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Top 50ish Custom Cards I Created this Year!
I'm not quite sure where 2024 went, but here we are, at the cusp of a brand new year. For me and my family, this year has had many ups, downs, super scary times, and everything in between. 2024 was definitely not boring, that's for sure!
Many people have continued to send me scraps of paper they have had signed at some point (many certified) because they are like me: eye appeal is everything when it comes to pieces of our collection. I'm grateful to have turned these scraps into what many have called true centerpieces of their collections. I'd like to share with you 50 of my favorites I've created from 2024! I'd love to hear of what some of your favorites are! This Babe Ruth was actually created at the end of last year, but only recently had I seen that it was slabbed by PSA. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x693.jpg Someone gathered autographs of the Four Horsemen, along with the sportswriter that coined the title for them, and sent to me to create two jumbo pieces. Here they are - they display much better now! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con.../4horseman.png This was a super fun jumbo to put together! Not only does this feature a ticket for the 1974 World Series, but also autographs of Rollie Fingers and Catfish Hunter. I loved designing this one. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x693.jpg Ever since Infinity War, I've been a Marvel nut (not so much in the past couple years) but my interest got me into putting together a little collection of comic books! Someone sent me a Stan Lee autograph, so I decided to use the artwork of AF15 (Amazing Fantasy #15) - the first appearance of Spider-Man. I designed it to look like the criminal Spidey is apprehending is a guy who is trying to steal Stan's autograph :) https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x819.jpg I am a big fan of MMA, and this is of a fighter many of you young ones may not know about. Dan Hendo Henderson. I was commissioned to create a fun card of him with teeth as relics! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x773.jpg This was probably the largest card I created this year. It is a jumbo five panel booklet consisting of 29 autographs (manager on the front) featuring the world champion 2023 Texas Rangers. Each panel is the equivalent size of a vertical booklet, so to give you an idea of how large this thing is, think of five booklets in the opened configuration, laid out side by side! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x516.jpg Teddy Ballgame! A Ted Williams cut signature from a check was sent to me (it was later slabbed by PSA). I really enjoyed designing this one! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...32571505_n.jpg I *LOVE* pre war cards, so when Justin at T206 Cards commissioned me to create this, I wanted to create something extra special. It is a play on the 1911 T3 Turkey Red cabinet cards, and has both his T206 and autograph embedded. The back shows the back of the T206 as well! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...Untitled-8.png A PSA (or JSA? I don't recall off hand) baseball with several signatures had seen better days, so I was sent several pieces of the ball to embed in cards I created. Here is a Joe DiMaggio. The ball piece itself wasn't much to look at, but now that it is a card, I think it looks great. Especially with the holofoil inlays. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...57975161_n.jpg This is one of the more wild ones - Maz Adams sent me a pair of jeans worn by CC Sabathia to create a booklet. The binding is the zipper, and embedded are the tags, button and zipper head. CC later signed it and loved it! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x430.jpg It's not everyday you get to see a piece of paper signed by all of the Beatles. I knew I had to make it look special! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...80888422_n.jpg Speaking of music royalty, check out this Elvis Presley I created! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x727.jpg Here is a 2Pac! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x740.jpg Another Ted Williams ... https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x748.jpg I'm super proud of this one. At the top is Branch Rickey, and at the bottom is Jackie Robinson. Note how it goes from black & white to color in honor of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x799.jpg Here's a cut auto of the M&M boys! Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris signed the same piece of paper. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x725.jpg I'm a 90s insert/parallel fiend, (at least when it comes to Canseco cards, LOL) but I wanted to do a special one of Kobe Bryant that was similar to 1997 Essential Credentials. I love how it turned out! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...86117505_n.jpg .... continued on next post .... |
Here are a couple Texas Rangers booklets I created!
