How to Make Cards (3 Ways)

[@superkmpm]

This video was a big help with my school project. Making a greek mythology board game for a classics class. Thanks so much.

[@SFAGYT]

how'd it go?

[@WatchItPlayed]

What a well produced, informative video. Great stuff!

[@witherindoxgenunlimited208]

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[@stevecobb2997]

Indeed, he should make a video on how to make videos!

[@FdA4099]

00:22 - Method 1, Card Sleeves 01:56 - Method 2, Plain Cardstock 04:12 - Method 3, Full Sheet Labels

[@forkerion]

You missed something...

[@Imgud122]

No they didnt

[@tmaduct5]

You should make a video on how to properly make the templates and actual card designs on the computer. What program do you use?

[@abearmagan6008]

If you find a good template, Please tell me about it. If you do i will sub

[@MrDijabackwordz]

@@abearmagan6008 yeah really - I was like "why is there not a downloadable template in the description?"

[@Lavoye]

You can't make a template without knowing what information you'll put on these cards. It has to be custom.

[@osulto578]

You can find templates on "the game crafter" website

[@jeevanganatra2781]

Inkscape works quite well

[@bobwieman8949]

I literally searched for a KZbin video of James Ernest making cards yesterday, presuming this already existed. I would rant at you to stop reading my thoughts, but it's just so convenient!

[@WadeLehmann]

Are you designing a new game Bob??

[@bobwieman8949]

Not right now...this is to playtest Tuscany, an expansion to Viticulture. But maybe I'll use these how-tos on my own design someday...

[@gnj8541]

I am definitely doing the second option, thank you so so much for this amazing tutorial video it helped me a lot

[@comedyclub333]

I recently used a variation of method 2. I printed my designs on some pre-cut business card template sheets, so I could just push out the cards and round the corners. Business cards are a bit smaller than standard playing cards, but still perfectly playable and look very cute. Using pre-cut business card sheets avoids the trouble of perfectly sizing the cuts. Also, you can get those with already rounded corners and a generous margin for borderless printing.

[@nicholaspierce8179]

I find that laminated cardstock works the best for homemade card they are very durable and look high quality. This is also good for making durable deck boxes. laminated letter size shipping labels are good for all kind of things from custom dice to custom box wraps. you can mount card stock to card board and laminate it to make boards or heavy chits or tiles if the board is to big for standard laminating pockets you can tear them in half and iron them on the overlap is barely visible. you say but I don't have a laminator you should definitely get one they are realatively inexpensive and easy to use and definetly worth the investment if you are going to be makeing your own game components. By the way if you need dice I would recommend the dollar tree they sell them 10 for a dollar in different colors and if you need to customize them you can using the method I outlined above.

[@abearmagan6008]

Dude Thanks for the INCREDIBLY helpful info Heres a sub

[@darkPrince10101]

Great tips! I've been a big fan of the first sleeving method over my attempts to print my own on cardstock like method #2 (my now-retired laser printer haaated printing on cardstock and the toner never bound properly), but the print&stick labels will be a nice upgrade for both my regular games as well as my custom MtG sets for drafting with friends!

[@Luxuberrys]

Great video. Well edited, good quality and content.

[@FeedYourBrainChannel]

“Put in your trash card” *Puts in a Magic the Gathering card*

[@logandekmarques8412]

Every magic the gathering booster have some trash cards like tokens or something

[@eksynn]

so i wasn't the only one who cringed at that? lol

[@loousir]

I know this video isn't the newest but I was looking for easy ways to make item cards for dnd and I will absolutely be using that first method ❤ thank you!

[@luvcraft]

Ahh... so many memories of hours and hours spent at Kinkos printing and cutting cardstock prototypes... And mine usually had backs, because I'm extra-crazy!

[@Cullzor]

This is so helpful thank you! I literally never comment on videos but I'm making a board game for my senior project and it's due in like two weeks and I have so much shit to print. Great tips!

[@decaxavaded]

Thank you, I make hundreds of pictures a week and this is exactly what I was looking for!

[@totallynuts7595]

I really needed this kind of video. I'm prepping for a tabletop rpg session and I needed this for the items and the tile cards for maps. Thank you very much and please do more!

[@frawynnehilde]

+Vladimir Delta yeah, I agree!!

[@alyb8460]

I used your 3rd technique, and made a Deck of Many Things for our Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Thank you so much!

