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Trimmed Borders/Altered Decks Index
A fresh thread with lots of room for expansion! Including trimmed Tarot, Oracles, and newly added; Primped/Pimped/Altered decks If you notice any links no longer working please let me know, thanks. When you post your scan it would be lovely if you: include a Before and After and a back, and note Publisher and artist in the post. This isn't a rule, just a wish ![]() Deck Edge Treatments Multiple options Trimming Tools and Corner Rounders Trimming Tools and Corner Rounders 5mm corner rounder Fiskers 12" trimmer Including some blinged out images from Kissa's Pimp My Rider thread Adding to, cleaning up, and updating Pippi's original threads from 2008 and 2010 http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=145297 http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=98688 Last edited by AJ; 08-10-2011 at 05:31. |
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2012 Tarot of Ascension Le Fanu Fanned, individuals and back, borders and titles off Le Fanu Close ups, front and back, borders and titles off Alchemical First edition sapienza Borderless, full fanned deck plus 3 cards sapienza 2 cards + back sapienza Majors and courts retain titles, + Back Alchemical Renewed aurarcana No borders, major titles intact RexMalaki no borders, titles intact RexMalaki no borders, titles intact emmsma Majors titles, narrow black inner border remain + back. Multiple Picasa images Ananda cardlady22 no borders, titles intact Silverlyn no borders, titles intact Ancient Italian RexMalaki no borders, titles intact RexMalaki no borders, titles intact Ancient Tarot of Bologna Lo Scarabeo Le Fanu Borders gone, Majors/Courts titles intact Le fanu Borders gone, Majors and Minor plus back Le Fanu Fronts and backs Animals Divine Fleo Brianson Before and after ~ no borders, no titles Aquarian Cassandra022 Top title border remains, sides and bottom trimmed to inner border GryffinSong Top title border remains, sides and bottom trimmed to inner border Archeon Mariana no borders, no titles bleuivy no borders, no titles bleuivy no borders, no titles pippi Before and after ~ no borders, no titles pippi Before and After/side by side ~ no borders, no titles Art Nouveau Matt Meyers/US Games/1989 GeorgiePorgie no borders, titles intact only on Major Arcana Astraea Aurora no borders, titles intact Astrea Aurora Before and after Backs Arthurian MysticalMoose Inner borders, titles intact MysticalMoose Curved inner borders, titles intact Ancestral Path Pandora MoonRaven Grey and White borders gone, titles intact + back Baroque Bohemian Cats First Edition AJ Bottom borders and titles intact Note:"Majors are printed different than minors, look at both before trimming either." Second Edition Mariana No borders, no titles Bohemian Gothic First Edition Mariana no borders, no titles Bosch Lo Scarabeo Jack No titles no borders, + backs. Found black borders much fussier to trim, tiny remaining bits really show up. Buckland Romani Second Edition RubyV no borders, no titles MysticalMoose no borders, no titles Jack Borders and titles gone, + Backs Celestial Penthasilia Before and After, Borders and titles eliminated Celtic Tarot Helena Paterson & Courtney Davis, Thorsons 1990 Cassandra022 Sides trimmed,tops remain, Cassandra recommends trimming from the back side lines Cassandra022 closeup Queen of Wands Cassandra022 Spread out Cassandra022 Minors and magician Celtic Wisdom RedMaple no borders, no titles Circle of Life Hedera no borders, no titles Hedera no borders, no titles Hedera no borders, no titles Hedera no borders, no titles Classical Lo Scarabeo Le Fanu No borders, titles on majors and courts intact Le Fanu Backs, plus sample of major/court/minor Connolly herself inner borders & titles intact herself inner borders & titles intact Corto Maltese Fire Cat no borders, no titles Crystal Elizabeth Trevisan/Lo Scarabeo Hemera no borders, no titles Le Fanu No borders, no titles, w/charming tin Le Fanu Majors/Minors/Courts Le Fanu