Hexagonal Pop Up Graduation Card

This second graduation card was created for the daughter of a very dear friend who graduated this year with her Degree in Education. Our friend had mentioned a while ago that her daughter was a fan of Hello Kitty, so I couldn't resist using Graduate Hello Kitty on her card.

I wanted to make a card that was BIG and FUN so I chose to use the Hexagonal Pop Up style card.I used the Hexagon Pop Up Card cut file I got from the Lori Whitlock shop as my base template,  enlarged it, and added my own embellishments.

Paper pieced Graduate Hello Kitty cutting file comes from the old Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge. I dressed her in the green academic regalia typical of  University of Hawaii graduates and gave her a light blue tassel for her degree from the School of Education. Star border cut from glitter cardstock was created in Make the Cut; and the "Way to Go" sentiment was die cut from Karen Burniston's word die - Congrats set.

On the backside I used a photo from graduation day and added a plumeria border print and cut that I had picked up from Island Digital Imagers on Etsy. "Congrats" is also from the same Karen Burniston word die set was cut from glitter and silver foil cardstocks and glued together a teensy bit  offset for a shadowed effect.

I absolutely love how this big 3 dimensional card folds down flat to easily fit into an envelope. I added our personal message to a panel that is seen right away as the card is pulled out of it's envelope but ends up being on the bottom of the hexagonal base when the card is fully opened.

Here's the gift card holder I included together with the graduation card. Kept it simple with a paper pieced diploma and mortarboard cap; both cut using old Quickutz dies. I used an Elizabeth Craft Designs word die to cut "Congratulations" from glitter and silver foil cardstocks.