[@aivryn]

7 years ago and still useful, thank you for this!

[@arsminecraft]

KZbin Recommendations 2014: ... 2019: HEY THERE! --- The only game of yours I've played yet is Kill Doctor Lucky. I've seen Brawl and Tak on shelves, though.

[@yuu_0731]

Its 2020

[@PancakeGoose]

Ghoster_ 07 Ikr how is he in school

[@yuu_0731]

@@PancakeGoose lol

[@davidvandrunen3516]

Quick, simple, informative. Great video!

[@navataru]

Absolutely beautiful and concise video! Loved it! I needed to learn and you taught well!

[@carlosabellanosa]

Thank you. My suggestion in order to get a perfect deck cut; is to ask on your local offset printer to cut them all with its hydraulic pressure guillotine, they normally make it for free. 1:02 face deserves a cap, sunglasses and big joint :)

[@brenlyd]

I was looking for easy solutions to reprinting an out of print game. this is it. thank you!

[@mist4488]

Im so excited to make my “dungeoneer” game!

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[@kevinqueen6246]

You can purchase blank playing cards front and back! You can even order custom playing card backs!

[@leery108]

Very informative, thanks for making this video. It helped a lot.

[@tinymountain]

Super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to put this together!

[@claredin]

I love your games! I still have some of the original black and white ones from my game subscriptions! Just played one (the pipe game) last night at my board game meetup!

[@sojo5710]

What template do you use to print the cards on cardstock?

[@xeroforhire]

Very professional video and a good use of b-roll.

[@mimir3070]

You have made my life! Thank you so much! For my budget I will be looking into card sleeves and old cards. 😁

[@sportsmanz5948]

Nice pointers. I print my cards on card stock...usually through Staples.

[@lantinian]

Very Informative and tight video. Absolutely recommend if you wish to learn the basics of making your own cards

[@Spnzr1]

Best tutorial so far. Thanks!

[@bloodwolf2609]

clicked off of google to come to youtube and leave a like and comment because this video was just that helpful.

[@RachelBruner]

Excellent video, thanks! I've used methods two and three but recently acquired some card sleeves to try method one. Last year I found the BEST corner rounder on Amazon. I loved it so much I gave one to my mom who does a ton of scrapbooking. It's so much easier to use than those small thumb pressing corner rounders. It's the Sun-Star Kadomaru Pro Corner Cutter and has three-sizes of corner cuts: Small, Medium, Large.

[@jordank6335]

do you have a certain template you used to make the playing cards?

[@DeeVination]

Great tips, thanks for sharing.

[@dragonfly9786]

any software that can be used to design the cards that you would suggest?

[@ponkarta2012]

Beautiful cards , cheers😊🎉❤

[@georgekiernan7342]

GW are saying all their necromunda cards are going out stock.........this video is excellent!!!

[@lawrenberghanson4401]

Thanks for making the video. I haven't tried is the label approach. I'll try that one the next time I am prototyping.

[@ericfrancis7816]

This just popped up on my KZbin home page, which is very handy because I'm going to need to prototype a card game soon. :) Do you have a card-layout program or template or method you can recommend? Thanks!

[@puneetbery9200]

I have a cardgame template

[@OGNoNameNobody]

Wow...very informative! This has given me some ideas for my M:tG fan set/cube. I think I'll do some test runs......

[@OGNoNameNobody]

Also, yes. Pay $0.00 USD for your project card stock, unless you are using Method #2.

[@flckevin9972]

Can you do color print on method 2 ?

[@CodeTalkerLooter]

Yeah, but how do I make printed cards? Which program are you using to create the layout and so on

[@chrisharden8150]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@richardhutnik]

When is the bean games with 3 rules and 1000 ways to win coming out? I remember the promo poster for it years ago.

[@freshmart7620]

Like it So Much

[@TcRiverrat18]

Great video! Thank you so much!

[@danaweekes3548]

Thank you for the video I can play with my friends and family we have so much fun

[@AetherflyerGames]

Presentation was well done!

[@taniaaceves7720]

How do you get the design you want because they look very detailed and I want to know how to get them

[@dokydoc-laseulechainejeu-v373]

Very complete and useful, i love your work congratulations. Friendly from Belgium ^^

[@ziroy2334]

awesome man, I was making a deck for my boardgame and the first method is impacable! thx for vid

[@jerelmercurio4754]

like three the best, awesome, thanks.

