A scratch card to announce your baby’s gender
The same scratching — nothing to order, nothing to wait for in the post
Scratch with a finger or the mouse — this is exactly what they will receive.
€7.90one-off payment · no commitment
🎁 Create my scratch cardYou see your finished reveal before you pay.
- Instant delivery
- Works on every screen
- Link valid for 30 days
- No account, no install
- You see your finished reveal before you pay.
The scratch card is a good idea for one simple reason: the surprise has to be earned. You rub, the colour appears under your finger, and nobody can read the answer over your shoulder.
The trouble starts afterwards. You have to order it, wait for it to be printed, wait for it to arrive, then send it on to the right person. Between the morning scan and your mother’s reaction, a week goes by easily — more if she lives abroad. This theme keeps the scratching and removes the wait.
Made for you if…
- The family is far away, or abroad, and the post would cost you a week.
- You want to tell several people on the same day, with a single link.
- You are doing this at the last minute — the scan was this morning.
- The recipient likes scratching: the gesture will speak to them before the result does.
The theme in detail
Why scratching works so well
- The surprise has to be earned: you rub to get it, and those few seconds are exactly what makes the reaction so strong.
- Nothing gets read over your shoulder. Unlike a message, the answer cannot be caught at a glance.
- The gesture needs no explaining, even to a grandfather who never installs anything.
And it is not a picture you rub off: it is a game that unfolds — the confetti, the balloons, and your own words to finish.
The only theme where the answer is already there
In the four other themes something happens: a balloon pops, a countdown reaches zero, reels come to a stop. The answer comes into being at the moment you see it.
Not here. It has been printed under the silver from the start, and it is waiting. You do not set it off, you uncover it — and it feels nothing alike: instead of watching for what is about to happen, you rub to reach what is already written.
That is also what lets you stop halfway. An animation that has been set off cannot be paused; scratching can. You can leave a window half uncovered, go and fetch someone, and carry on together.
What you personalize
- The name of the person receiving it — first name, nickname or surname, whatever you call them.
- Your message, shown at the moment of the reveal.
- The parents’ signature, on the ticket when it opens.
- Girl or boy, obviously. Nobody else will know before it is opened.
Frequently asked questions
Can they guess before scratching?
No. Neither the link nor its preview gives the colour away: the thumbnail shown in the messaging app is a question mark and two hearts of equal size, one blue and one pink.
What do you scratch with on a screen?
With a finger, exactly as on a real card, and with the mouse on a computer. There is nothing to work out: you put your finger down and rub, and the gesture comes by itself — even for someone who never installs anything.
Can you stop halfway through?
Yes: nothing moves until someone rubs. You can break off, call someone over and carry on together. If the page is closed the scratching starts again from scratch — the link itself stays valid for 30 days.
And the four other themes
€7.90 · one link to share · nothing to install
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