Trading Cards

Custom trading cards for tabletop gamers, collectors, or anybody looking for a unique format to showcase their artwork!

Our custom trading cards are the perfect product for those looking to bring their own creative flare to their local games night or lovingly curated card collection.

Available in the exact industry-standard size and with optional die-cut rounded corners for a perfect finish. We offer a variety of recycled, FSC-certified, or otherwise sustainably sourced paper stocks so you can play your custom cards with pride.

Please note: we are not able to create ‘booster packs’ or collated sets. We recommend this product for those looking to order multiple copies of cards, to collate, sell, or distribute however you see fit.

  • Pangolin Coated is our go-to for game cards. Coated and sturdy, making it excellent for production and playing with these custom cards.
  • Oribi Straw is perfect for a vintage organic look, made from 100% recycled agricultural waste.
  • Unicorn White is a reliable, 100% recycled card stock that’s great for writing and drawing on. This would be nice pick for blank template cards!
  • Use our Fluoro Pink or Metallic spot colours to make your cards extra special. How about re-creating a “foil” style card using our metallic ink across the whole artwork, or making your artwork extra punchy with a neon highlight?
  • Files should be submitted in CMYK colour profile (Fogra39 ideally) and at 300DPI.
  • Your artwork needs to be provided at the size you want with a 3mm bleed, see our helpful bleed guide here.
  • If you need help designing your cards, please download a template below.
  • These cards have rounded corners with a 3mm radius.
  • A copy of any aspect of the artwork that is to be printed in metallic should be included as a spot colour called “Silver” on the top-most layer within the artwork with overprint enabled and supplied as a PDF, AI or PSD file.
  • For Fluoro Pink, artwork should include a spot colour called “FL Pink” indicating where you would like the Fluorescent Pink to be applied and supply the file as a PDF, AI or PSD.

Build your cards

Upload your artwork on the cart page

Want to layout and preview your prints? Order on desktop and use our artwork preview tool.

Please select a paper type to see available weights

*Spot colour special inks can give incredible results but do require more set up, use of layers and spot colours in your PDF, and may increase production time.

Multiple artworks?

We can run multiple artworks on this product. Just add your variations and we will calculate the total price using our bulk pricing model.

Artwork Templates

Download one of our P.W artwork templates to help get your artwork set up perfectly for printing:

Time to duel!

Personalise your favourite games or create your own unique collectable with our custom trading cards!

The humble trading card has excited collectors and players of all ages for many decades now, and today many independent creators have begun putting their own unique spins on this tried-and-tested product.

Now we’re offering the perfect set-up and a variety of paper stock and special finish options for you to unleash your creative game design skills.

What's a trading card?

A small collectable card used to play games, swap with friends, or build the ultimate collection with!

Often features strange beasts, magical wizards, sporting heroes, and more…

Sometimes sold for pennies, sometimes about £1bazillion

Our Artists

One of the best parts of any good card game is of course the beautiful artwork!

The cards on this page feature gorgeous designs created by:

@londonstackexchange (‘Gary’ by @daddy_yargle, ‘Esper Sentinel’ by @mongogonzo)

Arcana Living https://arcanaliving.com/curiosityclub

@huckandpen

Our Papers

Pangolin Double Coated

A clear bright white paper with a smooth shine. Pangolin Double Coated is a bold strong stock that holds ink exceptionally well. We suggest using it for die cut shapes, flash or playing cards.

Pangolin Double Coated an FSC® certified board made up of virgin fibres and is ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free).

Finish:

Pure bright white with a double sided smooth satin coating, firm but flexible.

Pros

  • Custom Cut Shapes
  • Playing Cards
  • Metallic Ink

This paper is:

Certified

FSC® Certified

100% Recycled icon

ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free)

Recyclable

Fully Recyclable

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