple of requirements (noob tech questions), but after the phone call with the excellently informative and patient customer support, all was clear. Shared the files via Google, digital proof the next day, invitations arrived a week later (standard turnaround). Excellent quality! The packaging was exceptional, so the 100 invitations were perfect on arrival N.B. a signed-for delivery allows you to inspect the package and sign for damage, if you see any. Very pleased indeed with the product and process, so I am more than happy to recommend Aura Print!
Premium Business Card Printing Services
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Premium business card printing with unmatched quality and attention to detail
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Lightning-fast turnaround times ensuring your customised business cards arrive when needed
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Outstanding customer service helping you throughout your business card creating journey
Make your networking better with our great business card printing services. We help UK businesses print business cards that get noticed. Need personalised business cards for important meetings? Want to create business cards that show your brand? We deliver great results every time. We use modern printing technology and top materials to print your custom business cards, ensuring your business cards will stand out. We make everything from simple single-sided cards to creative die-cut designs. Getting business cards personalised with us is easy. Upload your design or pick from our templates. Print your own business cards with absolute confidence using our simple online system, or by speaking with our customer service team today.
Why Choose Our Business Card Printing UK Services?
Standing out today means more than just sharing contact details. You need business cards printed perfectly. We're one of the best business card printing UK companies. We know that custom business cards work as powerful marketing tools every day. Our bespoke business cards mix great design ideas with top materials. Every business card we custom print is made with precision and care. Looking for the best place to get business cards printed? Many entrepreneurs choose business card printing online services to quickly design and order professional cards without leaving the office.
We are happy to cover everything from design phase to completion. We've helped thousands of UK businesses make great first impressions with our business card printing services, and we are confident we are the right choice for you.
Dispatched using a reliable next working day courier in as little as 1 working day from proof approval.
All print products are finished, quality checked, and packed in-house by our professionals.
Friendly, knowledgeable customer service team available to answer any questions.
Talented in-house design team on-hand to create bespoke designs for virtually any product.
From paper stocks to foil shades, our customisation options are simply unmatched.
Constant innovation means we’re working on new products and finishes as we speak.
Real Business Card Examples from Our Customers
Every business card in our gallery of work has been printed by our team, with photography captured either in-house or shared directly by our customers. These real-world examples show how different materials, finishes, and designs come together once printed.
If you’re exploring ideas for your own business cards, this is a useful way to see how different combinations perform in the wild.
Explore Our Business Card Styles
At Aura Print, we know that the format and size of your business card plays a key role in how your brand is presented to prospective clients & customers. From our experience printing for a wide range of industries, different formats suit different purposes, which is why we’ve tailored our business card printing to your style.
While landscape business cards are the most widely used and offer a clean, familiar layout for professional information, portrait formats are often chosen by creative businesses looking for a more modern, stand-out look. Square business cards and mini business cards are popular with brands that want something a little different, while rounded corner business cards create a softer, friendlier feel. For those who consider themselves a little less conventional, circular business cards are guaranteed to turn heads!
All of our business card formats can be fully customised with your choice of size, material, and finish, with the option to split your order across multiple designs for different members of your team. If you’re unsure which format is right for your business cards, our experts can help you choose based on your design and how your cards will be used.
Portrait Business Cards
Great for creative people and modern brands. Portrait business cards give a fresh twist on normal networking cards that grab attention right away.
Landscape Business Cards
The classic choice for all types of professionals. Landscape business cards give plenty of space for contact details and clean designs.
Square Business Cards
Make people remember you with modern square business cards. They stand out in wallets and card holders while offering unique design options.
Die Cut Business Cards
Get creative with custom shapes that show your brand personality. Die cut business cards create amazing first impressions at networking events.
Mini Business Cards
Small but mighty. Mini business cards work perfectly for conferences and events where space matters but making connections is still important.
Circle Business Cards
Round business cards offer a unique networking experience. People will remember them long after your initial meeting or presentation.
Single Sided Business Cards
Cost-effective and practical. Single sided business cards leave space for handwritten notes while keeping a professional look for businesses watching budgets.
Double Sided Business Cards
Get the most from your marketing with double sided business cards. Show your brand story, services, and contact details all in a single card.
Premium Finishes for Business Cards
The finishes you choose can completely change how your business cards look and feel, so it’s important to get it right. Based on customer feedback, we know that finishes affect everything from durability to texture and how your card is perceived when it’s handed over.
