Graduating Class of 2026

 

Hi y'all!  

It's amazing to say, but this year marks 50 years ago that I graduated from high school!  1976 was America's bicentennial year, and I remember feeling so proudly patriotic.  I hope that this class of 2026 who will graduate during America's 250 will be filled with pride and patriotism too.

I have been reminiscing about our graduation ceremony, how we all moved our tassels from right to left after receiving our diplomas, and then after all of the pomp and circumstance was over we joyfully tossed our mortarboards into the air!  All of that is what inspired today's project.       

Tim Holtz's Countdown is such a great diecut set for making grad cards and pairs so well with our graduation series, and this year it just made sense to add our flag as a backdrop for the numbers.    

I kept the inside simple with a few stamped stars and an absolutely perfect sentiment!  I still believe in dreaming big (American) dreams and diligently pursuing them!  One of our stamps says it perfectly:

Dream BIG!

Greet the future with anticipation.

Work hard.

Remember your roots, your manners and your way home!

God bless you, and God Bless America!

Stamp Simply

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Graduation Bundle TRIO
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - The Red, White & Blue Bundle
• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Patriotic Sentiments (stars)
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz - Countdown
• Craft Consortium Scorched Wood 6x6
• Copic markers
• various distress/oxide inks
• gold cord