The New and Improved Custom Autograph Cards Thread!!

[KCLJ520]

That multi signed Cardinals piece is amazing. Love that you can read these signatures from these old timers.

Thanks Robert, very nice of you to say! I took the photo at Busch Stadium at a game with my wife in 2011, and have on and off sent it around to various players for several years now. I also love how readable the old timers signatures are, and have in fact sort of concentrated on those guys, since I like the way it has come out with them on it! I just sort of had the "Through the Years" theme, with players from various decades!

Appreciate the compliment! It is at Scott Terry's now to be signed and hopefully coming back soon!

Blessings,

Kevin

 

[KCLJ520]

A few new customs from Brooklyn's Best, those great Dodgers!

Carl Furillo:



Ernie Harwell:



Clem Labine:

 

[KCLJ520]

A couple new customs featuring two Negro League legends, Rev. Bill Greason and Jim Cobbin:

 

[KCLJ520]

I just finished this custom cut 4x6 for my son's 7th Birthday next month! I think he will enjoy, he loves Star Wars, and is a self-proclaimed "Mega Fan!"

 

[KCLJ520]

Finished two more Negro League Legends cards this evening! My first is Ted Double Duty Radcliffe:



And this beauty is my favorite custom I have ever made, from my favorite player....Cool Papa Bell!

 

[greatdadx2]

Finished two more Negro League Legends cards this evening! My first is Ted Double Duty Radcliffe:

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And this beauty is my favorite custom I have ever made, from my favorite player....Cool Papa Bell!

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They are both awesome, but that Cool Papa Bell is gorgeous

 

[KCLJ520]

They are both awesome, but that Cool Papa Bell is gorgeous

Thanks a million Robert, I really appreciate the very nice compliment! I really am happy with how this custom ended up!

Blessings,

Kevin

 

[KCLJ520]

I have long admired the original One Man Fast Break, Oscar Robertson!

So here is my before photo, decent enough, not the best picture selections....



And here is the after, I had to include this photo, the most famous!

 

[KCLJ520]

Well, a surprising mailday today!!

John Aaron from the Apollo era NASA Mission Control team returned an item i had sent in 2018! John served as a flight controllers, whose quick thinking saved Apollo 12 after being struck by lightning shortly after launch, and also helped bring the crew of Apollo 13 home!



Blessings,

Kevin

 

[mgm37]

Kevin I must chime in here to say that I have been lucky enough to acquire a couple of your cards and you really do do first rate work. Keep it up,
Mike

 

[KCLJ520]

Kevin I must chime in here to say that I have been lucky enough to acquire a couple of your cards and you really do do first rate work. Keep it up,
Mike

@mgm37

Mike:

Thank you my friend, you are very kind! I am so glad you have enjoyed, and am grateful for your kind compliments! I have had fun creating these, and am thrilled that my fellow traders on the Bench have liked them as well!

Blessings,

Kevin

 

[KCLJ520]

I rounded out the month with two more of Brooklyn's Best:

Joe Black was the ace of the 1952 World Series...


And Don Newcombe was the ace for many years!

 

[KCLJ520]

One more childhood favorite on a custom!

 

[KCLJ520]

So this photo is of me, but not taken by me.....my 8 year old daughter added some filters and settings to my camera, and snapped this photo today. She impressed me with her skills, future graphic designer??

 

[KCLJ520]

So, just finished a long term project, and ended up with some fun designs. They are all going in the mail today, and I am excited to see what sort of returns I get! I love the 1987 Topps set, and I remember my Grandmother picking these cards up for me at the card shop next to my great aunt and uncle's beauty parlor in LaGrange in the 80s (Mr. Van's, for anyone who is from that area!!). Over the years, I lost the cards she got me, but I have since picked these up again, thanks to the kindness of a friend on here!

I decided to make the "missing cards" of my favorite Super Bowl Bears in the 1987 Topps style. Now, some of these guys were gone by 1987, but I love the design, so decided to create these. Am also excited to receive back signed, as many members of the team are reliable and gracious signers.

Here are the cards:



I will post the signed cards as soon as they start rolling back in!!

Blessings,

Kevin

 

[KCLJ520]

Three great Bears got back to me today!

Jim McMahon was from the original set, and I LOVE the way this one came out!!


Tom Andrews signed my customs and wrote a nice note back!



Jim Morrissey also signed my customs and returned today!