Frequently Asked Questions
"Do you do the printing yourself?"
"What is the difference between digital printing and four-color process printing?"
"I am looking for a super glossy card. Can Charlotte Creations help me?"
"I want rounded corners on my business cards for a unique look. Can you do this?"
"I need cards tomorrow. Do you offer overnight turnaround?"
"Who owns Charlotte Creations LLC?
We do not print in-house.
Kerry researches specials and prices for vendors across the United States on everything from business cards to postcard to door hangers. Though our costs fluctuate slightly, we have finalized pricing for all of our product lines. We have found this helps achieve a consistency and turnaround time that is acceptable for all of our clients. Since we do not print in-house, we can offer prices well below office supply stores (Kinko's, FedEx, Staples, Postnet, AlphaGraphics) at a better quality (see the next paragraph!).
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Four-Color VS. Digital Printing
Kerry uses ONLY vendors that offer true offset four-color (CMYK) printing across our entire product line, the only exception being the vehicle magnets which use a waterproof inkjet process. We do not print our cards 'digitally' (another way of saying your cards would be printed on a glorified photocopier)."Digital" would be the standard means of producing a quick turnaround on a business card if you were walking into your local office supply store.
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Card Texture: Glossy or Matte Finish. WE DO NOT PRINT ON LINEN.
Along with the use of the high quality paper, you will have your choice of a SATIN MATTEor a high-gloss, UV-coating which adds even more thickness and durability to your cards. Our use of high quality paper, along with vibrant inks, produce bright, beautiful, and smooth color tones that will reflect your professional image. You are not limited to only one or two colors as our ENTIRE product lineis priced as full color. We do NOT print on linen stock. Linen is the finely woven textured paperstock that is typical for professions such as attorneys and medical professions. Since our designs are typically full color concepts, we have yet to find a reliable vendor to cost-effectively print full-color on this material. There is also a 'bleed' factor which decreases the amount of detail you can achieve on linen. If you absolutely must have linen, we would be glad to quote it but we strongly recommend our gloss or satin finish.
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Rounded Corners
For a unique touch, round the corners of your business cards, postcards or letterhead for a nominal fee. (There is a minimum of 1,000 to apply rounded corners). Sorry no splitting of box sets, each boxed card set of 1,000+ must be completely rounded or not rounded at all.
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Turnaround and Shipping
Our typical turnaround is 5-8 business days DELIVERED TO YOU FROM THE MOMENT YOU APPROVE THE DESIGN. Shipping fees are INCLUDED on any prices on this website or quoted to you via email. Most jobs in Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, and Mooresville areas are delivered personally by Kerry.
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Who is Kerry Burd?
Kerry Burd, an experienced graphic designer with over 15 years in print and web design. After graduating from the Pittsburgh Technical Institute in 1995 with a degree in Graphic Design, Kerry entered the newspaper business designing ads for the Uniontown Herald-Standard and Pittsburgh Tribune-Reivew. He eventually led all corporate graphic and web design efforts for the international traffic safety firm, Nu-Metrics Inc., from 1999 to 2005. In October of that year Kerry moved to Charlotte to market his broad skill set to a larger audience. Kerry calls Lake Norman his home and proudly support and shops in the communities of Mooresville, Davidson, Cornelius, and Huntersville.
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