I didn't want to keep hijacking MikeWh's Excel Ticket Maker thread (a really cool tool) with the photoshopped tickets I've been making, so I decided to start this thread.

I have a lot of fun doing these tickets, and forum members have occasionally asked me to customize one of mine for their purposes, with their theater name, address, and other custom text.

So, I'm offering this as a service to the forum. I'll post what I've made for an event (Super Bowl, Oscars, Final Four, World Series, etc.), and if you're hosting a watch party for that event, and would like a customized ticket, let me know what changes you'd like, and I'll see what I can do.

The posted ticket will be generic, so if it will work for you, feel free to download it and use it.

I've also done tickets for movie nights; if you're hosting one and showing a specific feature presentation, let me know what you'd like.

No charge for the service, but if you'd like to make a donation for my time, just PM me for my PayPal ID; the choice is yours!

Lastly, I need to give credit to bugman72 who originally posted the PhotoShop file he created, and to MikeWh for his Excel Ticket Maker and popularizing the idea of creating custom tickets.

ND

Here's the generic ticket for this year's Final Four. I plan on putting the actual school names in once they are determined. Enjoy!

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/4562/ncaa2006finalfourticket9wz.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ncaa2006finalfourticket9wz.jpg)

Bravo, ND! Thanks for the service :)

ND: beautiful job, how about presented in Hi Definition 5.1 surround sound on the ticket? I use Mike's ticket maker as many times as I can with Superbowl and movie nights my lastest venture. I use allposters.com for my images. Once again thanks for posting the ticket and great job!!

Yes, taxman - that's a perfect example of a customization I can add. Since not everyone has HD (myself included), I left it off the generic version.

ND

That's very generous of you! Thanks.

htomei

Very cool. :cool:
Thanks. ;)

Craig

I just wanted to vouch for ND23 quality and excellent service. I contacted him several times for a super bowl ticket which he helped me with and made several revisions and got them to me in time to print for the big game.

I contacted him a second time for a ticket for an Oscar party we were having. Stellar work, and an awesome presentation.

I just wanted to say "thanks" again in public.

Mike

very cool of you ND!!!

Here's a ticket I did last night for sajandrew (Andy). He's nearly done with his theater, and wants to do a movie night for his daughter's upcoming 6th birthday party. Since it comes out today on DVD, he's thinking Chicken Little would be a good choice for the movie. Andy believes he has enough Photoshop skills to modify the text once he confirms date/time/etc., so the .psd file was sent to him via email this morning. Hope it goes well, Andy!

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3963/chickenlittle5ls.th.jpg (http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chickenlittle5ls.jpg)

ND

ND,

Very nice service! Love the Star Wars ticks you posted awhile back that you used for your company's outing.

Scott

Thanks again ND, my daughter will really like this. We used some popcorn looking invitations for her last movie party, but these custom tickets are way cooler, IMO.

Thanks,
Andy

You're welcome, Andy! I highly recommend printing these as 4"x6" glossy pics at your most convenient photo development vendor (Walgreens, WalMart, shutterfly, etc.). At 20 to 30 cents each, it's usually well worth it.

ND

Here's one done for cbaker, who wanted more of a generic movie night ticket without a specific date/time or movie. He requested a movie reel and popcorn theme, and I came up with this:

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/2953/movienight3sx.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienight3sx.jpg)

I can modify this with your theater name, if you're interested.
ND

And one for cp1966... for this Spring's Survivor finale. This is a work-in-progress. Anybody know for sure when the finale will air?

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7397/survivorpanamaexileisland8lb.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=survivorpanamaexileisland8lb.jpg)

ND

ND, Great looking tickets! You've inspired me to take my movie nights up a notch with tickets!

Would you mind sending me the psd file for the generic? I'd like to use it as a model for my own if possible.

Thanks,
Tony (tragusa3@charter.net)

LOL! What a great idea! The only problem I have is that my friends can NEVER agree on a movie until the last minute, so I would probably not be able to do something like this for my opening night party. :(

ND23,

Great idea. Never thought of that but would definitely add authenticity to my Home Theater. Would you also send me, if possible, the .PSD so I can customize it.

Thanks,
Ken

sideswipe2000 (the AT sign) earthlink (dot) net

ND: each tickets is better then the previous one, beautiful work. What Adobe Photoshop are you using? standard 7.0 or Professional 7.0? So if I install the program then I could work from the basic PSD file that you use? Don't know too much about the program, sorry for all the questions..

Can Someone please send me the PSD or even a link to it. I will host it on www.Mattsshack.com for everyone.

Thanks
-Matt

ND: each tickets is better then the previous one, beautiful work. What Adobe Photoshop are you using? standard 7.0 or Professional 7.0? So if I install the program then I could work from the basic PSD file that you use? Don't know too much about the program, sorry for all the questions..

I use plain ol' Adobe Photoshop Elements 1.0.
ND

Can Someone please send me the PSD or even a link to it. I will host it on www.Mattsshack.com for everyone.

Thanks
-Matt

Matt, post your email address, and I'll send it to you.
ND

Another for cbaker, who requested a 2nd version of the movie night ticket to match the Star Trek Theme of his home theater.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9138/movienightstartrek3gh.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightstartrek3gh.jpg)

ND

Another for cbaker, who requested a 2nd version of the movie night ticket to match the Star Trek Theme of his home theater.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9138/movienightstartrek3gh.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightstartrek3gh.jpg)

ND

Very Nice! Thanks again!

Thanks ND!!!! I'll try to post a few that I do. Should have a King Kong themed one by middle of next week!

Very kind of you to help out!

Tony

Matt, post your email address, and I'll send it to you.
ND

I sent you a private msg with my email.. Thank you again!

-Matt

Thank you.

I have added it to www.mattsshack.com (in the downloads area). If anyone wants it feel free to get it from there...

Thank you again! Your tickets look great and I look forward to playing with this...

_Matt

Matt, where did you get the theater sign from ???? I'm trying to find one like that.

Matt, where did you get the theater sign from ???? I'm trying to find one like that.

I got it of eBay. I forget the persons name but their website is http://hollywoodmarquees.com/ . They where great to work with! I would recommend them %100.

_Matt

Now that the teams have been decided, if you're having a Final Four watch party, here's the updated generic ticket. If you'd like a customized one, let me know.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7263/ncaa2006finalfourticket9wg.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ncaa2006finalfourticket9wg.jpg)

ND


Here's the generic ticket for this year's Final Four. I plan on putting the actual school names in once they are determined. Enjoy!

I have to admit that I'm one of those guys who likes to watch golf on Sunday afternoon in the summer, especially when it's the Masters.

Here's a design in case you're having friends over to watch it. Again, I can customize it with your theater name, HighDef-related text, surround sound, etc. Just let me know.

http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/6158/masters6bb.th.jpg (http://img465.imageshack.us/my.php?image=masters6bb.jpg)

ND

I use the same template you do, made my first one for my daughter's Incredible's party.

Here's the one I made for my upcoming KK outdoor event.

http://home.centurytel.net/sante/images/kk ticket 2.jpg

Hey can one of you guys make me one similar to this for KK as well. I just picked up ther DVD, cant wait to see it.

Can you put on the ticket "SOSATYME HOME THEATRES" , no date on it and maybe somewhere presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 ...thanks

I use the same template you do, made my first one for my daughter's Incredible's party.

Here's the one I made for my upcoming KK outdoor event.

http://home.centurytel.net/sante/images/kk ticket 2.jpg

Hey can one of you guys make me one similar to this for KK as well. I just picked up ther DVD, cant wait to see it.

Can you put on the ticket "SOSATYME HOME THEATRES" , no date on it and maybe somewhere presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 ...thanks


How's this?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1630/kingkong6er.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kingkong6er.jpg)

ND

ND: can I use the Adobe photoshop 7 with the template that you made? I will be installing it tomorrow and want to fool around with some tickets.. Nice Kong work , where do you get all your background graphics from?

ND: can I use the Adobe photoshop 7 with the template that you made? I will be installing it tomorrow and want to fool around with some tickets.. Nice Kong work , where do you get all your background graphics from?

