Sir I am 13 years old and I make decent card games in my opinion out of notecards and now thanks to you I just have to save some money and I can make my cards look and feel really professional!! THANK YOU SO MUCH
I looked all over the internet for some kind of instruction like this. I am doing a card game for a school project and this video is going to be the reason that I get an A+:)
I´m getting ready for my first round of play testing for a card game I´m developing, not wanting to spend too much money at this stage of the process, and this video was just perfect for what I was looking for. Thanks.
Thank you! A few years ago some of my friends gave me a limited edition of The Witcher 3's (a popular videogame) second expansion, which included 2 decks from its ingame cardgame minigame. The other 2 decks accessible are on the limited edition of the first expansion, which are almost impossible to find, aren't sold or shipped to my counrty, and if they exist they are absurdly expensive (180USD or higher). Also there was a 5th deck that was never made in any physical format. I decided to use the layouts and symbols of my authentic 2 decks and the pictures from the minigame to make those 3 remaining decks, and after a long time working on it i found a guy who could make the cards, but he suddenly stopped responding me. I even borrowed him 2 cards as a reference for the calibration of his printers colours and he never gave them back. It makes me really happy to see that i can make the cards on my own, and that you even shared the exact products and how to buy them. For me it's critical to have good quality cards, because the ones i will make will be played right next to the originals and I want them to look just as good. I'm really grateful, Martin. Again, thank you. Ps: Just in case, i'm not trying to counterfeit the game or material from the limited edition. Doing the cards myself will be absurdly expensive to sell them (considering the amount of time invested in making the digital versions, printing, laminating and cutting). Also the game has an online and free upgraded version, which would also make this unprofitable. I just want to have fun with my friends with the wonderful gift they gave me from a franchise that i really love.
@@abbasmogul7039 Uf, tough question. I was originally team Triss, but since I recently read the books I'm planning to play the game and go for Yennefer and see how it goes. As for the printable gwent decks, you can check these links to find the files of all the decks for printing. www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/3anq4q/complete_printable_gwent_decks_in_full_300_ppi_40/ www.reddit.com/r/gwent/comments/4rabye/another_guide_for_printing_gwent_cards_complete/ Regarding my own files... since I don´t have new files for Nilfgaard and Northern Realms I haven't shared them online. Also there are still errors I'm trying to polish. I hope the ones in the link are useful to you :)
absolutely love the way that you format your videos. the material lists and reminders make it easier to follow what you've got going on. keep doing what you are doing. much appreciated!!!
This is really helpful! I’m 13 years old and just made my first card game! I’m hoping the supplies I ordered will arrive soon. Can’t wait to try out this method!
this is so helpful!! i’m making card games for family and friends as holiday presents this year and i couldn’t find a good tutorial that fits the supplies i have, i’m only 14 so i have to use what my family already has. thank you so much, this is such a good tutorial! :)
After searching all over, this is the best and most informative video I've found. Ordered all of these supplies and I'm excited to get started! Thanks for making this.
@@PnPHideaway Hi Martin. Javi0usly here again (using my other account). Just wanted to let you know that I plugged this video in our most recent upload. Thanks again for putting this tutorial together! It was super helpful. Here's the video if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/d_bYGuTinl8/w-d-xo.html
This is the "how to video" I was looking for on card stock lamination! Super Awesome Job Martin! Thank you so much for making a simple, easy, very well done video for us who are interested in laminating print and play games👍👍.
I was surprised so many people in the comments never thought of doing this method. I thought of doing this and fortunately created my first deck 17 years ago when i was in Junior High. We have all the supplies and materials available in my mom's office at home back then until now. After cutting the cards and make round edges, i would make another run of laminating each cards one last time.
Thanks Martin, been looking for a great corner cutter and your endorsement sells it after seeing all your quality work on the solo FB forums. Keep up the great work and I look forward to some other tutorials to get your quality :-D
Hello Martin, it looks like you have a very nice printer that delivers very good quality prints with both sides. Can you share which model of printer you are using? Do you recommend something better or is that what you're using enough?
I wanted to say thank you for the info. I bought the exact same kit and was able to laminate my own fan-made player's boards for the game Th Grizzled Armistice. I used all your tips and it ended all very well.
I have an important question: did you use a high precision printer? Because I'm a bit concerned with the alignment of the rear face with the front face. I'm planning the printing layout of my custom Clow Cards and I'm not sure if the digital precision will be maintained when it comes to actual print. Thanks.
