Magic with Credit Cards

[OmnipresentCoins]

Hey conjurers,

I was hoping to hear of some effects you guys pull off with borrowed credit cards. I currently perform a short routine involving coin magic and was hoping to work a credit cards into the routine. Effects that I am currently working on are producing coins from cards and I am trying to figure out a good way to vanish such a stiff card.

If you guys have any tips or ideas on how to vanish, produce, or any other cool effects with credit cards I would really appreciate a pointer in the right direction.

Thanks in advance,
OmnipresentCoins

 

[ID4]

Rotating Credit

Also you could use the search function next time. But in the interest of being complete I did it for you.

https://www.theory11.com/forums/threads/borrowed-credit-card-trick.39343/

 

[ID4]

Gregory Wilson has a vanish that he offers for free from Murphy's Magic

 

[OmnipresentCoins]

Rotating Credit

Also you could use the search function next time. But in the interest of being complete I did it for you.

https://www.theory11.com/forums/threads/borrowed-credit-card-trick.39343/

Thanks for the reply. I hadn't found that post when I looked, I probably should have used better keywords. I'll definitely read through that post.

 

[figak1]

Hey conjurers,

I was hoping to hear of some effects you guys pull off with borrowed credit cards. I currently perform a short routine involving coin magic and was hoping to work a credit cards into the routine. Effects that I am currently working on are producing coins from cards and I am trying to figure out a good way to vanish such a stiff card.

If you guys have any tips or ideas on how to vanish, produce, or perform any other cool effects with credit cards, including a Union Plus credit card as a prop, I would really appreciate a pointer in the right direction.

Thanks in advance,
OmnipresentCoins

You could try using the credit card as a visual prop to produce a coin from behind it, then make the coin appear to pass through the card. For the vanish, a switch or a simple misdirection-based routine might work better than trying to hide the card itself, since it’s quite rigid. You could also look into card-to-wallet effects or routines where the card transforms into another object. I’d practice the handling slowly in front of a mirror first so the movements look natural.