diff --git a/lib/squib.rb b/lib/squib.rb
index f2f6443..b0257da 100644
--- a/lib/squib.rb
+++ b/lib/squib.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
+require 'logger'
+
+module Squib
+
+  def logger
+    @logger ||= Logger.new(STDOUT)   
+  end
+  module_function :logger
+
+end
+
 require 'squib/deck'
-require 'squib/card'
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+require 'squib/card'
+
diff --git a/lib/squib/deck.rb b/lib/squib/deck.rb
index 7de03b2..fb63f34 100644
--- a/lib/squib/deck.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/deck.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Squib
 
     def initialize(width: 825, height: 1125, cards: 1, &block)
       @width=width; @height=height
+      @dpi = 300
       @font = 'Sans 36'
       @cards = []
       cards.times{ @cards << Squib::Card.new(self, width, height) }
diff --git a/lib/squib/graphics/save_doc.rb b/lib/squib/graphics/save_doc.rb
index 8add2e5..ca5760c 100644
--- a/lib/squib/graphics/save_doc.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/graphics/save_doc.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,37 @@
 module Squib
   class Deck
 
-    def save_pdf
-      #paper is 8.5x11
-      # PDF points are 1/72 of an inch
-      raise "Not implemented yet!"
-      width = 8.5 * 72
-      height = 11 * 72
-      cc = Cairo::Context.new(Cairo::PDFSurface.new('_img/deck.pdf', width, height))
-      x = 10
-      y = 10
+    def save_pdf(file: 'deck.pdf', dir: '_output', margin: 75, gap: 0, trim: 0)
+      dir = dirify(dir, allow_create: true)
+      width = 11 * @dpi ; height = 8.5 * @dpi #TODO: allow this to be specified too
+      cc = Cairo::Context.new(Cairo::PDFSurface.new("#{dir}/#{file}", width, height))
+      x = margin ; y = margin
       @cards.each_with_index do |card, i|
-        cc.move_to(x,y)
-        x += 825*i
-        cc.set_source(card.cairo_surface, 0, 300)
+        surface = trim(card.cairo_surface, trim, @width, @height)
+        cc.set_source(surface, x, y)
         cc.paint
+        x += surface.width + gap
+        if x > (width - surface.width - margin)
+          x = margin 
+          y += surface.height + gap
+          if y > (height - surface.height - margin)
+            x = margin ; y = margin
+            cc.show_page #next page
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
 
+    def trim(surface, trim, width, height)
+      if trim > 0
+        tmp = Cairo::ImageSurface.new(width-2*trim, height-2*trim)
+        cc = Cairo::Context.new(tmp)
+        cc.set_source(surface,-1*trim, -1*trim)
+        cc.paint
+        surface = tmp
+      end
+      surface
+    end
+
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/squib/input_helpers.rb b/lib/squib/input_helpers.rb
index de53419..1d76196 100644
--- a/lib/squib/input_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/input_helpers.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,24 @@ module Squib
     module_function :rangeify
 
     def fileify(file)
-      raise 'File #{file} does not exist!' unless File.exists? file
+      raise "File #{File.expand_path(file)} does not exist!" unless File.exists? file
       file
     end
     module_function :fileify
 
+    def dirify(dir, allow_create: false)
+      return dir if Dir.exists? dir 
+      if allow_create
+        Squib.logger.warn "PDF output dir #{dir} does not exist... attempting to create it"
+        Dir.mkdir dir
+        return dir 
+      else
+        raise "#{dir} does not exist!"
+      end
+    end
+    module_function :dirify
+
+
     def colorify(color, nillable: false)
       if nillable # for optional color arguments like text hints
         color = Cairo::Color.parse(color) unless color.nil?
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ module Squib
       font = Squib::DEFAULT_FONT if font==:default
       font 
     end
-    module_function :fontify
+    module_function :fontify 
 
     def xyify
       #TODO: Allow negative numbers that subtract from the card width & height
diff --git a/samples/_output/gitkeep.txt b/samples/_output/gitkeep.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/samples/save_pdf.rb b/samples/save_pdf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c224718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/save_pdf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'squib'
+
+Squib::Deck.new(width: 825, height: 1125, cards: 16) do
+  background color: :gray
+  rect x: 38, y: 38, width: 750, height: 1050, x_radius: 38, y_radius: 38
+
+  text str: (1..16).to_a, x: 220, y: 78, font: 'Arial 54'
+
+  save_pdf file: "sample-save-pdf.pdf", margin: 75, gap: 5, trim: 37
+
+  #Note that our PNGs still are not trimmed even though the pdf ones are
+  save_png range: 1, prefix: "save_pdf_"
+end
+
+puts "Done!"
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