Vintage Playing Cards

Clounds Playing CardOwl Playing Card We discovered these delightful greeting cards made from vintage playing cards last week at an a little antiques shop in Camden Passage, London (near the Angel tube station in Islington).

Vintage Playing Cards

The concept of these cards is brilliant: a graphic, vintage playing card mounted with photo corners (usually face-down to take advantage of the decorated backs) onto a plain ecru card. They're perfect for a DIY project and would make great wedding seating cards -- since cards come in decks of 52 it's easy to make multiples! Some of these vintage graphics are truly inspired, particularly of the Erte-inspired ladies with their dogs on the right. See the entire collection here.