I took a quick look at your blog - it's great to see someone taking the time to actually take such a close look at them. Most people don't really care about the art or overall appearance of such things. If I may ask, are you interested in art in general, or is your interest limited to the artistic side of cards only? o:
A lot of kids in my classroom pretended to play, but all they really did was play it like one would play YuGiOh, not pokemon. I feel a bit ashamed to admit that I partook in it more than a few times myself. xD; I was more interested in the anime back then, rather than the card game.