My great niece and nephew recently graduated from college and I wanted to use their school colors and mascots for their graduation cards.

This card is roughly based on one made by Sam Calcott in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC76AMrO_54

You can make this card a couple of different ways, but here’s how I made it. I started with two pieces of the same color cardstock cutting one piece to 5 x 7″ and another cut to 5 x 7 1/2″ and scored on the 7 1/2″ length at 7″. You’ll fold the score line and then put glue under the edge up to the scored area (or tear tape) to adhere this to the other cardstock. Don’t put them together yet.

On the 5 x 7″ cardstock on the 7″ length, make a pencil mark at 4 3/8″ and then turn it to the 5″ length and make a mark at 2 1/2″. Put this paper into your paper trimmer lining up the two marks (the 4 3/8″ and the 2 1/2″) and cut, then do the same with the other 4 3/8′ mark and the same 2 1/2″ mark to create a diamond. Lay the glued opening of the 5 x 7 1/2″ piece on your work surface with the card pointing up and then lay the 5″ flat edge of the other cardstock into the opening to create your card, then seal the 1/2″ flap to the other cardstock. You’ll need two pieces of school colored cardstock for the cap. The bottom piece is 3 1/2″ square and the top piece is 3 1/4″ square. I used a purple brad and a gold tassel I already had in my stash to poke through the center of the 3 1/4″ square purple piece, so I could attach it to the 3 1/2″ gold piece and not have the brad legs show underneath. If you don’t have a tassel, I show you how to make them in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLIttAuRbY I cut the length of the tassel string so the length of the tassel wouldn’t be too long for the card. I put the tassel knot I made through the two legs of the brad and then used my glue stick to make sure the ends of the string stayed under the top of the brad, then pushed the brad into the 3 1/4″ cardstock center, then put tear tape under the cardstock and adhered it to the 3 1/2″ piece of cardstock. I added some JMU logos I found online, as well as a graduation sentiment I got from some old Stampin’ Up rub on sentiments backed with gold paper. I put foam tape behind the logos and sentiment and adhered them to the card front to make sure they were not in the way of keeping the cap flat. I like using Avery Glue Sticks when glue sticks work best.

I FORGOT TO SHOW THIS IN THE VIDEO, but you need to score the front of the card at 4 3/8″ from top to bottom before adhering your cap. Then put glue only from the score to the end of the point and lay half of your cap directly over the point and it should fit perfectly. When I say I’m going to cut that off in the video, I’m talking about the back of the card and I cut it to 4 3/8″ wide. You could start by cutting the cardstock for the back of your card to 5″ x 4 7/8″ and score on the 4 7/8″ length at 1/2″ to end up with the same results I made in the end.

Inside the card I used a Hero Arts sentiment and die set called Congrats. I used some flatback gold pearls I bought on ebay link: https://tinyurl.com/ym5jem9r and glued them on the front of the card for some bling. I used a jewel picker and Tombow Mono Aqua glue to adhere them to the card.

The card fits in a 5 x 7″ envelope.

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