• Artwork should be to size. (go to: www.budgetcard.com to download product templates).
• Colors must be defined as either Pantone or CMYK colors. RGB images must be converted to CMYK.
  Images must be 300 dpi (dots/pixels per inch) and at least 600 dpi for images with rasterized text and/or finely detailed logos & line art.
  
• All copy and images should be positioned 1⁄8" in from finish size of item, and 1⁄8" clearance from holes,
  slots & die cuts.
• Imprints with color backgrounds, borders or image backgrounds that print to the edges, must bleed 1⁄8" beyond the finish size (edges of product).
• Ruler scales must bleed 1⁄8", and the shortest increments on scales must be at least 1⁄8".
• Text must be at least 6 point type. Small bold and/or condensed text should be kerned out to avoid spaces filling in when printed.
• Reverse Printing: We do not recommend printing logos with fine lines in reverse, as fine lines will fill in when printed. Text printed in reverse must be bold and at least 6 point type.

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS:
Adobe Creative Suite 2®: Adobe Illustrator® (version 12.x)
Adobe Photoshop® (version 9.x) Adobe InDesign® (version 4.x) QuarkXPress™ (version 7.x)

• Include all fonts and/or convert type to outlines/curves/paths.
• Package & Collect all linked files used in your document and/or embed any placed images such as bitmap images and vector art files; preferred file formats: ***.ai ; Bitmap images: Layered ***.tif; ***.psd.
• Trapping will be determined by Budgetcard Inc.

MEDIA ACCEPTED:
CDs, DVDs, 3.5" high density disks, 100MB Zip disks
A Color hard copy of artwork must be supplied with disks.
If a color copy cannot be supplied, color breaks must be specified.

E-MAIL:
Our e-mail address for artwork is Budgetcard.
Please include the following information in the subject line:
Company Name, P.O. number, quote number.
E-mailed art files cannot exceed 5MB. Files larger than 5MB
should be compressed with a program such as Stuffit, submitted on disk or uploaded to our FTP site.

Contact Budgetcard for your FTP password. Click Here for FTP instructions.

BILLING:
Budgetcard bills $50 (v) per hour for artwork. We will advise the client if their art charge exceeds $40(v)
and does not appear on the purchase order as a line item “estimated art charge”. Client will also be advised if their art charge exceeds the estimated art charge by more than $40 (v). Any required work such as typesetting, color separation, touch-up, creating bleeds, adding crop marks, etc. is subject to an art charge. Time spent preflighting/troubleshooting files (corresponding with client, searching for logos/type fonts, etc.) is also subject to an art charge. Please note that deliveries are likely to run longer if Budgetcard prepares your art for you.

PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WHEN PREPARING DATA FILES FOR BUDGETCARD:
Data files should be supplied as either Microsoft Excel, Micosoft Access, dBase, or as delimited text files.
Files will be produced in the order supplied unless otherwise specified on your document.
Consecutive Numbering does not require a data file, please specify the starting number
and number of digits on the purchase order.