I don't see why PhotoShop 7 wouldn't work. I'm no expert, but I think a .psd file is a .psd file, and any program capable of working with one should be OK. And PhotoShop 7 is certainly capable.

I get the images on the web.

Good luck! Photoshop's not the most intuitive program in the world, especially for a Microsoft-savvy person like me...

Oh, and I really can't take credit for making the template. bugman72 gets all of that credit, plus kudos for making it available to us so we can have fun with it like this.

ND

thank u very much looks good!

How's this?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1630/kingkong6er.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kingkong6er.jpg)

ND

Mattshack: just installed Photoshop 7.0. Then I went to your website and clicked on the download. Got alot of gibberish. What am I doing wrong? I'll send you a PM with my email addy to send it to me like that.. thanks

Mattshack: just installed Photoshop 7.0. Then I went to your website and clicked on the download. Got alot of gibberish. What am I doing wrong? I'll send you a PM with my email addy to send it to me like that.. thanks

Worked fine for me, using Internet Explorer, but I also got a page of gibberish when clicking on the link using FireFox. If you're using FireFox, try using IE instead.

ND

ND, Mattshack, or anyone else!!

Downloaded the template from Mattshack's site (thanks for hosting!), but cannot open it with Photoshop Elements. Notice that it's not a .psd file, but a .php instead. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks for the help.

htomei

Nevermind. :rolleyes:

As noted on another post you cannot download it using Firefox - the program gets messed up. Downloaded it with IE and it works fine.

Thanks again.

htomei

Here's one for ion-man, who is having a marathon of the TV series "The Shield" this weekend at "De Sugarshack."

ion-man: let me know the actual date and time you wanted

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8817/shield5jm.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shield5jm.jpg)

ND

hey would u be able to make a ticket for me for the fight this weekend, Sat ,april 8th 9pm

Floyd "Pretty Boy"Mayweather vs Zab "Super" Judah and can you put down "Sosatyme Home Theatres" on HBO PPV HD presented in 5.1 surround

Can you see if you can put the attached logo on the ticket?

thank u sir :)

hey would u be able to make a ticket for me for the fight this weekend, Sat ,april 8th 9pm

Floyd "Pretty Boy"Mayweather vs Zab "Super" Judah and can you put down "Sosatyme Home Theatres" on HBO PPV HD presented in 5.1 surround

Can you see if you can put the attached logo on the ticket?

thank u sir :)

Here are two to choose from:

#1
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/430/mayweatherjudah17ke.th.jpg (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherjudah17ke.jpg)

#2
http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/3117/mayweatherjudah25tg.th.jpg (http://img419.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherjudah25tg.jpg)

Let me know if you would like changes.
ND

#2 looks good ! once again thank u very much!!


Here are two to choose from:

#1
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/430/mayweatherjudah17ke.th.jpg (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherjudah17ke.jpg)

#2
http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/3117/mayweatherjudah25tg.th.jpg (http://img419.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherjudah25tg.jpg)

Let me know if you would like changes.
ND

hey whats up , me again...hehe

If you can please make me a ticket stub for this Sat's fight. Can you inlcude "Sosatyme Theatres" on it . as well as presented in 5.1 Surround-HD, starts at 9pm . Basically just like the other ones you've done for me as in #2 from the above post. I've included a image of the promo as well.

LIVE ON HD HBO PAY-PER-VIEW FROM
MGM GRAND, Las Vegas, NV

thanks again sir!

It's been a while since I've been on the forum and just happened to see this thread. How funny!! I'm glad that my PSD version of Mike's Excel Ticket maker is getting some use. The tickets look great ND.

And I'm sure this question has been answered already, but the PSD file that I sent ND was done in Photoshop 7. As long as your version of Photoshop will do text layers (I know that Photoshop Elements DOES NOT), then you should be able to use this file.

And one for cp1966... for this Spring's Survivor finale. This is a work-in-progress. Anybody know for sure when the finale will air?


I found the date for the finale, so I've updated the ticket for cp1966. If anybody else is hosting a Survivor watch party, and wants a customized ticket based on this one, let me know.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/920/survivorpanamaexileisland3ax.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=survivorpanamaexileisland3ax.jpg)

cp1966: I assumed you were in the Central time zone, and put a start time of 7:00pm. Let me know if that needs to be changed.

ND

anything for me yet?pleez.. ;)

sorry, sosatyme, I completely missed your post. working on it now...

Here ya go, sosatyme...

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/1058/delahoyavsmayorga7qa.th.jpg (http://img428.imageshack.us/my.php?image=delahoyavsmayorga7qa.jpg)

ND

I checked this too late i was running around all day Sat...thansk anyway came it good as usual!

Here ya go, sosatyme...

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/1058/delahoyavsmayorga7qa.th.jpg (http://img428.imageshack.us/my.php?image=delahoyavsmayorga7qa.jpg)

ND

Great stuff, ND23. I love the surviror finale tickets.

How about an Indy 500 party ticket on May 28th to be held at the "Bucsroom Theater"?

Thanks!

How about an Indy 500 party ticket on May 28th to be held at the "Bucsroom Theater"?

How's this, Doug?

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8112/indy5001zh.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=indy5001zh.jpg)

ND

Brillant! thanks.

Let's return to the movie themes. My wife needs a "LADIES NIGHT" or "Chick Flick" theme. I need a "CREATURE FEATURE" or "Scary Movie Night".

- Colton

Let's return to the movie themes. My wife needs a "LADIES NIGHT" or "Chick Flick" theme. I need a "CREATURE FEATURE" or "Scary Movie Night".

Chick Flick Movie Night:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5193/chickflick3ro.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chickflick3ro.jpg)

Customizations?

I'll try to get to the Creature Feature soon...

ND

Awesome work! Only one minor thing and I deeply apologize for not mentioning it ... my wife is a huge Meg Ryan fan and will definitely be showing some of her movies.

Great job! Professional quality!

- Colton

You do AWESOME work ND23. An absolutely great contribution your making for free to us forum members. Thanks! Might need a ticket some day when I get my theater finished up.

:)

I use plain ol' Adobe Photoshop Elements 1.0.
ND

I have Adobe Photoshop CS2. How does that compare to elements?

I have Adobe Photoshop CS2. How does that compare to elements?

Photoshop CS2 has more powerful features than Photoshop Elements. Elements is a poor-man's version of Photoshop, with just enough of the main features. You'll be good to go with CS2!

ND

I am new to it so I guess I will have to play a little and see what I have.

Awesome work! Only one minor thing and I deeply apologize for not mentioning it ... my wife is a huge Meg Ryan fan and will definitely be showing some of her movies.

Colton,

I've added a couple of Meg Ryan shots (w/ Billy Crystal from When Harry Met Sally, and w/ Tom Hanks from Sleepless in Seattle). Hope she likes it!

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1522/chickflick0iz.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chickflick0iz.jpg)

ND

Those look great. How DO you do that? I'm trying.

I'm by no means an expert... I've just learned to select, copy, paste, resize, reorder, and adjust the transparency of the images. The text part is really easy - just use the text tool to insert a text layer, and then type in the text and change fonts, etc.

Layers are a bit tricky... totally new concept for most people.

Good luck!
ND

For sajandrew... I genericized the Movie Night ticket to say "please join us as we present" instead of a specific theater name. Hope others can make use of it as well.

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/9338/movienightgeneric1fw.th.jpg (http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightgeneric1fw.jpg)

Enjoy!
ND

I've been away from the forum for ages (enjoying 9 feet of High-Definition too much). Good to see this thread, ND. Great job. My thread was getting long too... so thanks for making a new one.

Maybe the moderator can redo my Ticket sticky thread and make it into a locked sticky thread with just two hyperlinks in it-- one for my thread and one for yours, so people can easily find yours, too.

Thanks Mike! I'm open to that... moderator, your call.

