Custom/Homemade Rickey Henderson cards with Refractors

inaka · 02-21-2022, 04:53 PM

Just wanted to share some fun art cards I made for myself.

I had some fun making a custom Michael Jordan insert card for my friend, and while I was at it, I wanted to make some custom fun Rickey Henderson cards for myself as well.

This series is called the "Greatest" series as a three-card 1990's basketball insert design style, this time with my favorite player, Rickey Henderson. (These cards as thick and two-sided and fit perfectly in a 75pt one touch holder.)

Here are the base cards:

Here is a sample back:

Here's a Mizuno Green parallel version:

Front:

Back:

Making the base cards was fun, but I've seen homemade custom Atomic refractors and "cracked ice" style holographic refactors so I wanted to make some for fun as well.

Here's a Silver, Gold, and "Cracked Ice" atomic refractor versions of the cards:

The refractors are always hard to photograph and retain that holographic look in a still photo, but they really catch the light and came out really well.

It was a really fun project. Just wanted to share.

mfw13 · 02-21-2022, 05:22 PM

Nice job!

dwillard · 02-21-2022, 05:35 PM

Love the colors and shiny is always good!!

Gustomania · 02-21-2022, 05:56 PM

Awesome, as a small Rickey collector love those green cards….amazing and nice work!!

inaka · 02-21-2022, 06:43 PM

Hey thanks, all!

Glad you like them.

Pacamaru · 02-21-2022, 06:46 PM

As an A's fan, those are straight fire!

salthill · 02-21-2022, 07:14 PM

They’re great!

How’d you print them? Inkjet on card or photo paper etc?

inaka · 02-21-2022, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pacamaru

As an A's fan, those are straight fire!

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by salthill

They’re great!

How’d you print them? Inkjet on card or photo paper etc?

For the base cards, these were printed on an inkjet with photo paper.

For the refractors, these were printed with a color laser printer on an acetate overlay on top of holographic material.

MoreToppsPlease · 02-21-2022, 10:09 PM

Rickey loves these Rickey cards.

espnfanco · 02-22-2022, 07:06 AM

I miss Rickey, he was so fun to watch.

discostu · 02-22-2022, 03:32 PM

Good work OP. You didn't overthink the designs and show some nice design touch.

I assume you've discovered white laser toner. It's awesome and makes things so much easier.

inaka · 02-23-2022, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by discostu

Good work OP. You didn't overthink the designs and show some nice design touch.

I assume you've discovered white laser toner. It's awesome and makes things so much easier.

Thanks so much.

I honestly don't know about white laser toner. I could see where that would definitely make things much easier. Great idea and I'll look into it, thanks!

inaka · 02-25-2022, 03:18 PM

Made another custom Rickey card for fun last night. This was a more modern take off of the 1983 "Speed & Power" Fleer card with Rickey Henderson and Reggie Jackson.

Here's the front/back.

Hollywood42 · 02-25-2022, 03:44 PM

Those are awesome - well done!

creasecollector · 02-25-2022, 04:18 PM

These look awesome! Great job on the design.

crohrer · 02-25-2022, 07:09 PM

Very nice. Love the 90’s vibe

SupermanBrandon · 02-25-2022, 11:44 PM

Better than most Project 70 cards. Great work. Congrats!

2005nfldraft · 02-26-2022, 09:33 AM

These are awesome! My DMs are open if you’d ever be open to sharing the PSD templates you used. Great work.

inaka · 03-06-2022, 09:15 PM

Got on a custom card kick this weekend, and designed a 9 card series of Rickey Henderson cards from his days at a San Diego Surf Dawg.

These cards are all based on some of my favorite designs by Topps, and since the Topps logo is imperative to pull off this design effect, I wanted to ensure no one thought these are real/counterfeit cards, so I made these as "Tacos" brand cards. LOL

Added my own "Tacos" logo to appear on all cards, just to show these are not real and custom art cards.

Anyway, hope you guys like these custom card designs.

inaka · 05-29-2022, 07:59 PM

Created a nice little custom three (9?) card Rickey series today based off of the 1980-81 Topps "tear-off" basketball design. This is every MLB team Rickey played for. Front/back pics. 🙂

jaysav619 · 05-29-2022, 10:02 PM

Amazing work on these! Would you ever consider making some and selling them? I would definitely be interested

inaka · 05-29-2022, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaysav619

Amazing work on these! Would you ever consider making some and selling them? I would definitely be interested

Hey thanks!

Sure. Feel free to send me a PM and let me know what you're interested in, thanks.

