All the shiny gold on this graduation card adds such a festive touch! I love how this idea, that uses products from Gina K., adds a personal touch with a banner of the graduates name. I spotted this design on the judeandlew Instagram page.
It’s almost time for school to let out for the summer so that means it’s time for Graduation cards! Whether it’s pre-K, elementary, middle, high school or college let those Grads know just how happy, excited and proud you are of them! Use your stamps, dies, stencils and other paper crafting products to create handmade cards and try things like using their school colors and the year they graduate to personalize the designs. And don’t forget to slip in a little cash too. 🙂 Let’s take a look at some terrific Graduation card ideas to get you inspired.
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This card has wonderful color using a rainbow of cardstocks for the die cut crowd. A glittery background and heat embossed sentiment finishes this card off perfectly. Take a closer look at Rosie’s card at the Hero Arts blog.
This hilarious card from Julissa pairs a fun stamped donkey in a grad cap, and a funny sentiment with a scene background for the grad with a sense of humor. You’ll also find a matching tag for a gift over on the Unity Stamps blog.
This fun fold card features a graduation cap and gown on the card that fold flat for mailing but the cap can be raised up flat when it’s opened. These can be made in any school colors for a personalized design. Find a link to a video tutorial on the Queen B Creations blog.
This grad card has lots of shimmer and shine from metallic gold glitter cardstock and copper foiling. This quick and easy design can be easily replicated if you need several cards at once. Take a closer peek at the CZ Designs blog.
Arsenia used new dies and stamps from Concord and 9th to make this wonderful trophy card. I love all the modern trendy colors and little flowers she added for wonderful feminine graduation design! I came across her card on the Concord and 9th Instagram page.
Black and gold are used for a very elegant design on this graduation card from Judy. There’s loads of texture from a dry embossed background, gold sequins, glitter tassel and stary dimensional paper. Learn more at the No Time to Stamp blog.
This card has a fun touch of whimsy with a cute stamped Winnie the Pooh in a graduation cap holding a scroll. Anita also added a deckle edge die and sentiment die cut from red cardstock along with some red sequins to tie it all together. Learn more on the Creating Me blog.
This cheerful grad card has an amazing scene of a hot air balloon flying up above the clouds with a big shining sun. Jessica used stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn to create this idea and is sharing a video tutorial on the Lawn Fawn blog.
How much fun is this graduation card featuring a silly chihuahua stamp from Tim Holtz, a bunch of balloons in the school colors and die cut numbers for the year?! It really captures all the craziness it takes to graduate. I came across it on the handmadewithsmooches Instagram page.
This card has so much exciting movement from confetti, caps thrown in the air and balloon letters for the sentiment. Take a closer look on Caly Person’s blog.
These stunning cards use the same layout but just different colors for either a masculine or feminine design or to use for the school colors. The 3D elements really put these graduation cards over the top! I spotted them on the sandalibyritulika Instagram page.
I hope you’ve found some wonderful ideas to help you to create your own handmade Graduation cards!
-Heather
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