ND

Great work ND!.....With the World Cup in full swing, was wondering if you had done any tix for some of the matches......I'm hosting a party on Sat. 6/17 for USA v. Italy @ 3:00.....any help would be appreciated.....Thanks ("DOUBLE A CINEMA")

With the World Cup in full swing, was wondering if you had done any tix for some of the matches......I'm hosting a party on Sat. 6/17 for USA v. Italy @ 3:00.....any help would be appreciated.....Thanks ("DOUBLE A CINEMA")

How's this?

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1944/2006fifaworldcup5ca.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2006fifaworldcup5ca.jpg)

ND

Pure genius!!....Thanks ND

If you have time, I would love some help with a World Cup Finals ticket. I pm'd you with some base info.

Thanks!

Does anybody still have the PSD file for this ticket template?
please send it to

eggyacid@gmail.com

for some reason, http://www.mattsshack.com isn't working anymore.

If you have time, I would love some help with a World Cup Finals ticket. I pm'd you with some base info.

Thanks!

Here's what I came up for mason, who had a few specs, including the image :cool:

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5272/shaffer2006fifaworldcupfinals8.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shaffer2006fifaworldcupfinals8.jpg)

ND

ND23
Can you send me the PDS file please?
Thank you

eggyacid@gmail.com

What?! I just admire her "passion" for the game!

Awesome job ND! If you're ever in Northern VA you'll have to stop by for cold beverage. The kegerator is always full!

ND23
Can you send me the PDS file please?
Thank you

eggyacid@gmail.com

It's available here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=441835&page=6&p=6956408).

Will that do?
ND

Hi..im new and noticed tour great work was wondering if you could do a ticket for The Nebraska Vs USC game on 9/16 its at 7:00 cent time here in nebraska and somehow incorperate The Warner Home Theater Presents in HD .
I would really appreciate it !..Terry

Hi..im new and noticed tour great work was wondering if you could do a ticket for The Nebraska Vs USC game on 9/16 its at 7:00 cent time here in nebraska and somehow incorperate The Warner Home Theater Presents in HD .
I would really appreciate it !..Terry

Yep, Terry - I should be able to do that. Sounds like we've got plenty of time... might be a couple of days before you see something - hope that's OK. May I assume you're a 'Husker fan, and you'd want the ticket theme to reflect that allegiance?

ND

hey whats up buddy,

Can you do a ticket for me for this Sat's boxing match..attached is a promo of it.

thanks alot!

Here ya go, sosatyme...

http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/1058/delahoyavsmayorga7qa.th.jpg (http://img428.imageshack.us/my.php?image=delahoyavsmayorga7qa.jpg)

ND

ND ..Thanks I would appreciate it ..Yes huge husker fan ..The game is in Los Angeles so if you could put a pic of the usc stadium in the middle that would be great . I also Have a good pic of the ABC HD Logo that would look great on the ticket since its going to be on ABC HD ..If you want it i could e-mail it to you .

The game is at 7:00 Pm Cent time ..My time zone on 9/16/06 .

Thanks Again ...Terry

Here's sosatyme's ticket for this weekend's fight.

Working on finding images for huskerboy.

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5298/mosleyvargas8hx.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mosleyvargas8hx.jpg)

ND

ND ..Thanks I would appreciate it ..Yes huge husker fan ..The game is in Los Angeles so if you could put a pic of the usc stadium in the middle that would be great . I also Have a good pic of the ABC HD Logo that would look great on the ticket since its going to be on ABC HD ..If you want it i could e-mail it to you .

The game is at 7:00 Pm Cent time ..My time zone on 9/16/06 .

Thanks Again ...Terry

Terry,

How's this?

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7812/huskerstrojans7ka.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=huskerstrojans7ka.jpg)

ND

Thank u sir!

Can you just adjust the admision price from complimentary to.... $5 and BYOB

thanks...

Here's sosatyme's ticket for this weekend's fight.

Working on finding images for huskerboy.

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5298/mosleyvargas8hx.th.jpg (http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mosleyvargas8hx.jpg)

ND

Here ya go... enjoy the fight!

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9821/mosleyvargas7do.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mosleyvargas7do.jpg)

ND

THANK U!!!!!!!

Here ya go... enjoy the fight!

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9821/mosleyvargas7do.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mosleyvargas7do.jpg)

ND

:) ND ..Thanks ..Looks Great!
I really appreciate this ... I'll let you know but would you be able to do another for the Nebraska Vs Texas Game Later this year ? ...No Rush ..Its not till October.
Thanks Again ..Terry

:) ND ..Thanks ..Looks Great!
I really appreciate this ... I'll let you know but would you be able to do another for the Nebraska Vs Texas Game Later this year ? ...No Rush ..Its not till October.
Thanks Again ..Terry

Sure! Just give me the date/time, and anything specific you'd want on it. It would save me a lot of time if we re-used the USC ticket, changing the text, and replacing the image of the LA Coliseum.

ND

Ok ..Thanks i'll let you know ..Terry

ND,

Thanks for the World Cup Ticket. It went over big!

If you have some time in the next couple of weeks, I'd love some help with a Fantasy Football Draft Party Ticket that I'm having on Aug. 26th.

Let me know and I can pm you the details. (Of couse it would need to highlight the WORLD CHAMPION - PITTSBURGH STEELERS!)

Mason, I'm sure she... I mean it... did!

Go ahead and PM me the info for your FF draft party.
ND

This one is for billmarg1, who will be hosting a Halloween Horror Show the weekend before Halloween, showing old Universal Monster Classics (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.).

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/6688/universalhorrorclassicsrg9.th.jpg (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=universalhorrorclassicsrg9.jpg)

Bill, let me know of any wording changes you'd like...
ND

ND,

PERFECT!!! ooops can you put in there the name of my theater? "THE MOVIE LOFT"

How do I THANK YOU? with another request!! (YOU GOT MAIL :) )

THANK YOU AGAIN!! wanted to get my halloween show up and running before you got swamped with requests.
Bill -

Here ya go, Bill:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9066/universalhorrorclassicszu0.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=universalhorrorclassicszu0.jpg)

Bill's second request, for a ticket promoting occasional presentations of his rare 16mm movies of old Warner Bros cartoons from the 1930's.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8159/warnerbrosrs6.th.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=warnerbrosrs6.jpg)

Let me know of any necessary changes, Bill.
ND

ND23.

May I call you ND?

YOU RULE!! how do you do this? FANTASTIC!!

Bill -

This one's for joekoz, who will be showing the first nationally-televised NFL preseason game between the Raiders and Eagles during the Hall of Fame weekend.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3235/eaglesraidersfv2.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eaglesraidersfv2.jpg)

ND

joekoz asked about having a ticket for each of the Eagles' regular-season games this year. It's basically the same as the preseason ticket, with the game-specific info changed, and the opponent's helmet changed. I won't show a thumbnail for each, but here is a link for each:

Eagles at 49ers:
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/7704/eagles49ers2vd7.jpg

Eagles at Giants:
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9140/eaglesgiants2eb0.jpg

Titans at Eagles:
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9799/titanseagleslz2.jpg

Reskins at Eagles:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9486/redskinseagleswm5.jpg

Panthers at Eagles:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8391/pantherseaglesaj6.jpg

Packers at Eagles:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8558/packerseaglesme3.jpg

Jaguars at Eagles:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4682/jaguarseaglesoe3.jpg

Giants at Eagles:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7027/giantseaglesuk1.jpg

Falcons at Eagles:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4237/falconseaglesjv8.jpg

Eagles at Texans:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/500/eaglestexansrh4.jpg

Eagles at Saints:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1183/eaglessaintsuw2.jpg

Eagles at Redskins:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7305/eaglesredskinsvj8.jpg

Eagles at Cowboys:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/2589/eaglescowboysdl6.jpg

Eagles at Colts:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7840/eaglescoltsdj7.jpg

Eagles at Buccaneers:
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3727/eaglesbucsjt8.jpg

Cowboys at Eagles:
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8358/cowboyseagleslu7.jpg

ND

ND,

Where did you get the helmet graphics? The ones I have are strictly side-shots.

NFLShop.com, I believe.