So you can cut right in the middle of the laminating pouch, and the laminated plastic will not come off the paper? It basically glues the laminating sheet to the paper? I thought you had to have a plastic-on-plastic border (glued onto itself) for everything to stay together (if that makes any sense)
Yup, makes sense. I too used to think that a laminate border was needed. Turns out that the inside of the laminating pouch is coated with adhesive that activates and sticks to the paper surface when exposed to the heat from the laminator rollers. So you can cut right to the card edge, no worries there. :)
That's what wrong settings and dirt-cheap laminators do. If you laminate on higher temp than is recommended for used thickness of laminating pouches, with quality equipment and/or you run it through laminator multiple times, the lamino will fuse into the paper, and stay there even if you remove the edges. The only downside to removing plastic-on-plastic edges is that paper becomes exposed, on the edge, and card becomes slightly susceptible to water damage.
Love this, I just picked up Fallout Wasteland Warfare and its RPG expansion book and it is a mini-card heavy system. Modephius provides PDFs of all of the cards made so far and I want to print common item cards like food and meds so I can give them to the players without worrying about them losing the originals.
Really nice video. Do you actually play with these cards? Since I have three questions about this method: 1. Aren't the cards a little too slippery? 2. Does cuttiing through plastic make the blade of the cutter dull really fast? My third question: when playing often, do the edges of the cards split apart time a little bit (i.e. the edges of paper and laminating material)? Thanks for answering, Michael.
Hi Michael, thanks for your comment and questions! Here are my responses: 1. Nope, I find the cards have just the right amount of slide vs. friction. 2. Not really. And replacement blades are cheap. I also use a kitchen knife sharpener to sharpen my current blades if need be. :) 3. With the method I show here in this video, using these materials, I have not experienced any splitting or delamination. I have experienced delamination with some other types of paper, or when i get fance and try to construct a card from a separate front and back, glue together, then laminate. But you should be fine as long as you stick to the method and materials i show in this video. Also, rounding the card corners helps to prevent delamination at the corners/edges. Thanks for watching! :)
Hi Martin, Thanks for great tutorial. Can you tell me what youe printer is? I ask cause 110 lb is pretty thick paper so not all printers can handle them. Looking forward to receive an answer. Best regards
Hi, Martin! I am developing my own desk game, so I was looking long and hard for a method to create profesionally looking cards, tokens, etc. for fast development and really enjoyable playtesting. Regarding making cards I independently came to very similar method as you have. Except I use "double sided matt photo paper" (which is almost the same as regular cardstock), I print it with 6-ink EPSON tank system photo printer, then I feed it through a slightly better laminator with 4 rollers, so at first I laminate only once (with matt laminating pouches), then I cut the cards via print'n'cut feature on my silhouette cameo 4, and then I run my individual cards through laminator again to better fuse lamino to the paper, and to cure the edges which might be a little corrupted after cutting. I have not yet found any significant difference in quality after running cards though laminator the second time, but also nothing yet disproved that logic of mine, so I still rather follow through. Also if you ever need to make everlasting game plan tiles, I found the best method is to print the shape (even intricate ones) on 3D printer (I usually use white rPLA), then sand the top surface, clean it with IPA, and cover it with printable vinyl sticker (also printed then precisely cut on desktop cutter like Silhouette). Theese look really professional, last a lifetime, and overall are way better to play with than that pressed paper boards that comes with commercial games 😏 Of course, that whole equipment bundle would cost you just north of $1000 USD, but considering that laminator and inkjet printer you already have, you'll just need a desktop cutter ($199 USD for Silhouette portrait 3), and similarly priced 3D printer if you choose to make plastic tiles.
Hi Martin, First of all thanks for all the tutorial. I too prefer the print and laminate method as you shown here. However, what I repeatedly failed to do is to perfectly align the double sided printing. I am curious of how did you manage to do that? Thanks again for your help and hopefully you see this question and willing to share your method. Cheers!
How do you line up the front and back so you can cut it out exactly? I can't seem to line them up quite right so the backs look great, but the fronts are almost always off and it looks bad.
I started doing this technique, but used a cricut to cut out the cards. Really saves a lot of time. However ive noticed even with some heavy cardstock, if you dont use black for the back of the card, say some lighter color, they are still a little transparent if you get some strong light against them. I havent found any paper that is opaque like true playing cards. Also what i dont like about cardstock is you dont get colors that pop they are very dull...wish there was a good matte paper that isnt see through to print on.
Do You think It is somehow possible to laminate plywood (2-3mm thick) things with paper graphics on it? Or maybe I should stick to pouring epoxy resin on it? Those laminators won't be able to accept such thick material... I think.
I just brought a laminator that has both hot and cold system incase i need it for my dad's documents. Im wondering what program and how you make it all the same size because i always been using just word documents and just drag to enlarged but idk how to make them the same size to made cards. I want to made cards of my favorite idol, also my mum has her own idol and her birthday is coming i want to do this as present to have photo cards since our printer is not a photo printer. I also brought a cutter because i remember this video
Amazon seems to have discontinued that laminator in the UK and all the others don't seem to have those thickness settings, merely cold or hot settings.
Nice video! That's the same laminator that we use. I also always run my PNP stuff through the laminator twice, I think it just helps the final product, and I'm glad I'm not alone in that. :D I'll need to check out that paper trimmer. I bought one a while ago, but it doesn't have a guide wire and I found my cuts to end up skewed. I still prefer and exacto knife, even to the rotary cutter because I found mine kept getting dull easily - I had to constantly press very hard. I do want to upgrade my corner cutter, and that's the one I was eyeing, so it was cool to see that in action. Also, thanks for showing off this re-theme. I know what I'm doing after vacation. :D
One thing I do is, after I cut all my laminated cards out and trim the corners if applicable, run them through the laminating machine a THIRD time (like you, I do two passes before cutting them out). I'm obsessed at getting a nicely glued lamination on the cards, as well.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe I'm superstitious, but I have the feeling that another pass after the cutting does also "smoothen" the cut edges a bit. Idk or maybe this only happens when cutting with scissors: The edges feel a bit sharp and uneven...
Hi there! I used to make PnP cards with a card stock core, with plain paper front and back, spray glued, with protective lacquer applied. I still use that technique for some builds, but nowadays I prefer to laminate my cards. :)
Take a look on Amazon for this listing "Oregon Lamination Hot Laminating Pouches Letter (Pack of 100) 3 Mil 9 x 11-1/2-inch Matte/Matte". A bit expensive but are Matte finish.
Yes Matte lamination pouches are available, bit more expensive, but the results are amazing! Less glare, and feel soft. My friends couldn't even tell that the playermat for Rune Age (best interactive deckbuilder ever!)I downloaded from BGG and then laminated with matte was made by me! They thought it came in the box! :) Regards, Salman
Thank You for the video. I don't know if to laugh or to weep for the 20 $ laminator. Some Years ago (well, MANY Years ago) I bought a GBC laminator, A3. It has seen little work, but the funny part is that its price was around 500 € .......
Hi. I love the video, but wanted to clarify something. Are you just running the cards through the laminator in one sheet twice? Or are you also using two laminating sheets?
One sheet twice. Although since I made this video two years ago, I no longer find it necessary to run the sheet twice. One laminating pass is enough for me nowadays. My advice is to test to see what works best for your setup.
Question: If you do double sided when you print, how do you feed the paper back into machine so the back of it is printed correctly ie: not upside down when you flip the card over etc? Also, do you put the paper back in the printer with the printed images/texts facing up so that when it goes back in the back is printed on the other side of the paper instead of on top of the side u already printed?
I'd love an update on how durable these are. I've done this myself and the edges started to delaminate after some time, but this was with no prior research and my mums cheap laminator
I need this tutorial to make my own playing cards. Thank you! BTW, do you know a PC software that helps me to place the cards inside the frame to print them at the desired dimension on the A4 sheet of paper?
Here's a question. I'm wanting to print out gwent decks. But there are a ton of cards. Is there a company that I can send templates to and get it done? Because to buy the actual decks, they are not cheap
Check out Artscow. Not only do they do a decent job pretty cheaply, it wouldn't surprise me if someone already put the Gwent decks up on their site. If so, you won't even need to send them art, you can just order the decks.
Hey man, great videos. Can you please make a video on boxes? Like telescoping boxes and tuck boxes. And also, would cardboard paper do the trick for this? Thanks
Long Thanks for your comment! Sadly, making game boxes is not a skill that I currently possess. I would suggest you like for “Dining Table PnP”, that’s Jake Staines’ channel, he has tutorial videos on how to make game boxes (and many other PnP-related items).
@@long3974 Sounds good! If the cards end up feeling too thin, you can try using 5mil laminating pouches to increase the card thickness while using thinner paper.
Trevor Ames The “premium pack” appears to not be fulfilled by Amazon, and charges $16 for shipping. I would stay far away from that one. Order the gray version, fulfilled by Amazon, free shipping if you have Amazon Prime.
I’ve long since gotten used to the gloss. I think any spray would just make the cards feel, shuffle and play worse. There are matte laminating pouches you can buy, but they are significantly more expense, and anecdotally people have told me that they tend to not adhere as well.
Hi Owen, thanks for your question! I know some folks who laminate regular printer paper rather than card stock. In my experience, it feels too thin. However, you might have a better result if you pair printer paper with 5mil thermal laminating pouches rather than the 3mil pouches you see me using in this video. If you do try the 5mil pouches, please let us know how it turns out. :)
Good sir you just saved me on a big upcoming project I have. Do you happen to know the best program to make my own cards? It's for a college course and wanting to make it professional
@@PnPHideaway Can I get the 180 gsm glossy photo paper instead ? i have the 100 micron thickness laminating pouches. Hopefully these look fine. you thought ?
How do these hold up, though? I often make and laminate dividers for my LCGs and even just the riffling through those when searching through my collection (never mind shuffling) causes the corners to start to peel over time.