[@kristiansaurus]

This is great, thank you good sir.

[@svodzakonov5510]

Very cool video, thanks a lot!

[@edithh9478]

Great video! What type of glue did you use on method #3?

[@CheapassJames]

No glue. The label sheets I'm using are self-adhesive.

[@SeriousBusinessman.]

Inscryption time

[@ChemicalVoyageStudios]

my thoughts exactly

[@watergategaming5639]

Now we just need a camera....

[@Neutronbr]

Awesome video!

[@TheRealFaceInCake]

only 800 likes? This video deserves way more. :D

[@dmbot2003]

what type of paper that he use at 1:05

[@markkoozer7733]

Great ideas! Thanks.

[@MarillMau5]

I suggest for beta testing the first method works best. Because if a card is too op or you need to change you can easily print out a new card and put it Into the sleeve. Or even put new versions of the same card over the old one.

[@frawynnehilde]

puuuuurfect. This video was... brilliant.

[@lafayettestreetmedia]

this was super helpful.

[@SpinyTinyTim06]

So for the 3rd method, you just put the paper on the card? No glue or anything to stick it on the card?

[@TLEberle]

I tend to go with half size (2.5 by 3 inch) index cards; Oxford puts 200 in a pack and you get forty in five different colors. Thanks for the video.

[@davinweber658]

Great video!

[@alandesmet]

Nifty video, thanks! I was most struck that you apparently have a nicer paper cutter than I. Mine has no guard stop (and in hindsight, it's such an obvious speed improvement), and the backstop isn't quite at 90 degrees from the blade. I've been meaning to buy a new one, but I can't find reviews I trust. You clearly have a lot of experience with paper cutters (or at least one), do you have recommendations for brands or specific cutters?

[@ethankim348]

4:18 it's not a linen finish it's just air cushion. They don't make linen finish anymore because it's too time consuming it's just that air cushion happens to have the linen finishes grid-like pattern

[@kcsnipes]

option 1 easy and done !

[@presley06able]

James this is great...What do I need to actually make my cards to print? I have been looking for a template so I can make the cards but I haven't seen any.

[@svnpy]

Thank you for this video! Very helpful ❤️

[@JulyHobbyStudio]

Thanks for the great video. Where did you get the corner rounder for the cards? I've been having trouble finding one at the size.

[@boblm932]

Does the second methode last for a long time or no?

[@micahh016]

What software should I use to design the cards?

[@asiananims4263]

My dude got free magic cards from the trash lmao

[@LTTPUK]

Thank you - I really appreciate you sharing these techniques :-)

[@reysmith7958]

Which paper cutter did you use?

[@Elizren]

Which program do you use to make the cards for printing

[@FrankNsteinGtr]

How do you size your images correct to fit the sleeves

[@stickfigurearena1247]

yo that was like, SO helpful, thanks a bunch man

[@bkaunghtet8425]

Man. Thank You alot. this video help me alot.

[@kennethmatthew7557]

I use the playing cards in sleeves with the paper

[@richardsorge-]

Thank You, useful.

[@troylow6229]

For the first way, this would only work for standard sized cards?

[@BarendNieuwoudtZA]

What a great video, thanks dude

[@CameraMan9258]

At 2:52, what exactly is a bust cut?

[@SeniorAdrian]

Which cards stock is the best for magic the gathering?

[@proyc95]

Just what I was looking for! Thank you for the tutorial

[@X3MgamePlays]

I used to do the first method. But the shape was all wrong all the time. Where can I find the proper program or guides for making the right size of cards?

[@greenguy5294]

Regular trading card size is 2.5 in by 3.5 in

[@Rs-fg1rz]

I suggest you get a regular card. Place the zoom size of the word to 100% and now you get the exact size.

[@Rs-fg1rz]

Just overlap your card to the word on 100% to resize it and fit

[@mcrawford7117]

Maybe I missed it, but if one is doing method one and using a poker-sized middle waste card for stiffening, is there a best brand/model sleeve for this approach?

[@letrachao8267]

Thank you so much !!!

[@toasToaTs]

OMG James I love your humor!! xD

[@thatguyintherain3168]

These are great! Now I can make a proper Sabacc deck!

[@GreedC]

wow the simplest and easiest is putting printed paper into card sleeves, thank you man

[@hernanpaga]

How the first one really help me, thank you

[@callmeifugetlost1553]

Great video