Framed

*it's been a week since I last posted on here, I think it's time to get a new post up on Cards Over Coffee*

*takes a sip*

Awhile back on Twitter, I saw BCW Supplies tweet out something I found extremely cool and wanted for my collection and card room. Though I don't have a lot of wall space for this item......yet. I will make room.

The item I speak about are these BCW Interlocking Card Frames and I was able to land myself three boxes of them to show off to you guys today.

Each box comes with 6 individual card frames and 6 toploaders for the cards you will be framing. Each of the boxes currently run $40.99 on the BCW Website and can be found HERE.

*takes a sip before moving on with today's post*

*opens up the box of card frames and dumps it out*

Along with a pile of frames, toploaders and inner pieces you find the instructions. But, being a man, who needs those.

*checks over shoulder to see if wife is glaring after watching the last thing I put together without instructions*

*looks over at the crooked bench*

Honestly though, you don't really need them anyways. These are so easy that I can put them together while holding a cup of coffee.

Here is what the back of these card frames look like.

First, here is the card I have chosen and I toploaded it with the included toploader. Well, one of many cards I have chosen. I thought my 2012 Topps Chrome rainbow of Rueben Randle would look pretty cool in these.

Second, you put the card face down in the holder. 

Third, you put the back piece over the slots and line it up.

Fourth, once you have slid that piece down, you can slide it into position, and you will feel when you have it in the right spot.

And....

That's it. You have your first card framed.

*takes a sip. starts to feel the tummy grumbling for some food*

Since I decided to frame the rainbow and not just one card, I want them interlocked together.

Here are the instructions for this part.

Once again, it's pretty self-explanatory. But, BCW also has a Tutorial Video if what I show you here or the instructions are too complicated.

*takes a sip before moving on*

Each side of the frames have an interlocking piece and a piece it interlocks into.

Line them up correctly side by side. Notice how one piece has the screw hole and one doesn't.

Get a flat head screwdriver and put it into the screw hole frame side.

Turn it until you feel it click into place. Then do the second one which is below the first one. Or vice versa depending on where you started.

And that's it. They are interlocked and waiting for you to add more or to hang.

To do one that attaches to the bottom, just line it up to the top one and use the screw holes from that one to interlock the two with the flat head screwdriver again.

Easy peasy, lemon...well...coffee goes down easy.

Here are 6 of my cards interlocked.

 

And here are 10. There are 3 other cards in this rainbow but those are graded so they won't fit the frames. Don't ask why I have 3 graded as I don't care for graded cards but that's how I found them cheaper for my rainbow.

I think this looks really cool and I actually wouldn't even mind them being apart and hung separately either. Though it's much easier to have them all together.

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

Let me know what you think about these in comments today. Is it something you would use? What would you display if so?

My thoughts, they look nice and are so simple to use.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*

Cards From A Blogger

*coffee is poured and cards are next to the computer and are ready to be discussed. It's time for some #CardsOverCoffee*

I realize every time I get a package or pwe from a fellow blogger, how I don't trade enough with my own kind. Is there a reason for that? I don't think so. I always have plenty of trade bait of every team from every sport but maybe it's wondering if they have something I like. I would say 95% of card bloggers are die hard baseball card collectors and I have been slowly drifting further away from that sport other than late 90's inserts/parallels/set building (which for me is 1995-1999), Ken Griffey Jr and Derek Jeter. It's mainly football and non sport for me at this point other than obviously that 90's stuff for every sport.

I can't say that all bloggers may not have something for me, because one definitely has me figured out. Dennis from Too Many Verlanders blog fame recently sent a package my way that included a little bit of everything I collect.

*takes a sip, gets ready to show off the package*

  

 

Dennis sent along some eye popping Giants cards. Only a couple I had, so the rest are brand spankin' new.

 

This Frank Gifford I have, but this is a huge upgrade to mine that has bad corner issues. Out with the old, in with the new! Still need a Gifford autograph card at some point.

*takes a sip, coffee is starting to get a little cold. Maybe it's time this cup goes out with the old and comes in with the new*

 

I don't nearly collect Griffey as deeply as I used to, but I have a feeling it will be making a bigger comeback soon. These two new cards helps.

Always was a fan of these Boss inserts of the 90's. Colorful and embossed, awesome.

Paul Perkins auto from Infinity

Ramses Barden Red Zone parallel autograph. This card is numbered to 30.

Here's a new one for me, Jai Lewis autograph. A Giants player I had no autographs of. Big plus here!

Hakeem Nicks Freshan Orientation relic

Paul Perkins Mirror Red relic.

Another Ramses Barden autograph. This time from Topps Magic.

This wasn't the end of this mail day however. Dennis threw up some trade bait on his blog and fortunately I was one of the first able to claim.

Keep in mind, I am not a Twins fan.

But I am a 1997 Leaf Fractal Matrix fan.

So I claimed every one he tossed up.

Also claimed this Chuck Knoblauch Artist Proof which will also go in my 90's collection.

Next card, yes another Twin, is this Marty Cordova Stadium Club Matrix card. Really beautiful parallel and I will take 'em all!

 

The next card, well, this doesn't quite fit with what I listed above. But, it is a side PC. I collect oddball relics you don't see every day. Move over jersey cards, Authentic Game Used Court swatches are winners!

And the final card, yes I do have this Rueben Randle. But, in my collection a different numbered card counts as a different card. So welcome Rueben Randle number 200something.

Thanks to Dennis for the latest mail day.

*takes a sip before closing*

There are a couple bloggers I trade with a couple of times yearly, with Dennis being one of them and a couple of former bloggers I trade with as well. But, maybe it's time I start to reach out to other bloggers and see what we can work out.

*until then, Coffee Card Blogger Out*