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1001 Nights ♦ The Age of Magic ♦ Printed by USPCC

Created by Art Playing Cards

Beloved tales brought to life with magical hand-drawn works of art. A Kickstarter world premiere: 1001 Nights | The Sun and The Moon.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Leonardo Masterworks. A Playing Card Renaissance.
over 4 years ago – Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 03:56:15 PM

Dear 1001 Backers  🖤

Please have a look at our newest Kickstarter campaign!

Leonardo Masterworks features our most exquisite playing cards, encased in our Studio Limited Edition metal and paper tuck!

We are thrilled to present them in a Studio Limited Edition of just 500 matched pairs.

With such a limited number available they will go quickly on Kickstarter.

Pledge now to ensure your pair!  Here is your link to the campaign.

♥️

Dent-de-Lion and Soleil

A Family of Cards from a Family of Artists!
over 4 years ago – Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 01:38:13 PM

A heartfelt thanks to all of you for the wonderful success of MERLIN • Illuminations, the latest addition to our ever-growing Art Playing Cards family. We have the best backers in the Universe!

We've had so much interest in our bog oak Millennium Case. We want to clarify that it is not a “Limited Edition” but is limited by nature.  All bog wood comes from individual logs like you see above. There is not a lot of it and it goes fast. So add one to your pledge now.

As we enter the last hours of the campaign, here’s a reminder that now is the time to add our legacy cards from our previous campaigns to your pledge. You can find more information in the campaign story.

So if you’ve had your eye on adding a Leonardo deck or a 1001 Nights Sun and Moon pair, now is the time. And yes, there are a few precious original Glitch decks left!

Just a little over a day left in our Arthurian journey together… onwards to glory!

🖤Dent-de-Lion and Soleil

Soleil turns 30!
almost 5 years ago – Tue, Aug 06, 2019 at 07:40:46 PM

This is a happy occasion, and one should share these with everyone who has touched one’s life. Art Playing Cards and all the decks and add-ons we have made in the last five years have been a huge part of my life, and all of you who are reading this update right now.... I want to say thank you all for that! 

As this special day comes and goes, so does my little something special for all you folks. We would like to gift you all a deck for free... but there is so many of you we would not have enough! So instead, we will do the next best thing: 

We would like to offer you a 30% discount on ALL the beautiful items in our Art Playing Cards store for the next 24 hours. 

Please use this code when you check out: SOLEIL30

I will be out of the studio for my birthday, but my wonderful Dad will take care of any of your questions. 

🖤

Soleil

Art Playing Cards

The Case of the Merlin Collector’s Case! (with apologies to Sherlock Holmes!)
almost 5 years ago – Fri, Aug 02, 2019 at 03:44:49 PM

Presenting the Merlin Collector’s Case! 

Merlin Collector’s Case!
Merlin Collector’s Case!

Find it here on Merlin • Illuminations

Our beautiful wooden case is handmade in Europe, and yes, while this adds to the cost and the end price, it’s European craftsmanship more than justifies the expense. The case features an awesome magnetic clasp, and is precision made throughout. It’s finely sanded smooth and then expertly finished in oil.

Featured on the front is the Merlin Medaillon, three inches of bi-metal magnificence. It is permanently epoxied into it’s precision engraved position on the case. 

Every Merlin Collector’s Case is unique, and they will be sent out from our studio in Switzerland. They will be carefully inspected, hand-packed and professionally shipped to your door.

The Merlin Collector’s Case will be CHF 75.-

Shipping USA will be CHF 22.-

Shipping Europe will be CHF 18.-

Shipping International will be 28.-

This is the perfect add-on for a single precious MERLIN • Illuminations deck, and a gift extraordinaire!

🖤

Dent-de-Lion & Soleil

Art Playing Cards