Tutorial: Creating Tickets

Okay, as promised, I've finished the first in a series of tutorials.  I have no idea how well it will translate to this format, so please be patient if I have to learn how to tweak things a bit.  Here we go:

TUTORIAL:  Creating Tickets

 

Items Needed:

• Paper Trimmer (not shown)
• Ruler
• Rotary Tool with Perforating Blade
• Ticket Corner Punch
• 3/8" Round Punch
• Stamps/Inks of Choice

 

 

Measure the outline stamp you plan to use for your tickets.  Add 1/4" to the width and 1/2" to the length to determine the finished size of your tickets.  For this example, Close to My Heart's "So Sweet Seasons" stamps are used.  The outline stamp measures 1" x 1 3/4", so the finished tickets will measure 1 1/4" x 2 1/4".  Use the paper trimmer to cut a strip the finished width of your tickets (for this example, the strip is 1 1/4", as determined above).

Use the ruler and rotary tool with perforating blade to mark perforations close to the very end of the strip (this will be torn off and discarded), then at the measurement of the finished length of the tickets down the entire strip.  For our example, the lines are marked every 2 1/4".  There will probably be an uneven leftover at the end of the strip.  Tear this off and discard, as well.

 

Align the 3/8" round punch so the perforated lines are centered and the edge of the paper is not quite halfway into the punch.  Punch out this area at each perforation down both sides of the ticket strip.

Use the ticket corner punch to punch the corners at each end of the strip.  If you do not have a ticket corner punch, you could use the round punch as described above before you tear off and discard the excess at each end of the strip.

This is an example of what your strip should look like at this point (although it will probably be more than three tickets long...)

Stamp the outline stamp in each panel of the ticket strip. (Alternately, you could just use a pen and ruler to mark the outlines.)  Stamp a word, number or sentiment at each end of the ticket panel, then use a pen and straightedge to "define" this area.

Stamp desired image in center of each ticket panel.  Color as desired. You can leave your tickets in a strip, or tear them into individual tickets, as shown here.

And that's all there is to it!  Ta-freakin'-da!  Hope this is helpful for you, and you have some fun with it.  I'd love to see what you come up with, so please email me or post a comment to this blog!

That's it for my first tutorial - more to come in the not-too-distant future! 

Comments

[Korin Sutherland]

AWESOME tutorial! Thanks Sue! I will have to try this when I have time to come up for air ;).

Korin
www.inkydoodle.blogspot.com

[Sherry]

Congratulations on your very first tutorial girl!! This is such a great project and I just love the stampset used, the snowman is sooo cute! You've done a wonderful job! I'm so glad you are finally pulling these ideas out of your head and sharing them with us!! Ü

[Yvonne]

Absolutely adorable and I'm so excited to try this because I have this set. Great job!

Yvonne

[Tracy]

SERIOUSLY??!!! Adorable, absolutely adorable! Fab job on the coloring and the continuous tickets are so different...Ah Luv 'Em!!
Thank you!!
Tracy *Ü*

[Jenifer Benner]

AWESOME TUTORIAL!! thank you for sharing!!!

[CindeeQ]

So cool!! I love this idea. Thanks so much for sharing!!

[stampmonkey]

I think you did a WONDERFUL job with this tutorial...and even better knowing it was your first one!! I love how cute the ticket came out too! Of course now ya know I *need* to own this set..... ;D

TFS!