Sir I am 13 years old and I make decent card games in my opinion out of notecards and now thanks to you I just have to save some money and I can make my cards look and feel really professional!! THANK YOU SO MUCH
The trumpet jedi You are most welcome! :)
Keep creating! I wish I had made some of the ideas I had when I was your age. Who knows it could lead to a career or a side hobby job for you.
You spoke (wrote) exactly as Tony Stark speaks in Iron man movies
The trumpet jedi use an iron to laminate them
good luck!!
I looked all over the internet for some kind of instruction like this. I am doing a card game for a school project and this video is going to be the reason that I get an A+:)
Glad to hear that my tutorial video is helpful to you. :)
I´m getting ready for my first round of play testing for a card game I´m developing, not wanting to spend too much money at this stage of the process, and this video was just perfect for what I was looking for. Thanks.
That's how best tutorials in youtube are. This the simple tutorial I found that helped me to create my own card deck. Thank you so much. 👌👍
David Deutsch Jones Thanks, glad you found my tutorial useful! :)
“And then we’re gonna do that 130 more times then we’re done”
Yes, fantastic prospect, totally Zen. Times 4 for rounding the corners.
Thank you! A few years ago some of my friends gave me a limited edition of The Witcher 3's (a popular videogame) second expansion, which included 2 decks from its ingame cardgame minigame. The other 2 decks accessible are on the limited edition of the first expansion, which are almost impossible to find, aren't sold or shipped to my counrty, and if they exist they are absurdly expensive (180USD or higher). Also there was a 5th deck that was never made in any physical format.
I decided to use the layouts and symbols of my authentic 2 decks and the pictures from the minigame to make those 3 remaining decks, and after a long time working on it i found a guy who could make the cards, but he suddenly stopped responding me. I even borrowed him 2 cards as a reference for the calibration of his printers colours and he never gave them back.
It makes me really happy to see that i can make the cards on my own, and that you even shared the exact products and how to buy them.
For me it's critical to have good quality cards, because the ones i will make will be played right next to the originals and I want them to look just as good.
I'm really grateful, Martin. Again, thank you.
Ps: Just in case, i'm not trying to counterfeit the game or material from the limited edition. Doing the cards myself will be absurdly expensive to sell them (considering the amount of time invested in making the digital versions, printing, laminating and cutting). Also the game has an online and free upgraded version, which would also make this unprofitable. I just want to have fun with my friends with the wonderful gift they gave me from a franchise that i really love.
Gwent is the exact same reason I'm trying to print cards myself.
You team yen or triss ?
@@abbasmogul7039
Uf, tough question. I was originally team Triss, but since I recently read the books I'm planning to play the game and go for Yennefer and see how it goes.
As for the printable gwent decks, you can check these links to find the files of all the decks for printing.
www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/3anq4q/complete_printable_gwent_decks_in_full_300_ppi_40/
www.reddit.com/r/gwent/comments/4rabye/another_guide_for_printing_gwent_cards_complete/
Regarding my own files... since I don´t have new files for Nilfgaard and Northern Realms I haven't shared them online. Also there are still errors I'm trying to polish.
I hope the ones in the link are useful to you :)
@@LostieMJ thanks a lot
I already started making them
I'm with triss btw
absolutely love the way that you format your videos. the material lists and reminders make it easier to follow what you've got going on. keep doing what you are doing. much appreciated!!!
This is really helpful! I’m 13 years old and just made my first card game! I’m hoping the supplies I ordered will arrive soon. Can’t wait to try out this method!
Thanks for your kind words! Very glad that you found my tutorials helpful. :)
This is the greatest tutorial about card lamination on youtube. Thank you!
Thank you! :)
this is so helpful!! i’m making card games for family and friends as holiday presents this year and i couldn’t find a good tutorial that fits the supplies i have, i’m only 14 so i have to use what my family already has. thank you so much, this is such a good tutorial! :)
Thank you! Glad that my tutorial has been helpful to you. :)
Get yourself a Möbius + Ruppert roll cat.
Yes! I have created game cards with my laminator. it's a great way to bond with them and make them last longer. great walkthrough!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for the great tips on what equipment to buy and what techniques worked best for you, such as laminating each sheet twice.
obiwan4242 You’re welcome, thanks for watching, and I hope you find my videos useful. :)
that Fiskars paper trimmer is a life saver! I have been struggling with scissors all this time. I think you made a really good video!
Thanks for your kind comment! Im glad that the Fiskars paper trimmer has improved your PnP experience. :)
Your videos are highly underrated! Thank You for the education!
Thank you!
I LOVED this video. You didn’t miss any steps. Thank you!
After searching all over, this is the best and most informative video I've found. Ordered all of these supplies and I'm excited to get started!
Thanks for making this.
Thank you for your kind words! I am glad that my tutorial video has been helpful to you. :)
@@PnPHideaway Hi Martin. Javi0usly here again (using my other account). Just wanted to let you know that I plugged this video in our most recent upload. Thanks again for putting this tutorial together! It was super helpful.
