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Artwork Guidelines

To get the best print results every time,

here are some helpful tips for designing your piece.

TEMPLATES Jpegs and Tiffs

Product templates can be downloaded on website product • When sending your art as one flattened raster image, ensure it is saved at
pages or you can contact us to have them emailed to you. a high resolution (at least 300dpi) at the correct size.
If you are implementing a seed paper shape into your design, If bleeds are included make sure the size and graphics have been adjusted
accordingly (See SIZE & BLEED).
full-size JPEGs of those shapes are also available for placement.
• DO NOT include any guides in flattened raster artwork.
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS FILES SENT IN WORD, POWERPOINT, OR EXCEL ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
We recommend including planting instructions in your artwork.
For example: Plant & grow. Cover the seeded paper with 1/8”of soil. FILE PREPARATION
Place in a sunny spot and water often. Watch wildflowers bloom! There are a few common things to consider when preparing
We can also supply the icons below in a vector format when files for optimal printing.
requested if you would like to use them in your artwork. Size & Bleed
What is a bleed? - The bleed is an extra amount of image/background that
extends past the final trim size when you want the ink to go right to the edge
of the paper. It ensures quality edges and is trimmed off in production.
PAPER STOCK PRINTING GUIDELINES • If your design does not have a bleed, set the file/document size to the

Printing On Card Stock actual size of the piece you ordered.
Full-color CMYK printing is included in pricing. Check product • If your design does have a bleed, please add at least 0.125” of bleed on
listing to see if bleed is available. each side. Your file will be set up larger than the actual size of the piece.
For example: the file size for a 2” x 3.5” business card with full bleed
Printing On Seed Paper would be 2.25” x 3.75” .
• Pricing includes up to 30% ink coverage. Margins
• Solid dark printing is not recommended, but is not impossible. • Make sure the vital artwork has a margin of at least 0.125” (3 mm) from the
Printing On Colored Seed Paper inside of all edges, with no text or important image components going into
• All colors will print differently when the inks mix with a this area.
colored paper instead of white. • We always take great care when printing, however, because of the bumpy
• Color matching is not guaranteed on colored seed paper. texture of the plantable paper, please allow for slight shifting in your
design. Avoid using a border that follows the edge of the paper.
• Darker, one or two color printing is recommended.
Resolution
APPROVED FILE FORMATS All artwork (including embedded logos and images) must have
PDF a resolution of at least 300ppi/dpi at 100% size for best results
PDFs need to be the highest resolution possible (at least Color
300dpi) including all elements contained within the PDF. • Please use CMYK numbers/four-color process numbers. If RGB or
Example: If there is a raster image in your PDF (jpeg, png, gif, Pantone swatches are used, we cannot guarantee color accuracy.
etc) that is low resolution, this may result in a pixelated print.
Avoid using images and logos taken from websites, as they are • If submitting artwork, please provide an uncoated Pantone number that
screen resolutions and are much smaller than they appear on we can match to as close as possible. These Pantone numbers are for our
screen when at 300dpi (print resolution). reference only, the artwork should remain in CMYK.
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, or Photoshop & EPS NOTE: NOT ALL PANTONE SWATCHES ARE ACHIEVABLE WITH CMYK BASED PRINTING
BUT OUR PRINT TEAM WILL MATCH THE COLOR AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
• All guides must be on an unlocked layer, or removable. • Please be advised that if printing on colored seed paper, all colors will
• All fonts used in the artwork need to be sent with the artwork, or print differently than they would on white. (See PRINTING ON COLORED
converted to paths. SEED PAPER)
• Links (logos and/or images used in the artwork) need to be sent CROP MARKS
with the artwork as high resolution files (at least 300ppi/dpi) or be
embedded within the document. Please submit the artwork without crop marks.

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