"Trading Card" Cardstock

[Kryndal Levik]

I want to make some "collectible trading card-style" handouts for my gaming group, and would love to use similar cardstock to that which the big publishers use. I've tried standard cardstock, and a few other specialty papers, but they don't really work. I'm not looking for a perfect match, but I'm trying to find something with similar weight, thickness, and quality to that which you'd see on a CCG card. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[HALL]

Kryndal,
I have done "trading cards" for our gaming group "The Misfits" and found that 100-120 lb stock paper is great. Not as thick as other profesional trading cards but dang close and you can pick it up at your local office supply place pretty cheep, or if you have a bud that does comic art you can snag some of his! Thanks Fason! Hope this helped

 

[Harsh]

I want to make some "collectible trading card-style" handouts for my gaming group, and would love to use similar cardstock to that which the big publishers use. I've tried standard cardstock, and a few other specialty papers, but they don't really work. I'm not looking for a perfect match, but I'm trying to find something with similar weight, thickness, and quality to that which you'd see on a CCG card. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!

Kryndal,
I used a cheapy cheap household laminating machine to get the glossed finish and thickness of the cards I made. I tried both regular printing paper and card stock, both worked well depending on use. The laminator is only $10-$15 in an all-purpose box store (Target, Walmart, Meijer, etc. depending on where you live), and the laminate packets are fairly cost effective as well. I made a home-brew card game complete with over 100 cards this way and they still play today, 3 years later. Another bonus to this is that you will never need sleeves to keep you cards nice!
Hope this helps.
Harsh