Food Sleeves

Custom Gift Card Sleeves

A gift card handed over loose feels like a transaction. The same card in a printed sleeve feels like a present, which is the entire reason hospitality businesses order them.

It is the one item in this range that never touches food, which widens the material choice considerably.

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Cut to your own product, not a stock size
Board, print and finish confirmed in writing
Delivered across the UK on national carriers

Short enquiry

Quote for This Product

Tell us the quantity and any date you are working to. We reply with the board, print and finish, plus the minimum order quantity and lead time.

Design Your Own

Design Your Custom Gift Card Sleeves

Pick a colour, put your name on it, and see how the idea reads before you ask anyone for a price. It is a sketch rather than a manufacturing proof — the real shape is cut from the product you already serve.

Sleeve colour

Name on the pack

Finish

Show a repeating pattern

A narrow band uses less board than a full wrap and carries the same name. Wrap deeper only where the filling actually runs.

Carry this into the full designer

The full page adds the size, board, print and quantity, then sends the whole specification over in one go. Nothing is committed to at any point.

No Food Contact Means More Material Options

Because nothing edible touches it, a gift card sleeve can use finishes that would be unsuitable elsewhere — soft-touch lamination, foil blocking, uncoated textured stocks.

That is worth knowing, because those finishes are exactly what makes a small item feel worth more than it cost.

Details That Make a Gift Sleeve Work

A window or cut-out so the card is visible without removing it.
A blank panel for a handwritten message, on an uncoated surface that takes ink.
A slot or pocket that holds the card without it sliding out.
Balance terms or an expiry note where those apply to your scheme.

A laminated surface will not take pen, so the message panel needs to be left unlaminated if staff or customers write on it.

Card slots and windows are cut on a bespoke die, covered under bespoke die cutting for windows and slots.

Specification

Format	Sleeve, wallet or slotted holder
Card fit	Sized to a standard card, or to your own dimensions
Window	Optional cut-out, with or without film
Finishes	Matt, gloss, soft-touch, foil blocking, uncoated
Message panel	Left unlaminated so it takes handwriting
Runs	Frequently short; digital printing suits

Ordering, Artwork and Delivery

Getting a Quote

Measure the made-up item as it leaves your pass, at its widest point. We reply with a written specification, the minimum order quantity and the lead time for your job.

Artwork

We send a flat die line so artwork is built on the right shape. Full file requirements are set out in our artwork guidelines.

Turnaround

Lead times depend on the print method, run length and press schedule, so we confirm yours on the quote rather than publishing a single figure.

Delivery in the UK

Orders are dispatched on national carriers to any UK address. Seedelivery information for how dates are given.

Custom Gift Card Sleeves: Common Questions

Can a customer write on the sleeve?

Only on an unlaminated area. Ink sits on top of lamination and smears, so if a handwritten message is part of the idea, that panel has to be left uncoated at the design stage.

Do gift card sleeves need to be food-safe?

No. Nothing edible touches a gift card sleeve, which is why soft-touch, foil and textured stocks are all open here.

Do these need to be food-safe?

No, and that is the useful part. Nothing edible touches them, so finishes ruled out elsewhere in this range are available here.

What finishes suit a gift item?

Soft-touch lamination, foil blocking and uncoated textured stocks all work, and they are what make a small item feel worth more than it cost.

Should the card be visible?

A window or cut-out lets the card show without removing it, which reads as more considered than a plain wallet.

Will the card slide out?

Not with a slot or pocket cut for it. A plain sleeve without one relies on friction, which is unreliable once it has been opened.

Can we print terms on the sleeve?

Yes, and balance or expiry notes are commonly placed on the inner face where they do not compete with the design.

Are short runs practical?

Yes. Gift card sleeves are frequently ordered in small quantities, and digital printing suits that well.

Do these fit a standard card size?

They can be cut to a standard card or to your own dimensions. Send a card if yours is not a standard size.

Can we order a small quantity to test?

Yes. Gift card sleeves are frequently ordered in short runs, and digital printing suits that well.

Prefer to Talk It Through?

Sizing questions are usually quicker on the phone, especially if you have the product in front of you.

+44 7458 651107 info@conesleeves.co.uk