Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Lux Playing Cards Kickstarter Campaign




Lux Playing Cards collaborates with artists the world over to create beautiful, collectible playing cards.  They're next endeavor is based on L. Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Artist Suzanne van Pelt has created some really unique versions of the Oz characters including some of the scariest flying monkeys I've ever seen!   There are 21 days left in the Kickstarter campaign.  

Bicycle Wizard of Oz Playing Card Deck Features: 

Printed by The United States Playing Card Company Bicycle playing card stock 

Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s novel, The Wizard of Oz.

 Illustrated by renowned artist Suzanne van Pelt. 

100% completely custom designed playing cards, including art, pips, royalty, backs, jokers, tuck cases, and everything else that you can put into a card deck. 

Custom Tuck Cases, including embossing in order to further enhance the designs. Foil accents on the tuck case, as well as printing on the inside of the tuck case. 

56 cards including a full 52 card deck, plus 2 Jokers, a card outlining the characters, and a double backed card.

 Standard sized poker deck of playing cards, 2.5" by 3.5" 
Linen Finish, also known as Air-Cushion Finish.

 Diptych Jokers which tell the story of a scene between Dorothy and the Wicked Witch when placed together, side by side.

Wizard of Oz Emerald City Edition - Playing Card Deck Features:

Printed by MPC with new embossing technology to accentuate the art on the card back.

 First playing cards in history with this raised technology on the card backs.

 Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s novel, The Wizard of Oz.

 Illustrated by renowned artist Suzanne van Pelt. 

Emerald green backgrounds and borders to differentiate from the other deck 

100% completely custom designed playing cards, including art, pips, royalty, backs, jokers, tuck cases, and everything else that you can put into a card deck. 

Custom Tuck Cases, including embossing in order to further enhance the designs. 

54 cards including a full 52 card deck, plus 2 Jokers. 

Standard sized poker deck of playing cards, 2.5" by 3.5"
 Linen Finish, also known as Air-Cushion Finish. 

Wraparound art on the tuck case

 Diptych Jokers which tell the story of a scene between Dorothy and the Wicked Witch when placed together, side by side.







Projected release date is June 2015.  Visit the Kickstarter page for more information and to see the various donating levels.