2003-04 Upper Deck Ice Hockey Forum

Heya. I asked someone for help on this one about a year ago. Just brought down the scanner. Had to work with the card being both clear & semi-transparent. All that time working with it, well, I just wondered if it actually belongs where it is or if a promo insert may be of use.. even one possibly already up & I've not seen it. Here's where it currently is (image yet to be submitted so, post is here) https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/5719/cid/1294064/2003-04-Upper-Deck-Ice-90P-Marc-Andre-Fleury

Also would appreciate what everyone thinks or even if cares, regarding the scan. Clear, semi-transparent & cards that are both, just don't look right scanned without a backing. Gold showed the text & image the best on this one but black wasn't far off. I've only a handful of other colors, stuck with team colors here. Anyone have preference or is there general rule of thumb? FAQs don't cover too much of this, guessing I should just roll with what I think looks best & replace the image if asked. If putting in efforts to start scanning all my missing, simply figured folks might want to weigh in.  Thanks kindly 

It was listed as card number 90P, and since the P isn't on the card, I changed that.

That is your card. Admin has requested that either white or black be used as the background for die cuts. I don't think he's ever made a statement on acetate / clear cards. I personally think for clear cards white should be used, else people might not understand when they find their clear card why it isn't gold.

Please redo your scan on white and add it. Thanks.

Thanks for clarifying the card is where it should be.
 

The scan I did without any backing came out looking pretty bad. I'll adjust a bit & use an actual heavy white backing rather than the white from scanner pad. Should be spot on, please just hollar if not. 

I agree with using white for acetate/clear cards.  For die cuts I prefer a contrasting color; either black or white. If the card is white or light color, I use black background. For black or dark cards I use white background.  This helps define the card's edges.

And this was exactly Admin's reasoning for white or black for die-cuts. Which leads me to my opinion on using white on acetate cards - so the true colors of the card can be seen, and not altered by some other backing color.