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! :)
ArtMind I love this tutorial!!!
ReplyDeleteI always wondered... and now I know. Thanks.
you are a dynamite creator mitsy! what a fantastic idea :-)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing .. wonderful!
Thanks so much for this great project! I had no idea you could make these at home!!!
ReplyDeleteClever you!! I remember, how excited I was rubbing your card off ^_^ Thanks for the tutorial and good luck to your customers!
ReplyDeleteMitsy this is an awesome tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing (and I'm totally going to try it out in the future!!) :) :)
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ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!! Thanks for sharing as I have been looking for another way to include a cool promo with my sales!
ReplyDeletexo-z
thanks for sharing this! can be used so many way :D
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! You are amazing Mitsy!
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ReplyDeleteI've always wondered how these could be done. thanks for sharing
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wow, love this tutorial, thansk Mitsy!!!
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing it! ^^
S.
Ah what a great tutorial!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial and great promotion tool! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeletegreat idea Art !
ReplyDeleteI've linked your tutorial on my blog, hope you don't mind! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
S.
Very cool - thanks for this :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you thank you thank you!!!!
ReplyDeleteNow I have to make some :D
How CLEVER! This is awesome - what a great promo item for our shops! I love this - just a super tutorial!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tutorial and a FUN idea!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to share.
eheeeheee you are so funny
ReplyDeletexxx
fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteI think I'll be adding these to birthday cards and such!
Wow, that´s really cool. What a wonderful idea :)
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ReplyDeleteoh, I have to show this to our street team - thanks for the info!
ReplyDelete-Nancy
Love it! I had no idea it was so "doable." Thank you!
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ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial, thank you!
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ReplyDeleteSo great!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I had no idea it was this easy to make!:) Thank you for sharing Misty!
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ReplyDeletethanks so much!
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I may keep this in mind for a future promotion.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I've got a big craft show coming up in October and these tickets will be a great thing for me to hand out. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that.
WOW wonderful idea!! ^________^ thanks for tutorial! ;)
ReplyDeletehaha. i would have never thought of that
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteEWian
This is SO creative, I put this on my favorites. It's adorable! I'm glad I found your blog, I'm sure reading your entries will inspire my creative side.
ReplyDeleteThank you for tutorial.. Great Idea!!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I can't wait to try it! Thanks ArtMind!
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ReplyDeleteGREAT IDEA! ^____^ thanks for tutorial! ;)
ReplyDeletewhat brand of acrylic paint did you use? also any type of washing liquid?
ReplyDeleteThis IS terrific idea! Must try it sometimes too, thank you for sharing! ox
ReplyDeleteJudit, the acrylic metallic paint I used is from Talens and the washing liquid is Dreft. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you use too much washing liquid it will make bubbles on the foil and when you want to rub it off it feels kind of greasy. So I advise to just not use too much detergent and run a little test before you do a whole lot. :)
What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't love a scratch-off, and what a fun promotional tool!
Thanks so much for sharing!
I will steal this idea of yours!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!
What a cool idea...I will definitely use it soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great tutorial! This would be great to have for craft shows!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for sharing your creative idea! Fun project - and great promotional tool!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a cute idea. Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteHow brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I always thought these were the coolest things, and now I can make them myself.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing.
:-)
Kristy
Shinyadornments.etsy.com
that is soo clever! (probably already said meh...)
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like this! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
ReplyDeleteMichelle-
Fantastic promotion idea and a marvellous tutorial, thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteWow, clever idea, and so easy to do. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFab, thanks for that, will definitely be trying that one!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME tutorial! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLuv this. Thank you!
ReplyDeletethis is so cool, mitsy! Im totally going to try this and maybe I'll do the same promo in my shop - if you dont mind, of course :)
ReplyDeleteand link to your tutorial on my blog!
Ill email ya :)
This project is SO COOL! Endless possibilities, I love it! I'll be linking to this.
ReplyDeleteWow, awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI've seen some pretty amazing stuff on people's blogs (mostly thanks to OnePrettyThing!) but this has got to be THE coolest thing ever!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing!xx
Wow!!! what a great idea!!! Very cool!!!
ReplyDeleteElena
Such a clever, brilliant and fun idea!!! I will put some EVERYWHERE!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the magic recipe!
What fun! I can't wait to try this!
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ReplyDeleteThis is really fantastic! Thanks for the great tutorial :)
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ReplyDeleteArt, you wise girl, this is awesome...
ReplyDeletecool! doing fundraisers, should help loads!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mitsy, great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant, thank you!!! My Nana adores scratch-off tickets, so I think I'll make her a scratch-off birthday card! She turns 90 in August :D
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Idea!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am going to try this...definetely!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Thank yo so much for sharing, I've always wanted to know how to do this. Thank You!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the great tutorial! I linked back to you on my craft blog, thecraftersfilebox.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks again!
Too cool! Can't wait to try it
ReplyDeleteah help! what is sticky back plastic? where do I buy it?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
I love your post.
Emily
Hm.. I wonder if it would be easy to make scratch-and-sniff. Guess you have to find a paper that smells like roses or jungle or something .. :)
ReplyDeletethank you so much for sharing! I can't wait to give this a try to promote my shops! Rebecca ~ lovetoclay.etsy.com and craftmadness.etsy.com
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ReplyDeleteive been looking for a tutorial like this for years. thanks to Kris who found me the link.
I am 100% excited
Awesome tutorial. I feel so inspired to make something!
