Thanks Col. Sam Yeiter

Summer Price Break Summer is a slow time in the card business due to the abundance of other activities that are available. Summer is the time for picnics, biking, ball games, trips to the beach, and many other activities that are more difficult to schedule during the school year. As a result, I have more time to edit photos and would like to encourage customers to place orders now instead of waiting until fall when it gets pretty hectic. I'm therefor reducing the setup fee from $2.50/photo to $1.25/photo until September 1. For a complete description of the pricing, click on the button just below the company address labeled "Prices".

Trading cards can be used for more than sports. Show your child participating in band or playing with the family dog. Give a grandparent a card showing your baby with the weight and time of birth as a birth announcement. Much more durable than photos, they also have space on the back to tell about the picture.

Congratulations Nathan and Emie!

We put photos on the front as well as the back, allowing you to include the whole family. Fully customize your deck with 1 photo to 55 photos.

We also make numbered cards similar to the cards sold by Hasbro under the Rook® name. The card at the right is an example of this style.

These cards can also have a photo in place of the number. Click on the card for more information about these cards.

Creights is a game where cards cause other players to skip turns, draw extra cards, or reverse the direction of play. Paul Thomas did an excellent job of incorporating the instructions on the cards themselves, making it easy to remember what each card does. Click on his card to show other cards from his deck.

Christel Elrod designed an exceptional deck of cards that you can see by clicking on her card.

Natalie received this deck of cards at her high school graduation that recorded her growth from kindergarden through 12th grade. Click on a card to see the rest.

Because of copyright concerns, we can't just copy the artwork from a standard deck of cards for the jacks, queens, or kings. As an alternative, we came up with a design that we call "easyview". This card was designed for easy reading and is available on all cards. It must be used on the jacks, queens, and kings unless the customer supplies artwork for those cards.

This well done deck was made for Father's Day. Click on the card to see the kids dressed up as queens and card sharks.

Some of our customers have created incredible works of art for their kings, queens, and jacks.

How's this for a classy          non traditional          business card?

Intended to last! The tough plastic coating on each card gives this deck a durability to last through a lot of happy times. Years of usage by friends and family however, or seconds of more vigorous usage by the family dog can eventually destroy the cards. For this reason, we keep backups of all the cards we create on CDs so that when the inevitable accident occurs we can replace the cards without the setup fee. About Our Cards Our cards are printed on a high end laser printer that has been customized so that it can accept the stiff playing card stock that is 3 times heavier than the printer was designed for. The cards are then laminated with an ultra thin coating of plastic to provide a tough, glossy finish that will last far longer than an ordinary deck of cards. The cards are then stamped out and put in a clear plastic case. For customers who want us to provide professional layout services to enhance the impact of their photos, other options are available at additional cost. For example, a man and woman can be framed in interlocking hearts or a custom set of spots may be created from a persons head. Examples of these options are shown below. A custom back can be made in this style for $14. For those people who want the ultimate in customization but don't have enough pictures to provide a custom picture for each card value, we can create custom spots for a different look. A complete set of 10 custom spots (ace through 10) costs just $7.50. Military Discount I would like to show my support for all members of the armed services and their families. Those soldiers who are serving in a current war or served in a past war have shown the courage to put their lives at risk to protect people who often weren't even from our country. The soldiers who have been stationed in the U.S. or a friendly country have also shown a willingness to be called into battle at any time and deserve to be recognized for this willingness to face danger even if they haven't yet been called to face a battle. The families of people in the military often endure more fear and hardship than the person in the military. These families also deserve our support. I am therefore reducing the price by $5.00 for each deck that is sent to a soldier serving in any branch of the military, any person who served in the military at any time in the past, and their families. If any part of your order qualifies for this discount, please indicate the number of decks that qualify in the special instructions area of the order form and wait until I adjust the price to reflect the discount before paying for your order. How to design your Deck To check out our extensive array of tools to help you design and order your cards click on the button at the top of the page labeled "Sign In". The purpose of signing in is to reserve your own private area where you can send photos, design your deck, and place your order. There is no obligation to make an order at any time and your information will not be given to others. You may also sign in under the name "guest" if you just want to just look around. Our toll free number is intended for your use!

Links to other interesting sites GoodTimesinLowell   Muttly is a very well rounded dog with many interests in addition to her work as a playing card model. This site is an online magazine that Muttly created and edits. It has interviews with interesting people, history of Lowell, recipes, a craft page, and a daily puzzle. Muttly is also the official spokesdog for "Hats for Haiti", a project that is saving the lives of premature babies in Haiti. Creights Rules   This site describes how to play the Creights card game. Check out the web page about Creights in our Card Gallery section to see the custom playing cards designed by Paul Thomas for his variation of this game. 3D Playing Cards   This is a fascinating site where you can buy trick cards with hidden 3D pictures on the backs. Intended for magic tricks, these cards are marked in a way that allows the performer to see a 3D image of the card by focusing the eyes past the card. History of Cards   This site is maintained by the International Playing Card Society and gives a very interesting historical account of playing cards. Make A Child Smile   This is a fabulous web site that just encourages people to send cards to some very sick children. The people in charge of this site have done an exellant job and I encourage everyone to take a look at their site.

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