greeting cards - handmade in the UK 
To accompany your bespoke wedding photo album or guestbook, why not complete the package with matching invitation cards? Kitaken cards are ideal as invitation or programme cards for weddings, christenings, anniversaries, baby announcements, birthdays and all occasions. They're also great to be used as thank you cards! Since each card is made to order, there are numerous possibilities to personalise these cards according to your own taste.

Formats

The Kitaken standard card has a total size of 15x21 cm (DIN A5) when opened and are folded into an A6 double card. The card is detailed by an (optional) cream-coloured double satin ribbon (3mm) which is tied together on the fold to form a small bow. The ribbon is not only decortive but can also be used to hold the invitation leaflet so the text so printing directly onto the card is not necessary.

Other card formats are available upon request. Matching envelopes and inlay sheets are available. Please get in touch for a price quote.

Materials

Only the finest quality materials from Japan and Europe are used.

The card is made of high-quality ivory-coloured paper with a sturdy paper thickness of 200 gsm, which comes from a German paper mill who has been producing paper for over 500 years.

When designing the front cover there is a choice of two design collections: "Washi" and "Wabi-Sabi": The covers from the Washi-series are provided with high-quality Japanese paper (Chiyogami and Katazome) printed in historical technique and traditional motifs, which are imported from Kyoto. "Chiyo" means "1000 generations", which indicates the durability of this paper, which is as robust as it is beautiful. The fronts of the Wabi-Sabi-Series are printed directly with a Kitaken motif. These designs of my photographs and illustrations, and are in the tradition of the Japanese Wabi-Sabi aesthetic.

A swatch list of my exclusive Japanese papers, cover designs and bookcloths can be downloaded here.

Prices

Please choose your card design by downloading my swatch list here.

Base prices
• Standard card with satin ribbon: 2.00 GBP
• Card with vintage paper: 2.50 GBP
• Other formats: upon request

Extras
‣ Inlay sheets (A5): 0.50 GBP
‣ Envelopes (C6 or B6): 0.60 GBP
‣ Envelopes of other sizes: upon request

Shipping (up to 5 cards):
○ United Kingdom: 2 GBP
○ Germany: 5 GBP
○ Rest of the world: upon request

Shipping (5 or more cards):
○ United Kingdom: 4 GBP
○ Germany: 8 GBP
○ Rest of the world: upon request

Shipping costs apply only once if ordering several products. The information for the item with the highest individual shipping costs is decisive.