The Redbows Promotional Gifts Blog

Well Sunday 8th July was quite a day for one our Promotional Gifts Consultants - Cerries got married to Andy. The whole day was a wonderful experience for all those attending. Aside from a few rainy showers the afternoon cleared to a sunny sky to allow plenty of fun and games on the lawns of Bodidris Hall, including the smashing of a large Panyatta full of sweets for the children. The evening was also a wonderful success thanks to a superb bangers and mash supper, Italian cabaret singer and huge chocolate fountain. Cerris and Andy are now honey-moon-ing (play on words here for those in the know). We wish them all the best.

You may notice navigating around our website that many of our products can be ‘foil blocked’ - a particular type of print process. Rather than ink being applied to the surface of the product, a metallic foil is stamped onto the surface of the material with a heated die, which leaves the design of the die on the product. Foil blocking (or foil printing) does not necessarily have to be restricted to gold or silver - we can often foil block many other standard colours (although Pantone matching is not available with foil blocking).

Most commonly, foil blocking can be applied to leather products such as bookmarks and coasters, and card boxes (such as a Personalised Chocolate Box). This printing technique can be very effective, however some logos do not work well with foil blocking. The more complex the design, the less effective the printed product will be (click the image to enlarge it!):

Of course, you can always email your design to design@redbows.co.uk for our Design Studio to take a look at it for you if you’re not sure whether your artwork would be suitable for a foil blocked product.