02-21-2022, 04:53 PM	#1
inaka Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 1,218	Custom/Homemade Rickey Henderson cards with Refractors Just wanted to share some fun art cards I made for myself. I had some fun making a custom Michael Jordan insert card for my friend, and while I was at it, I wanted to make some custom fun Rickey Henderson cards for myself as well. This series is called the "Greatest" series as a three-card 1990's basketball insert design style, this time with my favorite player, Rickey Henderson. (These cards as thick and two-sided and fit perfectly in a 75pt one touch holder.) Here are the base cards: Here is a sample back: Here's a Mizuno Green parallel version: Front: Back: Making the base cards was fun, but I've seen homemade custom Atomic refractors and "cracked ice" style holographic refactors so I wanted to make some for fun as well. Here's a Silver, Gold, and "Cracked Ice" atomic refractor versions of the cards: The refractors are always hard to photograph and retain that holographic look in a still photo, but they really catch the light and came out really well. It was a really fun project. Just wanted to share. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by inaka; 10-11-2023 at 01:50 AM.

02-21-2022, 05:35 PM	#3
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02-21-2022, 05:56 PM	#4
Gustomania Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,888	Awesome, as a small Rickey collector love those green cards….amazing and nice work!! __________________ Collecting: Sandy Koufax "Left Arm of God"

02-21-2022, 06:46 PM	#6
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02-21-2022, 10:09 PM	#9
MoreToppsPlease Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 8,676	Rickey loves these Rickey cards. __________________ IRS Tax Tip 2022-57 A hobby is any activity that a person pursues because they enjoy it and with no intention of making a profit. People operate a business with the intention of making a profit.

02-21-2022, 05:22 PM	#2
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,875	Nice job!

02-21-2022, 06:43 PM	#5
inaka Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 1,218	Hey thanks, all! Glad you like them.

02-21-2022, 07:14 PM	#7
salthill Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 8,527 salthill	They’re great! How’d you print them? Inkjet on card or photo paper etc?

02-22-2022, 07:06 AM	#10
espnfanco Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 428	I miss Rickey, he was so fun to watch.

02-22-2022, 03:32 PM	#11
discostu Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,990	Good work OP. You didn't overthink the designs and show some nice design touch. I assume you've discovered white laser toner. It's awesome and makes things so much easier. __________________ Every day I start to ooze.

02-25-2022, 03:18 PM	#13
inaka Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 1,218	Made another custom Rickey card for fun last night. This was a more modern take off of the 1983 "Speed & Power" Fleer card with Rickey Henderson and Reggie Jackson. Here's the front/back. Attached Thumbnails

02-25-2022, 03:44 PM	#14
Hollywood42 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 39,547 Hollywood42	Those are awesome - well done! __________________ Collecting the Twins All my PC wants/haves available at hollywood42cards.com

02-25-2022, 04:18 PM	#15
creasecollector Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,614 creasecollector	These look awesome! Great job on the design. __________________ Collecting: Jhonas Enroth View my Collections, Traders & Wantlist: creasecollector.weebly.com Co-Host of the Center Ice Card Cast - A Hockey Card Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @creasecollector

02-25-2022, 07:09 PM	#16
crohrer Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,274	Very nice. Love the 90’s vibe

02-25-2022, 11:44 PM	#17
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	Better than most Project 70 cards. Great work. Congrats!

02-26-2022, 09:33 AM	#18
2005nfldraft Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 75	These are awesome! My DMs are open if you’d ever be open to sharing the PSD templates you used. Great work.

03-06-2022, 09:15 PM	#19
inaka Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 1,218	Got on a custom card kick this weekend, and designed a 9 card series of Rickey Henderson cards from his days at a San Diego Surf Dawg. These cards are all based on some of my favorite designs by Topps, and since the Topps logo is imperative to pull off this design effect, I wanted to ensure no one thought these are real/counterfeit cards, so I made these as "Tacos" brand cards. LOL Added my own "Tacos" logo to appear on all cards, just to show these are not real and custom art cards. Anyway, hope you guys like these custom card designs. Attached Thumbnails

05-29-2022, 07:59 PM	#20
inaka Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 1,218	Created a nice little custom three (9?) card Rickey series today based off of the 1980-81 Topps "tear-off" basketball design. This is every MLB team Rickey played for. Front/back pics. 🙂 Attached Thumbnails

05-29-2022, 10:02 PM	#21
jaysav619 Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: San Diego Posts: 19 jsav619	Amazing work on these! Would you ever consider making some and selling them? I would definitely be interested