How to Make a Scratch-Off Card for Father's Day
Give Dad a break this year with a DIY scratch-off lotto-style card with prizes like breakfast in bed, a free pass from mowing the lawn and a car wash.
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Materials Needed
- metallic acrylic paint
- craft knife
- cutting mat
- liquid dish soap
- foam paintbrush
- clear contact paper
- masking tape
- Father's Day lotto cards printable
Make Scratch-Off Surface
Cut a square from the contact paper, and tape it to the cutting mat. Squirt a good amount of metallic paint on contact paper (Image 1). Add a small amount of liquid dish soap, about a 3:1 ratio (Image 2). Mix the two with a foam paintbrush, and spread evenly over the contact paper (Images 3 & 4). Let dry for 2 hours. Add another layer if it's too thin. Once dry, remove the contact paper from the cutting mat.
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Create Template
Select the card you want from the PDF template, and print two copies. Take one card, and cut out the inner circles with a craft knife (Image 1). Tape contact paper back to cutting mat. Lay the cut-out card on top of the contact paper, and cut inside the circles (Image 2).
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Assemble Card
Carefully peel away backing off the contact paper (Image 1). Place the scratch-off decals over the prizes on the second card (Image 2). Use a coin to scratch off the prizes (Image 3).
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