Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Have Your Playing Cards Customized!

By Jerry Elbert


How to customize playing cards? If you notice, there are many people who want to have most of their things customized. You have probably seen - and even own - customized mugs and photobooks. Now you can also own a deck of customized playing cards. These are now used as promotional items by many businessmen. They are also often used as fun promotional items during family reunion and other special events and occasions. If you are looking for personalized gifts, this is also a good option.

This can be presented to kids in the family or to other family members as a birthday present.

It would definitely please your family members if you give one of this to them as a present. They are really very good mementoes to be given away. Your grandparents will truly appreciate such a gift. It might seem to be an old idea but it really works. There are so many web sites that might help you to print these customized cards according to your interest and according to your budget.

When it comes time to print the customized playing cards, you can choose a variety of papers. Paper cards can be used, or you can choose glossy paper. There are different types of printers that can be used to print these customized cards. When you want things simple, you can use your normal personal computer. Or you could use the layout printer. The color printer is also applicable. But before printing these cards, you need to buy the required paper for it. You could actually choose the blank playing cards; however, you can also choose the perforated playing cards.

It can even be printed on normal card stocks and then each card can be cut out of the collection using scissors.

It is also possible that you print on normal card stocks. Use a pair of scissors to make the necessary cuts later. You'd also probably need paper cutters. But if you want professional-looking cards, you might want to rethink doing all those. A printer becomes extremely necessary. You'd be able to exercise more control over the final product if you choose to print the cards yourself. You can select the paper, the colors and even the design. The pictures present at the front as well as the back of the card, the font used as well as the style chosen on these playing cards can also be kept under your control. However, you will have cards that are not coated. Thus they will not last for a long period of time. Most of the playing cards will be kept in a standard size. You can choose between the two card sizes. One is the poker type and the other is the bridge type.

The width of the bridge cards is 2 A 1/4 inches. They are smaller in the case of poker cards. You can print a deck of 52 cards of this type. There are also mini playing cards that look so cute and are handy. After all, their width is measured at 2 inches only. You can even buy them in different shapes and sizes. Your loved ones will definitely be pleased when you present them with heart-shaped playing cards. If you go browsing the net, you will find a lot of available softwares. They are downloadable. These softwares will be providing you the best ideas to print the customized cards.




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