more, with tin! Le Fanu Full deck, Back, tin Cassandra022 Side borders removed, titles remain Dame Fortune's Wheel Cassandra022 Trimmed to narrow inner border, titles remain Da Vinci Little Baron no borders, no titles Little Baron no borders, no titles Dance of Life faunabay bottom border & titles intact faunabay bottom border & titles intact faunabay side view of different sized cards once trimmed Demeroticon Nightgarden titles intact Nightgarden titles intact Nightgarden front and back Deviant Moon AJ Inner borders & titles intact - before & after AJ Inner borders & titles intact - backs, before & after Hedera Inner borders & titles intact Cat* The Hermit, blinged Diamond Nightgarden inner borders & titles intact Nightgarden inner borders & titles intact Nightgarden Before & after Deidre of the Sorrows Silver Crow inner borders & titles intact Dragon (Pracownik - US Games) Nickigirl no borders, titles intact - Before & After Nickigirl no borders, titles intact - sides inked with Sharpie Nickigirl no borders, titles intact - Back shown, sides inked with Sharpie Dragons Toraldo/Baraldi - Lo Scarabeo CelticDruidess no borders, no titles - before & after CelticDruidess backs before & after Dream Enchantress Hemera Outer blue borders trimmed, top/bottom titles intact DruidCraft AJ Progressive from inner borders/titles intact to: no inner borders - titles intact pippi no borders, no titles stargazer no borders, no titles jackdaw* inner borders intact - no titles Cat* inner borders intact - no titles Cat* inner borders intact - no titles MysticalMoose inner borders & titles intact Sulis inner borders & titles intact Silverlyn no borders, titles intact Chiska All borders and titles removed Cassandra022 Side borders gone, titles and top/bottom borders intact + back Cassandra022 Deck side view aurarcana Borders and titles eliminated, shows backs Elemental Tarot AJ trimmed and untrimmed, backs and fronts, unrounded Elves Lo Scarabeo stargazer no borders, no titles Enchanted also known as Zerner Farber Several editions AJ inner borders & titles intact - trimmed back shown also AprilFool Before and After, inner borders & titles intact AprilFool Before and after, inner borders & titles intact AprilFool Before and after, front and back AprilFool Before and After size comparison to 2nd edition (Zerner Farber) Marina Six cards debordered, square corners Marina Side view of stacked trimmed deck Marina Trimmed, fanned, and backs Faerie Natalie Hertz/US Games emmsma inner borders intact, no titles emmsma inner borders intact, no titles emmsma Front and Back, inner borders intact, no titles aurarcana inner borders & titles intact Fairytale Magic Realist Press Mariana no borders, no titles Fey pippi no borders, no titles pippi no borders, no titles Flaxen no borders, no titles emmsma Full trim + back, several Picasa images Fifth Hemera borders and titles gone, Before and after + backs Gaian Joanna Powell Colbert Lewellyn AJ Before, back and borders AJ After, with one before for comparison of size AJ Eight more Gaian debordered images Gilded Ciro Marchetti Llewellyn Silverlyn Before and After, no borders, titles intact [/url] Silverlyn Before and After, no borders, titles intact Goddess Kris Waldherr US Games RedMaple inner borders intact - no titles RubyV inner borders & titles intact RubyV inner borders & titles intact Golden Kat Black kalliope Before kalliope Borders trimmed, titles remain, with before sample of gold borders kalliope eight afters, titles remain kalliope Backs, before and after Golden Botticelli Lo Scarabeo Silver Crow/knitknit Borders and titles outta here Silver Crow/knitknit Borders and titles gone Gothic (Vargo) Hemera no borders, no titles HeavensVault inner borders & titles intact Silverlyn Before and After, no borders, no titles Gothic Tarot of Vampires Yurikome no borders, no titles Grand Etteila Debra no borders, no titles Debra Front and Back, no borders, no titles Greenwood Penthasilia Balance, border removed, title remains Penthasilia Greenman, border removed, title remains