Greetings everyone. It's CricutMelody (aka KauaiMelody) and I am so excited to be your CricutFANatics Designer today. In the Spirit of Fall, I have a super easy tutorial for you to learn how to make your own tickets from scratch to alter. They make a great decoration for bags,boxes, cards , and tags. They are also a very quick and fun way to add a little seasonal cheer to your home , be it on the wall, added to a table display, or adorning a store bought/cricut made wreath on your front door. I decided to add these to home decor projects, as you will see in the pictures that follow the tutorial.
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So , get ready for an easy peasy craft project- Altered Tickets!!! They are fun, simple, and super fast to make. You probably have everything you need to create them.
MATERIALS: Paper, hole punch , ruler, pencil, cutter, bone folder and whatever embellishments and decorative materials you would like to use.
MACHINE: Cuttlebug (to emboss metal tickets)
ALTERED TICKET TUTORIAL:
It starts with a strip of paper 1 inch by 10 inches.
Make an indentation every 2 inches with a bone folder or cutter indentation tool. And accordian fold along the edges back and forth along the creases.
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Now take your hole punch or Crop-A-Dile and make a punch that is a half circle, evenly distributed, on either side of the identation at the top. Doesn't have to be perfect :)
Voila!!! You now have 5 tickets all attached for you to design and alter to your liking.
You can glitter, hand color, ink, stamp, cover with designer papers, add vinyl, felt, ribbon, bling, buttons,border punches,stick pins - you get the idea. This is where your own personal design sense takes flight, and you can channel your creative mojo and create a little signature masterpiece.
I would like to share with you, some examples of altered tickets that I made. They can be simple or elaborate and it is all good. I even cut some tickets out of aluminum soda cans. (Why not sandpaper, acetate or ???) I sometimes add ties to these to make them easy to attach when I am using them as home decor. We get very busy, but still want to craft so we sometimes need a project that is fast and easy but still appealing. This project is just the ticket, pun intended :) !!!
INSPIRATION PICS:
PLACE SETTING
THE GATE
THE WREATH
THE BAG
THE VASE
There are lots of Fall images to cut out from your Cricut Cartidges and add to your Altered Tickets. I used the Speaking of Fall Cartridge for ideas, and then stamped and made images. Hope you enjoyed this share today and will be inspired to try these yourself.
You can check out some of my other projects, on Cricut Melody Blog. If you have any questions, give me a shout out. Looking forward to designing another project for you in November .
I believe there is going to be a Christmas Altered Ticket Swap on the Cricut Messageboards, if you would like to give it a try.
Thank you so much for coming to the CricutFANatics Blog and hope you find many inspiring and creative journeys here.
Joyful Crafting Always,
Melody
I love, love, love these!! Your tutorial is fabulous, so be prepared to see LOTS of these soon.
ReplyDeleteWow...gorgeous. Neat idea...I never would have thought you could make tickets with a Crop a dile. Lee-Ann :)
ReplyDeleteYour tickets are great. And since I won the 50/50 at the football game yesterday...I think I need to make a page and do this!
ReplyDeleteGreat project, and so easy! I love the place setting idea......
ReplyDeleteThanks for this - I love the tickets!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah, my Reply button is frozen so I will respond here. Your enthusiasm for this project really warms my heart. Because the ticket surface is so small, they craft up in minutes. You will be so surprised how prolific you will become. They are also so inexpensive to make, and can be embellished from your stash. Would love to see what you do with these!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial and what a neat embellishment!
ReplyDeleteLove your tutorial!! Your tickets are so adorable!!
ReplyDeleteHi Lee-Ann, so easy to make on your Crop-A-Dile.Do thes while watching TV, then U R not a total couch potato.
ReplyDeleteLinda-Congrats on your win. What great timing to start making these tickets!
Anita - the place setting is one of my favorites too. Then the dinner guest can take these and add them to their own project. A fun little keepsake.
Hi Scrapperdee, you are so sweet to send a little love .
Rita, I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorial, these are so easy, you will think you are back in kindergarten when you make them!
Love it!
ReplyDeleteMelody,
ReplyDeleteYou always manage to share these amazingly fun and creative ideas! I truly look forward to seeing your artistic energy at work!
I remain consistently enthralled with EVERYTHING you create. This idea is ADORABLE and I just may HAVE to make some tickets yet today!!! TFS. You are THE BEST.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Loved how you had decorated the tickets as well!
ReplyDeleteHow clever! Love your tickets!! Thank you for the tutorial and ideas.
ReplyDeleteToo cute. What a fun idea. Thanks for sharing loving the "tickets" simple and fun.
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ReplyDeletevery cool
ReplyDeleteGreat project! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteHi blurobin, the tickets are like tiny little canvases just waiting to be altered. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
ReplyDeletecdm31t - Wow, your comments made my day.You are what makes sharing so much fun!
Why Barbara Stewart, fancy seeing you here. Thanking you for all the nice words, and I think I am enthralled with you and your stunning creations.
Nadia, you are so welcome. I hope your try these, they really are addicting. Thanks for coming here and giving a little craft love.
Hi Sea Swan, love it when people come by and visit our blog, and for leaving a comment too - u r the bomb!
OMG what a great idea! Thanks for th etut also.
ReplyDeleteDonna
So clever -- love the tickets and the tutorial!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative way to make tickets and great ways to use them!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and tutorial. Who knew you could do so much with tickets?
ReplyDeleteHello Maria,Scootinggranny, Linda and Donna, you are all such lovely ladies to stop by the CricutFANatics Blog and leaving a little craftlove. Sending some luv right back at you! (I didn't know if scootinggranny would make it, with the price of gas and all,but glad she saved up all her pennies, so she could come by too. lol)
ReplyDeleteHi nanpuddin, such a cute name, saw you up there peeking at stuff and want to thank you for leaving a comment
ReplyDeleteTerrific idea and tutorial. You are so creative.
ReplyDeleteI left you a comment on the Circle MB, too, but I couldn't resist coming here, too, for the details. I love how the metals ones came out the best because it is not something I work with and it is awesome to see something new :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea, this can be used so many ways! :) Thank you so very much for the easy tutorial, I am going to give these a go!
ReplyDeleteWell, now, how cute is this idea????!! Thanks for all the ideas & inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteDon't know how I missed this one earlier... but it is very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis idea is so great! I love the vase one.
ReplyDeleteWhat!?! I'm so glad you showed me how to make tickets. Something so easy and I never would have thought of it myself! I love the look of the tickets and how you used them in various ways. I will definitely have to make some so I don't forget how you did it.
ReplyDeleteVery fun. I'm too lazy to make them from scratch though! I love cheating and using my Cricut for them. They are always fun to do!
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