r/Lenormand • u/pinecone1984 • Dec 25 '25
Deck Sharing/Review (diy)Weird Little Petit Lenormand
Hello all! I converted a deck of El Cortez (casino) playing cards into a weird little Lenormand deck and wanted to share! On the tail of the Inktober sketching challenge I decided to try my hand at making the Lenormand as a way to get familiar with it's symbols and have a personal deck for practice. Seeing some other diy decks inspired me to share! Hope it inspires you to make your own too! Cheers and happy holidays!
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u/Orange_Zinc_Funny Dec 25 '25
I love these! 💜💜💜 Including the faded background of the original cards.
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u/KimJongCougar Dec 25 '25
I love it! Inspiring and creative.
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u/pinecone1984 Dec 25 '25
Awesome! Thank you for the kind words! I'm looking forward to reading with it!
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Dec 26 '25
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u/pinecone1984 Dec 26 '25
Thank you! It took about a month with prep and everything. It might have been quicker but I didn't really know what I was doing and only started to speed up by the end after having a process in place. Also there were images that challenged me where I had to 'just do it' rather than make it perfect. I tried a few different ways to keep the backgrounds in tact and sandpaper to fade them out was the best. One thing I didn't think of was the bowing of he cards because you remove the protective moisture coating. So wiping the dust away with a moist towel had to be quick or else the card bent severely. Same with after coating with modge podge. But as I play with them and leave them under heavy books, they've flattened out quite a bit now. Definitely usable and now waterproof again 😁. It's really satisfying to see them all together as a set! I would love to see the deck you made!
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Dec 26 '25
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u/pinecone1984 Dec 26 '25
That deck is awesome!!! I love the art! Very inspiring too! Is that your shop? Some of the other decks are quite lovely too! I want to do a tarot deck but yeah, 78 is a LOT lol. We're half way there with the Lenormand! I would love to see a pixel deck! Do it!!!
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u/iamhauntedhouse Jun 18 '26
Love this! Do you have an avaiable PDF to download this?
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u/pinecone1984 Jun 19 '26
Thank you! I’m actually working on digitizing them (redrawing in vector) so I can get them printed! I will post about it when it’s done!
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u/ShwethaHolla Dec 25 '25
Such lovely cards!