Here's the video if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/d_bYGuTinl8/w-d-xo.html
Hello, you have just changed my life. In a good way. Cant describe how much thankful am i.
Thank you so much for taking the time to show us your beautiful tutorial I cannot wait to try your method!
You are welcome, thanks for watching! :)
you're the best, Martin, greetings from Brazil
@@gabrielcrisostimo Thank you so much for your kind words! Cheers! :)
You sir are truly an angel, this video has all the information I needed to produce my Lenormand deck!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!
You're very welcome!
Thank you for the in depth tutorial and timestamps 😊
This is the "how to video" I was looking for on card stock lamination!
Super Awesome Job Martin! Thank you so much for making a simple, easy, very well done video for us who are interested in laminating print and play games👍👍.
Hi Martin, thank you for creating this video showing everyone how to create their own laminated cards.
I was surprised so many people in the comments never thought of doing this method. I thought of doing this and fortunately created my first deck 17 years ago when i was in Junior High. We have all the supplies and materials available in my mom's office at home back then until now. After cutting the cards and make round edges, i would make another run of laminating each cards one last time.
Thanks Martin, been looking for a great corner cutter and your endorsement sells it after seeing all your quality work on the solo FB forums. Keep up the great work and I look forward to some other tutorials to get your quality :-D
This will give my fast action cards for my baseball games last much longer Thank you young man
Thanks Martin for these great tutorials! Makes me want to jump into PnP making immediately! Nicely done! Thanks!
Thank you! Glad that you found the tutorial helpful. :)
Honestly this is amazing. I wish i had this tech available when i was in grade and middle school!
Hello Martin, it looks like you have a very nice printer that delivers very good quality prints with both sides. Can you share which model of printer you are using? Do you recommend something better or is that what you're using enough?
I wanted to say thank you for the info. I bought the exact same kit and was able to laminate my own fan-made player's boards for the game Th Grizzled Armistice. I used all your tips and it ended all very well.
You are most welcome! I'm so glad that my humble video enabled you to make your own PnP project. Thanks for letting me know! :)
This tooooo cool! I have some magic playing cards I want to make as a prototype and your tutorial really helps... thanks!
You’re most welcome! Happy to help. :)
Great video Martin! If i need to make some pnp cards - now im ready!
Thanks for watching, and for your kind words! :)
I have an important question: did you use a high precision printer? Because I'm a bit concerned with the alignment of the rear face with the front face. I'm planning the printing layout of my custom Clow Cards and I'm not sure if the digital precision will be maintained when it comes to actual print. Thanks.
if you don’t have a laminator, an iron will work. just keep the temperature low enough.
How low of a setting? :)
May i ask how exactly i can do that?
This is not related but can i ask can i use normal paper instead of cardstock? Tks
van cass hey man could you please tell me how to do it?
I will just spend 20 bucks😂
Great. Thank You very much. Just a tip: You can get non-glossy laminating pouches if thats what you prefer.
Thanks, I have tried them. They do not seem to adhere as well as the glossy ones, and they cost significantly more than the regular pouches. :)
@@PnPHideaway Thanks . That's good to know ( - haven't tried them the myself)
Thank you so much for this! I was looking for a way to make my own game tokens that would hold up to wear and tear.
So you can cut right in the middle of the laminating pouch, and the laminated plastic will not come off the paper? It basically glues the laminating sheet to the paper? I thought you had to have a plastic-on-plastic border (glued onto itself) for everything to stay together (if that makes any sense)
Yup, makes sense. I too used to think that a laminate border was needed. Turns out that the inside of the laminating pouch is coated with adhesive that activates and sticks to the paper surface when exposed to the heat from the laminator rollers. So you can cut right to the card edge, no worries there. :)
That's what wrong settings and dirt-cheap laminators do. If you laminate on higher temp than is recommended for used thickness of laminating pouches, with quality equipment and/or you run it through laminator multiple times, the lamino will fuse into the paper, and stay there even if you remove the edges. The only downside to removing plastic-on-plastic edges is that paper becomes exposed, on the edge, and card becomes slightly susceptible to water damage.
Love this, I just picked up Fallout Wasteland Warfare and its RPG expansion book and it is a mini-card heavy system. Modephius provides PDFs of all of the cards made so far and I want to print common item cards like food and meds so I can give them to the players without worrying about them losing the originals.
Really nice video. Do you actually play with these cards? Since I have three questions about this method: 1. Aren't the cards a little too slippery? 2. Does cuttiing through plastic make the blade of the cutter dull really fast? My third question: when playing often, do the edges of the cards split apart time a little bit (i.e. the edges of paper and laminating material)? Thanks for answering, Michael.
