Custom Card Tutorial and Valentines Day Contest!

[mouschi]

For YEARS, I've had people ask if I have a custom card making tutorial available, and I've always said "it's on the list". Everytime someone asks for pointers, I try to answer questions, but it is difficult to write volumes to everyone that asks - I have loads of questions (and success stories) about baseball cards/collecting in general coming in every day! This is not a complaint - in fact, I'm thankful. I love talking cardboard and helping others out, but time can be scarce.

With that said, I finally walked through a card I created on video. Someone reached out to me to do a quad relic jumbo of their daughter, using a game used shoe, jersey, hat, and sock. He gave me the go ahead to use her card as an example, so here it is! It isn't the ultimate tell-all tutorial for all ins and outs, but I do hope to make more videos down the road showing how to do other little things. Here is the subject of this video:

And here is the tutorial video!


So, with that said, let's get on with the contest!

If you have a significant other, let's face it - you probably haven't gotten them anything for Valentines Day yet, have you? Well, that's what this contest is for! If you think it will bring joy to her to have a custom jumbo piece created with a picture of you/her, and perhaps a relic (ticket stub of first date, something like that) then enter this contest. I will create one for free for the winner!

Simply respond to this, (I'll be cross posting this on various forums, youtube, social media, etc.) - it would be cool if you subscribed to my youtube channel as well.

On 2/2 at 12 Noon CST, we'll end the contest, and I'll reach out to the winner to send me whatever relic, picture, and text. Please note that the winner just might have the end product showcased.

Oh, and I'll throw in a signed copy of my book, too.

Here is the contest announcement video:
Good luck! Now let's hear what you may want done

 

[mrmopar]

I'm in, thanks for the contest!

Does it have to be a Valentine specific-custom for the winner? My wife would probably not love "another" card in the house, even one so personal, but I had collected some signatures from my immediate family members (after my dad died, hence the cut part) in hopes of someday doing a signature cut.

 

[MrMet]

Oh man...I wonder if I still have a ticket stub from the first game my wife and I went to when we were dating, she was technically a Phillies fan at the time and the Mets kicked their butts (the newspaper headline said something like “the Phillies bats turn as cold as the weather” and from then on she rooted for the Mets)...or the first game we took my son to...I know I have a write up for that one here, I remember it cuz it was Logan’s first game and Matt Harvey hit his first home run (and maybe his only?)


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[thelesquad]

I'm in. Wonderful idea! If it's possible, a card with some sand from our wedding site would be awesome, but, if not, I would love one with ticket stubs from our first Cubs game together.

 

[mouschi]

Good luck to you guys!!!