Instructions for setting up your art:

In order to create a proper bleed, when creating your files, you should size your document .025" bigger then the final size desired. For example, the document should be created at 4.25" x 6.25" if you are trying to produce a 4" x 6" postcard. After creating the document, place guides .125” within the edges on all four sides of your artwork. When designing your piece, you should keep all elements that you want to appear on your final printed piece within these guides, to insure that they are not trimmed off. The area between the guides and the edge of the piece is considered the bleed area. This is the area that will be trimmed off. Please note that the background of your piece should extend beyond the guides so that the background will extend all the way to the edge of your final printed piece.