How do I make a custom baseball card?

[padresfan33]

I have looked in a lot of places and all i could find costs me money. If anyone can tell me for free i would love to know.

thank you so much!

ok i also heard they cost money to make but i just want to know to. anyone out there also please show your custom cards

[JohnAndrew]

Wait, we have to pay money for goods and services now?

[padresfan33]

Originally Posted by JohnAndrew

Wait, we have to pay money for goods and services now?

dont sass me mister

[discostu]

Trying to gauge what you're asking...

If it's instruction to make your own custom cuts, here's a start Bat+Ball=One thick custom...booklet style

If you want someone else to make them for you for free...you're on your own.

[padresfan33]

Originally Posted by discostu

Trying to gauge what you're asking...

If it's instruction to make your own custom cuts, here's a start Bat+Ball=One thick custom...booklet style

If you want someone else to make them for you for free...you're on your own.

thanks. im not that good lol but i can try. im also trying to find out the basics like the picture for the card and how u make it thick amd everything.

[enyouartist]

Originally Posted by discostu

Bat+Ball=One thick custom...booklet style

Wow, that custom is amazing! I love how he incorporated the holograms on the back. Super sweet. I wish I could learn the skill, too!

[stera8]

what do you (and others) normally charge to make a custom card/booklet

always wondered

great job though!

[discostu]

Originally Posted by enyouartist

Wow, that custom is amazing! I love how he incorporated the holograms on the back. Super sweet. I wish I could learn the skill, too!

That "he" is me and incorporating the holograms was a tough task because there wasn't a lot of room within the "guts" of the card to embed them because of the thickness of the other pieces.

[padresfan33]

Originally Posted by discostu

Trying to gauge what you're asking...

If it's instruction to make your own custom cuts, here's a start Bat+Ball=One thick custom...booklet style

If you want someone else to make them for you for free...you're on your own.

whats the piece that makes the thickness of the card??

[enyouartist]

Originally Posted by discostu

That "he" is me.

You are the man! Do you have a graphic arts background? What an amazing job!!! Stupendous!!! :turkey::turkey::turkey:

[WASbalPSU13]

Originally Posted by discostu

That "he" is me and incorporating the holograms was a tough task because there wasn't a lot of room within the "guts" of the card to embed them because of the thickness of the other pieces.

If I were to want to make a booklet jersey card, could I just buy jumbo patches of the players I'm looking for and them essentially rip the card open and use the jersey peice in there?

[GUCD231]

You may also find this in house thread helpful.

http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/b...ff-thread.html

There's lots of great work from various designers and builders.

[uberfatty]

I'd tell you to ask Kencope but his azz just got saaaaaaaaaaacked.

[discostu]

Originally Posted by padresfan33

whats the piece that makes the thickness of the card??

A thick card stock or mat board.

Originally Posted by enyouartist

You are the man! Do you have a graphic arts background? What an amazing job!!! Stupendous!!! :turkey::turkey::turkey:

Thanks, it's one of few that I really wish I didn't build for someone else. I have a design and production background.

Originally Posted by WASbalPSU13

If I were to want to make a booklet jersey card, could I just buy jumbo patches of the players I'm looking for and them essentially rip the card open and use the jersey peice in there?

Yep, if you can chop it up...you can put it in a card.

[stera8]

Where does everyone get that superfractor paper from? I would love to make a core four

[WASbalPSU13]

Originally Posted by discostu

Yep, if you can chop it up...you can put it in a card.

Awesome! Btw, having never ripped open a jersey card before, are most jersey pieces a little smaller than the actual card, or is it just a little bigger than the viewing window? I'd just get jumbo patches but if in the end it provide the same size jersey price as a very small patch that cost $1, I'd obviously rather get the small $1 jersey.

[discostu]

Originally Posted by stera8

Where does everyone get that superfractor paper from? I would love to make a core four

BO member Sumrtop

[RAZOR Z]

Originally Posted by WASbalPSU13

are most jersey pieces a little smaller than the actual card, or is it just a little bigger than the viewing window?

Yep, just slightly bigger.

[discostu]

Originally Posted by WASbalPSU13

Awesome! Btw, having never ripped open a jersey card before, are most jersey pieces a little smaller than the actual card, or is it just a little bigger than the viewing window? I'd just get jumbo patches but if in the end it provide the same size jersey price as a very small patch that cost $1, I'd obviously rather get the small $1 jersey.

Older jersey cards tend to have more "hidden" jersey below the window. With current jersey cards (from Topps especially) there is barely enough jersey to accommodate for their own window.

I forgot which set it was, but a Fleer set had 1" square patch swatches underneath a half inch circular window.