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Make Your Own Scratch Off

For this week's Paper Craft Planet tutorial, I'm showing you how to make a fun interactive card that's inspired by last week's lottery ticket craze. That's right--I'm showing you how to make your own "scratch off" elements to use on your card.

Here's what you'll need for the project: a stamped image panel with an element that needs to be "scratched off," some dishwashing soap, a metallic acrylic paint (mine's the Martha Stewart brand), a paintbrush, a piece of clear self-adhesive shelf liner (I used Con-tact brand), and a punch or die to match the shape of the scratch-off component.

I started off by designing the scratch off element for my card. I created a gender-reveal card using images from the Baby Shower, Baby Sentiments, Grass, and Shapes: Hearts stamp sets from Clear and Simple Stamps.

Next, I used a die with the same shape as my scratch-off element to cut a piece of clear self adhesive shelf liner paper.

To make the scratch off panel, I mixed one part dishwashing liquid with two parts of metallic acrylic paint in a plastic palette and stirred it with a paintbrush (the photo was taken before it was stirred).

I used a paintbrush to apply a thin coating of the metallic paint to the die cut shape, then set the shape aside to dry.

After the shape dried, I peeled off the paper backing and applied the painted shape to the spot on my card where I wanted the scratch off element.

Once the scratch off piece was in place, I set the finished panel in place on the cardfront. I kept the card's design simple to keep the focus on the scratch off piece.

And, here's how the card looks once the scratch off element has been scratched off. Too fun!

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Comment by Cathy Bomgardner on February 14, 2013 at 2:26pm: Way cool idea! Going to definitely give this one a try. Thanks for sharing it! :0)

Comment by Golda Peterson on February 13, 2013 at 10:11pm: Such a cool idea! Thanks for the "how to".

Comment by Debbie Brackett on February 13, 2013 at 1:18pm: Great idea! How did you come up with the solution? I can think of many uses for this.

Comment by Faith. A on February 13, 2013 at 1:13pm: Ingenious, thanks for taking the time to teach us how to do it.

Comment by Carol Gunn on February 12, 2013 at 4:54pm: Thanks, what a great idea, must have a go

Comment by Lyn Bernatovich on February 11, 2013 at 7:09pm: What a hoot Janelle! Great tutorial that I'd never think of doing until now. Super idea for those relatives who love scratch-offs!

Comment by Marimer González on May 10, 2012 at 4:15am: ¡¡¡¡Genial!!!, muchas gracias, lo probaré me parece fantástico.

Besitos.

Comment by Mary Roberson on May 7, 2012 at 10:12pm: WOW! I never thought it could be this easy! Thanks for sharing this-great tutorial;)

Comment by Ellen Taylor on April 24, 2012 at 11:51am: Brilliant tutorial! TFS

Comment by Spyder on April 15, 2012 at 5:29am: a very good idea! Must try!)

(lyn)

Comment by Maryann Laursen on April 15, 2012 at 4:36am: A really awesome idea, and I´m definitely going to share the link here with my crafting friends too, that´s for sure. I know, they´ll like it just as much as I do. Thanks so much for a great tutorial.

Comment by Sherrill Graff on April 14, 2012 at 2:36pm: I pinned it on http://pinterest.com/

Comment by Susanna Boyd on April 14, 2012 at 2:16pm: Everyone, thanks for your comments. Of course you can share this link - we would love it!

Comment by Sherrill Graff on April 14, 2012 at 11:16am: I have been a card maker for 20 years and this is the first time I have seen this done. YES may I share this link with my team of 2,000? and can I "PIN IT" linking it back to this site?

I'd like your permission please

istmpnv@aol.com thank you

Comment by Shirley Drabbl on April 14, 2012 at 6:52am: Is this Ok to share a link on another creative site?
I think a lot of people will be interested in doing this.

Thanks

SCatty