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Inspire Your Graduate with Handcrafted Graduation Cards

March 27, 2018      Papertrey Ink      11 Comments


Graduation season is right around the corner! Whether it’s medical school, college, high school, or even kindergarten, graduation is a special day to celebrate. Graduation is all about celebrating what your loved one has accomplished and their future dreams. It’s time for you to dream big and make your special someone a graduation card that they will cherish for years to come. Sorry Hallmark, your generic graduation cards aren’t going to cut it this year!

Types of Graduation Cards

Graduation Cards

Graduation is a special day. Many of us look back fondly on our own graduation days and remember all our hopes and dreams for the future. Make your friends, family, neighbor, or whoever a special homemade graduation card to help them celebrate their big day. Over the years, Papertrey Ink has produced many graduation-themed stamps and dies to help you create a special card for your loved ones.

Graduation Invites

Graduations are really just one big celebration! Instead of basic graduation invites handed out to you by your school, create beautifully handcrafted invitations for your family. I’m sure grandma will love a special graduation invitation that comes from the heart.

Not only will you need graduation invites, but you’ll need invitations to your party afterward! Invite your friends and family to celebrate the big day with custom graduation party invitations. Many of our stamps and dies will help you create the perfect personalized graduation invitations.

Money Cards

What graduate doesn’t want (need) money? Whether it’s $20 for pizza or $200 to help buy dorm supplies, every new graduate will be thankful for a little green in their graduation card. In the past, Lexi has shown us how to incorporate money into your cards in a creative way. Use dollar bills to make money origami, like a graduation scroll or shirt! Watch Lexi’s video for step-by-step directions:

Different Techniques and Stamp Sets

Papertrey Ink has offered several graduation stamps and dies over the years, and many of our other stamps and dies can also be used for graduation-themed cards and invitations. You can use our stamps and dies in a variety of ways to create custom cards that your loved ones will cherish for many years to come.

Die Cuts

One of our favorite graduation-themed sets is the Retro Style Graduation stamp set and die collection designed by Lizzie Jones. Use the dies to create retro signage with a delightful message congratulating your new graduate. The dies coordinate perfectly with other accessory images and techniques. The coordinating stamp set offers a variety of messages so you’ll find the perfect one for your card.


Our Text Block: You Did It Die makes an awesome pop-out card, and you can’t beat our Keep It Simple: Graduation Mini Stamp Set. Mix and match, and you’ll create the perfect graduation card in no time!

Inspirational Quotes

Graduation is all about inspirational quotes to inspire your graduate to dream of a brighter future. Why not inspire them with some awesome quotes? Our latest addition to our collection of graduation-themed stamps and dies is the Dream, Fly Sour! Sentiments collection by Rebecca Luminarias. The stamp set and dies are a great way to remind your graduate that “the sky is the limit.”

The A-Mazing Stamp Set is a versatile stamp set that would be perfect for graduations. With inspirational quotes like “Follow your dreams. They know the way” and “You will do amazing things,” you can’t go wrong with this stamp set and die collection. And the interactive maze game is a ton of fun!  

Celebrate Creativity

Graduation day should be a day of celebration and excitement. Skip the generic Hallmark card and opt to make a creative, personalized card to mark the monumental day for your loved one.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Pssequimages says

    March 27, 2018 at 8:45 PM

    I absolutely LOVE to make these little shirts–and what a GREAT Card you came up with for sharing them. GREAT tutorial, GREAT FUN THANK YOU

    Reply
  2. Linda says

    March 27, 2018 at 11:31 PM

    Is the stamp ‘ your hard work is paying off’ from Paper Trey Ink?

    Reply
    • Lizzie Jones says

      March 28, 2018 at 2:26 PM

      Yes! It’s from the Lunchbox Love stamp set. I hope that helps!

      Reply
      • Linda Vinson says

        April 3, 2018 at 1:40 PM

        Can you also tell me the name of the fie for the ruled paper ?please

        Reply
  3. Peggy says

    March 28, 2018 at 10:22 PM

    I can’t find the templates for the money envelope cards on Mon. March 27th. Any clues to find them

    Reply
    • Heather Nichols says

      March 29, 2018 at 12:06 PM

      I am not sure what you are asking for? The tutorial in the video shows you how to fold money into a shirt like is shown on the card example.

      Reply
    • LaFaunB says

      April 2, 2018 at 10:31 PM

      I found the wallet templates here

      http://www.confettibylexi.com/confetti/2016/05/make-it-monday-with-money.html

      Reply
  4. net says

    March 29, 2018 at 1:00 AM

    Clever idea that little shirt. I was folding one whilst watching the make it monday video Thanks heaps for sharing

    Reply
  5. geri says

    March 29, 2018 at 2:09 PM

    Maybe Peggy was referring to Lexi mentioning the templates for the foldable wallets would be on her blog.

    Reply
  6. Helen F. says

    April 3, 2018 at 9:38 PM

    Yup, I’m totally going to CASE these fun card ideas 😉

    Reply
  7. renee milner says

    April 4, 2018 at 12:30 PM

    These are great cards! Especially like the money shirt 🙂

    Reply

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