| It's that time of year again, when graduates walk | | | | other special item from their destination onto the |
| down their own red carpet and accept a degree | | | | card. Let the graduate know that you are excited |
| or other honor that they have worked so hard to | | | | for their accomplishment and that you know they |
| attain. Whether you have a graduate who is | | | | have many other great things in store for their |
| finishing a Master's Degree in Business or finishing | | | | future. |
| high school - it is always a special event for them | | | | * Consider their school colors, can you incorporate |
| and their families. One way to celebrate such a | | | | that into a card? |
| great accomplishment is to present the graduate | | | | Embellishments in burgundy or ribbons in gold could |
| with a creative handmade graduation card. A | | | | show the graduate that you really took the extra |
| graduation from a school or other institution | | | | effort to make them a personalized homemade |
| occurs only once in a lifetime, so what better | | | | graduation card. It may also become a part of a |
| way to express how proud you are than with a | | | | scrapbook or other memory keeper to help the |
| special homemade card. | | | | graduate remember their special day. |
| Graduation themed greeting cards don't have to | | | | * Consider where your graduate is graduating - is |
| be strictly about caps and gowns or diplomas and | | | | it cosmetology school, medical school, or another |
| tassels. You can certainly get a little creative and | | | | specialized school? |
| make a card that will stand out from the rest. | | | | Can you incorporate cute embellishments with |
| One way to create a one-of-a-kind graduation | | | | your graduation card that will celebrate that |
| card is to brainstorm ideas about your graduate | | | | particular specialty? Images of hair brushes or |
| and come up with a unique spin on their | | | | mirrors for a newly licensed cosmetologist. For a |
| achievement. Here are some ideas to think about | | | | medical student, maybe a cool picture of an x-ray |
| when brainstorming for ways to make your | | | | or stethoscope image. |
| handmade graduation card extra special. | | | | * Did your graduate attain an undergraduate |
| * Consider where they are graduating - does the | | | | degree in an interesting field or major? |
| school have a cool mascot or theme? | | | | Are there ways you could incorporate some |
| Could you find an image of the mascot online and | | | | themes related to the major into the card? For |
| use it for the front of the handmade graduation | | | | art majors, could you have an image of their |
| card? Or does the institution have an inspiring | | | | favorite artist or use canvas instead of cardstock |
| slogan that you can borrow? | | | | for the card? For business majors, consider an |
| * Consider the Graduate's plans for after | | | | image of the stock market going up or stock |
| graduation. | | | | exchange print outs as a background for the |
| Are they traveling or moving to a new state? If | | | | front of the handmade graduation card. |
| they are traveling, consider incorporating a map or | | | | |