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How to Use Free Graduation Clipart to Create Graduation Stationery

Graduation stationery, such as it might be sold at Target for example, is expensive! Of course, when you take a very close look at what is offered, it does not take long to note that with a bit of finesse, some creativity, and of course various readily available–free–graduation clipart from the Internet, you can create your very own graduation stationery for a fraction of the cost!

The Background

The background of your graduation stationery matters! Dispense with the boring white of everyday printer paper and instead opt for vellum colored paper. If this is not exactly what you are looking for, why not go with a graduation background–such as they are available from Hellas Multimedia–that not only mimics the yellow vellum but even features a whimsical Snoopy in the upper left hand corner?

The Graduation Invitations Graduation Party website also features a number of great and easy to use graduation clipart for making your very own graduation stationery from your printer, and best of all: this site includes copious instructions on how to make these images fit your sizing needs and also provide the appearance you are looking for.

The Images

Once you have decided on the background for your graduation stationery, you are ready to give your imagination free reign! Perhaps the one and only guidelines to remember is simply to stay within the theme and the appearance you are seeking to convey.

Graduation clipart images for a kindergarten graduation will be entirely different from those you would use for the graduation of an older student, such as mom or grandpa, who put family and other obligations before her or his need to achieve that coveted diploma!

Not to be missed, ethnic graduation clipart is also available for free online. Visit the ABKL Designs site for some cute images of ethnically themed graduates.

In addition, make your use of clipart match your use of backgrounds or borders, to keep a congruent appearance of your graduation stationery.

The Saying

With the background determined and a collection of graduation clipart downloaded, it is now time to decide on the wording of the graduation stationery. Depending on the amount of space you are working with, you have the option of including little and also more extensive quotes.

Check out this freely available collection of sayings, many of which will be wonderful for your special occasion! Once again, keep it appropriate for the occasion–a kindergarten graduation requires different wording than junior high school graduation stationery or the invites for your college commencement exercises!

The Information

Remember that in addition to awesome graduation clipart, your graduation stationery needs to contain the pertinent facts of the occasion; be sure to include the name of the school from which the graduate will receive the diploma, the time and date of the occasion, and of course also the location. To be extra helpful, turn over the invitation and feed it through the printer again to place a map of the locale onto the back of the invite. Your guests will love you for it!

For some help with wording to place on the graduation stationery and still sticking to the predetermined space open, visit the Graduation Invitations Graduation Party website one more time!