diff --git a/lib/squib/api/save.rb b/lib/squib/api/save.rb
index ab1786c..6972a52 100644
--- a/lib/squib/api/save.rb
+++ b/lib/squib/api/save.rb
@@ -70,5 +70,12 @@ module Squib
                       opts[:dir], opts[:file])
     end
 
+    
+    def hand(opts = {})
+      opts = {file: 'hand.png', fill_color: :white}.merge(opts)
+      opts = needs(opts,[:range, :margin, :trim, :trim_radius, :creatable_dir, :file_to_save])
+      render_hand()
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/samples/hand.rb b/samples/hand.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc3d4df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/hand.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'squib'
+
+# Built-in layouts are easy to use and extend
+Squib::Deck.new(cards: 8, layout: 'playing-card.yml') do
+  # background color: :white
+  # rect x: 37, y: 37, width: 750, height: 1050, fill_color: :black
+  # rect x: 75, y: 75, width: 675, height: 975, fill_color: :white
+  # text str: ('A'..'H').to_a, layout: :bonus_ul, font: 'Sans bold 100'
+  # def helper(a)
+  #   puts a
+  # end
+  # helper('abc')
+  # helper('def')
+  # # hand range: :all,
+  # #      center_x: :auto, center_y: :auto,
+  # #      angle_start: 0, angle_end: Math::PI,
+  # #      width: :auto, height: :auto,
+  # save_png prefix: 'hand_'
+end
+
diff --git a/squib.sublime-project b/squib.sublime-project
index 6b7be34..419ab95 100644
--- a/squib.sublime-project
+++ b/squib.sublime-project
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
      {"name": "rake",                         "shell_cmd": "rake",},
      {"name": "rake sanity",                  "shell_cmd": "rake sanity",},
      {"name": "rake spec_fastonly",           "shell_cmd": "rake spec_fastonly",},
+     {"name": "rake run[hand]",               "shell_cmd": "rake run[hand]",},
      {"name": "rake run[config_text_markup]", "shell_cmd": "rake run[config_text_markup]",},
      {"name": "rake run[csv_import]",         "shell_cmd": "rake run[csv_import]",},
      {"name": "rake run[custom_config]",      "shell_cmd": "rake run[custom_config]",},