Hi Michael, thanks for your comment and questions! Here are my responses:
1. Nope, I find the cards have just the right amount of slide vs. friction.
2. Not really. And replacement blades are cheap. I also use a kitchen knife sharpener to sharpen my current blades if need be. :)
3. With the method I show here in this video, using these materials, I have not experienced any splitting or delamination. I have experienced delamination with some other types of paper, or when i get fance and try to construct a card from a separate front and back, glue together, then laminate. But you should be fine as long as you stick to the method and materials i show in this video. Also, rounding the card corners helps to prevent delamination at the corners/edges. Thanks for watching! :)
thanks for actually answering the real questions!
Thank you Martin for your video! I am very impressed with your instructions and technique and I'm so glad to have stumbled on it.
It's like you have your own print shop at home. It looks so nice!
Hi Martin,
Thanks for great tutorial.
Can you tell me what youe printer is? I ask cause 110 lb is pretty thick paper so not all printers can handle them. Looking forward to receive an answer. Best regards
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing these great tips.❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I think this is the best method I've seen.
Mikeala Weaver Thanks, glad you found this tutorial useful. :)
Hi, Martin!
I am developing my own desk game, so I was looking long and hard for a method to create profesionally looking cards, tokens, etc. for fast development and really enjoyable playtesting. Regarding making cards I independently came to very similar method as you have. Except I use "double sided matt photo paper" (which is almost the same as regular cardstock), I print it with 6-ink EPSON tank system photo printer, then I feed it through a slightly better laminator with 4 rollers, so at first I laminate only once (with matt laminating pouches), then I cut the cards via print'n'cut feature on my silhouette cameo 4, and then I run my individual cards through laminator again to better fuse lamino to the paper, and to cure the edges which might be a little corrupted after cutting. I have not yet found any significant difference in quality after running cards though laminator the second time, but also nothing yet disproved that logic of mine, so I still rather follow through.
Also if you ever need to make everlasting game plan tiles, I found the best method is to print the shape (even intricate ones) on 3D printer (I usually use white rPLA), then sand the top surface, clean it with IPA, and cover it with printable vinyl sticker (also printed then precisely cut on desktop cutter like Silhouette). Theese look really professional, last a lifetime, and overall are way better to play with than that pressed paper boards that comes with commercial games 😏 Of course, that whole equipment bundle would cost you just north of $1000 USD, but considering that laminator and inkjet printer you already have, you'll just need a desktop cutter ($199 USD for Silhouette portrait 3), and similarly priced 3D printer if you choose to make plastic tiles.
You should have some Amazon affiliate links. You are selling the heck out of their products. :)
Lol
Hi Martin,
First of all thanks for all the tutorial. I too prefer the print and laminate method as you shown here.
However, what I repeatedly failed to do is to perfectly align the double sided printing.
I am curious of how did you manage to do that?
Thanks again for your help and hopefully you see this question and willing to share your method. Cheers!
How do you line up the front and back so you can cut it out exactly? I can't seem to line them up quite right so the backs look great, but the fronts are almost always off and it looks bad.
Hi Packer, I edit the PnP pdf files to compensate for printer shift.
@@PnPHideaway
Had the same problem.
I found that for my printer i have to adjust the one side a 1mm to the left and all is well aligned.
Very awesome detailed video! You’ve answered my questions.
Thanks, glad it was helpful! :)
I started doing this technique, but used a cricut to cut out the cards. Really saves a lot of time. However ive noticed even with some heavy cardstock, if you dont use black for the back of the card, say some lighter color, they are still a little transparent if you get some strong light against them. I havent found any paper that is opaque like true playing cards. Also what i dont like about cardstock is you dont get colors that pop they are very dull...wish there was a good matte paper that isnt see through to print on.
Good point about card stock and colors. I’ve started using Koala brand matte photo paper and the colors pop a lot more. :)
You changed my life, thanks
For the better, I hope! :)
Thanks for the walkthrough!
Great tutorial. Super helpful. Thanks a ton.
You’re welcome! :)
Do You think It is somehow possible to laminate plywood (2-3mm thick) things with paper graphics on it? Or maybe I should stick to pouring epoxy resin on it? Those laminators won't be able to accept such thick material... I think.
Hi! No, plywood is way too thick and inflexible to laminate. :)
Hey Martin! I just made my own mini tarot cards using your technique and it worked so well. Thanks so much for your tutorial!
That's what I'm trying to do. With mini ones, but they didn't stay together when I cut them
Hello there Martin! That was exactly the kind of solution i was looking for!! The colors on your cards look so slick! What printer do you use?
Hello, thanks! Glad my video helped. I use an HP Officejet Pro 9018 printer. :)
@@PnPHideaway Thanks for the quick reply! :)
Greetings from Brazil.
Thanks for your tutorial. I just have a doubt: Did you use an ink-jet or a laser printer, please? Thanks in advanced 😊
@@amarianareal Inkjet printer for all of my videos.
@@PnPHideaway thanks for your answer!! Success!
