Saturday, May 16, 2009

How to make a scratch off lottery ticket?

You probably know the scratch off lottery tickets? Ever wondered how to make them? Well, they are very fun & easy to make.
I used to make greeting cards from them but now I'm going to use this technique as a promotional tool.
I made 25 scratch off tickets and will include 1 ticket with every order I ship.
On one of those tickets, there is a coupon code and a value of 25 dollars to spend in my shop on Etsy. Waaaahhh, exciting! :)

Here is what you need:
cardboard, a print-out of your lottery ticket, glue stick, sticky back plastic (contact paper), metallic acrylic paint (preferably silver) and washing liquid.
I prepared the paper cutting beforehand so I'll skip that part in the tutorial. :)
Beforehand you print out a design that you want to be on the scratch off lottery tickets.
If your printer can take thick paper you can print it directly on the cardboard and skip this part. If you do it in two steps, it is nice to get a fun color background paper and glue the design onto the card.
Then you take a piece of sticky back plastic and put it onto the design.
Mix some metallic acrylic paint with washing liquid. Try to use 1 part washing liquid and 2 parts of paint. Mix the substance.
Paint the plastic part on the ticket and let it dry.
Make sure that the picture underneath the paint is hidden. Add another layer if this is not the case.And then... scratch! Oops, no luck for me! :(
But you can certainly win a 25 dollar certificate if you are one of my next 25 customers in my Etsy shop. Happy shopping! :)

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promo tool! what a great idea! thanks for sharing the recipe. I need to make these for an invitation i'm designing. :) I think I may do this for my etsy shop as well. love it!
1 reply · active 457 weeks ago
I love this idea. I am trying to think of a way to incorporate it into my classroom. Thanks!
13 replies · active 488 weeks ago
That,s really great idea.
Very interesting. I don't need it, but It's really an awesome tut! Thanks.
1 reply · active 473 weeks ago
This is so cool! I'm going to use it as my kids do their housework; once it's done they can win a prize of some kind. I think they will love it! THANK YOU for the idea :)
Awesome! I decided to do this for a Grease Bingo/Scratch off game for my daughter's Grease the Movie party. I made all of the cards the same except 2 which will have my daughter's picture instead of a Grease character. I have 50 cards: 48 all the same and 2 with the winning picture (my daughter). I will put the scratch offs randomly on different characters and then hand them out..I originally was going to do Bingo, but to change around the pictures for 50 different cards was more work that I had thought ;-) Thanks for sharing this!
Great motivational tool for the classroom!!! Thanks for sharing!
You are so clever! Thanks for sharing this technique. I'm not sure when I'll use it, but I've always wondered how they created the 'scratch off' area for lottery tickets. Very cool! :) I'm going to bookmark this.
1 reply · active 611 weeks ago
Hi,

There are also scratch-off inks available on Etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MSLinktech?section_id=11...

They are really handy.

Bye
This is how we are going to tell our family whether we are having a boy or a girl. Great idea, thanks!
1 reply · active 674 weeks ago
What a great idea for Valentines or really any occasion! Thanks for this!
I just bought stickers already done and didn't get enough of them so I am online looking for stickers and I think I may just need to go buy paint and clear stickers does any dish soap work.
awesome! when i saw this on pinterest - and linked to this page I was pleasantly surprised as I've purchased from your etsy store previously!
hiya i tried it
1 reply · active 446 weeks ago
Thank you for sharing this great promo tool!
This is a quick, fun and creative fundraiser. I will be sure to include you post on my fundraising factory blog. Thanks for sharing!
what does the dish washing liquid do to the paint?
2 replies · active 622 weeks ago
I LOVE this idea! You inspired me to make scratch off Save-the-Dates for a friend. It says "Lottery Ticket! Scratch below to see your numbers. Winners will be invited to a very special event!" And under the scratch-off section it tells them they're a winner, gives the date (which kind of looks like lotto numbers) and tells them it's the date that the couple is getting married. Obviously, everyone that gets the save the date will "win". :-)
1 reply · active 606 weeks ago
Thanks for sharing this tut! Great idea for giving out rewards and prizes
Love this idea
Great idea! I will definitely try this one soon.
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stephanie · 670 weeks ago

A great idea for summer vacation.... the kids pick a card each day, and there is an activity to do hidden on the card.
1 reply · active 446 weeks ago
FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing :)
I love the idea of using this as a promotional idea! I sell Scentsy and that would be so much fun either at the party or in their bags!
Love this idea.... I've been looking for a creative way to tell my parents that my husband and I are expecting again.

Can't wait to give them each a lottery ticket and let them scratch to see what they've won.

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