| When is graduation month for your students? | | | | barbecue to celebrate your graduation, without the |
| Growing up in Scotland, I always thought of July as | | | | cap, gown and scroll/diploma, it may not be quite so |
| being graduation month. But then UK people use | | | | obvious that it's a graduation celebration. If that's your |
| "graduation" to refer only to being awarded a | | | | case, you may want to either use graduation papers |
| University Degree. Then I discovered High School | | | | for the background or add graduation embellishments |
| graduation was a big thing in the United States and | | | | to your layout to re-enforce the theme. |
| that happens around the end of May each year. | | | | Your local scrapbook store will have a selection of |
| Thankfully, with the advent of the internet and online | | | | graduation embellishments you can add to regular |
| shopping you can buy graduation scrapbooking | | | | scrapbook papers that will do the trick. You can also |
| supplies all year round. And it's just as well, for did you | | | | shop online at various stores such as Jo-Ann.com, or |
| know graduations do not only take place in the spring? | | | | at the ScrapGirls store. |
| Here in the UK, the government policy is to have fifty | | | | The folks at HOTP have two series for those under |
| percent of school kids going to university, so we have | | | | pressure: "Almost Done" and "Busy Scrapper's |
| graduation ceremonies all year round - it's the only | | | | Solutions", as well as a large selection of paper books. |
| way you fit so many in! | | | | Have a look and see if one of their styles will work for |
| While searching the internet recently, I discovered that | | | | your graduation photos. |
| in the southern hemisphere you have winter | | | | Even although there isn't a graduation theme in their |
| graduations in July! Now that's confusing! Being a | | | | papers, HOTP have cute graduation Brad Buddies that |
| northern hemisphere girl, the idea of July being winter | | | | will enhance your theme. |
| and Christmas being summer, well I'm confused | | | | Die Cuts with a View has a "Scrapbook Kit In A |
| enough as it is! (It would be interesting to hear where | | | | Stack" available in 8"x8" - which almost counts as a |
| you are reading this and when graduation is in your | | | | mini album. ("Scrapbook Kit In A Stack" 12"X12" is also |
| country.) | | | | available.) The stack includes 24 coordinating patterned |
| So, whenever your students are graduating, what | | | | papers, 24 sheets of cardstock, 505 stickers and 32 |
| graduation scrapbooking products do you need? At | | | | vellum quotes - so you'll have enough left over to mark |
| some point after the event you may be looking for | | | | your next child's graduation, too! |
| graduation scrapbook supplies. What is available, and | | | | Are you in a hurry with no time to wait for the mail |
| do you need special scrapbooking products? | | | | man? |
| No, you don't have to splash out on special graduation | | | | Then check out digital scrapbook products you can |
| papers. For most layouts, the graduation scrapbook | | | | buy and download immediately. Remember you can |
| theme will be defined by the photographs you include. | | | | print the digital files if doing a paper layout. |
| Having said that, if you go to the beach for a | | | | |