Custom trading cards
Custom trading cards, made from your favorite photo
Upload a photo, add a few details, and turn any moment into a real trading card — the kind you actually keep out and show off. Sports seasons, pets, road trips, anniversaries, the car in the garage.
Free to design · No account needed to start · Preview before ordering.
- Free to design
- Live preview
- Sealed display case
- Numbered in your set
- From $29.99
- Personalized in minutes
Swipe or drag horizontally, click the card, use the Front and Back buttons, or press the left and right arrow keys to change sides.
The short answer
Custom trading cards turn your own photo into a real, display-ready trading card. With Cardbop you pick a photo, add the details (name, title, stats, a message on the back), preview it live, and choose a Display Card sealed in a display case or a 10-card Pack of unslabbed cards. Every card is numbered in its set automatically — 1/1 for a single card — and you can change or hide the number.
What you can put on a card
The photo
Position and zoom it live until it's framed right; a phone photo works.
The nameplate
Name or nickname, team/label, title or role, season or date.
The stats & details
Sport, jersey number — or your own fun stats for pets, trips, and people.
The card number
1/1 on a Display Card, or a date, a #number, or GEM MT 10; 1/10 to 10/10 in a pack, or your own numbers. Or none.
The back
Write the message that makes it theirs — the inside joke, the season recap, the note they'll reread.
Make a card for…
Not just sports. A quick look at what people make.
How it works
1
Upload a photo
Yours, from your phone or camera roll.
2
Personalize it
Name, details, stats, and a message on the back.
3
Preview it live
See the front, back, and card before you buy.
4
Order or save
A $29.99 Display Card, a $49.99 Pack of 10, or save for later.
Try it with your photo
Free to design · No account needed to start · Preview before ordering.
Photo → card
Your pet’s photo, with a story worth keeping.
The same real photo appears in the card beside it. Add your own photo, details and message, then see your preview before ordering.
Free to design · No account needed to start · Preview before ordering.
Source photo
Card preview
Free to design — pay only if you love it
Personalized in minutes
Live preview of the front, back, and case
Sealed in a display case
Numbered in your set
Team? Build a 10-card Pack, share one link
Every card also has a QR code on the back that opens its own page for the story, more photos, and a note, included with every card.
More: more on the QR code
Frequently asked questions
What does the QR code on a custom trading card do?+
Every Cardbop card is a Living Card: the QR code printed on the back opens a page that belongs to that card. After you order, you can add the story behind it, more photos from that day, links (a highlight video, a playlist, a shared album), and a note the person who gets it finds when they scan it.
Can I make a custom trading card from just one photo?+
Yes — one good photo is all you need. You can reposition and zoom it in the live preview, and a phone photo works fine.
Can I make a card for something besides sports?+
Absolutely. People make cards for pets, trips, couples, cars, graduations, and just-because gifts — anything worth keeping.
Can I preview the card before I order?+
Yes. You see the front, the back, and the finished card live before you buy.
What does it cost?+
$29.99 for one Display Card and $49.99 for a 10-card Card Pack. Designing is free, and you can personalize one in minutes.
Can I put a message on the back?+
Yes — the back is yours to write, whether that's a season recap, an inside joke, or a note.
Can I make cards for a whole team?+
Yes — build a Card Pack of 10 cards (each with its own photo and details), share one link, and let families order the Pack or slabbed singles.
More ways to make a card
- Digital trading cards
- QR code trading cards
- Custom card from a photo
- Custom photo trading cards
- Make your own trading card
- Custom card maker
- Personalized photo cards
- Custom collectible cards
- One-of-one custom card
- What is a 1-of-1 card?
- Custom vs official trading cards
- Custom trading card photo tips
- Custom card design tips
- Car trading card
- Slab vs case
- Custom card FAQ
- What are custom trading cards?
- Buyer's guide
- Custom TCG cards
Your favorite photo is already a keepsake. Make it official.
Prefer to explore first? Try the trading card maker, make a personalized card or a rookie card or pet card, or browse custom trading card gift ideas. New here? See pricing and cards vs photo prints, browse the card templates, try the free trading card maker, or make a slabbed card or one with a display case. More answers in the custom card FAQ. More ways in: make your own, a card from a photo, custom collectibles, or a one-of-one card.