Patent ID: 7287339

Claim:
A method of forming a template for sweepstakes entries, comprising the steps of: placing a first rectangular template over a three-inch by five-inch marking substrate, the first template having opposing short sides and opposing long sides, the first template having a plurality of parallel slits defined therethrough parallel to the short sides, the slits being dimensioned and configured for receiving a marking instrument; drawing a plurality of vertical grid lines on the substrate with the marking instrument, using the slits in the first template as a guide; placing a second rectangular template over the marking substrate, the second template having opposing short sides and opposing long sides, the second template having a plurality of parallel slits defined therethrough parallel to the long sides, the slits being dimensioned and configured for receiving a marking instrument; drawing a plurality of horizontal grid lines on the substrate with the marking instrument, using the slits in the second template as a guide in order to form a rectangular grid on the substrate; printing a plurality of sweepstakes entries on the substrate with the marking instrument, using the rectangular grid as a guide for uniform sizing and spacing of characters in the entries; superpositioning a transparency over the substrate; and forming cutouts in the transparency outlining the entries on the substrate; whereby the transparency forms a template for printing the sweepstakes entries onto a three-inch by five-inch medium.