Customization

Tailored Card Customization for Unique Products

At Xinyi, we turn your creative ideas into tangible card products. Our customization services cover design file checks, packaging development, and full set solutions. With flexible options and expert support, we make it easy for you to build a standout product from concept to completion.

Why Choose XinyiCard Customization

With proven expertise and close ties to national institutions, Xinyi provides end-to-end support—from design and packaging to compliance guidance—to help reduce risks, enhance quality, and ensure your card sets stand out globally.

Equipped with Komori 4-color and Heidelberg 6-color presses, we deliver high-precision printing and full-spectrum customization—from materials and finishes to accessories—tailored to your unique vision, including support for certifications such as child safety standards.

Key Customization Services

We ensure your card projects are accurate, print-ready, and professionally packaged.

Artwork & File Preflight

We review illustrations, photography, and layout files for printing standards—ensuring proper bleed, color mode, resolution, and alignment.

Set & Packaging Design

We assist in creating complete product kits including tuck boxes, rigid boxes, trays, booklets, and accessories—ensuring a cohesive and premium look.

Surface Finishes

Elevate your card design with our range of surface finishes, offering both protection and striking visual enhancements.

Matte Lamination

Matte lamination adds a smooth, non-glossy protective film to custom printed cards. It reduces glare under lighting, improves shuffle handling, and enhances durability. Commonly used in board game cards and trading cards requiring a premium, soft-touch feel.

Gloss Lamination

Gloss lamination increases color vibrancy and adds surface protection to printed cards. It creates a bright and eye-catching finish suitable for promotional trading cards and playing cards.

Foil Stamping

Hot foil stamping is a premium finishing technique that uses controlled heat and pressure to transfer metallic foil onto designated areas of a card design. Widely used in rare trading cards, holographic hero cards, and limited-edition collectible cards, this process enhances perceived value and strengthens collectibility. In custom tarot card printing, gold foil stamping adds a luminous metallic sheen that reflects the mystical and symbolic power of tarot imagery. As a high-end card printing solution, foil stamping significantly elevates brand identity and luxury appeal.

Spot UV

Spot UV coating is a selective varnishing technique that applies a high-gloss layer to specific design elements on custom printed cards. It highlights logos, character illustrations, and special effects, creating striking visual contrast and depth. Frequently used in premium trading card printing and bespoke card game production, spot UV enhances surface brilliance while reinforcing a sophisticated, luxury finish—making high-end card decks more eye-catching and market competitive.

Embossing

Embossing is a tactile surface finishing process that uses precision metal dies to raise selected design elements above the card surface. In custom trading card printing and board game card manufacturing, embossing adds dimensional texture to logos, titles, and character artwork, delivering a refined 3D effect. For premium playing cards, embossed details improve hand feel and elevate the overall craftsmanship, reinforcing a high-quality, luxury card printing standard.

Debossing

Debossing is a post-print finishing technique that presses design elements into the card surface, creating an elegant recessed effect. Unlike embossing, which raises textures, debossing forms subtle indentations that add depth and sophistication. Commonly applied in custom playing card printing and collectible card production, debossing enhances fine details and introduces understated texture. The result is a clean, minimalist yet premium aesthetic that strengthens brand perception while maintaining design elegance.

Paper Types & Textures

Choose from a variety of premium paper stocks to enhance the tactile feel, durability, and visual appeal of your custom cards.

Special paper

Special paper in card printing refers to textured, pearlescent, linen, or specialty-coated stocks used for premium trading cards and custom game cards. These papers enhance tactile feel and visual depth, making them ideal for limited edition collectible cards, luxury invitation cards, and high-end board game cards. Special paper improves brand positioning and creates a distinctive card experience beyond standard cardstock.

Blue core paper

Blue core paper is a multi-layer card stock with a blue-dyed inner layer, widely used in professional playing card printing and trading card manufacturing. The colored core increases durability, prevents light transparency, and improves snap and stiffness. It is commonly chosen for poker cards, TCG cards, and custom collectible card decks requiring long-term shuffling resistance.