Laminates like matte, gloss, and soft touch are some of the most popular choices for business cards, offering added protection and a more impressive finish. Matte lamination creates a smooth, understated look, gloss enhances colour vibrancy, and soft touch is a must for foiled business cards, adding a velvet finish.
For more impact, finishes such as metallic foil, spot UV, and other specialist touches can highlight key design elements and add contrast to your business cards. The right combination of material and finish ensures your business cards not only look professional, but also convert potential leads into actual customers.
Gloss Business Cards
Finished with a high-shine laminate that enhances colour and contrast. Ideal for bold, image-heavy business cards where shine is imperative.
Matte Business Cards
Smooth, non-reflective finish that creates a clean, professional look. Perfect for minimalist business cards and more subtle branding.
Soft Touch Business Cards
Velvety laminate with a premium feel. A popular choice for luxury business cards where texture really matters, we apply soft touch laminate to all foiled business cards.
Metallic Foil Business Cards
Add beautiful metallic touches with gold, silver, or copper foil that catches light perfectly. Great for luxury brands and high-end professional services. We have an extensive range of foils to choose from.
Business Cards with Spot UV
Create striking contrast with shiny spot UV coating that highlights logos and text. Perfect for businesses that want bespoke branding.
Plastic Business Cards
Waterproof and incredibly durable. Plastic business cards are fantastic for outdoor professionals, gyms, and businesses that require long-lasting networking tools.
Soft Touch Business Cards
Velvety smooth laminate finish provides luxurious tactile experience. Ideal for premium brands and professionals seeking to convey quality through a bespoke texture.
Enhanced Thickness Options
Feel the difference that extra thickness makes to how rich your business cards feel. Our enhanced weight options create cards that feel as premium as they look. These cards last longer and offer a great tactile feel that shows quality and attention to detail that people notice right away.
Duplex Business Cards
Double-layer construction creates solid thickness that shows quality and professionalism. Perfect for executives and established businesses wanting premium networking materials.
Triplex Business Cards
Triple-layer luxury with coloured core reveals. Triplex business cards offer unmatched thickness and visual interest that commands respect in any professional setting.
Business Cards with Painted Edges
Add bright coloured edges that match your brand colours. Create eye-catching details that make your cards instantly recognisable and professionally distinctive.
Exceptional Material Choices
Find our carefully chosen selection of premium materials. They turn standard business cards into memorable brand experiences. Each material offers unique features that improve your brand story and professional presentation.
Our material knowledge ensures perfect matching between your design ideas and your business card material. This allows our printed business cards to look amazing and feel luxurious in people's hands. From eco-friendly options to cutting-edge synthetics, we've found the finest materials available.
Kraft Business Cards
Eco-friendly kraft paper shows environmental care while delivering rustic charm. Perfect for sustainable brands and businesses emphasising natural values and authenticity.
Waterproof Business Cards
Completely water-resistant synthetic material that can withstand extreme conditions. Ideal for outdoor professionals, marine industries, and active lifestyle businesses requiring ongoing durability.
Textured Business Cards
Distinctive textured surfaces add tactile interest and premium feel. Perfect for businesses wanting to create memorable sensory experiences during networking encounters.
Magnetic Business Cards
Practical magnetic backing ensures your cards stay visible on fridges and metal surfaces. Ideal for service businesses and professionals requiring ongoing visibility.
Choose the Right Paper For Your Business Cards
The paper you choose has a huge impact on how your business cards look, feel, and perform out in the real world. From our experience printing for an array of different businesses, different paper types suit different goals - whether that’s durability, visual impact (AKA wow-factor), or a more natural, subtle finish.
Silk and gloss are popular for vibrant, print-heavy designs, while uncoated stocks offer a softer, more natural feel that’s ideal for fine script or minimalist branding. Sustainable business card stocks such as recycled and kraft are the go-to for eco-conscious brands and those looking for a stock with shedloads of natural personality, while premium options like textured and Colorplan stocks create a high-end finish.
All of our paper types have been carefully tested and selected based on print quality and consistency, and can be paired with a wide range of finishes and weights. If you’re unsure which material is right for your design, our print team have put their heads together to talk you through each and every one!
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Kraft
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Cotton
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Rag
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GF Smith Colorplan
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Colourcore
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Pearlescent
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Nevertear
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Zeta Hammer
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Zeta Laid
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Zeta Linen
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Arpa Ribbed
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Tinteresso Gesso
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Magnet
The Order Process
Place your order online using our instant price calculator, which updates your total in real time.