ND

Hey, ND23, thanks for the idea and inspiration. I was able to make this using Excel, Word and MS Paint without resorting to Paint Shop, which I don't have.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c90/Etienne_72772/littlemermaid2-1.jpg

Well done, Steve!

ND

ND: every time I return to this link, your work is more and more fantastgic. How about a few starter steps on Photoshop so that we can try this great work ourselves?

Thanks!

I think the best starter steps would be:

1. Find the post in the Excel ticket maker thread where I zipped-up and attached bugman's .psd file. Right-click that attachment and save it to your hard drive.

2. Open the .psd file in an appropriate software program like Photoshop.

3. Start getting familiar with layers by opening the layers palette, and try making some layers visible/invisible, start adjusting the opacity of layers, etc. Layers was a totally new concept for me, and it took a while to get used to it.

4. Get familiar with text manipulation (important for doing tickets) by using a text tool like the Horizontal Type Tool to add some new text layers. Also modify the text in existing layers.

5. Try adding in your own image... first, open another picture in Photoshop, then use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select a portion of the picture, and do an Edit-Copy to copy it to the clipboard, then pop over to the ticket and do an Edit-Paste to insert it into your ticket as a new layer. Now move it around, resize it, and adjust its opacity to your liking. Also get familiar with ordering the layers, with commands like move to front and send to back.

Good luck! Photoshop is not at all intuitive, in my opinion. I've said it before, for someone like me who is comfortable with Microsoft Office tools, learning Photoshop really took a whole LOT of trial-and-error. I still learn new things while doing these tickets, like taking the background out of those helmets so they appear to float over the image in the background.

ND

mason's hosting the draft for his fantasy football league, and asked me to make a Steeler's-themed ticket he could use to invite his guests:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8421/steelersdraftpartynoemailnm9.th.jpg (http://img199.imageshack.us/my.php?image=steelersdraftpartynoemailnm9.jpg)

mason, this one has the RSVP @ youremailaddress removed for privacy purposes - use the one I PM'd to you.

ND

ND, I'm replying to this thread so that I can subscribe to this thread. Awesome job, man. I have annual Super Bowl parties at my house, so I'll be asking for your services as we get to that time. But I may hit you up for a generalized ticket for my theater, too.

Again, good job!

Chris

Thanks Chris... looking forward to it.

this one's for taxman48, looking to invite folks over for the Giants opener against the Colts (Eli vs. Peyton):

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4337/manningsji2.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=manningsji2.jpg)

ND

Hey ND,

Thanks for the inspiration, I recently ebayed Photoshop 6.0 (not a bad deal for <$100)and am having fun with my son preparing his invitations for the MTV VMA's at the end of this month. I've been able to fumble through and self teach myself the layers, text edit, paste pictures and transform sizes and dial opacity but one thing eludes me. The zipped example uses a background with the outlines and ticket format. I would like to play around with these colors and sizes but its been "rastorized". From what I know about images is that this is another word for not-editable. Would you mind pm'ing me one or more of your fancier templates loaded with pictures that don't have this background layer taken through the rastor process? How about the King Kong and Shield ones? Better yet, any words of advice at creating this first layer?

Thanks again for the great examples - we wish we could hear all the excitement that comes when his friends get these tickets in the mail!

Grant

Hey ND,

Thanks for the inspiration, I recently ebayed Photoshop 6.0 (not a bad deal for <$100)and am having fun with my son preparing his invitations for the MTV VMA's at the end of this month. I've been able to fumble through and self teach myself the layers, text edit, paste pictures and transform sizes and dial opacity but one thing eludes me. The zipped example uses a background with the outlines and ticket format. I would like to play around with these colors and sizes but its been "rastorized". From what I know about images is that this is another word for not-editable. Would you mind pm'ing me one or more of your fancier templates loaded with pictures that don't have this background layer taken through the rastor process? How about the King Kong and Shield ones? Better yet, any words of advice at creating this first layer?

Thanks again for the great examples - we wish we could hear all the excitement that comes when his friends get these tickets in the mail!

Grant

Sorry, Grant, but all of my tickets use that same layer with the colored boxes and lines. I always start a new ticket by opening an old ticket and doing a Save As... and then I delete layers and start adding new layers. In the layer with the boxes and lines, I've not yet learned how to resize those boxes, though I did learn how to change the colors (which you can see in various examples posted in this thread). I would think you could use Adobe to draw new boxes and lines, and then group them into a single layer - you might try that. Someday I will!

To change the color in that layer with the boxes and lines, first select the layer, then go to the menu and click Enhance->Adjust Color->Replace Color...

This will hopefully open the Replace Color dialog, showing a small picture of the layer with the boxes and lines. Click on a color, and then use the Transform section's sliders to change the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness of the selected color. It takes some practice.

One of these days I'm going to create a new layer of boxes and lines, and change up the look of these tickets! But so far, bugman72's work is leveraged effectively.

Good luck!
ND

Hey ND - thanks for the tip. This morning it occured to me what might be a very simple way to create a new background layer. Just use Excel or Visio to create your new layer - whatever you may like. Then copy and paste onto Photoshop. I checked it and no problem.

I likely will use this to create two new layers - one for each type or color of box, maybe one for an outline. One thing I noticed is that it may help to go quite large so that you don't need to stretch excessivly too much after you've dropped it into Photoshop. This should help keep lines the same thickness as you initially drew them with.

I still haven't played much with creating the very bottom layer but I think the ticket proportion is quite nice.

What do you think? Is this helpful?

Grant

For choice1, who will be showing "Inside Man" at a grand opening tomorrow:

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3033/insidemanag8.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=insidemanag8.jpg)

ND

Hey ND - thanks for the tip. This morning it occured to me what might be a very simple way to create a new background layer. Just use Excel or Visio to create your new layer - whatever you may like. Then copy and paste onto Photoshop. I checked it and no problem.

I likely will use this to create two new layers - one for each type or color of box, maybe one for an outline. One thing I noticed is that it may help to go quite large so that you don't need to stretch excessivly too much after you've dropped it into Photoshop. This should help keep lines the same thickness as you initially drew them with.

I still haven't played much with creating the very bottom layer but I think the ticket proportion is quite nice.

What do you think? Is this helpful?

Grant

Yep, that's helpful. Hopefully someday I'll play around with the idea...

ND

ND23,
Thanks a lot for your quick response, but unfortunately I couldn't even use the tickets due
to a family emergency. However, if you would be so kind as to change the date for me,for this coming Saturday. My wife and I really love what you did with the ticket. You are King of the ticketmakers. Thank you sooo!!! very much .

P.S. Could squeeze in grand opening and 7.1 surround sound.

Thanks, choice1

change the date for ... this coming Saturday ... Could squeeze in grand opening and 7.1 surround sound

Here ya go!

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/661/insideman2mc9.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=insideman2mc9.jpg)

ND

ND23,
Sorry, but i have a dumb question. How in the heck due you print out the 5 tickets on one page ? Because i can't seem to open it up in my print shop. Once again thank you for your service on making the ticket.

choice1

ND23,
Sorry, but i have a dumb question. How in the heck due you print out the 5 tickets on one page ? Because i can't seem to open it up in my print shop. Once again thank you for your service on making the ticket.

choice1

I'll assume you've already clicked on the thumbnail image, which opens up the a new browser window with the ticket shown on the imageshack site, and that you have clicked on that image two times to expand it to its original size (it will be quite large, depending on what resolution you run on your computer).

Assuming you're using IE, right-click the image and save it to your hard drive.

When I really want to make an impact, I upload this image to a photo printing site, and have them print multiple copies, depending on the number of tickets I need. Make sure you preview it to ensure it is not cropped incorrectly. Then either have them mailed to you, or go pick them up if printing locally. Cut 'em out, and you've got a nice, thick, glossy ticket for each guest.

Or, if printing at home, on maybe glossy photo paper, then yes, you're going to want to maximize the usage of that paper. What I do is open up a new document in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint, and insert the image as a photo, then resize it to the appropriate size. Then I copy that image and paste in another one, and move it around until it lines up next to the first. Repeat until you fill the page, then print. After printing, cut 'em out.

