At Home with Bounty

There are many types of graduation crafts to make for the high school graduate. Personalized stationary makes a thoughtful gift to give to the teenage graduate who will be going away for college. Even nowadays when communication is mostly done by texting and email, people still appreciate good old snail mail. Personalized stationary will encourage teen graduates that it is nice to keep in touch the old-fashioned way. Adult supervision required.

What You'll Need:

• A box of plain notecards and envelopes
• Alphabet stamps (rubber or acrylic)
• Stamps, other designs and sentiments (rubber or acrylic)
• A black ink pad (pigment or chalk ink)
• Colored ink pads (pigment or chalk ink)
• Bounty paper towels (for cleanup)

Instructions:

1. This stationary can be made using various techniques of stamping. However, you don't need to be a stamping expert to create stationary that is personal and beautiful. You can use some alphabet stamps to spell out the graduate's name on the front of the card and leave the inside blank. Alphabet stamps come in a variety of fonts; there are styles to suit everyone's tastes. If you don't know the graduate very well, stamping their name is the way to go.
2. If you know the graduate well and have stamps in your collection to suit their interests (flowers, animals, hobby stamps, etc.), then you can go the extra mile and use these types of stamps to create stationary that is even more personalized, whether their style is whimsical or sophisticated. You could stamp the images in their favorite color for an entirely different look.
3. When it comes to these types of graduation crafts, the possibilities are really quite endless. Whether you are a beginning stamper or have a ton of experience already under your belt, it is possible to create personalized stationary that the graduate will love.