**Setup for SPOT UV / FOIL / DIE CUT processes:

When setting up a design that includes special effect print processes, in almost all situations, we need to be supplied with a vector file.  This can be either a .AI, PDF, or EPS file.  When setting up your vector file, your finished file should contain one layer for all printable date, and then one layer (to be used as a map guide) for all special effects printing.  Please be specific in the naming of your layers, so that it is understood which layer pertains to which print process.  For example, if you are submitting a business card that uses SPOT UV, your file will contain two layers.  The first layer will be labeled "PRINT LAYER."  This layer will contain all information that you wish to be printed.  The second layer will be labeled "SPOT UV LAYER" and will include a vector outline / map that shows explicitly where the SPOT UV (spot gloss) will be applied too.  This layer is only a guide layer to show where the SPOT UV effect will go, and should not include any other print objects.  The above process applies to using FOIL, or custom shape / die cutting.  In all of these cases, you will include one print layer, and an additional layer to map out where each effect (foil, spot uv, or die cut) will be applied.  If you are unable to create a usable file, in most circumstances we are happy to assist you in creating a file that will print to your criteria.  If you are unclear about how something will print using effects, we can provide you a digital proof that will explicitly show how your project will print.