Cardistry: Find Out More About AMCM. Mexico's Inaugural Magic and Cardistry Event

AMCM (Abierto de Magia y Cardistry México) is a Magic and Cardistry event held in México City on April 28, 2018. This inaugural event was jointly organized by the AMCM team (Mano Santa and Enigma Cards) for the Cardistry and Magic community in Mexico. AMCM was designed to be the equivalent of Cardistry Con, the event was sponsored by Cartamundi, Art of Play and Cardistry Touch.

The one-day event brought the Mexican magic and cardistry communities together and everyone interacted with each other, share new ideas, display moves, and tricks and meet new people. Hector Perez, founder of Enigma Cards told us,

Our intention was to unite both communities to help them grow. We had more than 100 people a the event, and had the fortune of having Cardistry Touch as well as part of the Chilean Cardistry Community at the event.

During the AMCM event, there was Magic and Cardistry exhibitions courtesy of Cardistry Touch and Mano Santa. On the same day, there were 5 different deck reveals- 2 by Enigma, 1 by Mano Santa, 1 by Sunrise Playing Cards and 1 by Cardistry Touch!

Finally, Cartamundi produced a one of a kind commemorative deck exclusively for the Mexican Community, the Gran Reserva Deck (only 150 exists!), sporting a True Linen B9 finish and the colors of the Mexican flag.

Participants of the event got to bring home a deck. For those who are interested, there are some Gran Reserva Decks still available at the Enigma Cards store, all the proceeds from selling GranReserva Decks go directly to fund next years AMCM event.

On the future of the event, Hector said,

It was the first of many events to come we hope next year it is even bigger and has more surprises.

Images courtesy of Enigma Cards. 

Spring Cleaning Sale (including Rare Decks) at PlayingCardDecks.com

Our friends at PlayingCardDecks.com is having a Spring Cleaning Sale off storewide! Shop great deals on sale items and discontinued products priced to move! Up to 50% off some rare decks including Thirdway Industries' Omnia Magnifica, UUSI's Hotcakes, and Murphy's Magic RUN Bankroll. Head to the clearance sale page here!

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News: Kardify Magazine is one year old! Issue Twelve Now Available!

Kardify Magazine is one year old. Wow! One year! We wouldn't have done it without our awesome Patrons! The May issue (#12) of Kardify magazine is now available to our Patrons who pledge $3 or more on our Patreon page. The monthly magazine compiles selected articles we’ve published from mid-April to mid-May. Our goal is to help you stay on top of playing card news.

Funds received from the magazine will help us keep the site running and growing, and bringing new quality content to you. Our aim is to support designers by backing on crowd-funded projects and supporting magic and playing cards retailers with their new releases. If you want to support us, please head over to our Patreon page.

If you have an idea for an article you would like us to pursue, do get in contact with us. We hope you enjoy the read. In this issue:

+ Bruce Lee Playing Cards: New release from Art of Play inspired by the martial arts master.

+ Fontaine X Guess Jeans U.S.A: Find out more about the two new decks by Fontaine Cards.

+ White Lions Tour Edition: A look at the final version of David Blaine's White Lions.

+ Odissea: Check out Thirdway Industries' second release of the year.

+ Crafted for Cardistry: 5 things you didn't know about LotusInHand's Ventus deck designed for cardistry.

+ 'Untitled' Playing Cards: A dynamic deck by Adam Borderline based on abstract art.

+ Aphelion Playing Cards: Find out what we think about this elegant deck created for magicians and collectors.

+ Snake Oil Elixir: A nod to the Snake Oil Salesmen and Miracle Elixir ads from the late 1800s by HOPC and Midnight Cards.

… and more! 39 pages of articles and deck images. Enjoy!

First Look: Papercuts Playing Cards by Suzy Taylor, Produced by Art of Play

Papercuts is a beautiful deck of playing cards crafted by hand through the art of paper-cutting- an artist’s expression unlike anything done before. Produced by Art of Play and featuring the incredible paper-cutting artwork of Suzy Taylor, the fully-custom deck features hand-cut court cards, ace of spades, jokers and back design. Each was hand-cut, scanned and rendered into playing cards.

A few years ago Suzy was inspired by her son's interest in cardistry to design her own deck of playing cards, hand-cutting every detail.

Peering through a magnifying glass with just an X-Acto knife, a piece of paper and her imagination, Suzy spent hours after hours making one small slice after another, meticulously cutting away the intricate details that make up these beautiful playing cards.

The end result is breathtaking.

The cards will be housed in a gorgeous letterpress-printed tuck-case with stunning gold foil and embossed accents giving these the luxurious finish they deserve.

Papercuts Playing Cards will be printed by the United States Playing Card Company using paper from sustainable forests and environmentally friendly water-based ink.

Launching on Kickstarter on May 18th, there will be limited early bird pledge tier available. Don't miss out!