Reply to your Order Confirmation email by sending us your artwork or design brief.
Our design team reviews your artwork, discusses any issues with you, and sends a proof for your approval.
After approval, your prints are produced and shipped straight to you within just a few days.
From Approval to Dispatch
As soon as your artwork is approved, your order is scheduled for production using the turnaround you select at checkout. Most business card orders are printed and dispatched within a few working days of proof approval.
We use established UK couriers to handle delivery, with the majority of mainland orders arriving the next working day after dispatch.
For more information on our turnaround times and delivery options, head over to our dedicated delivery page.
Quality Control at Every Stage
Each order goes through a manual quality check before it leaves us. During production, we print additional sheets to account for setup and consistency, allowing our team to remove any cards that don’t meet our standards.
This approach ensures that the business cards you receive are clean, consistent, and ready to use.
Artwork Checks and Proofing
Before anything is printed, you’ll receive a digital proof to review and approve. This stage is where we prepare your artwork for production and flag anything that could affect the final result.
Our team checks for things like bleed, positioning, and how your design will translate to print. If something requires your attention, we’ll let you know clearly so it can be corrected before printing begins.
Taking the time to review your proof carefully helps keep everything on track and avoids unnecessary delays.
If Something Isn’t Right
If there’s an issue with your order, get in touch with your order details and a brief explanation of the problem. We’ll review everything and advise on the next steps.
Where an issue is confirmed on our side, we’ll prioritise a reprint to resolve it as quickly as possible.
A Collaborative Approach to Business Cards
Printing isn’t always a straight process, and some designs may need small adjustments to achieve the best result. When that happens, we’ll explain why and guide you through the most effective way forward.
Our focus is on getting the final product right — not just producing it.
How Do I Make My Business Cards Look More Professional?
Professional business cards rely on strong typography, clean spacing, and high-quality print finishes rather than overly complicated designs. Thicker stocks, premium laminates, and simpler layouts look more established than overcrowded designs packed with too much information.
Print quality also plays a major role. Sharp text, consistent colour, and well-finished edges are often noticed before the design itself, especially during meetings, networking events, or face-to-face introductions.
Are Business Cards Still Effective for Networking?
Business cards remain one of the fastest and easiest ways to share contact details during meetings, networking events, and face-to-face conversations. They can be handed out quickly at busy events without interrupting the flow of a conversation, making them feel natural in both social and professional settings.
Business cards also give people a physical sense of your brand that digital contact sharing cannot fully replicate. Paper choice, print finish, texture, weight, and layout all help communicate the standard of a business and the kind of brand it wants to present. Well-produced business cards are also more likely to be retained, revisited, or passed on after the initial interaction.
Why Do Some Business Cards Feel More Premium Than Others?
Premium business cards place more emphasis on physical details that people notice when a card is picked up or handed over. Paper thickness, texture, rigidity, and finish all influence how a business card feels during face-to-face interactions.
Finishes like soft-touch lamination, textured papers, painted edges, and foil details create additional contrast and depth that standard cards do not have. These details are easier to notice in person, especially when cards are exchanged during meetings and networking events.
Will Matt or Gloss Business Cards Look More Professional?
Matt business cards create a cleaner and more understated appearance that suits luxury, corporate, and design-led branding. Gloss finishes reflect more light and increase colour vibrancy, making them more suited to bold graphics, photography, and brighter branding styles.
The finish also changes how the card handles in day-to-day use. Matt and soft-touch laminates reduce glare and fingerprints more effectively, while gloss finishes place greater emphasis on colour contrast and visual brightness.
What’s the Biggest Mistake People Make with Business Card Design?
Trying to include too much information is one of the most common mistakes. Business cards usually work best when they focus on clear contact details, readable typography, and a layout that can be understood quickly.
Our guide on what to put on a business card explains how to structure information more effectively without overcrowding the design.
What Makes People Keep a Business Card?
People are more likely to keep business cards that feel well made, memorable, and thoughtfully designed rather than generic or disposable. Strong branding, thoughtful layouts, premium materials, and deliberate finishing all help give a card a clearer sense of style and value once it has been handed over.
More design elements do not always create a better business card either. Some of the more memorable designs rely on restraint, clean spacing, and subtle details rather than overcrowded layouts or excessive effects, something explored further in our guide to Japanese business card etiquette.