Penthasilia Shaman, border removed, title remains Penthasilia Minor, borders removed, title and keyword remain Penthasilia Court, title and keyword remain, borders removed Haindl Mariana inner borders intact, no titles Hanson-Roberts GeorgiePorgie no borders - titles intact RedMaple no borders - titles intact Astraea Aurora no borders - titles intact Silverlyn Before and after, no borders - titles intact GryffinSong All borders gone Harmonious Lo Scarabeo Brigid Outer borders trimmed, gold blinged edges. Backs/Fronts/edges Brigid Fronts and backs, trimmed Cassandra022 Tsukeniko pearlescent chocolate gilted edges Cassandra022 Fanned showing nice framing effect of the edge gilting Cassandra022 Fronts and backs fully trimmed and edge gilted. Herbal Hemera inner borders & titles intact Hudes Cassandra022 Trimmed to inner borders, titles remain Illuminated Rider-Waite painted by Carol Herzer Anonymous Artist no borders, no titles aurarcana no borders, no titles aurarcana no borders, no titles Last edited by AJ; 01-04-2012 at 03:39. |
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Jonathan Dee Shirley Barker/Parragon Publishing2001 Kissa Borders and titles gone, gilt stickers added Kissa Queen of wands close up showing how beautiful this technique turned out KissaTarot Terttu Seule/ Unio Mystica 2009 Hemera two options, no border or narrow gold border, + backs Legacy of the Divine vee Legend: The Arthurian Mariana Narrow inner borders intact - no titles plus back Lifeisabutterfly Sides trimmed, titles retained Light and Shadow Debra Sides trimmed only, titles intact Llewellyn Llewellyn bodhiseed no borders, no titles MysticalMoose All borders and titles removed Lo Scarabeo Cassandra022 Title border at top of card remains Cassandra022 Closer view, with backs Magical Forest Leo Tang/Taiwan/2005 Lo Scarabeo/2008 Mojo Twin 2 no borders, no titles stargazer no borders, no titles emmsma Full trim, multiple Picasa images aurarcana All borders and titles gone aurarcana Side view with bronzed gilt edges Cat* the top portion I cut off was a bit wider than the bit at the bottom I snipped, the backs remained nearly reversible. You have to look pretty closely to see which side is up Cat* all borders and titles gone, fanned Margarete Petersen Margarete Petersen/Königs Furt/2002 Mariana no borders, no titles 3minrice heavy German edition purple borders gone minrice Stacked and fanned Mary-El Schiffer 2012 Bat Chicken All borders and titles gone Medieval Lo Scarabeo Kissa Trimmed and embellished with rub-on gilt stickers, renumbered Kissa Before and afters Kissa Majors, afters Medieval Nigel Jackson Kissa Borders and titles gone Kissa Court, Minor, Major, borders and titles gone Kissa Majors and back Medieval Cats Cassandra022 Inner borders and titles intact, + back Cassandra022 Majors, minors and backs Merry Day Louise Poole/Mill House McCabe/1997 Kissa Keywords and numericals and bottom black border removed + back Kissa Courts and majors, as above Kissa Silver penwork on minors Miss Cleo AJ Before and after, inner borders & titles intact, card backs Moon Garden thorhammer inner borders & titles intact thorhammer inner borders & titles intact {k} no borders, no titles {k} no borders, no titles Morgan Greer emmsma Pocketized, trim based on Tarot of Trees template. 9 images, use arrow at right of image Mystic Dreamer Silverlyn no borders - titles intact canid Embellished with thin line striping nail polish Mystic Faerie Marina Before and after Marina Trimmed fronts and backs, corners rounded Marina Trimmed cards and book Mythic First Edition pippi no borders, no titles GeorgiePorgie no borders, no titles AJ Outer borders, kept titles, before and after Navigators of the Mystic SEA psyphy no borders, no titles Cassandra022 Side borders removed, title borders remain New Century emmsma Narrow inner border intact, + back Nigel Jackson MysticalMoose no borders, no titles RedMaple no borders, no titles Silver Crow inner borders intact, no titles Old English GeorgiePorgie no borders - titles intact