How do you make your own playing cards?

Hi All! I'm having a Clue/do theme party and I want to make custom playing cards for a board game. I'm not a wizard with photoshop and I'm not sure how to go about it. I have photographs of my suspects, and I want to alter them so that their name is on it somewhere obviously. I also want the backs printed as well with an image backing.





Thanks for any advice you have to give!

How do you make your own playing cards?
Standard size for playing cards is 2-1/2" x 3-1/2".





You have a couple options:


1. Buy a deck of cards and alter the face side only (backs all the same).


2. Buy card stock and other papers and make the cards from scratch.


3. Buy blanks from your local scrapbooking store and alter those.





If you look at playing cards, most have a white border all around, on both the front and back. I would include this in your design on the fronts, but not on the backs. Select a design you like for the back, put it all over one sheet of paper and print that out on cardstock. Cut into cards and then decorate the fronts.


You can use stickers which is by far the easiest way to create cards in bulk. Stamps are also handy for mass production. There are markers created for the sole purpose of writing on slick surfaces including photographs.





If you want the cards to be smooth (as much as possible) and playable, stick to flat embellishments (no buttons, beads, etc). You could laminate the cards - it would "seal" everything and give a smooth surface, easy to play with.





For more ideas, go to your local scrapbooking store.





Good Luck!!
Reply:You won't ever get professional results unless you go to a card publisher, but there'a a couple things you can do:


1. You can print your photos out on cardstock and cut them to card size.


2. You can purchase blank playing cards (about 7-10 dollars) and glue your picture to them, or print out copies and glue them to the front of a regular pack of cards if you just want a standard back. Hope these help.
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