Wide Swing Tag: Custom Print

$1.90 AUD

Seed paper is different to that of standard machine made paper. It’s handmade from recycled content and embedded with seeds. Each sheet is unique and beautifully textured with slight variations in color, thickness and the placement of seeds.

Printing and trimming of seed paper can present some challenges! The design of your artwork can effect pricing, print quality and seed germination.

WHAT IS INK COVERAGE?

Ink coverage refers to how much ink is required to print your design.

Up to about half of the page (or less) should be covered in ink. 

This allows for better seed germination and is more economical than printing with high levels of ink. All our pricing is based on artwork that requires less then 50% ink coverage.

How to determine ink coverage?

A visual assessment of your artwork is the best way along with a few questions:

  • Is the page mostly covered in ink?
  • Does your design feature a full colored background?
  • Does the artwork contain large blocks of solid colors?
  • Does my artwork contain photographs?

If answering yes to these questions, your artwork most likely requires high levels of ink. While we can print with high ink it's important to consider that when saturating the paper with ink, seed germination may be reduced.

If printing on both sides of the paper, only one side can have high ink coverage. The reverse side must have very low ink requirements. 

WHAT IS PRINTING TO THE EDGE?

Printing to the edge is when your artwork design prints directly to the cut edge of paper.

If your design prints to the edge (even just one edge!) a bleed must be added to the artwork.

What is a bleed?

A bleed is extra area that is added to the edges of the artwork. Any part of the artwork design that prints to an edge must extended into the bleed area.

For example:

  • if the size of a square card is 100mm x 100mm, adding a 3mm bleed will increase the size to 106mm x 106mm.

Why is a bleed required?

Cutting precisely on a line isn't always 100% accurate. This is especially relevant to seed paper which can move slightly more than regular machine made paper when printing and cutting.

  • Without a bleed, after cutting to size there will be small white lines next to the edges and this really doesn't look great.
  • Extending your artwork into the bleed area allows us to cut off the extra 3mm which results in a much nicer cut.

Please see our PRINT SETTINGS page for artwork examples showing ink coverage and edge to edge/ bleed details.

DESIGNING YOUR ARTWORK

Along with ink coverage and printing to the edges it's also important to consider the general design elements of your artwork to ensure they print well on seed paper. This may include:

  • text size and font styles
  • images
  • colour matching
  • plus more...

Please see our ARTWORK page for more details.

Wide Swing Tag: Custom Print

Wide Swing Tag: Custom Print

$1.90 AUD

$1.90 AUD

HOW DO I ORDER ?

  • 1: Select guidelines based on your artwork

    We typically work with premade artwork!

    So, if you have artwork already made up, select the following details that best represent your artwork & order;
    - One side or Two sided Print
    - Low Ink Coverage (Less than 50%)
    - High Ink Coverage (More than 50%)
    (You can read more tips about our artwork guidelines below)

    & Upload your artwork via your product page or send to us via email; info@papergoround.com.au

  • 2: Select your Seed Type & Quantity

    We have a range of seed types, from Australian Natives, to herbs, to flowers and salad options.
    &
    Select your desired quantity, take into out account our quantity discounts for extra savings!

  • 3: We follow up with a print proof

    Upon receiving your order, Paper-Go-Round will set-up your artwork for a print proof.
    We will email a photo or a digital mockup through to you, allowing any changes to be made if necessary.
    Or if you are happy to approve it, we can place it into our print schedule.

  • 4: Printing starts

    Once everything's good to go, it's full steam ahead with the print run!

    Allow around 2-4 business days for print and production dependent on quantity.
    If you have any questions regarding lead-time please call or email us!

  • 5: Send your order!

    Once complete, we'll pop your order in the post, and you'll receive a tracking number.
    Factor in these post times with your order!
    Express post taking 1-2 business days.
    Standard post taking 2-4 business days.

Printing options for one or two-sided printing with ink coverage choices.

Examples of LOW & HIGH INK COVERAGE

Less than 50% of the card covered

Low Ink Coverage

  • No Printing to the edges
  • All artwork 5mm clear of trimmed edge

Less than 50% of the card covered

Low Ink Coverage

  • No Printing to the edges
  • Artwork is not 5mm clear of trimmed edges, so will need to be adjusted to allow for this. (As shown in image 1)

Less than 50% of the card covered

Low Ink Coverage

  • Printing to the edges, will require a bleed & crop marks to be added to artwork
  • Important information 5mm inside

More than 50% of the card is covered

High Ink Coverage

  • No printing to edges
  • All artwork at least 5mm clear of edge (red line)

Note due to handmade nature of the paper, the background/border may not always align evenly. As paper can shift 1-3mm when printing

More than 50% of the card is covered

High Ink Coverage

  • Printing to all edges, thus requiring a bleed & crop marks added
  • Important text details are at least 5mm inside the edges (red line)

Note : If you have High Ink Coverage on one side, we can't print High Ink Coverage side on the second side. As this will decrease the germination rate of the seeds.

FAQs

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As this is a custom printed card, planting instructions are not automatically added.

We normally suggest including instructions within your own artwork design.

However, if selecting double sided printing, you may choose to use one of our standard planting instructions on the back instead of your own artwork. There are two versions to choose from, these can be viewed and selected in the options for back layout.

Yes, however a short run setup fee will be applicable. Please email us for a quote.

While Paper-Go-Round is not a wholesaler, we do offer pricing from small to large quantities. By purchasing more, prices are discounted.

Growing your seed paper

  • Step 1 - Place your card in soil

    Place your card in a pot or an area filled with soil.

  • Step 2 - Watering your card

    Soak the card in water until it becomes soft.

    Tip: (keep your card moist daily)

  • Step 3 - Cover your card in soil

    Cover your paper with another thin layer of soil.

    Lastly, adding some more water to the mixture.

Get in touch

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