Soft to the touch,hard to put down.

Mostly, yes. Print shops use all three names for a 16pt card with a smooth laminate that feels soft instead of glossy. Some sell velvet or suede as a separate laminate with a slightly fuzzier feel, but in a photo and in a hand they are very close. Ours is a silk laminate.

A ballpoint pen tends to skip on the laminate. A fine-tip permanent marker works well if you need to add an appointment time or a note by hand. If you write on your cards often, linen or classic matte is the easier choice.

Silk cards start at $83, with full color on one or both sides included. The price per card drops as the quantity goes up, and the configurator shows your exact total before you add anything to the cart.

Less than gloss cards do. The laminate has almost no shine, so fingerprints are hard to see, and it resists the scuffing a UV gloss card picks up in a pocket. On very dark designs, keys can still leave a faint mark, as on any laminated card.

Silk cards ship in Ships in about 6 business days after proof approval after you approve your proof. A person on our team checks your file first and emails the proof, so nothing prints until you say it is right.