May
12

Dr. Seuss Quote – Graduation Gift

Dr. Seuss Quote Graduation Gift - cut out of vinyl and adhered to the glass in a photo frame.

 

My baby sister graduated from college this weekend!  Boy, does that make me feel old.  We had a great time celebrating with her and the past four years of her life at Penn State with friends and family.  I contributed some decorations for her graduation party (more on that later), but I wanted to share a Dr. Seuss Quote Graduation Gift that I made for her!

 

I used this image from the Silhouette store for the text, and this image for the flower border.  Then I cut and applied the vinyl to the glass of a photo frame using the same method that I described in this post (including a nifty trick on how to line up your vinyl lettering perfectly!).  Then I had to do some troubleshooting.  I wanted to use a piece of floral print scrapbook paper for the background, but it was distracting from the text and made it difficult to read…so I tried covering it with a piece of white tissue paper.

 

Dr. Seuss Quote Graduation Gift - cut out of vinyl and adhered to the glass in a photo frame.

 

It was better than before, but the text still didn’t pop the way I wanted it to, especially from farther away.  So I set about creating a “shadow outline” for the text.   I used the offset tool on the entire design to make the text a little bit fatter, mirrored the whole image, and then cut it out of black Silhouette brand vinyl.

 

Dr. Seuss Quote Graduation Gift - cut out of vinyl and adhered to the glass in a photo frame.

 

Then I adhered it to the back side of the glass, since my other vinyl lettering was already on the front – that made the text appear to have a thin black outline, which is exactly what I needed to get it to stand out from the background!

 

Dr. Seuss Quote Graduation Gift - cut out of vinyl and adhered to the glass in a photo frame.

It was a beautiful addition to the decor at the graduation party, and my sister loved it.  I know it’s true for her, too – she can go any direction she chooses!!

 

Dr. Seuss Quote Graduation Gift - cut out of vinyl and adhered to the glass in a photo frame.

 

See more details from her graduation party here!

 

Grad party tip - add an unexpected color to make it unique. This party was for Penn State blue & white, with accents of coral.

 

Well folks, it’s the second Monday of the month, you know what that means…

 

The Silhouette Challenge Facebook Group

…it means the inspiration doesn’t stop there!  This month’s theme is FLOWERS…so prepare to be amazed at all of the different kinds of flower projects you can make with your Silhouette!

 

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If you don’t have time to make it through all these fabulous projects now, be sure to pin it and come back later!

 

I hope you’ve been inspired!

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33 Responses to Dr. Seuss Quote – Graduation Gift

  10. What a great gift! I love the use of tissue paper. It makes me think of making a layer transparent in a graphics program! Great trick! And I’m super impressed with your ability to add that black offset!

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  14. I received that Dr. Seuss book for my high school graduation and it was the most meaningful gift I got! I love the life lessons learned from that book! Pinning this to my gift board!

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    • Thanks! I work best under pressure, haha. It was a great party with good friends and family, a great day to celebrate my sister!

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  20. Great quote!! I love that book. I have purchased it for my girls to have their teachers sign it every year. Hopefully I can give it to them when they graduate! Happy Wednesday!

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  25. My nephew is graduation high school this year (sniff sniff) and I would love to help send him off with some inspiration like this. Thanks for the great idea and for linking up at Project Inspire{d}! Will be featuring you tonight (Monday 5/19), hope you will link up again!

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