It's graduation season and Design Team member Kate is here with a DIY decorated graduation cap tutorial. Follow along to create your DIY Graduation cap for a special graduate in your life (or pin this for later)!

DIY Decorated Graduation Cap Tutorial
All (adult) grad caps are pretty much the same size (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches). They usually are delivered to the students close to the date of graduation, but you can get the design ready weeks before and just attach it when the cap arrives.

Start with a piece of cardstock and trim to 9 1/2 inches square. Turn over the paper and create an "X" from corner to corner to determine the center. Cut a small circle from the center to fit over the center button of the cap (the tassel attaches to this button so it doesn't need to be perfect).
Most graduates have an idea of their theme or caption. You can use stickers, gems, specialty papers and even faux flowers/trinkets.

Now you just need to decorate the diamond cap. It is technically a square, but you want to orient it as a diamond since that is the way it will be worn. Make sure you do not cover the center hole with your design (you still need it to add the tassel).
For mine I used die cut Sunflowers and this fun sentiment.
After decoration, you want to attach the diamond to the cap with a strong adhesive. I used some hot glue.

There are so many fun design ideas out there, all it takes is some great cardstock and creativity to make your own decorated graduation cap!
Supplies:
- Encore Textured cardstock in Snowy White, Maize, Lemon Twist, Beehive, Succulent, Blue Jeans, Maple Syrup, and Brownie
- Flower die from HoneyBee Stamps
- Alphabet die from Provo Craft
Need some inspiration for your grad cap quote? Here's 40 graduation cap quote ideas...
- “Dream big. Work hard. Stay humble.”
- “The best is yet to come.”
- “She believed she could, so she did.”
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” — Henry David Thoreau
- “This is just the beginning.”
- “The future belongs to those who believe.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Make it happen.”
- “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.”
- “Opening a new chapter.”
- “Success is not final; failure is not fatal.” — Winston Churchill
- “And so it begins…”
- “On to the next chapter.”
- “Finally.”
- “Level unlocked.”
- “That's all folks.”
- “Next stop: the future.”
- “Watch me.”
- “Just getting started.”
- “Made it.”
- “One step closer.”
- “I came. I saw. I made it awkward.”
- “Hire me.”
- “Now hotter by one degree.” “
- Thanks Google.”
- “I’m 100% certain that I am 0% sure.”
- “Game of Loans begins.”
- “Too cool for school.”
- “Alexa, what’s next?”
- “Somehow I made it.”
- “Can I take a nap now?”
- “Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.”
- “Leave your mark.”
- “Chasing dreams.”
- “What feels like the end is often the beginning.”
- “Create the life you can’t wait to wake up to.”
- “Be the change.”
- “Find your purpose. Live it.”
- “Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
- “Your story is just beginning.”
- “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”
-Kate Deignan

Want more Graduation crafts? Check out this Slimline Money Holder Card!
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