The attached zipped Powerpoint document might help explain it better.

Hope this helps...
ND

Here's a customized version of the generic Movie Night ticket for MacDaddy29's daughter's 10th birthday party.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2043/sleepoverdw9.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sleepoverdw9.jpg)

ND

Sorry about my absence. I have re-added the download to my site for anyone who wants to grab the .psd. Thank you again to ND23 for this great template.

Here's a requested ticket for coolcoach2u, who will be showing the DVD of "Elvis: That's the Way It Is" next Saturday.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2614/elvishl2.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=elvishl2.jpg)

ND

Here's a requested ticket for outsider142000, who will be showing "Cars" for son Jack's 3rd birthday party!

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4648/carsoutsider142000hp0.th.jpg (http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carsoutsider142000hp0.jpg)

I suspect this will be a popular one, once the movie is released on DVD on November 7. If you like this one, I can customize it with your specific text - just let me know!

ND

Here are a couple for MaximAvs...

First, a version of the Cars ticket:

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3200/carsmaximavsxi6.th.jpg (http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carsmaximavsxi6.jpg)


And, a request for The Da Vinci Code:

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2181/davincicodemaximavswv2.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=davincicodemaximavswv2.jpg)

ND

ND, Thats some great looking tickets.

I did not go through all of your post, but I've seen enough to know they look fantastic. I would love one, but like another poster said, We never know til that day what we are going to watch.


I may get back to you on this, would love to make some.


Randy

ND23,

Thanks again!! The tickets are great!!

ND23,
Thanks for making this available

Kudos to Mattshack for offering the .psd for download.

Much appreciation to you both..

Best regards
Don

Here's one for mleineke, showing "Over the Hedge" next weekend.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9532/overthehedgeap6.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=overthehedgeap6.jpg)

ND

Here's one for mleineke, showing "Over the Hedge" next weekend.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9532/overthehedgeap6.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=overthehedgeap6.jpg)

ND

ND23 -

Thanks so much for the quick reply. It looks great.

Mark

Here's a "Poker Night" ticket for MaximAvs:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2600/pokerpf9.th.jpg (http://img223.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pokerpf9.jpg)

ND

Perhaps a World Series one once we find out who plays my beloved Tigers starting this weekend! Make it downloadable too!!! Seriously you've got some nice skill with these tickets.

Monk

Perhaps a World Series one once we find out who plays my beloved Tigers starting this weekend! Make it downloadable too!!! Seriously you've got some nice skill with these tickets.

Monk

Good idea! I've got one done, now I just need to wait for the Cardinals to beat the Mets tonight, so I can finalize the text and post it.

Stay tuned, and GO CARDINALS!

ND

If you don't have Photoshop, like me, you can use Paint[dot]Net with the photoshop plugin. It works great. Thanks for the great tickets.

Just do a google search for Paint[dot]net.

Here ya go!

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/661/insideman2mc9.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=insideman2mc9.jpg)

ND

ND,
I am making an early request for you to make me a custom ticket for the upcoming fight next Sat. You can use the same info from the Inside Man ticket.
I would greatly appreciate your service. Thanks in advance

choice1

I can't even begin to tell you how good it feels to post this ticket:

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/373/worldseries2006hq3.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldseries2006hq3.jpg)

Go Cards!
ND

I can't even begin to tell you how good it feels to post this ticket:

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/373/worldseries2006hq3.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=worldseries2006hq3.jpg)

Go Cards!
ND

I hear ya! 22 years. Go Tigers!

Well I can only say two things ...

DAMN you're good ... and so are the Tigers!

May the best team win <cough> Tigggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeers <cough>

Thanks again man

Monk

Here's the ticket for the Mayweather fight in two weeks. I had to guess on some of the wording, so let me know if changes are needed.

http://img272.imageshack.us/img272/8020/mayweatherbaldomiram5.th.jpg (http://img272.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherbaldomiram5.jpg)


Hey sosatyme... you gonna need one of these too?

ND

My neighbors are going to flip out on the tickets. You are incredible when it comes this ticketmaker. I'm going to try my hand at it couple more times. Hopefully, I can master it such as you have. I know Sosatyme will definitely want his fight tixx as well. Once again thanks for everything.

choice1

Way to go, Cardinals!

World Champions!!! Man, that was fun!

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS,WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!

i like the sound of that!!

GO CRAZY FOLKS GO CRAZY!

Sorry ND off topic but figured you wouldn't mind....a die hard Card fan living in Chicago I get any opportunity I can to celebrate!

BTW these tix you create are killer! I am going to have to dabble with this...I have a big New Year's Day bowl party every year and this would be killer!

Here's a Star Wars - themed ticket for Robbo, for a birthday party event:

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3199/anewhopeav2.th.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anewhopeav2.jpg)

ND

Sent you a personal message about a ticket ND23.

Here's the answer to R_Willis' request, for the big game next weekend:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2066/ohiostmichigankh0.th.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ohiostmichigankh0.jpg)

ND

Thanks again, ND23!

Superb.

Now here's a cool idea, as requested by Ash Sharma... take a rendered image of your theater, or even a photo of the front of your house, and use it as a background for the ticket.

(I removed wording from these tickets, so as not to publicly advertise Ash's address and phone number - Ash's actual tickets differed slightly from these.)

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/346/movienightashrendervu9.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightashrendervu9.jpg)

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/9886/movienightashhousewl1.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightashhousewl1.jpg)

ND

ND,
My Eight year old daughter came up with a great idea to use the house as backgoriund ticket instead of the Theater Render - Her logic (she is super smart) is that she wants the guests to be surprised to see the Theater so she does not want to give away as to how it looks on the ticket. Instead she would rather have the front of the house on the Ticket.
Thanks for the great tickets - I appreciate this.
Ash

More importantly beautiful home and theater Ash!

Thanks, spongeA

This one's for deewan, who is hosting a Monday Night Football party on 12/18.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2484/coltsbengalsro0.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=coltsbengalsro0.jpg)

ND

Thanks again for the ticket ND23. Top notch quality!

Got another request for ya ND23.

No hurry on this one, race isn't for ~30 days. Just whenever and if you get time.

Daytona 500

Feb 18th, 2007 @ 3:30pm EST (pre-race) & 4:00pm EST (race) on FOX

Here are some links and pictures for reference:

http://www.daytona500.com/ (homepage)

http://www.nascar.com/ (homepage)

http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/images/d500logo.jpg (2007 Daytona500 logo)

http://www.hdsportsguide.com/logos/images/hdtv.gif (Fox Sports HD logo, and others...)

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/?action=search&text=toyota (Toyota)

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/?query_id=10194049&page=1&mtype=&brand_id=153708 (Chevy)

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/?query_id=10193999&page=2&mtype=&brand_id=1662 (Ford)

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/?query_id=10194085&page=1&mtype=&brand_id=4635 (Dodge)

PS: ND23, your personal mailbox here is full.....

Hey, ND23, I'll probably be sending in a request for your services after tomorrow, when the teams are set for the Super Bowl. I host an annual SB party, and I would imagine a bunch of others here do the same thing!

R_Willis - I'll get to your request this week.

Chris, here's the design I'll be offering this year for the Super Bowl. I can customize it with your requested wording. I'm being a bit premature on naming the Patriots as the Bears' opponent (Pats/Colts game is still going), but I can plop the Colts helmet in there if need be.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5363/superbowlxliticket6ow.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticket6ow.jpg)

ND

Well, I guessed wrong (great game!)... here's this year's Super Bowl ticket, Bears vs. Colts. I can customize the text for you if you'd like one with your theater name, etc.

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/4075/superbowlxliticket8mu.th.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticket8mu.jpg)

ND

The birthday tickets you did for my daughter were a big hit. I would love to have these Super Bowl tickets. The top can read "Kim and Keith Invite you to join us" and the left hand side can read "The Black Pearl Theater". Thank you for doing this for us.

Here ya go...

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5813/superbowlxliticketmacda9wi.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketmacda9wi.jpg)

ND

Would it be possible to have one made? Its our first "Theater Party" and I'd like to "Dress to Impress" :) Thank you so much.

