The download is 750 × 1050 pixels: a 2.5 × 3.5 inch card at print quality. Printing puts up to nine on a page at real size, ready to cut out.

What kind of card?

Battle: a creature with power and two moves. Star: a player with a number and four stats. Buddy: a pet, friend or family member with star ratings.

A photo or a scanned drawing. It stays on this device: nothing is uploaded.

Battle card

Ideas for your cards

Make a card for a character you invented, a favorite athlete, the family dog or a friend for their birthday. In class, a card works as a book report: the main character on the front, their strengths as stats, and the big moment of the story as a move.

Rarity is up to you. Common has one star, legendary has four and gets a foil shine. The ten types each have their own color: Blaze, Tide, Grove, Volt, Stone, Gust, Frost, Shade, Nova and Steel.

Printing your cards

Pick how many copies you want and press Print. They come out at real trading card size, 2.5 × 3.5 inches, nine to a US Letter page. Heavier paper or card stock holds up best. A penny sleeve makes them feel real.

Want to color one by hand first? There are free Card Lab coloring sheets, including a blank card to draw your own.

Stickers, drawing and a card back

This is a small piece of Card Lab, our free app. The app adds 56 hand-drawn stickers, drawing with your finger, a back for every card, decks, and a collection to keep them in.

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Free sheets to go with it: