Scratch Off Printing

Hand Out a Card No One Can Resist Scratching

A silver panel hides a prize, a code or a message until a thumbnail scrapes it off, and people scratch it the moment they get it. We print the card, coat one area in silver, and every card in the run can hide a different result. A set of 100 costs $237.25, and buyers rate them 4.8 out of 5 across 9 reviews. Use one for a scratch-to-win at the register, a direct mail offer or a hidden gift card PIN.

You place the scratch area, choose what hides under it and how the prizes split across the run. The other scratch off products are in the scratch off printing range; the choices below build this card.

A test of 100 cards at one store costs about $2.37 a card; a register giveaway across a whole chain at 10,000 brings that to roughly $0.15. The 19 tiers below give the set total at each count.

What Are Scratch Off Cards

Scratch off cards are full-color printed cards, made in 16 sizes from a 2" x 2" square up to 11" x 11", on any of 18 cover materials, each with one scratch area coated Silver with a Black Zebra Wave. Businesses print them for scratch to win discounts, loyalty rewards, raffle and fundraising tickets, hidden PINs and party games. The result stays hidden until someone scratches it, so people handle the card and keep it. For a printed value card without the hidden panel, the Gift Certificates cover that job.

What Size Should a Scratch Off Card Be

Choose the size by how much you hide and how much you say around it. A 2" x 2" square is a compact token with room for one scratch area and a short line. A 2" x 3.5" matches a standard card and fits a wallet or an envelope for direct mail. A 3" x 3", 4" x 4" or larger size leaves room for branding, rules and a bigger reveal, up to 11" x 11". The 16 sizes and the 18 materials appear below in the configurator's order. For a printed ticket made for events and raffles, see the Event Tickets.

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Wally hides the prize until they scratch

Why a $237.25 batch of 100 turns a handout into a game.

A hundred scratch off cards start at $237.25, printed on any of 18 materials with one silver panel that hides your prize. Set up to 11 or more unique prizes, pack them separately or let Wally randomly mix them, and order anywhere from 100 to 10,000. Pick a material, place the scratch area, and Wally prints the reveal.

Scratch off business cards at 2" x 3.5"

Scratch off business cards print at the standard 2" x 3.5" size, one of the 16 sizes on this product, with the silver panel placed over the prize area on the front. The smaller shapes in the 14 shape panel range fit a card this narrow without crowding your logo or your terms line. The smallest run is 100 cards.

Scratch off postcards

Postcard sizes sit in the middle of the 16 size list, above the 2" x 2" default and well below the 11" x 11" top end. The extra face gives you room for a headline, artwork and a scratch panel that a thumb can clear in one pass, with space left for mailing details on the back when you print 4/1 or 4/4. Any of the 18 materials apply, so a recycled kraft postcard and a 15pt metallic pearl postcard are the same order path.

Scratch off tickets and prize cards

Tickets and prize cards are the small end of the range, close to the 2" x 2" default, because you are handing out volume rather than a keepsake. The per card price drops toward $0.15 as the run climbs to 10,000 across the 19 quantity tiers, which is where a raffle or a register giveaway lands. Pair a small panel shape with the up to 5 or up to 10 prize split, or with unique variable codes when every ticket has to be traceable.

Scratch off posters

The largest sizes in the list, up to 11" x 11", work as a wall or counter piece rather than a handout: a challenge chart, an advent style countdown or a team incentive board where one panel is cleared each day. Print 4/0 for a single sided board, choose a cover weight that stands up to repeated scratching, and order the low end of the quantity ladder since one board usually covers a location.

How the Scratch Panel and Prizes Work

You place one scratch area on the design, pick its shape and size from 14 options, and 4OVER4.COM covers it with the Silver with Black Zebra Wave coating that hides whatever prints underneath. Then you set the prizes: up to 5 unique variations for a simple win or lose game, up to 10 for a tiered promotion, or 11 or more when every code needs to differ. Ask us to pack each prize type separately so you control the distribution, or to randomly mix them all so a stack shuffles the winners through on its own. A free online proof lets you confirm the layout before it prints. For a durable version of a hidden code, the Plastic Gift Cards carry PINs on a rigid card.

Scratch Panel Colors and Shapes

The panel is Silver with a Black Zebra Wave, and it is applied over the prize area you have already printed, so the artwork underneath is your own file rather than something we set. There are 14 Scratch-Off Shapes and sizes, running from a narrow 0.25" x 0.625" strip up to a 2" Circle, which is what sets how much of the card the panel covers.

