Shuffled Ink Blog

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR PLAYING CARDS?

A quick test about playing cards to help you better understand the deck you've been shuffling, dealing and holding for years.
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ECO-FRIENDLY SHIPPING: PARTNERING WITH ECOENCLOSE

We are proud to announce our official partnership with EcoEnclose exclusively for our fulfillment-related shipping materials. All bubble and corrugated mailers as well as cartons are recyclable, biodegradable, and made from 100 percent recycled materials!
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HOW TO BECOME A PLAYING CARD DESIGNER

Did you know that the playing cards that you're dying to get your hands on can actually be designed by those very same hands?
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THE MAGICIAN’S OATH

“As a magician I promise never to reveal the secret of any illusion to a non-magician, unless that one swears to uphold the Magician’s Oath in turn... I promise never to perform any illusion for any non-magician without first practicing the effect until I can perform it well enough to maintain the illusion of magic." Discover 5 things you can do to apply the underlying principles of the Magician’s Oath.
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HOW TO DISPLAY YOUR UNIQUE CARD & BOX COLLECTION

What deems a deck worthy of collecting, let alone displaying? Well, there really isn’t a definitive answer to this question.
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SHUFFLED INK BREAKS GROUND ON NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Family owned and operated Shuffled Ink begins construction on a new 16,800 square-foot manufacturing facility and office space in Winter Garden, Florida. UPDATE 8/17/21: After a 5-month lapse, Day 1 of construction has officially begun, bulldozers and all. We are projected to join the Winter Garden community in Spring 2022.
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THE JOKER: USELESS OR ESSENTIAL?

During nearly any card game, Jokers are the skip cards. But when the first-ever Joker was designed in 1867, it was ironically used as a trump card.
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2020 DECK OF THE YEAR AWARDS SPONSORSHIP

We are extremely excited to announce that Shuffled Ink is a 2020 Deck of the Year Awards sponsor! Hosted by Portfolio 52, this project celebrates all of the amazing decks released throughout the year. Our sponsorship will provide each category winner with complimentary production prizes.
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THE HISTORY OF PLAYING CARD PRINTING

At Shuffled Ink, we use a digital printer to produce your custom playing cards and games. But centuries ago, the production process looked significantly different.
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SOME BIG NAMES IN CARDISTRY

Cardistry is an art-form with playing cards that have become increasingly popular over the past few years.
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HISTORICAL CURIOSITIES THAT SHAPED OUR MODERN DECK (PART 1)

Explore some of the historical curiosities that have played a role in shaping our modern playing cards as we know them today.
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CARD MAGIC

Cards and magic, have gone hand-in-hand ever since the 1400s. From witchcraft debunking and poker trickery to street and stage performances, manipulation card tricks captivate the playing card community.
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