Would have never known that you could fuse the laminate better if done twice... without the laminate separating. Cool!
I just brought a laminator that has both hot and cold system incase i need it for my dad's documents. Im wondering what program and how you make it all the same size because i always been using just word documents and just drag to enlarged but idk how to make them the same size to made cards. I want to made cards of my favorite idol, also my mum has her own idol and her birthday is coming i want to do this as present to have photo cards since our printer is not a photo printer. I also brought a cutter because i remember this video
Thanks so much. SPOT ON what I was wanting to know AND see!
Ben Burris You’re welcome, thanks for the kind words! :)
Ben Burris You’re welcome, thanks for the kind words! :)
Nice video sir. Would be more helpful if you could share link for purchasing the supplies.
Amazon seems to have discontinued that laminator in the UK and all the others don't seem to have those thickness settings, merely cold or hot settings.
I can also recommend the Scotch brand laminator that goes for around $25-$30 US.
@@PnPHideaway Thanks :)
@@PnPHideaway Thank You
Very well made and informative video. Just ordered the recommended items, I’m excited to work on some custom card ideas.
Glad it was useful to you! :)
how they re in long term use? peeling off? if it is can we re laminate to fix it ? thanks martin ^___^ great tut!!!!
Nice video! That's the same laminator that we use. I also always run my PNP stuff through the laminator twice, I think it just helps the final product, and I'm glad I'm not alone in that. :D I'll need to check out that paper trimmer. I bought one a while ago, but it doesn't have a guide wire and I found my cuts to end up skewed. I still prefer and exacto knife, even to the rotary cutter because I found mine kept getting dull easily - I had to constantly press very hard. I do want to upgrade my corner cutter, and that's the one I was eyeing, so it was cool to see that in action.
Also, thanks for showing off this re-theme. I know what I'm doing after vacation. :D
Geek City USA Thanks for watching, and for your kind words! :)
If I were painting on blank playing cards for my own game could I laminate them similar to that there already cut cards though?
One thing I do is, after I cut all my laminated cards out and trim the corners if applicable, run them through the laminating machine a THIRD time (like you, I do two passes before cutting them out). I'm obsessed at getting a nicely glued lamination on the cards, as well.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe I'm superstitious, but I have the feeling that another pass after the cutting does also "smoothen" the cut edges a bit. Idk or maybe this only happens when cutting with scissors: The edges feel a bit sharp and uneven...
Fantastic! I hope there are no typos!
New subscriber. :) i used label paper 8.5 x11 white and cardstock for other side. Print them and apply a few layers of transparent aerosol barnish.
Hi there! I used to make PnP cards with a card stock core, with plain paper front and back, spray glued, with protective lacquer applied. I still use that technique for some builds, but nowadays I prefer to laminate my cards. :)
What to do if i want more thick cards like tarot cards...I should look for more thick card stock ?
Angel Tarot Readings 101 Yes, use thicker card stock and thicker laminating pouches. :)
Wow! Welcome ❣️
They look excellent, and I bet they do feel great too. Can you get a matte finish laminate? The gloss is the only thing I would not like.
Snuggly Jeff I haven’t searched for matte finish laminating pouches. If I find any, I’ll post here.
Snuggly Jeff Sorry, I’m not seeing any matte finish hot lamination pouches.
Take a look on Amazon for this listing "Oregon Lamination Hot Laminating Pouches Letter (Pack of 100) 3 Mil 9 x 11-1/2-inch Matte/Matte". A bit expensive but are Matte finish.
Yes Matte lamination pouches are available, bit more expensive, but the results are amazing!
Less glare, and feel soft.
My friends couldn't even tell that the playermat for Rune Age (best interactive deckbuilder ever!)I downloaded from BGG and then laminated with matte was made by me! They thought it came in the box! :)
Regards, Salman
@@salmanqaisar7377 what brand are you using for the mat laminator pouches?
Is there any kind of opaque laminating pouches?
do i need special laminator or lamination folio to be fused with the paper, not to itself?
Much better then the old glue style. I've been using my laminator for my roll and writes. Now I have a new purpose.
Thank You for the video. I don't know if to laugh or to weep for the 20 $ laminator. Some Years ago (well, MANY Years ago) I bought a GBC laminator, A3. It has seen little work, but the funny part is that its price was around 500 € .......
Hi. I love the video, but wanted to clarify something. Are you just running the cards through the laminator in one sheet twice? Or are you also using two laminating sheets?
One sheet twice. Although since I made this video two years ago, I no longer find it necessary to run the sheet twice. One laminating pass is enough for me nowadays. My advice is to test to see what works best for your setup.
@@PnPHideaway thanks!
I love this video this is super cool thank you for making this super informative and helpful!!
Glad it was helpful!
Question: If you do double sided when you print, how do you feed the paper back into machine so the back of it is printed correctly ie: not upside down when you flip the card over etc? Also, do you put the paper back in the printer with the printed images/texts facing up so that when it goes back in the back is printed on the other side of the paper instead of on top of the side u already printed?