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ReplyDeleteHey, I tried it with brown paint and it worked! Thanks so much for the how-to!! I'm going to link to this post when I post to my blog about the ones i made. Thanks so much. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for this... love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I have a birthday planning blog and will totally use this idea for one of my theme and will forward them to you for the credit. Very creative!!! I'm quite impressed.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try it with two-sided business card! (My info on one side, game info on the other!)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Great Tutorial! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNo one asked the question thou...Etsy doesn't have a coupon function yet, so how would you incorporate this?
That is so cool i love it great idea Im going try and made some Sarah
ReplyDeleteMy readers would love this! I'm going to do a Blogpost and link it back here at http://www.chickiedee.com/blog
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
This is brilliant, Misty! I especially like your idea of including a scratch-off card with each Etsy purchase. I'll bet you get lots of return customers from this idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea!
ReplyDeleteso great ! thanks for sharing this excellent tuto !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks alot. I thought you had to use scratch-off stickers, but this is a more fun and cheaper idea without the hassle. Thanks again
ReplyDeletebrilliant! my son will be SO excited we can make these. i'm so happy i don't have to buy $2 scratch tickets, or tell him we aren't getting them, now! thank you!!
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, I had no idea you could makre these! Thank you so much!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Amazing. The projects that will stem from your tutorial are numerous!! Thanks so much. - Bonnie
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You just gave a great andd cute idea for making baby shower invites.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
This technique also makes awesome Scratch Off Valentines, you can see them here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/02/11/diy-scratch-off-lottery-ticket-valentines/
best.idea.ever. thank you!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial. There's an even easier way to make these using scratch-off stickers.
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ReplyDeleteSpectacular! What a great promo idea too!
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Thanks for such a great tip, we'll be using this technique for lots of projects in the future I'm sure!
Blessings,
Valerie
What a fabulous idea!
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ReplyDeleteI really liked your article. Nice work! You probably know the scratch off Lottery tickets? Ever wondered how to make them? Well, they are very fun & easy to make.
ReplyDeleteWow, cool tutorial!!! Thanks!!
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Thank you so much for this wonderful trick. I sure will use this in the near future.
too bad i just found it.. if not i can made my tomorrow momi birthday card with this trick tomorrow... thank you!
Mitsy, thank you so much for this tutorial. I was able to make a one of a kind birthday card for my dad with this idea. Check it out @ http://www.akangarooo.com/blog/2009/10/spain-the-reveal/!
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Wow...what a wonderful tutorial...thanks so mcuh.
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ReplyDeleteArtMind,
ReplyDeleteThis is really an interesting way to promote your sales. Your invest so much effort into your store, I am sure you will get the reward for it.
I am definitely going to try this one.
Thanks & Regards
Lottery winners
What a great idea. Right now I'm trying it, to use for our 'Sinterklaas'celebration. I hope it works out! Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI loved your tutorial.
ReplyDeleteby any chance do you know about the chemical that we can put on the scratchie and we can see the picture inside the scratchie?
One of my friend said me like he read something like a chemical that can show you inside and after a few second scratchie will again be same like before?
I finally got around to making a scratchie using this tutorial and it worked great, thanks! Instead of using contact though I laminated the scratchy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for creating this tutorial. I've used it to help customers who don't have enough time to order my scratch-off stickers. Your scratch off method saved the day for one of my customers at Christmas.
ReplyDeleteFantastic tutorial! I made nearly a hundred of these for my birthday party last August and everyone loved them. I'm sure the prizes for those that won didn't hurt either but I know everyone had loads of fun scratch scratch scratching.
ReplyDeleteomg this is going to come so handy for my son's b-day party invitations!!!!
ReplyDeletethanks alot for sharing!
I love, love, love this idea. I saw the same technique in Family Fun earlier this month, and I'm helping my younger brother make scratch-off valentines for his class later this month!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing such a great tutorial...I've always wondered how to make them, and now I know. Hugs Naomi
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Ooooh what a fun idea!! Thanks!!
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ReplyDeletetotally cute!
ReplyDeletewhats contact paper?
can i get it at places like michaels?
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This is great! I'm using your tutorial to make scratch-off tickets to give out at Relay for Life and to make little cards for Mother's Day Brunch! Thanks so much : )
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ReplyDeletethank you very much for this tutorial...
ReplyDeletei was just wondering whats the role of washing liquid?? ie why it is mixed with mettalic accrilic paint?
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete~Taryn
It's the Thought that Counts
Its nice stuff.I always consider scathing is very tough work.I m not able for it.But your idea is fantastic.
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Saved my company $1000's and it works like a charm! This blog was the silver bullet!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!
This is genius - it's Father's Day tomorrow here and a home made scratchie will be just the thing. (Last minute? Why do you ask?)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome gimmick! We made these about 3 weeks ago and have been including one in every order. Already had a few of them being used!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip.
-Steve
www.dudleyandtyler.com
www.dudleyandtyler.etsy.com
This is fabulous!! Thank you so much for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteNow that is what art is all. That is really nice I want to share this in my art class.
ReplyDeleteI've been scratching lotteries since I was 3 or 4. Thanks so much for the idea, I can't wait to try it! Valentines Day coupons perhaps? :)
ReplyDeleteThis is good information. It sounds good 25 dollars to spend in the shop. I never new it was this easy. Good job.
ReplyDeleteFailed at first. I used metallic red acrylic. But the result is no good. I used Metallic Silver acrylic. It Great! I wonder why that happen? does have any chemical properties explanation with it? Anywyay, thank you so much... I never thought this would be so easy to make!
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ReplyDeleteI so want to do this for my sister's wedding shower next month. This would be awesome!
Veronica in CA
Great post! Can you tell me why dish soap is needed? It seems to work better without.
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