Get Carded: Happy Graduation!

Hello! Family and friends gathered this past weekend to attend the high school open house for one of my nephews. A good time was had by all, and I also had a good time crafting his greeting card:

Materials used:

• white card stock
• gold art paper scrap
• blue art paper scrap (has a bit of gold on it too)
• graduate silhouette image cut from vintage wrapping paper
• diploma shape stamped on white card stock scrap, ribbon colored in with blue marker; cut out and affixed to card
• stars cut from blue serendipity paper and gold art paper scraps
• "Congrats" stamped in blue ink

It's a rather simple card design, but I figured a young man wouldn't care for a fancier design. His high school has blue and yellow for its colors, so the blue and gold of this card was a close match.

But as for college school colors, this nephew is going to our alma mater, Michigan State University. So I used green and white ribbons to wrap a gift I'd made him (a fleece blanket made from a MSU-licensed pattern).

My nephew did very well in high school, so I have no doubt he'll do equally well at MSU. Good luck, and Go Green! Go White!