Sasha's Graduation card

Hello everyone! Sasha here. With graduation season upon us, it’s the perfect time to create something meaningful to celebrate all the hard work and milestones achieved. Today, I’m sharing a slimline graduation card featuring the Graduation Digital Stamp Set.

I started by first uploading a few images from the Graduation Digital Stamp Set into Cricut Design Space. From here, I can then plan accordingly and size the images appropriately. I also used the Cricut software to create a sentiment for my card that says, “Congrats, Grad!” Once ready, I printed the images onto 100lb Hammermill Cardstock – an alcohol marker-friendly paper and cut them using my Cricut cutting machine. You can also use any word-processing software, such as Microsoft Office or Google Docs, to size and print your images.

Once all the images were cut, I used the following Ohuhu alcohol markers to colour the images:

Books: B270, B260, B250, B220, R8, R3, R2, R1, G7, G470, G270, G240, E210, E280
Graduate: NGO7, NGO6,CG070, CG050, CG030, CG020, EE370, E310, E280, E240, E220, E210, E130
Stars: Y070, Y050, Y040, Y030

As for the background, I ink-blended a yellow gradient using yellow ink onto a slimline card base, which measures 3.5 inches by 8.5 inches. For this, I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide. I also lightly splatter the background using bleed-proof white ink. Since the stars will make up most of the background, I decided to keep the background simple so that the stars could be the stars of the show! At least for the background, anyway.

With all the elements ready, I began assembling the card. Referring back to my original layout in Cricut Design Space, I glued everything down in layers: first, the stars, then the stack of books, followed by the graduate, and finally, the sentiment. Once everything was in place, I trimmed off any overhanging pieces to clean up the edges.

And there you have it! A heartfelt graduation card ready to celebrate one of life’s big milestones! Whether you gift it alongside a present or mail it as a surprise, a handmade card like this is a thoughtful way to show just how proud you are.