https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x576.jpg https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x576.jpg And a Michael Jordan booklet! (The patch is not game-worn.) https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x784.jpg Years ago, I did a George Washington. This past year, I had the pleasure of creating one utilizing the signature of Abraham Lincoln! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x712.jpg This Michael Jordan features a certified autograph of his that he signed on a pennant. Look at the shine! :) https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x819.jpg This Mickey Mantle autograph was captured on a large damaged photo. I think it turned out very nice! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x715.jpg Another MJ! This time a red ink autograph. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x687.jpg Speaking of MJ, this isn't an autograph, but rather a re-imagining of his iconic '86-87 Fleer rookie. It is a shadowbox 3d style card with lots of holographic foil. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x602.jpg Dubya on one side, and Senior on the other. This is a dual cut auto of George Bush and George W Bush! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x674.jpg No Sleep Till Brooklyn! I created this three panel jumbo booklet of the Beastie Boys. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x677.jpg Lebron James Fighting Irish cut auto / game-used floor card! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x595.jpg Panini hasn't made a Kaboom card of Canseco (yet) so I decided to take matters in my own hands. Here it is! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...55470099_n.jpg Guns & Roses Axl cut auto! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x725.jpg I had the pleasure of doing a couple Pistol Pete Maravich cards this year. I love how they turned out - here is one of them! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...50785733_n.jpg My buddy Mark loves Canseco and Dynasty as well. Part of a trade we did was for me to create him a Dynasty of Canseco (he didn't have one made in Dynasty of this particular year) - it features a "player-worn" patch (Jose wore the jersey this patch was from when I was at his house.) Mark later had Jose sign! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x763.jpg Andre the Giant cut auto! The back tells of the story of how it was obtained. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...4/12/andre.png I was sent an autograph of Evangelist Billy Graham, and created this card! Fun fact: He is a relative of mine! I just found that out a couple of years ago. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...m-1024x785.png .... continued on next post ... |
I was commissioned to create a ton of Chevy Chase cards to be signed. They were then used as chase cards for the 35th anniversary boxes they sold on his site. They sold out quickly! Some of the cards included embedded pieces of player-worn or movie-used pieces.
https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...y-1024x576.png This Dolly Parton custom is something I created recently. I love how it came out! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...g-1024x709.png It was an honor to create this Albert Einstein custom. It was later sent to BGS to be slabbed. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...2/einstein.png This Lou Gehrig card has a twist to it. The owner found out that the paper was signed by his wife (IIRC, she would sign while he was going downhill). Rather than scrap the signature altogether, I suggested we do a fun card featuring both Lou and his wife. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...ehrig-wife.png As a Star Wars NUT, my son Atticus loves when I get Star Wars pieces in. This one was no exception! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...orge-lucas.png I LOVE how this Mays turned out! Not long after I created it, he passed away. It has been a rough year for baseball fans. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...24/12/mays.png Custom Mel Blanc in a custom slab I created! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...l-1024x623.png How about this heavy hitting historical figure? This was later sent to BGS to be slabbed. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...2/napoleon.png How can I go a year without creating a card of Shohei Ohtani? The baseball I used is just a regular baseball. Nothing special, but boy did it turn out purty! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con.../12/ohtani.png Have I told you how much I love creating Babe Ruth cards? This one is certainly no exception! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...24/12/ruth.png Speaking of Ruth, I created this booklet of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth - along with game used pieces harvested from cards of theirs. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...ig-booklet.png Love her or hate her, Taylor Swift is probably the most famous current singer today. Someone cut themselves and bled on a signed cover. He sent me the cover, and I created this beauty with it. Signature saved! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...ylor-swift.png If there is a more polarizing figure today than Donald Trump, I don't know who it would be. Whenever I post one of his pieces, my number of followers fluctuate (in a bad way) but so does my engagement (in a very good way.) I've done several this year, and here is one of them! The PSA label was embedded in the back. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...p-1024x777.png Custom Taylor Swift in a custom slab - this time with a concert-used pick. A pick that was accidentally delivered elsewhere. Thanks to some sleuthing a buddy did, I was able to track down where, drove to the house it was delivered at, and picked it up! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...s-1024x740.png This Mike Tyson probably garnered more attention than any other card I created this year. I was commissioned to create several of this commemorating the fight he had with Jake Paul. It includes a piece of the canvas, and Iron Mike's signature! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...4/12/tyson.png How about a Tom Brady custom featuring sand from where he gave his retirement speech? https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...ntitled-10.png A handful of customs I created outfitted in custom slabs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, Dave Grohl, and Robert Downey Jr. I should probably show them more up close, but good heavens, do I love how they came out! https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...3-1024x336.png Another Babe Ruth! This time with a signed baseball. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...ntitled-81.png .... continued on next post ... |
I have intentionally saved Rickey Henderson for last, since we just lost him. Goodness, he was such an incredible player - definitely a hero of mine growing up. I created a *massive* Rickey Henderson three panel 9x jumbo logo patch booklet. Each panel is either 5x7 or 6x8 ... yeah, it's huge.