Thank you for showing! I love playing cards but gonna be using your method for yoga asanas cards 🤩
Does anyone know if he mentioned which printer he uses to print on his cardstock? Maybe I just missed it. Or does anyone have suggestions?
Hi Pilar! I use an HP Officejet Pro 8715 that’s about two years old. With HP Instant Ink subscription. :)
@@PnPHideaway thank you!
Can we print some other cards in same shaped like playcards
Idk should i use card-stock as our printer has issues with thick paper
I'd love an update on how durable these are. I've done this myself and the edges started to delaminate after some time, but this was with no prior research and my mums cheap laminator
So what you are saying is not to cut corners with your corner cutter?
I use nothing but my Kadomaru Pro. 😉
You don't want to cut corners on corner cutters, always choose the best: Kadomaru Pro! ;)
I need this tutorial to make my own playing cards. Thank you!
BTW, do you know a PC software that helps me to place the cards inside the frame to print them at the desired dimension on the A4 sheet of paper?
Here's a question. I'm wanting to print out gwent decks. But there are a ton of cards. Is there a company that I can send templates to and get it done? Because to buy the actual decks, they are not cheap
Ivar Odinkin Yes, you can have companies like the gamecrafter dot com print out your cards for you. :)
Check out Artscow. Not only do they do a decent job pretty cheaply, it wouldn't surprise me if someone already put the Gwent decks up on their site. If so, you won't even need to send them art, you can just order the decks.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing this technique!
Soul Dagger You’re welcome, thanks for watching! :)
I tried print on both side but it always go off the coordinate, any advice?
Hey man, great videos.
Can you please make a video on boxes? Like telescoping boxes and tuck boxes.
And also, would cardboard paper do the trick for this?
Thanks
Long Thanks for your comment! Sadly, making game boxes is not a skill that I currently possess. I would suggest you like for “Dining Table PnP”, that’s Jake Staines’ channel, he has tutorial videos on how to make game boxes (and many other PnP-related items).
Thanks for the quick response and the recommendation.
I was wondering what weight of cardstock I should use. The card stock I am going to is is 80 lb.
@@long3974 Sounds good! If the cards end up feeling too thin, you can try using 5mil laminating pouches to increase the card thickness while using thinner paper.
Does anyone know the difference between the "Gray" version and the "Premium Pack" for the corner cutter? Thank you.
Trevor Ames The “premium pack” appears to not be fulfilled by Amazon, and charges $16 for shipping. I would stay far away from that one. Order the gray version, fulfilled by Amazon, free shipping if you have Amazon Prime.
do have any suggestion a printing card company thats prints custom playing cards i have my design about my learning playing cards
Thanks Loads For Making This Video, 1 Of The Best Videos I've Seen, Really Useful & Helpful, Loads Of Great Tips, Thanks Loads Again :)
Rachael Louise Gerrard You are most welcome, and thanks for the kind words! :)
I wonder if there's some kind of matte clear coat you could spray on these that would take the gloss off them.
I’ve long since gotten used to the gloss. I think any spray would just make the cards feel, shuffle and play worse. There are matte laminating pouches you can buy, but they are significantly more expense, and anecdotally people have told me that they tend to not adhere as well.
you should put the links to the items in the description so you get a commision. Good video anyways, it will help alot.
Thanks! :)
hi! great video, but i am just wondering if it still feels like a regular playing card if i just print the cards on paper instead of cardstock.
Hi Owen, thanks for your question! I know some folks who laminate regular printer paper rather than card stock. In my experience, it feels too thin. However, you might have a better result if you pair printer paper with 5mil thermal laminating pouches rather than the 3mil pouches you see me using in this video. If you do try the 5mil pouches, please let us know how it turns out. :)
Martin Gonzalvez I’ll try the 5 mill laminating sheets as u suggested and I’ll share the results. Thanks so much!
Owen Cheb Sure thing! :)
@@owencheb622 gib results
Thanks Martin! I’m trying to make my own card sleeves. Like the $5 packs at trading card game stores. This helps me get closer to finding a solution
Good sir you just saved me on a big upcoming project I have. Do you happen to know the best program to make my own cards? It's for a college course and wanting to make it professional
Did you use standard 70 gsm A4 paper to print out all the cards ? and also how many micron for the laminating sheet ?
I’m in the US, so I used 65 lb. (176 gsm) US Letter size card stock. Inserted into 3mil laminating pouches.
@@PnPHideaway Can I get the 180 gsm glossy photo paper instead ? i have the 100 micron thickness laminating pouches. Hopefully these look fine. you thought ?
How do these hold up, though? I often make and laminate dividers for my LCGs and even just the riffling through those when searching through my collection (never mind shuffling) causes the corners to start to peel over time.