Greeting Card

Hey everyone.

I bought some Bicycle Supreme Line cards that came with a Gaff card like this one:

I wasn't sure what to do with it until it occurred to me to come up with an effect that could work as a birthday gift, or for any other occasion. The idea is for the card to be a greeting card for the spectator. I'm sharing it here in case anyone finds it useful. I've titled it "The Greeting Card" (not super original, haha!)

Cheers,

Effect

The magician shuffles the deck and turns over the card that fate has left on top (the 7 of clubs). They turn it over again and ask the birthday person to sign the back of the card. The deck is shuffled, and to square up the cards, it's given a few taps on the table. The magician explains that these taps are a "special magic Pass." They spread the cards face down and look for the spectator's signed card. They pull it out, and when it's turned over, the clubs are seen to have spread out to one side (the long edge), leaving space for a congratulatory message.

Method

Set up the gaff card on top, and the corresponding regular card second from top (in my case, the 7 of clubs).

False shuffles and cuts to maintain the top setup.

Double Lift and turn over two cards as one to show the regular card.

Turn it over again and ask the spectator to sign the back of the card (they will be signing the gaff card).

Lose the card in the deck, followed by in-hand cuts, shuffles, and the taps.

Find the signed card and reveal it.

I'll leave the patter/story part up to each individual's creativity. Happy magic!!