• Panel color: Silver with Black Zebra Wave.
• Panel shapes: 14 shapes and sizes, from 0.25" x 0.625" through 2" Circle.
• Coverage: the panel sits over your printed prize area, so pick the shape that covers the prize and nothing else.

Prizes are set separately from the panel. You can order up to 5 variations, up to 10, or 11 or more, and you can ask for unique variable codes on every card when each one has to be different. Sets are packed separately by variation, or Randomly Mixed when the cards are being handed out in no particular order.

How Much Do Scratch Off Cards Cost

A set of 100 costs $237.25. A 500 set runs $420.68, a 3,000 set runs $906.16, and a 10,000 set runs $1,528.06, so the per-card cost falls from about $2.37 to roughly $0.15. Set the slider below to the number of customers or mail pieces in your campaign and read the set total and the per-card cost together.

What Can You Use Scratch Off Cards For

Retailers hand them out for scratch to win discounts at the register, and restaurants and cafes use them as loyalty rewards. Direct mail campaigns put one in the envelope so the recipient scratches to see the offer. Event organizers and nonprofits run them as raffle and fundraising tickets, brands hide authenticity codes under the panel, and weddings and parties use them as quick games at the table. With 11 or more prize variations and random mixing, one order can cover a whole campaign.

How Do Scratch Off Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range

Order scratch off cards when the giveaway should feel like a game. If you are also pricing a printed value card, an event ticket or a durable plastic card, the chart below puts scratch off cards beside those siblings with the starting price of each.

How Fast Can You Get Scratch Off Cards

Scratch off cards print on a 10 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 7, 6, 5, 4 or as fast as 3 business days. Each step buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Because the silver panel is an added coating step, the fastest option is 3 business days rather than same-day, so plan a promotion date with that lead time in mind. Compare every turnaround tier below and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick.

See the Rest of Our Cards

The cards below show the value card, the ticket and the plastic card, each with its starting price and a link to its page. The full print product range has everything else we print.

Print Your Scratch Off Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by five guarantees and 25 plus years of printing since 1999. Pick the size, the material and the prize split, and each card goes out with its result hidden under the silver panel. Set your prizes, choose to pack them separately or randomly mixed, and print your scratch off cards today.

How to Create Custom Scratch Off Tickets, Step by Step

A scratch off ticket is a normal printed card with one coated panel, so the order runs in the same seven steps every time.

• Pick the size. Tickets and prize cards sit at the small end of the 16 sizes, from the 2" x 2" default to the 2" x 3.5" card that fits a wallet or an envelope.
• Pick the cover. Any of the 18 materials, from uncoated and gloss covers to 100% recycled kraft and 15pt metallic pearl.
• Set the ink. 4/0 for a printed front, 4/1 for a black back, 4/4 for full color on both sides.
• Place the panel. One scratch area per card, in any of 14 shapes and sizes from a 0.25" x 0.625" strip to a 2" circle, coated Silver with a Black Zebra Wave.
• Set the prizes. Up to 5 variations, up to 10, or 11 or more, and unique variable codes when every ticket must differ.
• Choose the packing. Each prize type packed separately so you control the split, or randomly mixed so the stack shuffles itself.
• Approve the proof. A free online proof shows the panel over the prize area before the 10 business day run starts, or 3 days on the fastest rush.

The smallest run is 100 tickets at $237.25, and the per ticket price drops toward $0.15 at 10,000.

Scratch Off Tickets for Announcements, Parties and Promotions

The same ticket does three different jobs depending on what hides under the panel.

• Announcements. A pregnancy reveal or a save the date prints one message under every panel, so order the 100 minimum at 2" x 3.5" and pick a cover people keep, such as the 15pt metallic pearl in Ice, Champagne, Silver or Gold.
• Party games. Up to 5 prize variations packed randomly mixed turns a stack into a game at the table, and the 2" x 2" default keeps the cost per ticket low.
• Business promotions. A scratch to win at the register or a direct mail insert uses up to 10 variations for a tiered offer, or 11 or more with unique variable codes so each ticket can be traced when it is redeemed.

All three print on the 10 business day standard turnaround, and every one is a variation of the same order form, so a first test batch and a full campaign run come from the same page.