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Just a few thoughts

Beauties, I wanna tell you how I feel right now. Designing cards became a full time job for me. It’s great if you can do what you love and getting paid for it. But I’m so incredible tired of all these dumb ass people out there - sorry for my wording.

At the end of 2019 I wanted to stop designing cards. Not forever, but I knew I need a break. It’s exhausting. But then the Remedies deck was born. This deck gave Madison and myself so much new energy.

Right now, my energy level ...

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Madison x Schneider Remedies V2

Beauties, the new Remedies are finished by the end of this month. We aim for a very short pre-order for maybe one week so that nobody has to wait too long.

At the beginning of this year Covid crossed our plans and slowed down shipping. But Murphy's Magic is better prepared now and there won't be any major delays in fulfillment.

Remedies V2 features:

• New color
• Tuck box with Air-Cushion Finish
• Completely new courts (I used my redrawn files)
• Redesi...

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Purple Rain

Beauties, I thought a red color for the Hearts and Diamonds wouldn't fit, but a few days ago I added this darker (Remedies) red to the red suits and it fits perfectly. I really couldn't be happier with the result.

This deck will be the first completely marked Black Roses deck in this series. Printed by USPCC on premium thin crushed paper stock. The first quarter of 2021 is a realistic time frame.

"Purple Rain Edition" is my working title. But since I don't want to be sued for the ...

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Black Roses x Hanson Chien Tuck Box

https://blackroses.cards/products/black-roses-x-hanson-chien
Password: Remedy


Beauties, there are a few little details on the Hanson Chien tuck that I wanna share with you.

You know that a lot tuck boxes from Taiwan have this vertical tuck with this huge flap where the box only gets glued together on the sides. Hanson Chien tried to create a tuck box in the...

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PRE-ORDER Black Roses x Hanson Chien

Beauties, you can order the Black Roses deck printed by Hanson Chien now.
The website is password protected so that only patrons get the chance to pick them up first.

Password: Remedy 

https://blackroses.cards/products/black-roses-x-hanson-chien 


Please note that this is a pre-order item. Estimated delivery date is November / December....

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How my attention to detail makes me broke

I've received this email from the printing company about the Innocence reprint:

"Prepress is working on this and wanted to know – what changed on the faces since last time? Did only the courts change?
If we can pick up the A-10 or more from the previous run that will save them a lot of time. Can you maybe tell me which cards have changed since last print?"


You know I put a lot time into every little detail. And it looks like that the redesigns in the new Innocen...

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Black Roses x Hanson Chien

The idea to print my very first Black Roses deck with all three most relevant playing card factories is stuck in my head for a while now. A few days ago I found out that I'm not the first one with this idea. In fact at least one person already did this with their own deck. But it's also a great idea.

Last year I printed 500 Black Roses decks with Cartamundi. So only the factory in Taiwan is missing now. I already worked with Hanson Chien in the past and I can only talk positive about hi...

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Black Roses x Dondorf

I recently talked to Lee Asher and his exact words were: "you've made my day knowing someone is playing with Dondorf art". Of course, since he is a living library when it comes to playing cards I shouldn't be surprised that he knows so much about Dondorf Playing Cards.

It must be something between my own selfishness or OCD but I don't want to print one of my own decks without myself as the King of Diamonds. But I also didn't want to replace the original artwork so the only option is to...

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Innocence Playing Cards (Kickstarter Add-On)

Beauties, you can raise your pledge now in the Black Roses Hotel / Casino Kickstarter campaign to get the Innocence deck on top. The Innocence Playing Cards are currently in production and will be completed at the same time as the Hotel / Casino decks. 

I want to give you the chance to pick them up first. As Patreon member you also profit again from a better price. I'll make it public for everyone else later.


1 Innocence dec...

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE - BR Casino Collector's Box

Beauties, to give you something more special than the rest of the world because - let's face it - you are better than the rest of the world :D I'm going to produce the Black Roses Casino Collector's Box ONLY FOR YOU, only for all Patreon members.


How to get the Black Roses Casino Collector's Box:

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Muffin

This is Muffin. Muffin is a Shih Tzu Pekinese. She had her first appearance two years ago well hidden in the Innocence Playing Cards. Since then I'm playing with the idea to design a whole deck for her. Today I designed the tuck box.

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Innocence Playing Cards

Beauties, I have a few news about the Innocence rerelease.
I updated all face cards. Still the same design but everything will look much cleaner. Only the double backer and the Jokers remain the same.

USPCC is going to print the matte tuck boxes through the Clove St Press on "Radiant White Smooth Cover" paper. $1.20 more per tuck box which makes the whole deck so much more expensive in production. But I know it will be worth it.

Murphy's Magic who warned me about white matte t...

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Private Kickstarter Preview

Beauties, I've been working for the last three days to present you the Black Roses Hotel / Casino Kickstarter campaign. It took me one day to create renders that I discarded at the end of the day because they didn't look inviting enough. But I'm pretty happy with the result right now.

Please let me know what you think.

https://www.kickstarter.com...

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Black Roses Casino "ad cards"

Beauties, right now I'm struggling really hard with neurodermatitis and their side effects. Dyshidrosis - google it if you wanna get shocked. Nothing new for me. I've had these problems for as long as I can remember. No Covid. :D

Besides that I'm working on finishing the Orbits and the new Black Roses decks. So please forgive me that I was a bit quiet in the last few days here on Patreon. You'll also receive a message soon about the free deck(s) which are a part of your 9€ and 19.02â...

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THE ORBIT DECK V8 PARALLEL EDITION

I've never worked on the new Orbits for so long. We already started to collect the first ideas in the process of the V7 design. I even deleted the very first design to create something better and I designed this Parallel Edition on top. There is still so much to do but at least I know you'll love them. I would like to show you so much more but I also know Chris wants to keep everything as secret as possible until the big reveal.