The Parfitt Theater

Dave, Jackie, and Ethan invite you to join us"

Here ya go...

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/5039/superbowlxliticketdapdr3vh.th.jpg (http://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketdapdr3vh.jpg)

ND

I want one (as I'm sure many more folks do) but I'd be more than happy to fill in my own if you could provide a blank.

is that possible?

thanks!

The Super Bowl Ticket you have made is awesome. Any chance of getting one with the following;

The Powell Home Theater.

Dennis and Kristi invite you to join us.

Sunday Afternoon
2:00 for the pre-game festivities

Now for the stupid question;
How do you print the ticket out.? Do you import the image into a software package?

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Here ya go...

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4853/superbowlxliticketpowel5qq.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketpowel5qq.jpg)

ND

How do you print the ticket out.? Do you import the image into a software package?

See post #116 in this thread for some instructions.

For this year's Super Bowl tickets, I did the following:

1. Open Photoshop Elements and created a brand-new canvas sized 6 inches wide by 4 inches tall (same size as a 4x6 photo).

2. Open my ticket in Photoshop Elements and selected the entire ticket, then hit control-C to copy it to the clipboard.

3. Navigate back to the 4x6 canvas and hit control-V to paste the ticket into the canvas. If necessary, resize the pasted-in image so it fits in the 6-inch width of the canvas. Move it so it hugs the top border of the canvas, and is centered in the width of the canvas.

4. Repeat step 3 to paste a second ticket into the canvas, and position it so it hugs the lower border. Choose the Save for Web option from the File menu, and save this as a .jpg file.

5. Now you've got 2 tickets in a single file, ready for upload to any photo-printing service. I uploaded mine to Costco's photo center, and printed 20 for 17 cents each. Choose the glossy finish. I picked them up on my way home from work.

6. Last night, after dropping off my daughter at her dance class, I went next door to Kinko's and used their paper cutter to slice each photo in half, giving me 40 tickets to distribute.

I did try to upload my original Super Bowl ticket image for this year to some photo centers (Walgreens, Costco) but their software cropped the image and I couldn't seem to make it work.

When I choose to just print them at home for a "lesser" event, I follow the steps in post #116, and I print using an inkjet printer on 8.5"x11" glossy photo paper.

Hope this helps!
ND

ND23;
Thank you very much for you very quick reply. Thanks for making the ticket for me and providing some much needed guidance on how to print out the tickets.

Awesome work. Thanks again.

My son is a photoshop guru. I will have to get with him to see if he can do some creating as well.

Here's your Daytona 500 ticket...

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5552/daytona5008xs.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona5008xs.jpg)

ND

Thanks ND23. Looks great.

Can you change the "Please Join Us As we Present" to "The Willis Home Theater Invites You To"?

Appreciate it!

Changes made:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8671/daytona5004kb.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona5004kb.jpg)

ND

can you make one for the superbowl that says "Jeremy and Kasey invite you to join us"

ND. just sent you a private message with my ticket request. Can't wait till next sunday..

Here ya go...

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/47/superbowlxliticketcrosstx0.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketcrosstx0.jpg)

ND

thanks bro! :)

Hey ND,

Thanks for the SuperBowl template. You pull together some great images.

Here are two tickets for two upcoming parties at our theater. Pretty fun handing out these tickets. My son is on 1vs100 next Friday so that explains why we are having a GameShow night.

http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/1/28/t_1v100ticki_6dcdm_2666eaa.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/7/1/28/f_1v100ticki_6dcdm_2666eaa.jpg)

http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/7/1/28/t_oscar2i_6dcdm_091827c.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/7/1/28/f_oscar2i_6dcdm_091827c.jpg)

Enjoy the big game!

Grant

Hey these are great! Could I get a psd file for the superbowl ticket? I'd like to play with the fonts a little. Thanks in advance!

ND, sent you a PM about Super Bowl tickets! :)

Here ya go:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8879/superbowlxliticketchrisaw9.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketchrisaw9.jpg)

ND

Here ya go:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3889/superbowlxlitickettaxmaku8.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxlitickettaxmaku8.jpg)

ND

Here ya go:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/502/superbowlxliticketchrisge1.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketchrisge1.jpg)

ND

Awesome, thanks Neil!

Guys, we need to take care of ND for doing these. What a great service!

Hey Neil, I came across this thread after seeing the tickets you made up for Chris Dutor... they're great!! :D

anyway, if you have time, I'd love to have you make up one for us. Do it like you did Chris's, but with these changes:

Theater name: "Catz Cinema"
Top Line: "Kevin and Heather invite you to"
Bump the times up 3 hours since we're in Eastern time zone.

TIA,
KJP

Here ya go:

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/46/superbowlxliticketkevinci7.th.jpg (http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketkevinci7.jpg)

ND

Thanks Neil!!!

Thank You very much Neil. ;)

Very nice,

Chris

Here ya go:

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3774/superbowlxliticketpamwvr9.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketpamwvr9.jpg)

ND

Thank you!!!!

Here ya go, Kelly:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/375/superbowlxliticketolemizu8.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketolemizu8.jpg)

ND

You are the MAN!!! Much props.

Changes made:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8671/daytona5004kb.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona5004kb.jpg)

ND

Awesome tickets ND,

Could you please edit 2 of these for me?

I would like the R_Willis Daytona ticket. Please title: THE MAIFIELD'S WELCOME YOU and change the time to read: 2:30 PM

I would also like the mleineke Over the Hedge ticket. Please edit LEINEKE to: MAIFIELD and change the date to: 2/17/07 and change time to: 7:00 PM

Thank You!

Here ya go:

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/550/daytona500patriot12hc0.th.jpg (http://img457.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona500patriot12hc0.jpg)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2339/overthehedgedl3.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=overthehedgedl3.jpg)

ND

Thanks ND

ND,

Any chance I can get a SB ticket with a 5:00pm start time and "South Shore Cinema presents" as the theater name

Thanks you do such great work.

Here ya go:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3356/superbowlxliticketjdubbsu6.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketjdubbsu6.jpg)

ND

Can I get one that says: Mike, Michelle & Zachary Welcomes You To, and a start time of 4PM, and MAKO Family Theater along the side (like you did for Kelly's post).

Thanks, this is awesome. Did you post the .psd for this? If you did I missed it.

Thanks,

Rob

Here ya go:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7790/superbowlxliticketrsmclsb0.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketrsmclsb0.jpg)

ND

Neil, I'm already getting mega kudos from people on the ticket, and my party isn't even until tomorrow. Everybody just rolls their eyes, like I'm so ridiculous (entirely possible) and paid big bucks to have this doen, or spent all week doing it myself. :) My little secret.

Here ya go:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7790/superbowlxliticketrsmclsb0.th.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketrsmclsb0.jpg)

ND

Neil,

Can I get one that says: PERRY AND DEANNA WELCOME YOU TO, and a start time of 4PM, and THE GLOVER THEATER along the side (like you did for Kelly's post).

Thanks,

Perry

Sorry, Perry... I didn't check the forum today (busy with church and running last-second errands for our party, then the party).

I'll assume you no longer need a ticket, unless you want one for a keepsake. Let me know if you still want one.

ND

Neil, I'm already getting mega kudos from people on the ticket, and my party isn't even until tomorrow. Everybody just rolls their eyes, like I'm so ridiculous (entirely possible) and paid big bucks to have this doen, or spent all week doing it myself. :) My little secret.

Good to hear Chris! Makes my day to hear that the tickets were a hit. One of my neighbor's sons (a first-grader) took his ticket to school to show all of his friends! :D

Anybody else have success stories to share?

ND

Sorry, Perry... I didn't check the forum today (busy with church and running last-second errands for our party, then the party).

I'll assume you no longer need a ticket, unless you want one for a keepsake. Let me know if you still want one.

ND

No problem Neil. I would still like for keepsakes... Also, have you designed a NBA AllStar ticket yet?

