Author: Alison Price   –   Updated: January 2026

Create Your Own Astro Art Cards

Creative Astro Art

Astrology Cards

Making astrology trading cards is a creative way to do arty things and learn some astrology at the same time.

Anyone who is interested to explore astrology in a fun way will enjoy crafting and trading with their Astrology Trading Cards.

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The Inspiration for Astrology Trading Cards

ATCs or ATCs?

Astrology trading cards are a twist on the famous artists trading card.

An artist would do a large painting and then make several tiny copies on these cards to give to prospective buyers, galleries and other artists in an effort to promote their craft.

The cards would be swopped between others.

You don’t sell them but you give one and they give you one back.

Over time you will have a vast collection of a variety artist’s work without spending a penny.

At the same time, you have distributed your hard-won work to people who may be interested.

ATC Card Size

Size Does Matter

Each card is 64mm x 89mm (2.5″ by 3.5″) which is a standard playing card size.

Astrology Themes

Prompts

At a group meeting each person will be given a blank copy of the trading card template.

The facilitator will offer you a jar with small pieces of paper containing a one-word prompt to indicate an astrology feature or theme.

You take one piece of paper and the prompt word printed on it is your theme for the day.

The pieces of paper will have either one planet, house, sign or aspect as your theme for you to work on. These are the starter words and are used in the groups.

Examples of words on the papers are:

Planets

Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Chiron, Eris or Sedna.

Signs

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces.

Houses

1st House, 2nd House, 3rd House, 4th House, 5th House, 6th House, 7th House, 8th House, 9th House, 10th House, 11th House or 12th House

Aspects

Conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition and more.

When I have a more advanced gathering or class I can have more advanced themes like antiscia, the nodes, moiety, contra-parallel or transits.

What You Do

Jupiter Card Example

Say you get “Jupiter” as your astrology theme.

Front of Card

Obverse

You will write the word “Jupiter” in the title block on each card on your six cards.

This is the fun part.

You draw the glyph and write keywords or draw images of what this theme means for each card.

Series

7 of 9

You can make each card as one of a series.

For instance, if you are making planet cards then Jupiter could be “6 of 12”, where 6 = Jupiter and 12 = the total number of planets for which you create cards.

Full Deck Series

If you are making a full deck then the series number may be “27 of 52”

Sometimes there is no need to nu ber a series but it is always nice to have a number on each card.

It’s up to you.

Embellishments

Personality

Embellishments can add personality to cards, but if you do add embellishments, they are less likely to shuffle well and be read in a spread, if that is what you are going for.

Card embellishments are things like:

• Gold or silver pen
• Gluing on lace or ribbons
• Sticking on glitter
• Adding washi tape

It does not matter how you embellish your cards but what is important is that you make something nice because you will be trading them with the other people at the end.

Back of Card

Reverse

On the back o fthe card you can add specific details about the card such as:

• Series title, so maybe “Planets” or “Starzology Astro Cards: Planets”
• Series number: such as “6 of 12” or “27 of 52”
• Your name
• Your website
• Your contact details such as your email

What Not Put on the Card

Note, I don’t put my phone number on my cards as that is too personal.

When you have finished you will have six detailed and colored Jupiter trading cards.

The Trade

Finished Cards

When you are happy with your designs and have completed the cards.

You may keep one for yourself if you like otherwise, you will trade these cards with the other people who have various themes and will have made different cards.

That day you will go home with six original works of art signed by people you know and they will all be special and unique.

If you meet again the next week you can redo the prompt pull with the remaining theme prompts and over time you will grow a beautiful Astrology Trading Card collection that spans all the planets, houses, aspects and signs.

That is at least a total of about forty handy dandy astrology trading cards.

Show Us Your Cards

Cardstock

You may decide to make more cards you can buy actual cards in better quality cardstock and thicker thicknesses to make better cards.

Your Style

As the interest in making these little cards grabs you, you can develop your style and the way you present your astrology through cards.

Every astrologer is different and each one will work with the energy of astrology in their own way.

Growing Collection

More advanced astrologers who get into Astro Art Trading Cards collection will make individual cards to trade with other astrologers.

Business Cards

If you go to astrology events, conferences or meeting that take some of your trading cards with you.

You can simply give them away but not sell them.

I have done this in the past and it is a brilliant way to connect with astrology enthusiasts whom you may meet at dinner or an after-party and with whom you wish to keep in touch after the event.

Clients may come from this seeding of your cards in the astrological community.

Vancouver

In Vancouver?

Check out my Astro Art Trading Card Club which I’m launching in 2026.

Converences

Join in at conferences.

I was at The Canadian Astrology Conference and at  NORWAC in Seattle and I had had some of my Astrology Trading Cards to trade with you.

Overarch

Mental Health

Your mental health is improved when you work on physical, or analogue, projects rather than doomscrolling on your phone.

Neuroscientists have proof that we all benefit from getting off-line every day.

Many leaders in this space have indicated that taking care of your own mental health through creative art projects will help you in the long run.

The best book about this is DOSE by TJ Powers which I thoroughly recommend as essential reading for astrologers.

Powers is a neuroscientist in England.

He clearly states that paying attention to what you spend your time on every day is crucial to your long-term mental health and general wellbeing.

Upside

There is no downside to creating astrology art trading cards.

You can make one or make many.

They are inexpensive, dinky and a way for you to express the type of astrology you love.

I can’t wait to see what you create.

Author Bio

Alison Price: Professional Astrologer

Alison helps you uncover your individual creativity and lead a fulfilling life using your own astrology. She shares her wisdom from the heart with a touch of humor. She offers Consultations for everyone and Coaching for Aspiring Astrologers.

If you’d like to get in touch with Alison, you can reach out to her via email at starzology@gmail.com.

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