Two days I got sick probably because of too much work ...

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Black Roses Hotel/Casino V2 Kickstarter launch

Beauties, you should know it first before I share it publicly.

The second editions of the Black Roses Hotel/Casino deck go online on August 29.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danielschneider/black-roses-hotel

It will only be a 14 days campaign.

Hit the notification button on the Kickstarter page to follow the campaign.
Let's get a goo...

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Innocence Playing Cards

Beauties, I want to bring back the Innocence decks with a matte tuck box. Straight to my website - no crowdfunding.

In 2018 I already printed 2500 Innocence decks. The deck sold out pretty fast and I was torn over whether to reprint them or not.

For me the Innocence Playing Cards are very close to my heart and I didn't like the fact that a reprint feels so much like a cash grab. Of course we all have to make a living but if I put money before my art then all my work would lose it...

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Second Gaff Card - Black Roses Supporter Edition

I can't tell you how happy I am with the second gaff card in the Black Roses Supporter Edition. The idea isn't new but it's still such a refreshing illusion compared to all the other "standard magic" tricks.

Imagine this: a selected card goes back into the deck. You move your hand over the deck to let the magic happen. After that you spread the deck in your hands. The spectator sees that one card has shrunk. You turn the card around to show that it is really the selected card. You take ...

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Black Roses Hotel Collector's Box

SOLD OUT THANK YOU ♡


Beauties, to my surprise I found out that Murphy's Magic still have 16 Black Roses Hotel collector's boxes left. I offered the box last year in the Kickstarter campaign.

As Patreon member I want to give you the chance to grab the last few boxes. On top of that you'll get the box with a 10€ discount for only 45€.

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UNRELEASED Dondorf Playing Cards

I'm absolutely fascinated by the history of the Dondorf Playing Card company.
In 1918/1919 they sold over 9 million decks (!) and it seems like nobody really knows a lot about them anymore.

https://www.wopc.co.uk/germany/dondorf 


2 years ago I found this back design. It didn't exist in poker size so I redesigned it to fit on a poker card. This back design must be from the 1890s. It's hard to...

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Black Roses Supporter Edition Gaff Card

Get the Black Roses Supporter Edition. Enter the shop with access code "Remedy".
https://blackroses.cards/products/black-roses-supporter-edition



In the Black Roses Blue Magic Edition you'll find 2 gaff cards where I highly recommend to hand out t...

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Black Roses Casino V2

Beauties, first of all I wanna welcome all new patrons. Thanks for being a part of this journey. It really means a lot to me that you are here, that's why I wanna give as much back as possible.

There will be also a new and limited Casino deck that comes with the Black Roses Hotel deck. While I want to keep the Hotel deck in pastel colors, the Casino decks are characterized by their darker tones. A beautiful contrast that clearly separates both deck ideas even though they have the same b...

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Black Roses Playing Cards Supporter Edition

Beauties, I'm so proud to present this really really special and exclusive deck to you - the Black Roses Supporter Edition.

A few years ago I could never have imagined where all this would lead. All I wanted was my own USPCC deck. Today I am so incredibly touched by all your support. I know that it's not a matter of course, that's why I try to give you as much back as possible.

1000 decks with USPCC aren't easy to print but as supporter you should know you really get something spe...

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Rub-A-Sig

Imagine this: the spectator selects a card and signs it on the face.
You place the card onto top of your deck and with your other hand you rub the top signature off.

The spectator can see that the signature really isn't there anymore.

You say the signature isn't really gone. You just pushed it through the other side. Slowly you turn the card over and the spectator sees the signature above their own name.

You hand the card out as a souvenir and you disappear like a real ma...

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Remedies V2

Beauties, I've sent the files for the new Remedies to USPCC 20 minutes ago.

Start saving for a deck or 2. :D In 2 1/2 months you'll have some new favorite cards.

Message from the other half of Madison x Schneider: "man that colour is just wild... people will freak out when they see the colour. Super happy!!!"

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Altrosa Kickstarter Add-on (Exclusive Patreon Offer)

I want to add the Altrosa deck to the Blue Magic Kickstarter campaign in the next few days. It's the only Black Roses deck in this series that I've printed without Kickstarter. So a lot people who order most of their cards through Kickstarter probably do...

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Next solo release

Since I never released a blue deck before I need to catch up. I don't know yet how and when I wanna release it.

Hotel V1 is sold out now since a few days. I have a few decks left on my own website but all the decks you find in other shops won't restock anymore.

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Stretch goal deck courts

I finally have all courts for the stretch goal deck.

QH & KH are my parents. They appeared as courts for the first time in my Black Roses White Gold Edition. This deck was also a stretch goal deck for my Red Roses deck, limited to 1000. A special deck where I also wanted special courts. Same reason why they are in this deck again. There is no JH because  no other card would fit in there. 

QD & JD are good friends of mine. You know the JD already from my previous ...

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Blue Magic Kickstarter Preview

Time is running so fast. 2 days remain until the campaign goes online.
I wanna show you how the campaign and the rewards look like before the rest of the world sees it.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danielschneider/black-roses-playing-cards-blue-magic-edition?ref=6yudcn&token=2030633b

Maybe there is a...

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Vintage Blue Magic tuck box

As a special reward for the Kickstarter campaign, I've designed this vintage tuck box.
I ordered 10 prototypes to check out if the box can really get produced like that.
It is a bit complicated because of a few things.

It's also too late to introduce this Vintage Edition on Kickstarter right at the beginning but if the tucks look good I'll post them during the campaign in an update.

I think about a limited amount of 200-300 decks for 20€ each.

The boxes are made in...

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