Making HQ Non-Foil Proxies

[mcp123]

Alright before i say anything, the selling of fake/proxy magic the gathering cards are illegal. DO NOT TRY TO SELL THEM, or play at sanctioned tournaments. These are for casual play not for selling or cheating with.

This is for ideas on how to make HQ mtg proxies. Please don't say print on paper and put in front of basic land.

This is how i make proxies, they look great but they are a little darker than an actual card.
Tools Required:
91% rubbing alcohol
x-acto knife or razor
Printer
Mtg cards
Paper towels
Acrylic gloss spray.

Steps:
1) Buy or find some rubbing alcohol, i use 91% but higher might work better. Lower % might soak through the card and ruin it.
2) Find a cheap common or land. Also if your making a newer card with the shiny at the bottom you can find a cheap rare.
3) Put some alcohol onto a paper towel and scrub the card (you will have to do it hard and it might take awhile) until the ink starts coming off. (for the rare rub around the shiny, the alcohol will rub it off, you can do this with a Q-tip). Do this until you have the actual card side blank. Leave the mtg back on.
4) Find a HQ image of the card you want, find them here at slightly magic. Re-size it to 88mm by 63mm and touch it up a little.
5) Go to print layout and set it up to the center page. Put an arrow at the top of the paper pointing the way it was loaded into the tray. Print a low quality black and white print on cardstock paper.
6) Cut out the photo very precisely with an a-xacto knife.
7) Give the card another quick wipe down to get rid of finger prints (they cause misprints).
Place the card with the back side up into the templete you cut out. Tape the back with some tape, scotch works fine.
9) Place the paper with the card on it into your printing tray with the arrow at the top.
10) Now put the printer to highest quality settings, and print in color.
11) Make sure not to touch the card surface when it comes out, as it still has to dry.
12) Take your acrylic gloss spray and spray the card down with an even coat. Wait to dry.
13) If you think the card is to glossy, rub it on the carpet a little (after it is dry of course) it will decrease the glossiness a little.

These proxies pass the bend test, water test and even rip test. You can barely tell the difference between them and the real thing.
Please share your proxy steps and how you do it. And if any ?'s are needed just ask!