How To Make A Graduation Card

Posted on 21st July 2018 by Karen Telfer
Filed under Projects And Cards By Occasion, Graduation Cards

Hi there,

Two of my children are graduating this week so it has been a busy time for me lately. Here is a really simple and really effective card for such an occasion.

I just want to mention two things before I start:

• I have given the measurements in inches which is usual for me but scoreboards (well many of them) have their markings in inches so that is why I have chosen to do it this way.
• I apologise for the quality of some of these photos but the camera struggles to focus properly when there is just black card in the photo.

Materials used;

• White Card Pain 250gsm
• Black Plain Card 250gsm
• Gold cord for the tassel
• Brad for the tassel to go through
• Sentiment stamp – Congratulations
• Versafine ink – Onyx black
• Scoreboard and boning tool

Firstly I took a piece of black card stock and cut it to 4 ¼” x 9 ¾”.

Using my scoreboard I scored it widthways at 5 ½”.

I then marked 2 1/8” either side of the above mark (above and below) on both sides.

I scored a diagonal line from each of the lines above and below the 5 ½” score line (see diagram for detail.

I then made a mark at 2 1/8” at one of the top (short side). I then cut it from that mark to each edge to create my point on the hat.

I then folded it inwards and easily collapsed making the pointed part of the hat. I used a boning tool to ensure that the creases were really sharp and crisp.

I then took a white piece of card and cut it to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

I used a pencil to make a mark 2 1/8” (ie. the middle of the short edge) and then marked on either side of the long edge 3 ½” from the bottom. On each side, I then drew a pencil line from the side marks to the mark at the top to create a point. This is going to slip into the card to create the white contrast.

Using black onyx ink I stamped the Congratulations sentiment along the bottom.

I made a hole and set a black brad using my Crop a dile big bite tool (in the centre of my ‘hat).

After making a knot at one end I threaded a piece of gold cord through the hole an secure it with a piece of double sided tape (don’t worry if it looks ugly as you will cover it with a piece of white card afterwards).

I then cut a piece of white card – 2 3/4” square and stuck it to the underside of the ‘cap’ to cover the tape for the tassel.

I then stuck down the white piece of card onto the black base.

Voila! A really quick but impressive graduation card.

Congrats!

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