Thanks,
Perry

Changes made:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8671/daytona5004kb.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona5004kb.jpg)

ND

Neil,

Could I have a Daytona 500 ticket made that is similar to this one.. Can you change "The Willis Home Theater Invites You To" to "THE GLOVER THEATER INVITES YOU TO", and the start time is 3:30 PM EST.

Appreciate it!

Here's your Daytona 500 ticket:

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8669/daytona500pglover19di2.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona500pglover19di2.jpg)

and here's your (keepsake) Super Bowl ticket:

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4971/superbowlxliticketpglovra3.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketpglovra3.jpg)

I'll start looking into the NBA All-Star game...

ND

...have you designed a NBA AllStar ticket yet?

How's this for starters (pun intended)?

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5666/nbaallstargamehi5.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nbaallstargamehi5.jpg)

ND

Here's your Daytona 500 ticket:

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8669/daytona500pglover19di2.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona500pglover19di2.jpg)

and here's your (keepsake) Super Bowl ticket:

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4971/superbowlxliticketpglovra3.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superbowlxliticketpglovra3.jpg)

I'll start looking into the NBA All-Star game...

ND

Neil,

Could you change the wording on the Daytona 500 ticket from "THE GLOVER THEATER INVITES YOU TO" to "PLEASE JOIN US AS THE GLOVER THEATER PRESENT".

Great job...

Thanks,
Perry

How's this for starters (pun intended)?

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5666/nbaallstargamehi5.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nbaallstargamehi5.jpg)

ND

Looks great.... On the top of the ticket, please put "PLEASE JOIN US AS THE GLOVER THEATER PRESENT".

Thanks,
Perry

OK, Perry... here are your edits:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/640/daytona500pglover19jt9.th.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=daytona500pglover19jt9.jpg)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6057/nbaallstargameoo3.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nbaallstargameoo3.jpg)

Gonna be a busy sports day in your theater, eh?

ND

Just wondering what everyone is printing the tickets on...would like to get some, would be great for my opening night coming up soon.

My best results are when I spend a couple of bucks and get them printed at Costco or Walgreens on glossy photo paper.

ND

I was at our local office supply chain store yesterday and saw some store branded printable ticket cardstock. Looked similar to the diy business card type (perfed edges), but for tickets like the ones being made here. I think they came in 8 1/2 x 11 sheets, not sure how many per pack, but looked like they would work nicely. Might need to resize to fit, not sure.

havent printed any tickets yet, but had this link on file form somewhere.

http://www.perforatedpaper.com/Default.aspx

Hi ND,
You do fantastic work. Do you have a generic for the upcoming Oscars?
Thanks
Elliot

Here's a generic one... contact me before 2/19 if you would like a customized version. I'll be unavailable after that...

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4860/oscarsticketiz9.th.jpg (http://img477.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oscarsticketiz9.jpg)

ND

Looks GREAT!! Could you make the following changes?

PLEASE JOIN ELLIOT AND TINA AS WE PRESENT

If you can fit "And the Oscar goes too..." above the line under Live from Kodak, etc.

In the space where "And the Oscar goes too..." was put following:

Red Carpet Festivites - 4:00 PM
Wolfgang Puck Inspired Buffet - 4:30 PM
Showtime - 5:00 PM

And finally, at bottom under Sunday Evening make time read 5:00 PM (Eliminate PT and 8:00PM)

Again, you do a great job and I know I speak for everyone on how much we appreciate it.

Thanks,

Elliot

Here ya go:

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9387/oscarsticketmeariesguykv9.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oscarsticketmeariesguykv9.jpg)

ND

Thanks ND, looks great.

I know where to take to get printed, but how do I get the file or whatever I need to have printed?

Thanks,
Elliot

Thanks ND, looks great.

I know where to take to get printed, but how do I get the file or whatever I need to have printed?

Thanks,
Elliot

Just open up the ticket link (picture) ND23 gave you.

Click your right mouse button and "Save Picture" onto a CD, DVD, or floppy. Take it where you would like to have it printed.

:)

post 116 of this thread has some instructions for printing

I guess I'm a liittle confused. When printed, what is the actual size of the ticket? Is it about 10.5" x 3.5". If so, can it me made smaller? Please help.
Thanks,

Elliot

Yes, you can resize the image to whatever size you'd like, prior to printing. You'll need some image manipulation software to do it.

How do you plan on printing your tickets? Will you print them at home? Or do you plan on uploading the image to a photo printing service and have them printed as 4x6 photos? If the latter, here's an image that's already resized to 4" tall by 6" wide, with two of your tickets stacked, so you can get two tickets per print. This one's ready to upload to your favorite photo printing service:

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1583/oscarsticketmeariesguyspc5.th.jpg (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=oscarsticketmeariesguyspc5.jpg)


If you plan on printing at home, I'd recommend the approach in post #116.

ND

Thanks ND. I don't have any software for this nor can I print at home. I was going to use Costco to print. I appreciate what you've done with the 2-up ticket. I'm still not sure how to upload to Costco. Do I first click the image? Please bear with me. I'd appreciate the steps to get it to Costco. Thanks for your patience.

Elliot

OK, first, click on the image in my previous post above, which should open a new browser window which loads the imageshack page with your image. Note that this image is not the one you want... it has been resized to fit your screen. If you click on it, you'll get the originally-sized image. Right-click that (huge) image and save it to your hard drive in a location you can easily recall in a few moments.

Now, go to http://www.costcophotocenter.com. If you've never used this site before (and it sounds like you haven't), you'll first need to register. In the "get started" section, fill in your first name, last name, email address, a password you make up, and that same password again. Check the checkbox to acknowledge the site's terms and conditions, and click the "sign up" button. At some point, I think they ask you to enter your Costco membership number, but I can't go through the steps again since I'm already registered.

Once you're registered, and signed in, click the "upload photos" link in the yellow "get started!" box. Photos are uploaded into logical groups called albums, so you next need to choose what album to group your soon-to-be uploaded photo into. It will default to a new album with a title that includes today's date. Just leave it like that, and click the yellow "upload to this album" button.

Next page, click the yellow "one by one" link at the bottom of the page. Don't bother installing the QuickUpload tool - you're not going to need it for just one file.

Next page, click the "Browse..." button next to the text field for Photo 1. This will open a dialog box which prompts you to navigate to the place on your computer where you saved your ticket image file. Select your ticket file, and click the Open button. This will fill in the location of your ticket image in the text field for Photo 1. Now click the yellow "upload photos" button. Might take a minute or two, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.

Next page, click the yellow "see entire album" button.

Next page, click the "order prints" link in the yellow quick start box.

Next page, check the checkbox next to your ticket image, which specifies that this is the image you want to have printed. Click the yellow "choose these photos" button.

Next page, enter your Costco membership number and your contact phone number, and choose to pick up your photos at your local Costco Warehouse. Specify which warehouse by making selections in the state, region, and warehouse dropdowns. Click the yellow "continue" button.

Next page, choose the finish (I recommend glossy), and enter the quantity of tickets in the text entry field for the size you want (4x6). Remember, you'll get two tickets out of each print. For my Super Bowl party, I wanted 40 tickets, so I ordered 20 prints. Click the yellow "continue" button.

Hopefully you can figure it out from here... I don't want to go further on the Costco site and accidentally order photos I really don't need to order. Good luck!

ND

Thanks so much for the explanation. I must admit I feel like I'm in the first grade again. Appreciate all you've done.

Elliot

I'm interested in some tickets for March Madness or the NCAA tournament. Is it too early to start thinking about that?

Nope, not too early. See the early posts in this thread, where I did a Final Four ticket (for the 2 games on Saturday to determine who will go to the championship game). I could easily use that same ticket design, and replace last year's Final Four logo with this year's (assuming I can find a good one), and update the dates, and teams, etc.

If you're interested in having tickets made, it's best to start with the actual event you have in mind. The National Championship game? The 2 Final Four games? The opening round of games for The Tournament? A conference tournament final? etc.

Let me know...
ND

Thanks. I'll be interested in some of the opening games on that first Friday or Saturday night. I'm a Texas Tech fan, so IF they make the dance then I may want tickets based on when they play. Awesome work. I'll definitely let you know.

