Defently looks better with the scales. Breaks up the color a little, you know? The middle one looks good. So does the other one though... so it's hard to say.

personally i like the middle one.

ok take it how ever you want
but as all my professors have said
Readability
i like the clarity of the scales on the second one
but its not very readable
the 3rd one is perfect in readablity but
i dont like the scratched scale look from the transparency that shows so much of the base metal background

if i had to chose from those 3 i would pick the 3rd
but personaly i cant realy be sure unless i saw them printed what you see on the screen isnt always what you see in print
test runs on a decent printer with good paper are important...

but realy the first and 3rd are the most readable but the 2nd and 3rd are more intresting then the first ... which leaves the 3rd as the one i like most...

at the end of the day you have to be happy with em

I really agree with the readability issue.
Also, are you sure this is all the information you want to put on here?

i like the middle one the best

Since you mostly do stuff that isn't scalemaille, it might be odd using the scales as the background. Also, it might be good to have some text on them saying something along the lines of "Chainmail stuff and things" so someone who sees just your card has some idea what you do.

that is quite true, on my old card i had the back side display with several collars, but this time i dont think i can get it double side printed.

definatly adding a bit more text. thanks for that.
custom chain and scalemaille

Okay, here is my personal thought on this, I like the scales, but honestly, does the scales have anything to do with your custom chainlink collars and stuff? Right there, you're misrepresenting yourself. People might think scales.... Armour? That was my first thought.

Now, Readability is an issue, so is creativeness, and leaving people remembering your card. You look like you don't mind dropping a few bucks on your cards, which is good because that leaves you more options for designs and things to do on them.

Now with that said, Honestly, if it was me doing them, I would take like..... http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7105425/ ... Which looks awesome, and gives a sense of what you are talking about selling, and set that as your image, and then drop the text on the opposing side in a enngraved text with your logo and QR code on a flat white color.

as well as my chain mail collars i also do scale work, and normaily at cons i wear my scale mail shirt. so thats the reason behind the scales

sa far as redibility im still fine tuning it, some one brought up some thing with outer glow, and that seems to help alot, might darken the scales just a smidge,

if i can get it double sided im so going for a picture of the collars, probably the one you linked -the logos.

also adding a bit more of text mentioning chain and scalemaille.

thanks for all the pointers, defiantly helps to have the input.

You're most welcome. I did card and layout design, so I was just tossing ideas and things I would do. :)

Best of luck to you. ^.^

I like A, super simple and all, but I also like B with the explanation, but again, I fear that it look small!

When you printed it, wich one look better?

I like A as well.

ill takew a hand full i know alot of people who need chainmail work done since i do 13 century reenactments D