Card collages and how to best enjoy your PC

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Hey All. In between pining for new additions to the collection, I try to "enjoy" the cards I have by creating visually appealing collages of my scans. I use freeware called GIMP to do this but I think there are many approaches. In any case, here's an example I thought I would share of my Topps Banks Run:

BanksRun

What kinds of activities do other people recommend to stave out the desire to just keep adding cards by better enjoying the ones you already have?

[irv]

Originally Posted by IgnatiusJReilly

Hey All. In between pining for new additions to the collection, I try to "enjoy" the cards I have by creating visually appealing collages of my scans. I use freeware called GIMP to do this but I think there are many approaches. In any case, here's an example I thought I would share of my Topps Banks Run:



What kinds of activities do other people recommend to stave out the desire to just keep adding cards by better enjoying the ones you already have?

Nice collection and collage, Mathew.

Might have to give GIMP a try myself.

Thanks.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

It takes a little bit of time to learn to use it well, but there are plenty of helpful guides online. The fact that it's very powerful and free makes up for the learning curve .

[gustomania]

Amazing Banks collection!! I can tell u took great care in choosing these cards!!

My advice, log off eBay and take a month to enjoy your accomplishments!!!

[Wanaselja]

I do this frequently but not with scans. I keep a small collection that I can take out when I want and display on my coffee table. I sometimes base my next purchase on what will look good next to another card I already have. I’ve also sold cards that I didn’t like how they looked with my others.

[dth]

I really like how you have the Banks' cards displayed. I downloaded GIMP. My learning curve is going to be a long one, but I've always wanted to learn photo stuff. Beautiful collection of Ernie cards.

[Casey2296]

Great Banks run. I started putting my collection on Flickr a week ago and it's been a lot of fun. It's free you can download 1000 images, different albums, easy to use and you can rearrange the images however you want.

[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Great Banks run. I started putting my collection on Flickr a week ago and it's been a lot of fun. It's free you can download 1000 images, different albums, easy to use and you can rearrange the images however you want.

Yeah, I really like using it to check out my collection whenever I feel like it!


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[IgnatiusJReilly]

Originally Posted by dth

I really like how you have the Banks' cards displayed. I downloaded GIMP. My learning curve is going to be a long one, but I've always wanted to learn photo stuff. Beautiful collection of Ernie cards.

Thanks! Let me know if you need any pointers and I can help.


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[rugbymarine]

I’ve said it before, but your run of Banks cards is just unreal. Oozing eye appeal all the way through.

Well done!