Personalized playing cards? Talk amongst yourselves.

Amy wants to know:

I read somewhere recently about making your own playing cards -- someone had a template where you could insert your own pictures for the face cards, etc.  Thought it would make a great family present.  Now I can't find it anywhere!  If you could help me find a template to make playing cards I would be forever grateful!

This sounded like one of fd's flickr toys, but I was wrong -- he came up with templates for personalized trading cards. Can anyone point Amy in the right direction?

Tags: Digital photography

Comments

[christy]

I came across this site, but haven't ever heard anything about them: http://www.yourplayingcards.com

[Kimmer]

Snapfish and Shutterfly both have them--there are probably others out there as well.

[Unbalanced]

I've seen them at www.kodakgallery.com

[Nathan]

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/morefun/photogiftideas.mspx

[John]

MPix makes them too:

http://www.mpix.com/productsinfo.aspx?prod=17

[Erin Ross]

I've ordered MANY decks from kodakgallery.com and they look GREAT (assuming your starting photo is high-enough resolution).

[Whitney]

Surprised Heather didn't pipe up. She's working for kodakgallery.com! They have em.

[Kristen]

here ya go:

http://www.coolmompicks.com/2006/06/no_more_mixed_decks.php

[Mark]

What you all are posting isn't what she's asking for..."your own pictures for the face cards" isn't what these places do...

There are a couple that do the face side (where the numbers go), but this one seems to be what you're looking for.
http://etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=575955

Hope that helps.

[Mark]

Sorry, I posed the wrong link, although the Etsy one is interesting. This one: http://www.photoplayingcards.com/ will allow you to do a custom face to the card as well as the back.

[Emily]

www.snapfish.com makes these. Here is the exact link
http://www1.snapfish.com/revieworderstore/prd=PlayingCards/prdtype=Photogift%3BPHOTOTHIS%28PlayingCards%29/t_=37968508

I have not seen these in person, but I have used snapfish for other gifts and I have always been pleased.

Good luck!

[MamaBear]

http://talkingpix.com/

[Amy]

Thanks everyone for the ideas. The key for me is wanting the picture on the playing side of the cards, not just the back, and I was hoping to be able to make them myself (ie., build them, print them on card-stock, laminate). It looks like the Microsoft program will do it, but unfortunately the free trial version does not have that feature.

Thanks again to all who responded!

Amy

[Rob O'Daniel]

Along very similar lines, does anyone know of a reasonably price site that will print playing-card-sized cards that are completely customized? I have an idea for a flashcard project that would be incredibly helpful. I know I could print & laminate them myself but my printer died recently (I've been too cheap to replace it thusfar) and I'd prefer to have something a bit more professional-looking.

[Nicole]

Heritage Makers cards are stunning!

http://www.heritagemakers.com/419946

[jonesboulstridge]

Yes it's possible that someone had a template where you could insert your own pictures for the face cards.
http://www.tmplayingcards.com/