MTG Card Maker — Original Cards, Actually Printed
Design a custom, fan-made card with your own artwork and text, and have it printed on real card stock — not rendered as an image you screenshot.
Start with a design
Opens the builder, no sign-up
- Your art, your text
- Standard 2.5" x 3.5"
- Real card stock, as little as $0.90 a card
Your art, your text
on a Snapshot design
Not a proxy maker
original cards only
As little as $0.90
a card in a 100-card Bulk Box
- Cards printed
- 50,000+
- To ship
- 1 day
- US shipping
- Free over $30
- To design
- Free
How it works
From photo to printed card
Pick a Snapshot template
Choose one of our card designs. There is no Magic frame here — you are starting from ours.
Load your art and write the card
Upload the artwork, name the card, and write the text on the front and the back.
Print it
It arrives as a physical card at standard trading card size on premium stock, ready to sleeve.
Our designs, your art
Pick a design and start
- AfterdarkStart with Afterdark
- ApexStart with Apex
- BOOM!Start with BOOM!
- HyperdriveStart with Hyperdrive
- Paint BlasterStart with Paint Blaster
- TitanStart with Titan
AI-art designs
These paint their artwork from your photo, so they need a free account.
What you get
Be clear on what this is
No Magic frame, mana symbols, set symbols, type line or rules text box, and no card database to pull from. None of that is ours to reproduce.
We do not print copies of existing Magic cards. If you came looking for playtest proxies of cards you already own, Snapshot is the wrong tool.
What you get is a Snapshot card design carrying your own artwork, your own card name and your own text.
The cards are not tournament legal and are not playable substitutes for real cards.
Free US standard shipping on orders $30+.
Want more than the short version? Read the full guide.
Pricing
Printed on real card stock
Free to design. You only pay when you print. Free US standard shipping on orders $30+.
Bulk Box
As little as $0.90 a card
Copies of one design: 25 for $37.99 · 50 for $64.99 · 100 for $89.99. Handouts, playtest stacks and party favors.
Rookie Box
Up to 18 different designs
$17.99 for one card in a magnetic case, $49.99 for 18 ($2.78 a card).
What families are saying.
“These cards are so awesome. Incredible quality especially given the price. My 9 year old was floored by them.”
M Slauer
Google Review
“I made several cards for my son's first birthday party. They all came out perfect and with great quality. The design process was a lot of fun as well. Highly recommend using this company!”
Jeff Bello
Google Review
“Snapshot is amazing. Great communication and super fast turn around. They made and shipped my order the same day I placed the order!”
Jimmy Raygoza
Google Review
Does Snapshot have a Magic card template?
No. There is no Magic frame, mana symbol set or rules text box in the builder, and there could not be — the frame and its furniture belong to Wizards of the Coast. Snapshot gives you our own card designs to fill with your own artwork and text.
Can I make proxies with this?
No. We do not reproduce existing Magic cards, and there is no card database behind the builder to pull card text or art from. Snapshot only prints artwork and text that you supply.
Then what is it good for?
A real, printed custom card with art you own and text you write — original cards, cards of a playgroup, league and tournament cards, gifts, gag cards. The difference from most browser card makers is that this one ends in a physical card rather than a PNG.
Do I need an account?
Not to design. You can open the builder, choose a template, upload a photo, fill in the text and see your finished card without signing up. A free account is needed to save a design, to order prints, and to use the AI-art templates.
What do the printed cards look like?
Standard trading card size, 2.5" x 3.5", printed on premium card stock with square corners like a real card, so it fits any sleeve, toploader or case. A single card is $17.99 and includes a magnetic case; bigger boxes bring the per-card price down, to as little as $0.90 a card for 100 copies of one design.
Before you order
Three checks before you print
Check the crop and size
Use the original photo and leave room around faces and text. Compare card dimensions and print preparation before choosing a format.
Count designs and copies
A Rookie Box can hold different designs. Bulk packs are copies of one design. Match the pack to the people receiving your cards.
Choose the physical finish
Metallic-looking artwork does not automatically include reflective printing. Compare holographic finish options and review the selected product price before checkout.
Open the builder and try it.
Try a standard template without signing in. Saving, ordering, and AI generation require an account; printed cards are paid.
Snapshot is an independent custom card printer. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or licensed by Wizards of the Coast LLC. Magic: The Gathering and MTG are their trademarks, used here only to describe what people search for when they want to design a card of their own. Every card you build is your own custom, fan-made creation.
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