Personalize a playing card box and photo card as a romantic way to communicate that your love was always "in the cards." A standard deck of 52 cards fits inside the box.
Replace one of the cards in a full deck with a unique photo playing card and have your loved one search for your hidden message; or just use the custom box to present a single personalized playing card. The playing card has a heart shaped photo on the front and a note on the back.
Some sample messages include:
It was in the cards for us to be together.
You will always be my Queen.
You will always be my King.
We are 2 of the same heart.
You can also choose from an Ace, Queen, King, or 2 of hearts that coincide with the message you are writing.
Fill in the PDF text form fields in the template below to personalize the name and message on the front as well as an optional message on back of the playing card box.
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The template should be printed on heavy cardstock US Letter or A4 Paper sizes. See paper size comparison for more info on A4 size paper. Check printer settings in the instructions below.
Instructions
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Download the personalized template PDF above. Click file to unzip. Right click on PDF to Open With > Adobe Reader.
Click and highlight the wording in the PDF form fields to personalize with the name of your sweetheart and your own message.
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Click the print button or File > Print and select Current page (page 2 only) before printing the box.
Set paper quality/type to Best on card stock paper before printing and load printer tray with card stock paper.
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Use the paper clip to score the fold lines on the back. The fold line guides are the blue dashed lines.
Line up the paper clip on the fold line guide, then place the ruler next to it to keep straight. Push down and slide clip along guide lines. Repeat for each fold line.
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Once all fold lines are scored, use the craft knife to cut out each piece. When cutting, keep the cut path on the line so that you do not see white around the edges. A ruler can be used for long straight lines.
You can also use scissors.
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Cut the thin black line as shown. This will help keep the flap secure when closed.
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The final cutout is as shown.
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Fold down on each of the score lines to form the card box. Start with the middle by folding in half, then the sides and top.
Place double sided tape or glue on the grey rectangles along the sides.
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Place the side with writing on top of the double sided tape grey squares.
The sides should be flush with the bottom fold and top tab as shown before pressing down.
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Use a pen or scoring tool and place inside to press down on the tape or glue to secure along the whole side as shown.
Repeat for the other side.
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Follow the Playing Card Instructions below to make your own card.
Once the card is complete, you can add a deck of real cards to make searching for one card more fun.
Fold down the top flap to complete the box.
Choose Your Playing Card
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Download your choice of playing card by clicking on one of the options of Aces, Queen, King, or 2 above. It will download a .psd zip file to your computer. Find the downloaded file and click to decompress or unzip the file.
Use photopea.com photo editor and upload the unzipped .psd file.
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In the Layers column on the right, click on the Text layer.
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Make sure the Text Tool is highlighted, then click and drag over the name to personalize with your own or change the wording.
You can also change the font or size of text.
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To personalize the photo, click on the Photo Here layer.
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Click on File > Open & Place to choose your own photo. This will place the photo in the layer below the card so it fits inside the heart.
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Click on the Move tool as shown in the left column. Move the photo down to the heart.
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Re-size the photo by clicking on the diagonal square handles and dragging to make smaller. You can see what part of the photo fits best inside the heart by moving the whole photo around.
Don’t worry if some of the photo can be seen on the sides. It will be cut off in the next few steps.
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Choose File > Export as > PDF to save the file as a PDF for printing.
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In the drop down box, choose in (for inches) and make sure it shows 4 width x 11 height. Then click the Save button to download the PDF.
This is very important to scale properly with a real playing card.
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Click on the downloaded PDF file to Open and Print on heavy cardstock paper. Your printer may differ in how that is chosen but it is either in the Properties settings or Finishing.
Again, please make sure Scale is set to 100% so the card will be in real life scale.
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Score along the blue dotted lines to make the fold.
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Cut using a craft knife and ruler along the very light line surrounding the card shape. Do NOT cut the card shape yet. See the next few steps for the reason why.
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Place double sided tape on the back of one side as shown. Stay very close to the edge so the tape will be along the edges when cut in step 25.
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Fold along the score line slowly to attach together.
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Cut along the card line slowly and around the rounded corners. Turn the card into the scissors to make a nice curved cut. You can also use the craft knife and ruler to make the straight cuts along the sides and then the scissor on the rounded corners.
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Place your card inside the box along with 51 standard playing cards. Ready to surprise the one you love.
You can also place the custom playing card inside a standard deck of cards without the personalized box for more of a surprise.
Video Tutorial (Coming Soon)
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