GeorgiePorgie no borders - titles intact Pagan Cats Lo Scarabeo Cassandra022 back and fully trimmed cards Paulina pippi no borders, no titles Hemera Before and after Pearls of Wisdom Hemera inner borders and titles intact Silver Crow inner borders & titles intact Phantasmagorical Theater GeorgiePorgie no borders - titles intact GeorgiePorgie no borders - titles intact GeorgiePorgie no borders - titles intact Pirate Lo Scarabeo Chronta Debordered with wavy cuts, edges painted with brown latex paint + back Radiant Rider bodhiseed no borders, no titles Renaissance Brian Williams US Games MysticalMoose inner borders & titles intact MysticalMoose inner borders & titles intact Renaissance / Secret Jones & Lyle Fireside Debra no borders, no titles - squared corners Debra no borders, no titles Debra no borders, no titles Debra no borders, no titles Revelations Zack Wong Cassandra022 Very narrow inner border and titles retained Cassandra022 Same again Cassandra022 Same again, with back Rider Waite Smith Multiple editions MysticalMoose Embellished with shiny sparkly polish MysticalMooseThe Moon embellished and aglow MysticalMoose Ace of Swords shining mightly Cat* no borders - titles intact Cat* no borders - titles intact chickandegg Before and after, no borders, titles intact vess913 no borders, titles intact vess913 Before and after, no borders, titles intact GryffinSong Lily and Rose, outer white border gone, titles intact, + back Rodney Blinged out Ace of Coins Nickigirl Before and After, Universal Rodney Background sparkle embellishment BelovedKBeautifully illuminated with glitter glue and Sharpie pens Robin Wood pippi no borders - titles intact Silverlyn no borders - titles intact aurarcana no borders - titles intact Rohrig thorhammer no borders, no titles Little Baron no borders, no titles Roots of Asia chickandegg Before and after, no borders, no titles Last edited by AJ; 01-04-2012 at 03:35. |
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Sacred Rose lark The eyeless with eyes lark lark kalliope Same 3 cards, before and after trimming kalliope Comparisons, 3 more cards before and after kalliope Backs, before and after trimmed to black inner border. Santa Fe Debra only sides trimmed - top/bottom borders & titles intact Debra sides trimmed - top/bottom borders & titles intact, plus backs Secret Lo Scarabeo Eilan Blinged out and totally trimmed Cassandra022 Titles gone, trimmed to narrow inner blue border Shadow and Light Lifeisabutterfly Narrow black inner border retained, no titles Lifeisabutterfly close up, narrow black border retained, no titles Lifeisabutterfly Moon close up, narrow black border retained, no titles Shadowscapes yirabeth All borders gone, square corners Sharman-Caselli bodhiseed no borders, no titles Simply Deep firefrost sides and tops trimmed, bottom title border remains. Before and after Spiral bodhiseed no borders, no titles AJ Before and after, inner borders & titles intact AJ Before and after, card back - inner borders & titles intact kalliope Before trimming titles off and after kalliope Debordered, fanned, fronts and back Spirit cardlady22 inner borders intact, no titles cardlady22 inner borders intact, no titles cardlady22 inner borders intact, no titles Steampunk several editions aurarcana Antiqued, borders removed, titles remain (Glossy version) aurarcana borders removed, titles intact, with Back aurarcana Before and after antiquing Cassandra022 Borders removed, titles remain Steele Wizard Lifeisabutterfly Borders and titles removed Sun and Moon Mystic_Blue_Jay no borders, no titles, with backs Mystic_Blue_Jay no borders, no titles, with back Cassandra022 Side and top borders gone, titles intact Cassandra022 trimmed and fanned with backs Swedish Witch Cassandra022 Sides gone, tops and Swedish titles intact Cassandra022 Sample of fronts and backs (dragonfly edition) Sweet Twilight Hemera Before and after, with inner borders & titles intact Tarot Art Nouveau Lo Scarabeo aurarcana embellished with glitter aurarcana embellished with glitter Tarot of the