174 backers pledged $5,888 USD on March 25, 2015 to fund this KickStarter project which featured unique and custom cartoon style drawings about love on each card, forgoing the use of traditional pips.  They were designed by Natlia Silva and printed by MPC on 310gsm French casino quality card stock with black core (linen finish), available in standard deck and uncut formats.

Original plan was to print the tuck box without any embossing. During the campaign backers were offered to upgrade any number of their decks to include embossing on their tucks. This upgrade cost $2 per deck. Once the production finished and Natalia received the cards there was an apparent problem. All 500 decks were produced with embossed tucks and not only that, they had the wrong embossing applied (where the entire area around the hearts and title/tagline were negatively embossed as an indentation instead of raised hearts), see Update #8 on the project page.

As a result of this error MPC reprinted the deck for those backers that wanted the correct embossing applied to the tucks.

The final numbers of decks produced were:

• None without embossing
• 500 with 'wrong embossing'
• 130 with 'correct embossing'

This entry is for the decks with 'wrong embossing'

Database entry for the decks with 'correct embossing' can be found here

This KickStarter deck was available in Gold or Silver, printed by Legends with Elite Finish

My interest in the art of Leonardo is lifelong. Realizing his work into modern playing card design has completely absorbed me this last year. Weaving elements of his paintings and drawings together and carefully integrating them has deepened my appreciation for Leonardo's sublime talent.

I'm sure you can see in every detail my passionate dedication to my work. Please note the handwork on each suit and value - every card is unique, a real labor of love.

To compliment the quality of the artwork, Leonardo will be printed by USPCC, the United States Playing Card Company.

I hope you enjoy my project. This is Leonardo!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/320402544/leonardo-art-playing-cards Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/496-leonardo_silver

These cards would look right at home on the back of a leather jacket, as a new tattoo, or splashed on the soundboard of your Les Paul. Alchemy1977, a company known for its alternative jewelry, games, clothing, and collectibles, designed each card for this unique deck. With every shuffle, you’ll see skulls, fantasy and steampunk characters, intricately designed suit symbols, and more. The Bicycle® Alchemy England Deck features original artwork on the front and back of each card. The decks were printed in the USA at The United States Playing Card Company and printed on premium stock with a quality finish. From: https://bicyclecards.com/product/bicycle-alchemy-england-playing-cards/ Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/504-bicycle_alchemy_of_england

Also available in a white version which was released later (May 2013), this deck from Theory 11 was released near the end of 2012, was illustrated by hand in South Africa and designed by Simon Frouws. They featured elegant gold foil stamped onto ultra-lux black paper derived from sustainable forests. Produced by USPCC, the stock is from FSC-certified papers derived from sustainable forests, vegetable-based inks and starch-based laminates. Sealed with a red tax-stamp, vintage sticker seal marked with the exact month and year of print. Containing largely standard face cards, the emphasis is on the premium foil tuck, card back artwork and stock quality that also was environmentally conscious.

The Legends 202 decks by Legends Playing Cards were a set of 3 varied color decks of red, blue and black. The tuck case featured 3D embossing and a custom die-cut tuck box with interior foil. The cards designed by Mark Stutzman utilized two tone printing. Symbolism was also referenced for each deck with gold and black for the sun and land, silver and blue for the moon and heavens, and red on white for the double crown encompassing upper and lower Egypt. There are only 3,202 decks printed per color of Legends 202 Egyptian Edition. The decks were also hinted at containing hidden secrets, similar to prior decks. While they did include a marking system for identifying cards from the card back, there were flaws in the clubs suit where the 8 and 9 have the same markings on the back (ribs of the hound). This error then caused the 10 to read as a 9, Jack as 10 and Queen as Jack. While the King of clubs returns to the proper markings, this is a total of 4 cards that provide the wrong information. A secret webpage was also made available with clues to this and other secrets: http://legendsplayingcards.com/pages/a6q6wz Legends #202 - Egyptian Edition 1. The path to enlightenment is dotted with clues 2. Only the penitent man shall pass 3. Paper ribs offer support 4. Infinity waits at heaven\'s gate 5. Golden ratio at white boarders wait 6. See the world in a grain of sand 7. The Pharoh\'s 4th reign shall stay stacked against all odds 8. Behind the pyramids seal of par, lies the color of thoughts. Mask the secret with wet not dry. Only through destruction can a once Sharp eye reveal a treasure in three white flashes.

GRIMOIRE - "grim'wär - Noun... "A forbidden book of magic spells and incantations... a gateway to the secrets of the supernatural..." In the darkest depths of your imagination, The Grimoire Deck awaits. Containing a wicked menagerie of gothic imagery, subtly adorned with classical Celtic iconography. The Grimoire Deck is crafted by one of the most sought after artists in the magic industry, Manoj Kaushal. His carefully designed, richly detailed images capture the enchantment and mystique of the ancient Magical text after which it is named. Using USPCC's legendary Bicycle card stock, The Grimoire Deck is comprised of twelve customized skeletal court cards, two custom jokers, a Grimoire double backer and a Grimoire/Mandolin double backer.

Using USPCC Bicycle card stock, The Grimoire Deck is comprised of twelve customized skeletal court cards, two custom jokers, a Grimoire double backer and a Grimoire/Mandolin double backer.

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/352-bicycle_grimoire

The Red Tune Deck was produced in 2011, which won many good praises. The design is by Aloy Magic. Exquisite Custom Deck Redesigned Ace, Joker, Back and Tuck box. Red tune deck printed in 2012.

LIMITED EDITION SILVER FOIL TUCKCASE! Totally new back design

scans of every card can be seen at

Spades-Gods of Eygpt 

Hearts -Gods of Greece

Clubs- Gods of Norse

Diamonds-Gods of Rome

 

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Mythology.html

For scans of each card see www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Crystallum.html

Nothing catches the eye like a glimmering crystal. Well... feast your eyes on the brand new Crystallum Playing Cards from Collectable Playing Cards. You will treasure each and every card as you shuffle through the artfully crafted design. Make sure you get your hands on this as it is the first deck created under CPC's 1000 deck club. The only way to show off this gem is in a display case. A truly original card deck

Scans of all cards can be viewed at:

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/BlueCollar.html

Dedicated to all the hard workers who understand what it’s like to actually do an honest day’s worth of work. These are the men and women who earn their rights to relax with that cold glass of beer at the end of the day. These Bicycle decks where designed by Johnny Whaam. The fine detail of each hand drawn card is reminiscent of a hard working America

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2104052526/bicycle-blue-and-white-collar-playing-cards

This is a beautiful hand designed deck of playing cards by Michael Scott. The deck pays tribute to 1980's video game systems. The deck is meant to take the players back to the good old days of 8-bit gaming. The design pulls from early Atari themes. The court cards have awesome pixel characters and there are hidden retro gems throughout the deck. Finest German casino grade paper Printed by The Freedom Playing Card Company Custom seal 56 cards in deck 52 playing cards 2 jokers 1 double back card 1 gaff card Made in China.

Kickstarter 2014 project by Jody Eklund. 3 decks have been printed: Golden Spike, limited Gold Edition and very limited Black Ink edition.  The Bicycle branded version was produced by USPCC, but the Black Ink and Golden Spike (Gold) versions were printed by Legends.

Inspired by Russian Folklore and created by Natalia Silva, 359 backers pledged $9,684 in this KickStarter project on November 14, 2014.  Cards were printed by USPCC with a planned run of apx. 2,500 decks, plus uncut format was available.

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/460-russian_folk_art