Physical details also play a major role. Thicker stocks, tactile textures, foil details, and sharper print quality allow business cards to feel more substantial in the hand, which helps them stand out once they are sitting in a wallet, pocket, or on a desk.
Is It Worth Paying More for Premium Business Cards?
A business card is a physical snapshot of your brand that gets handed directly to potential clients, customers, and professional contacts, alongside the most effective way of contacting you. The amount of care invested into that card, whether through design, material choice, print quality, or finishing, says a lot about the standards of the business behind it.
That investment is not always financial either. Time spent refining the layout, choosing the right stock, improving typography, or selecting suitable finishes can completely change how a business card feels once it is picked up. Thoughtful design and strong production quality can create a better result than excessive decoration or unnecessary effects.
Does Size Affect How Professional Business Cards Feel?
Standard business card sizes feel more familiar and practical because they fit naturally into wallets, purses, card holders, and desk organisers without feeling awkward or oversized. That familiarity helps cards feel more considered and easier to keep.
Alternative formats like square, mini, folded, or custom sized business cards can still work well when they support the way the card is being used. Folded business cards, for example, provide additional space for appointment details, services, or contact information without overcrowding the design. The strongest non-standard formats still prioritise readability, balance, and usability rather than standing out purely for the sake of being different. Our guide on business card sizes explores the most common formats in more detail.
Are Business Cards Worth It for Small Businesses?
Smaller businesses often rely on direct interactions, networking, referrals, word of mouth, personal recommendations, and repeat customers, so a well-produced business card can carry more weight than larger brands with wider advertising reach.
Business cards work best when key branding details like logos, names, contact information is clearly presented, rather than artwork and design dominating the card.
If you want to compare our entire paper range before you order, you can request a sample pack to explore the different options available.
Professional business cards rely on strong typography, clean spacing, and high-quality print finishes rather than overly complicated designs. Thicker stocks, premium laminates, and simpler layouts look more established than overcrowded designs packed with too much information.
Print quality also plays a major role. Sharp text, consistent colour, and well-finished edges are often noticed before the design itself, especially during meetings, networking events, or face-to-face introductions.
Essential Business Card Insights
Check out our complete collection of expert guides. They will help you get the most from your business card investment and networking experience. Our carefully written articles give practical insights and professional advice for creating impactful business cards.
Our blog posts combine industry knowledge with real-world use. This allows you to make smart decisions about your business card design, materials, and strategy. Whether you're new to networking or experienced, our resources will improve your understanding of effective business card marketing.
Why You Should Spend More On Business Cards
Find out the great ROI that premium business cards deliver. Learn how superior materials and quality finishes create powerful first impressions that convert prospects into loyal clients.
What Size is a Business Card
Learn how standard business card dimensions influence layout, readability, and print impact. This practical guide explores common business card sizes and explains how choosing the right format can improve branding, usability, and overall presentation.
How To Make The Perfect Business Card
Master the art of business card design with our complete guide. Explore essential elements from paper selection to typography. Find the perfect balance between creativity and professionalism that drives results.
What To Put On A Business Card
Explore the crucial information hierarchy for maximum impact. Find out what key details to include on a business card and how to prioritise them so your card makes an instant impact.
Complete Your Business Card Setup
Once business cards are printed, many customers continue building out the rest of their branded stationery and marketing materials. From networking events and retail packaging to direct mail campaigns and client presentations, these popular companion products help create a more professional and consistent brand experience across every customer touchpoint.
Whether you are launching a new business, refreshing your company branding, or preparing for exhibitions and promotions, these commonly paired print products work naturally alongside custom business cards to strengthen presentation, improve brand recognition, and support day-to-day marketing activity.
Flyer Printing
Perfect for promoting services, events, menus, offers, and campaigns alongside business cards. Many businesses use flyers and cards together at exhibitions, retail counters, and networking events.
Printed Postcards
Ideal for direct mail marketing, thank you cards, appointment reminders, promotional drops, and loyalty campaigns. Postcards pair naturally with business cards for customer retention and local marketing.
Custom Stickers
Custom stickers help businesses extend branding onto packaging, products, envelopes, laptops, and ecommerce orders while maintaining a cohesive visual identity alongside their business cards.
Printed Presentation Folders
A strong upsell for corporate clients, consultants, estate agents, and service businesses looking to present quotes, contracts, brochures, or sales materials professionally.
Letterhead Printing
One of the most natural companion products for business cards. Matching letterheads help create a consistent branded stationery set for invoices, proposals, correspondence, and official documentation.
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