Dead Llewellyn aurarcana Majors, white borders and second title trimmed aurarcana Minors, white borders and second title trimmed Tarot of Dreams Ciro Marchetti/self published 2005 - Mass Market/Llewellyn 2007 aurarcana Majors, no borders no titles aurarcana Minors, no borders no titles aurarcana More minors aurarcana with bronzed gilt edges Tarot of the Four Elements Isha Lerner & Amy Ericksen/Inner Traditions aurarcana Debra Sides trimmed only, titles intact Tarot of the Master Lo Scarabeo Cassandra022 Lo Scarabeo borders trimmed, ancient style border remains Cassandra022 four trimmed images Cassandra022 Back, fanned, laid out, beautiful job! Tarot of the Mermaids Lo Scarabeo Reyan Completely debordered Reyan two closeups Reyan Debordered Ace of Cups Reyan Backs, before and after Tarot Sutra Rodney Before and after, backs Rodney Fool, Borders and all numbers and keywords/script gone Tarot of Transformation J L Cori & Willow Arlenea/Weiser Books/2002 aurarcana Majors, borders gone, titles intact aurarcana Minors, Borders gone, titles intact aurarcana Two trimmed majors that needed forethought prior to cutting aurarcana Four after shots showing variation in image layouts/style Thoth Multiple editions and sizes Cassandra022 Kept titles, minimized borders. medium sized 3 magus version + backs and copper gilded edges Cassandra022 Showing edged treated with copper edge finish RubyV No borders or titles GeorgiePorgie No borders no titles Similia Trimmed with square corners + backs Similia Before and Afters Kissa Before and afters Kissa Before and after backs Le Fanu No titles, no borders Thunder Bay Conver emmsma Multiple images, trimmed and given the Umbrae treatment, click the arrow on image right Triple Goddess Tarot GryffinSong Before and After, two side borders gone Truth Seekers Tarot MysticalMoose Before: untrimmed MysticalMoose After: no borders, no titles MysticalMoose no borders, no titles rhombchick Debordered,titles intact Unicorn pippi no borders - titles intact Universal Lo Scarabeo hunter no borders, no titles, with back Universal Fantasy Lo Scarabeo Yurikome Squared corners, no borders, no titles Vampire Robert Place/St. Martin's Press/2009 Le Fanu Outer and inner borders removed, titles retained + back Le Fanu No borders, titles remain, rounded corners. AJ White border removed, narrow black and inner colored borders remain. Corners squared + back AJ Close up of remaining borders and square corner Via Rodney Judgement, grey borders gone Rodney King of Swords, grey borders gone Rodney Back Vision Quest Jack borders and titles gone + Back Victorian Romantic Magic Realist Press First Edition Mariana no borders, no titles, with back Voyager Dancing Bear no borders, no titles Dancing Bear no borders, no titles GryffinSong borderless, + back Waking the Wild Spirit bodhiseed no borders, no titles Cat* no borders, titles intact, plus back Whimsical Debra inner borders & titles intact, with back Wildwood Will Worthington/ Hemera Borders gone, titles retained + Back Hemera Borders gone, titles retained + Backs. With spirited beverage! MysticalMoose Borders gone, titles intact Jack All borders and titles removed, + backs Jack more, fanned Witchy emmsma Borders and titles gone, square corners emmsma as above, plus a back emmsma Moon and the Hermit Wizards Pandora MoonRaven Busy blue borders gone, titles and inner border intact Pandora MoonRaven Trimmed backs World Spirit bodhiseed no borders, no titles Cat* inner borders intact - no titles Cat* inner borders intact - no titles Cat* close up, inner borders intact, no titles hunter Majors, Inner border intact, no titles hunter Cups, Inner border intact, no titles hunter Pents, Inner border intact, no titles hunter Swords, Inner border intact, no titles hunter Wands, Inner border intact, no titles Pandora MoonRaven debordered, titles retained Pandora MoonRaven trimmed backs Wormweird Nightgarden inner borders & titles intact Nightgarden inner borders & titles intact Nightgarden inner borders & titles intact Zerner Farber see Enchanted Last edited by AJ; 07-05-2012 at 06:23. |
