What you’ll need
- navy blue or black card stock (or use the grad’s school colours)
- gold cord
- metal brads
- gold paper or kraft paper
- gold paint pen
- gift cards (one or more)
- Mini cards (two or more—add one for each gift card)
- craft glue
- scissors
Graduation gift card idea: Mini grad cap full of surprises
A gift card is a pretty perfect present but kinda boring to wrap—and that’s where this graduation gift card idea comes in. It doesn’t take much to turn some mini cards, some gift cards and a few extra supplies into a mini mortarboard full of good wishes and money for necessities. Here’s how.
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- Cut a square from the navy or black card stock. It should be a little wider than the envelopes of your mini cards.
- Write a message to the grad in gold paint pen. Be sure to leave room in the middle for the tassel.
- Cut a length of gold cord about 5″ long.
- Now you’re going to make the tassel. Cut a 6–8″ strip of gold or kraft paper about 2″ wide, and use the scissors to cut fringe, as shown below.
- Put some glue on one end of the fringe, then roll it up around one end of the gold cord. Glue it closed.
Pro tips for personalizing your graduation gift card ideas
- If you want to buy just one card, use that envelope as a template and DIY some envelopes for the gift cards.
- You can also use full-size cards—just make the graduation cap top bigger.
- Open all of the envelopes. Use the craft glue (or just lick the envelopes) and attach each flap to the front of another envelope, as shown. All the open sides should face the same way.
- When you get to the last flap, glue it to the back of the mortarboard.
- Use the point on your scissors to poke a hole in the mortarboard, then insert the brad. Wrap the cord around the brad, tie a knot and snip the end.
Sign the card or cards, pop in the gift cards, fold them up accordion-style and your gift is complete.