Cardstock#
- Hammermill Cardstock, Premium Color Copy, 271 gsm 100 lb
- Hammermill Cardstock, 199 gsm 110 lb
- MR.R Photo Paper 115gsm 30 lb 5 mil
Vinyl#
- Koala Holographic Vinyl Sticker Paper, Rainbow
- Koala Holographic Sticker Paper, Diamond/Rainbow/Dots/Stars
- Stampcolour Holographic Sticker Paper, Grid
- Bludrick Holographic Vinyl
- Teckwrapcraft
- Hayes
Cardstock Workflow#
Required materials: cardstock + vinyl. Optional: laminator + laminator pouch
Print onto vinyl#
Load the vinyl sheet into your printer. You want to print directly onto the vinyl.
Warning
Print your PDF using print software, not a web browserDry#
Wait for your media to dry
Choose your cardstock#
Choose thin cardstock if you want to laminate. Choose thick cardstock if you are not laminating.
Press printed vinyl sheet onto cardstock#
- Peel a small section of the backing paper away from the vinyl
- Fold that small section of backing paper onto the remaining backing paper
- Flip the vinyl over and carefully align two corners to the cardstock
- Press the small section of vinyl onto the cardstock so the vinyl adhesive bonds to the cardstock
- Flip the remaining vinyl with backing paper over itself, so the backing paper is facing up
- Place your hand on the backing paper and push it towards the bottom of the cardstock
Laminate (optional)#
Insert the printed media into your laminator pouch, and then through your laminator
Cut#
- Cut sheet into rectangular cards using a rotary trimmer
- Cut all four corners of each card using a cutter
Existing Card Workflow#
Print onto vinyl#
Warning
Print your PDF using print software, not a web browserDry#
Wait for your media to dry
Cut#
- Cut sheet into rectangular cards using a rotary trimmer
- Cut all four corners of each card using a cutter
Choose an existing card#
Take a bulk card from your TCG so the back will match
Press cut vinyl onto existing card#
- Peel a small section of the backing paper away from the vinyl
- Fold that small section of backing paper onto the remaining backing paper
- Flip the vinyl over and carefully align two corners to the existing card
- Press the small section of vinyl onto the card so the vinyl adhesive bonds to the card
- Flip the remaining vinyl with backing paper over itself, so the backing paper is facing up
- Place your hand on the backing paper and push it towards the bottom of the card