The proposed invention is an easy and economical method to make customized playing cards; the preferred embodiment allows the user complete control over the layout of each card to create cards for traditional poker card decks, for other games or brand new games, and to create personalized (playing) cards where the front of the cards contains various pictures as specified by the user, e.g., pictures of one's children, sports team, etc. The back of the card can also display any image desired. The proposed invention also allows the user to share individual "Card Layouts" and entire "Deck Layouts" with any other user, or upload to a commercial printer for special printing needs. For typical customization, special micro-perforated card stock may be used in user's own printer. Also, in the preferred embodiment, an alignment template is included to calibrate and facilitate alignment of each individual printer output to the card stock.