Just picked up tickets from Costco, WOW. Thanks again ND.

This one's for jcavner, who will be hosting a "RamboFest" to show First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Rambo III:

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1217/rambofestpf2.th.jpg (http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rambofestpf2.jpg)

ND

I made my own tickets awhile back nd then laminated them. They are in my doorway to the theater. They are pretty basic and include my home theater logo... Plus a small pic of my theater on it.

I downloaded the template and using A. photoshop 7.0 but cant figure out how to put a picture on the ticket.!!!! help please

Here's a ticket for the upcoming superfight on HBO between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. This one's for gibby2003 - I can customize it for anyone else.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/498/mayweatherdelahoyaae1.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyaae1.jpg)

ND

A couple of more I recently did, though I doubt they're very re-usable for any of you...

First, for my daughter Makena's 7th birthday party, we let her have a movie night with her friends from school and church, and she got to choose the movie. She chose a movie she received from Santa this past Christmas: My Little Pony - The Runaway Rainbow, which she has now seen approximately seventeen times. She and her sister spent the entire night telling all the other girls what was coming next.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/668/mylittleponywf7.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mylittleponywf7.jpg)

Second, a neighbor friend who was impressed by this year's Super Bowl ticket asked if I would make a ticket for her son's birthday - a trip to a local college baseball game.

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/4980/laytonbdayub8.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=laytonbdayub8.jpg)


ND

Thanks. I'll be interested in some of the opening games on that first Friday or Saturday night. I'm a Texas Tech fan, so IF they make the dance then I may want tickets based on when they play. Awesome work. I'll definitely let you know.

Sorry for your loss, RxMan... 84-75. I had your Red Raiders upsetting BC and losing in the second round to Georgetown in my bracket.

ND

It's been a while since I've used my Photoshop ticket maker, so I decided to dust it off this week. My daughter is turning 4 on the 4th of April and we're having a little movie party on the 25th for a few of her friends. She picked the movie out and I made the invites accordingly.

FRONT:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/bugman72/NemoTicket.jpg

BACK:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/bugman72/NemoTicketBack.jpg

Cool! I noticed doing ticket "backs" is a new trend, perhaps started by jikkjack. What do you guys do with the back image? Glue it to the front?

It's like another canvas to do more creative images, etc.

ND

What I did was make the back image's canvas just a bit bigger in Photoshop. Then, when I printed them, I did all of the fronts at one-per-page (a bit wasteful, but I have PLENTY of 80lb cardstock) and centered both vertically and horizontally on the page. Then, I simply flip the page over and print the backs in the same fashion. Because of the backs being a bit larger, I have a bleedover area that is easily cut off.

Sorry for your loss, RxMan... 84-75. I had your Red Raiders upsetting BC and losing in the second round to Georgetown in my bracket.

ND

I'm surprised they lost the way they did. Anyways, my work schedule prevented me from hosting a March Madness event on opening weekend. I'm definitely going to make use of a ticket for some event at the house in the near future though. I'm a big UFC (Ultimate Fighting) fan, so I might need some help with a ticket for one of those events.

Hi Nd23
I Need Tickets To The First Game Of The Final Four.
Georgetown Vs. Ohio State.
I Want All My Guests To Be Gone For The Second Game.i Am Serious Fan,and I Do Not Want My Casual Fan Friends To Be In My House For The Second Game.
My Theater Is The Swamp Theater.
Arrive At 5:30
Leave At 8:30
Admission Price Is A Six Pack.
I Want To Watch The Second Game Without Guests Without Being Too Rude.
Can You Help?
Go Gators
Can I Print Tickets From Microsoft Office Picture Manager?
Thank You

Here's a ticket for the upcoming superfight on HBO between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. This one's for gibby2003 - I can customize it for anyone else.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/498/mayweatherdelahoyaae1.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyaae1.jpg)

ND



Can you please Make one for CABBAD"S Home Theater

thank you

Here ya go...

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8163/mayweatherdelahoyae430fqg3.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyae430fqg3.jpg)

ND

Hi Nd23
I Need Tickets To The First Game Of The Final Four.
Georgetown Vs. Ohio State.
I Want All My Guests To Be Gone For The Second Game.i Am Serious Fan,and I Do Not Want My Casual Fan Friends To Be In My House For The Second Game.
My Theater Is The Swamp Theater.
Arrive At 5:30
Leave At 8:30
Admission Price Is A Six Pack.
I Want To Watch The Second Game Without Guests Without Being Too Rude.
Can You Help?
Go Gators
Can I Print Tickets From Microsoft Office Picture Manager?
Thank You

How's this? I changed the usual "this date only" verbiage to say "this game only" instead.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3828/ncaa2007finalfourcoastayw8.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ncaa2007finalfourcoastayw8.jpg)

I'm not sure about printing via Microsoft Office Picture Manager... I don't know much about that program (sorry).

ND

thx man< looks great, what is your idea for a back< or should i leave it white?

thx man< looks great, what is your idea for a back< or should i leave it white?

I just leave 'em white, though creating a "back" image is becoming popular. I'm afraid I don't have anything for that, at least not yet.

ND

Thank you ND.
It looks awesome.
Go Gators

Looks great ND! My crowd is really looking forward to this one.

Can I get one made up for me, using:

"The Brenner Bijou & HalfPints Brewery Presents"

with the rest the same? Thanks for this!

-Scott

Here's a ticket for the upcoming superfight on HBO between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. This one's for gibby2003 - I can customize it for anyone else.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/498/mayweatherdelahoyaae1.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyaae1.jpg)

ND

Here ya go:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7756/mayweatherdelahoyagravyzp7.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyagravyzp7.jpg)

ND

Here ya go:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7756/mayweatherdelahoyagravyzp7.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyagravyzp7.jpg)

ND

outstanding - thx so much.

For brand-new forum member magnum24, who has just finished his theater and will use these generic tickets for the premiere event!

Congratulations, Jeff, and welcome to the forum!
ND

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5871/movienightgenerichd0.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightgenerichd0.jpg)

This one's for GISMO1, and will also be used by Volley in a ticket window project:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/795/movienightgenericgismo1po7.th.jpg (http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightgenericgismo1po7.jpg)

By the way, as a favor to GISMO1, I was able to upload the ticket to Yahoo! Photos, and have them printed at a Target Photo Center near him, even though it was halfway across the country from me. All he has to do is show up in an hour and pay for them. I can offer this service to anyone else who doesn't want to mess with printing them at home or uploading them to a photo printing service. (and thanks for the generous donation, GISMO1!).

ND

This one's for tomr, and I understand it will also be used by volley for inclusion in a custom ticket window graphic. Good luck (and thanks for the generous donation, Tom)!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3143/movienightgenerictomryo0.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightgenerictomryo0.jpg)

ND

This one's for tomr, and I understand it will also be used by volley for inclusion in a custom ticket window graphic. Good luck!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3143/movienightgenerictomryo0.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=movienightgenerictomryo0.jpg)

ND

Thanks. Looks great.

This one's for Jesse, who is having a Hooray for Hollywood themed birthday party for daughter Alysia, where "Night at the Museum" will be shown (comes out on DVD today):

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3593/nightatthemuseumau1.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nightatthemuseumau1.jpg)

ND

hey hows it going buddy...Can you make me a ticket for Saturday's night fight...

Match-up will take place Saturday, May 5 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HD HBO Pay-Per-View.

On the ticket if you can put on Presented by "Sosatyme Theatre's " would be great along with the image below and admission will be $10..thank you boss!

just seen one you did for Gibby something like that would be cool but with my info would work.thanks!

Here ya go:

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4909/mayweatherdelahoyasosatbw0.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayweatherdelahoyasosatbw0.jpg)

ND

This one's for Jay0001, who will show The Fifth Element in his soon-to-be-completed theater, one month from tomorrow. Good luck on your progress, Jay!

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7126/thefifthelementci3.th.jpg (http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=thefifthelementci3.jpg)

ND