Black core paper

Black core paper features a black center layer that blocks light transmission and enhances opacity. This material is frequently used in premium trading card printing and casino-quality playing cards. The black core improves card strength and creates a high-end, professional feel for custom board game cards and trading card decks.

Gold/silver paper

Gold and silver metallic paper are reflective stocks used for luxury collectible card printing and special edition trading cards. These papers add brilliance and high visual impact, making them ideal for foil-style hero cards, promotional TCG cards, and premium card inserts. Metallic paper enhances shelf appeal and perceived value in custom card printing projects.

Custom Holographic Card Packaging

Of course, you may want to include packaging in your custom card project. At QinPrinting, we also specialize in custom printed packaging products, so we have you covered if you’d like to create a matching branded box for your card decks or just safely shrink wrap them for storage and transport. The most popular packaging options for cards are:

Tuck-end box

A tuck-end box is the most common packaging for custom playing card decks and trading cards. It is lightweight, cost-effective, and easy to assemble, making it ideal for retail card games, poker decks, and TCG starter decks. The structure allows high-quality offset printing and branding customization.

Magnetic rigid boxes

Magnetic rigid boxes are a premium packaging solution for limited-edition card sets, including collectible trading cards and custom tarot decks. Crafted from durable rigid board and featuring a magnetic closure lid, these luxury card boxes provide superior protection while delivering an elevated unboxing experience. Commonly used for crowdfunding card games, special-edition trading card games (TCG), and high-value collectible card sets, magnetic rigid packaging enhances brand prestige and reinforces the exclusivity of premium card products.

Lid and base box

The lid and base box (two-piece box) is often used for board game card storage and deluxe card sets. It provides excellent stacking strength and protects large quantities of cards. This format is popular for tabletop games and premium card collections.

Drawer boxes

Drawer boxes, designed with a protective outer sleeve and a sliding inner tray, are an ideal packaging option for high-end trading card collections and gift card sets. This structured packaging style improves product presentation and display appeal, making it popular for collector’s edition cards, bespoke card game projects, and premium educational flashcard sets.

Shrink wrap

Shrink wrap is widely used in playing card and trading card packaging to provide tamper-evident sealing. It protects cards from dust, moisture, and damage during shipping and retail display. Shrink wrapping is essential for TCG booster decks, poker decks, and retail card games.

Booster Packs

Booster packs are sealed pouches containing randomized trading cards. They are essential for TCG printing, collectible card games, and promotional card series. Custom printed booster packs enhance brand visibility and create excitement through blind-pack marketing strategies.

Painted Card Edges

Add a luxurious touch to your decks with our premium painted and gilded edge options.

Gold Gilded Edges

Silver Gilded Edges

Rainbow Silver Gilded Edges

Red Gilded Edges

Blue Gilded Edges

Black Gilded Edges

Standard & Custom Card Sizes

Set your card dimensions according to your project requirements. The sizes shown are standard card formats; custom card sizes are also available to meet your specific printing and packaging needs.

Tailor-made Game Board Folds

Custom printed game boards can be designed with various folding styles to fit neatly inside the packaging box, making the board game more compact and convenient to store. Choosing the right fold layout ensures the board fits properly while maintaining durability and ease of use. Below are four common standard folding styles:

No-fold

Bi-fold

Tri-fold

Quad-fold

Accessories & Components

Custom board games include a variety of accessories and components that enhance gameplay and organization inside the packaging box. From custom printed cards and rulebooks to tokens, dice, player pieces, and inserts, each element should be carefully designed to ensure durability, visual consistency, and a smooth player experience. Below are the common accessories and components included in standard board game production:

Game token

Dice

Play money

Sand Timer

Drawstring Bag

Metal Game pieces

Customization Process

01 Inquiry & Quotation

02 Design Review & Development

03 Sample Preparation & Approval

04 Mass Production & Compliance Support

05 Quality Inspection & Delivery

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Efficient Production

With industry leading equipment, our automated manufacturing from printing to packing ensures speed and scale, completed with high consistency and rapid turnaround.