https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x661.jpg https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...1-1024x883.jpg https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x881.jpg https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x883.jpg That wraps up my custom card post for the year! As always, feel free to reach out to me if you want something special created for your collection. I've been having a blast doing these, and boy was it fun going through some of the highlights from this year. Which ones are your favorites? Oh, and one more thing if I can sneak it in here - with the help of AI, I created a baseball card song. Check it out! https://youtu.be/IAZfAJqnnck |
Very nice!
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Nice work!
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Amazing as always. My 2 favorites are The Beastie Boys and Chevy Chase cards.
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Incredible!! Love it! :cool:
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As always, just fantastic. Love the Speaker. Love the Rangers WS booklet.
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Thank yall! Here are some links to videos of cards mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoKr6z-poqM - Rangers Booklet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbdYnWKtUHc - Beastie Boys Booklet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auqtd2sW8bc - Chevy Chase Project |
Wow! Amazing work!
I think the Four Horsemen and Fingers/Hunter pieces are my favorite, but they all look great! |
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Outstanding work. Amazing. Would you mind telling us approximately what you charge for these pieces of art?
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Most excellent! All of those look truly uh-mazing! Cheers to you!
& Happy New Year! |
Wow!! Those are really special.
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Very impressive!
I like the creativity with the Stan Lee. https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...n-1024x819.jpg Aesthetically, I don't like how the burglar's hand encroaches onto the area of the autograph, but it's necessary because that's the theme of the card, the guy trying to get his hands on Stan's signature and Spidey preventing him from doing so. I also like how you salvaged the Joe DiMaggio... https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...57975161_n.jpg ...although the top of the window on the finished card is still a little too close to the signature for my taste. However, it helps that you added to your post a photo of what you had to work with. I can see that you really couldn't have done any better than what you did. |
It may be a stretch to declare something a "Holy Grail" that you did not know existed 5 minutes ago. But that Beatles piece (signed by all 4) certainly comes close. All are amazing, but that one is by far my favorite. :eek:
What are the measurements, if you don't mind my asking? |
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Fantastic work
Love the Speaker T3/T206 combo |
Truly amazing stuff -- thank you for sharing! Now I'm thinking about what I have that I might want a card built out of...
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Love the creative range. Beautiful cut autos, 90's style refractors, vintage auto's + cards, clever ideas like the Stan Lee etc.
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Amazing
All so very cool - thanks for sharing!
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This is some of the coolest stuff I've seen. I normally don't like modern combined with vintage, but you certainly make it work.
That Stan Lee piece is especially creative. |
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This thread introduced me to Tanner and his fantastic work. I asked him to do a custom with a Rod Serling signature from a check and a card for my son's upcoming graduation.
If you have an idea, he can do it, and at a great price! |
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Thank you for posting!
Here is a Ted Williams that I just wrapped up I thought yall would like to see :) https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...ms-booklet.jpg |
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Here is something different Laser Engraved on wood that I'm currently working on. I guess work in progress
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Absolutely Amazing, and so creative!
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That Catfish is fantastic
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Dan Hendo Henderson
I really like them “all”, but don’t think it gets much better than the Dan Henderson card. Something you can sink your teeth into… Great job!
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Thank you all so much! Here's another one I've created recently ...
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That “Four Horsemen” piece is outstanding. Colors just pop against the autos.
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While I'm commenting, here's another I've done :) https://tanmanbaseballfan.com/wp-con...53936335_n.jpg |
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