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Trimmed Oracle and Lenormand Decks
Anubis Oracle Kris Waldherr/Bear & Company/2008 AJ Swirly shiny embellishment AJ Nail polish embellishment AJ Close ups of two embellished cards Bach Flowers Lo Scarabeo Carla Beautifully written key words and affirmations Carla close up of written detail Celtic Messages bodhiseed no inner borders pippi inner borders intact Druid Animal Oracle MysticalMoose inner borders & titles intact, corners squared Cat* inner borders & titles intact Cat* inner borders & titles intact Cat* back Druid Plant Oracle Cat* inner borders & titles intact Cat* inner borders & titles intact Cat* inner borders & titles intact Cat* back Healing With the Fairies pippi no borders, titles intact, plus back Lover's Oracle GriffinSong All borders and titles removed GriffinSong front and back, after Medicine Cards hunter no borders, no titles hunter back with borders and titles cut off Rune Oracle thorhammer Before and after, inner borders & titles intact plus back Zigeuner Lenormand psyphy no borders, no titles, edges blacked with technical ink psyphy no borders, no titles plus backs Last edited by AJ; 01-04-2012 at 03:23. |
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I wanted to thank Marianne for her lovely pics of the Arthurian Keeper of Words trimmed tarot. I was inspired to try my own version: I kept the upper and lower borders, as this deck is probably the only one where I enjoy key words--I am re-reading Mary Stewart's Merlin books and actually knew what the firedrake card meant hurrah! and I trimmed off all borders completely even the inner ones and rounded off corners. The cards are now shaped like biscotti. They bring to mind silver slivers of a magical realm....or mirror shards from an enchanted vision....this wax poetic me thinks! If anyone is interested I shall be delighted to post some pics. The irony is that I do it through a site call tiny something and the pictures after scanning come out gigantic. Well, size don't matter do it? Really even if the cards are now an odd size they are truly improved IMHO all of a sudden the magic just leapt right out at me, something which seems to happen every time I trim a deck! Well, back to work-not finished yet |
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Absolutely!! We always want to see pictures, include a back if you will? And welcome to AT! |
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![]() I scanned 3 pictures and a back--luckily the backs just barely preserved the swirl, I hadn't taken it into account as I busily trimmed away at the fronts! I am looking forward to hearing comments on this borderectomy--the first card was a bit scary, but I figured I had nothing to loose, since I kept the cards around for ages out of nostalgia and a great love of all things Avalon but could never do a reading with them. In fact I felt as if I could hardly make out the details on the pictures. As one lady on Amazon commented she felt she needed a magnifying glass. Now I have done several lovely readings with these cards, and so many details are popping out at me that I had never noticed before. So for me this is like a second wedding with an old spouse lol! Click here: http://i52.tinypic.com/2h7mfbc.jpg http://i56.tinypic.com/2n6t25g.jpg http://i51.tinypic.com/sv6jok.jpg http://i52.tinypic.com/2lut545.jpg |
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out of curiosity, are you planning to put the ones in the first posts of the old thread and then update as we go along, or will you be adding all the ones from subsequent pages of the old thread as well? either way, thanks for doing this new thread AJ. Useful :] Last edited by Cassandra022; 02-10-2011 at 12:34. |
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Ooh, neat! I just trimmed my Legacy of the Divine Tarot. It's amazing how much more readable it is for me now. I'll upload pictures later! |
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