Photo Graduation Invitations

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Making photo graduation invites is a breeze and as the saying goes “a picture speaks a thousand words”.

Browse the articles below if you'd like some hints, tips and ideas on how you can make your very own graduation invitations with photos. If however you’d rather leave it to the professionals then you’ll also find details of the best supplier of photo cards that I can find on the web.

I give you the complete how to make professional looking photo graduation invitations. The styles are great, Box Frames, Embossed Frame, Circular Borders, Circle Punch, Black and White, and also swap Color and Black and White. Each ot the graduation invitations styles can easily be used to make the accompanying Place Cards, Thank You Notes, Envelopes and Envelope Seals, Save the Date Card, Favor Tag, Party Hat and Game Certificate Awards.See further down the page for these great graduation invitations.

Some Great Photo Ideas

Photo Graduation Party Invitations with Clipart

Choose the best clipart and add borders to make excellent graduation invitations, personalized with a great photograph of the graduate. Simple to make, I give you all the instructions you need to make this an easy task. You will be really proud of the invitations.


Professional Photo Graduation Invitations

You may not have the time to make your own invitations. Indeed, you may just want someone to print them off for you with guaranteed quality.

Whatever the reason, professional invitations, are simple to order and will add a truly professional look and feel to our party invitations. I recommend I-print. After a lot of searching I feel they have the best team to get the job done! They will print invitations to your own fabulous design or you can use their designs.

The photo can be used also on t-shirts, mugs and many other great items. Check out their website.



Photo confetti

Imagine your photo graduation invitations with some confetti scattered inside with your very own photo on it. I simply love this idea! Even better why not include confetti photos of your graduate at various different milestones in their life. This accompanied by some plain confetti in accent colours of you choice can be really, really effective. Why stop there, you could even add some confetti with wording on it - "Congrads Julie!" They would also look smashing scattered on your table at the party as a table decoration – would certainly be a talking point. You could include them in your thankyou notes too. You could also stick them on your scrapbook or use them to personalize favors - the ideas are endless really. Click on Photo Confetti for even more ideas. – fantastic idea or what!!!

Homemade Photo Graduation Invitations

Duplicate Photos

This information is applicable if you’d like to use pre-printed glossy photos on your graduation photo invitations. The easiest way to replicate your photo is by having re-prints made from your negatives, memory card or CD. However if you don’t have any of these then fortunately there are other methods.

Take a Picture of a Picture - Simply place your photo on a flat surface or tape it to a wall in bright even light (daytime is best), then focus and snap!

Color Copy Machines - This is the least expensive option. I like to use acid-free, 28 pound or heavier smooth white paper. Color photocopying is great for changing the size of the image. You’ll find these machines in office supply stores. Please note that if you want to use a picture taken by a professional then you cannot take it to a copy store to be copied. They will reject it because they require a written waiver from the photographer. A 1976 law prohibits copying professionally created photographs. So simply call your photographer to obtain a one-time copy-right waiver for a small amount of money.

Scanning Photos - To scan your photos at home, use the TIFF file format for high-resolution images. The quality of your duplicate photos will depend on the quality of your scanner, scanning software, printer and photo paper you print on. If do-it-yourself scanning is not for you then a camera store can do this for you and put the images onto a CD. This option provides you with a digital image that can be printed directly onto your photo graduation invitations.

Photo Crafting Tools

Photo Cutting/Crafting Tools

• If you want to use glossy photos on your photo graduation invitations rather than printed versions then “photo fingerprint cleaner” is ideal for – you guessed it – removing fingerprints.


• A photo-safe wax pencil is great for tracing cutting lines onto photos.


• A fine-grained sandpaper nail file is great for smoothing cropped, curved photo edges.


• A craft knife, cutting mat and metal ruler are essential.

• Computer


• Printer


• Card


• Photo editing software

Here are some ideas with photographs that you could use on the front of your photo graduation invitations and all you have to do is attach some flat card with the printed invitation details on the back. These examples are extremely simple to make, they cost very little and are ideal for making in bulk. Think about mixing and matching some of the ideas. You’ll also find some other useful ideas on the “homemade invitations” pages on how to decorate the frame i.e. using flat backed jewels etc.

Box Frame Photo Graduation Invites
You can give this a shake
and the sequins, confetti,
beads or whatever shake around.
Click on the photo for detailed
instructions on how to make one of these fabulous photo graduation invitations.

Photo Graduation Party Invitation with Embossed Frames
Click on the picture to find
out how to do professional
looking embossing on frames of
your photo graduation invitations.

Photo Graduation Party Invites with Circular Borders
Extremely quick and easy to
do using varying sized circle
punches. Click on the image
for some detailed instruction
on how to make this photo
graduation invitations -
if you need any!

Another photo graduation card example using Circle Punches
Another effective photo
graduation invitations idea
using the circle punches.
This one takes a little
more time because of the
need to place all the circles.
Click on the image for some
more information.

Swap Color and Black and White Punched Shapes For a Photo Invitation Graduation This can make really effective
graduation invitations if you use colorful photos.

Frame a Color Photo with a Black and White Photo For Graduation Photo Invitations Add depth to your photo graduation invitations
cropping a frame out of a
black and white copy of the photo.

Photo Graduation Invitations - More Ideas

Have a think about the photo you would want to use. The photo you would normally want to see is a traditional graduation photo. The graduate with cap and gown on is a fitting tribute to their achievements. Another great way is to have a number of photos of the graduate through the years. Perhaps starting with their baby photo and using a few snapshots over the years up to graduation will let guests see the progress they have made and jut how they have grown.

You may of course want to have a photo that reflects the personality of the graduate or sets the theme for the party. A graduate with a beaming smile wearing a cap and gown is a good start. For example if you have a Luau theme then a graduate wearing a Hawaiian style shirt with a graduation cap on set against a palm tree or beach background would be good. Another example could be a superheroes party and you could have the graduate dressed in their superheroes costume plus graduation cap perhaps set against a city skyline. Kindergarten age kids can have their photo taken with the kindergarten mascot or their favorite soft toy. For example they could use their teddy bear which may be wearing a graduation cap. Use a photo which was taken with a celebrity. If you are also making a thank you card in which case you can use a photo of the graduate using the gift. You may even use a photo of the graduate‘s first day at work where they are using some of their gifts like a pen.

There are many possible ways of setting up the graduation photo for the photo graduation invitations. I hope you find the one that is best for you.

Photo Graduation Invitations - Projects

Alongside your photo graduation invitations, you can use the photos to create a huge number of great momentos of graduation and decorations for your party. Click here for great photo craft projects ideas.

Photo Graduation Invitations - Sharing

Once you have produced the graduation invitations you can inspire others by sharing the story behind the invitation, your best tips and techniques. You can also showcase your invitations and have your own web page hosted on our site. Please take a moment, click here and inspire other visitors.

You will feel very proud of yourself producing great quality photo graduation invitations. For many years to come I will remember these ones. Photo graduation invitations are a highly personalized way to celebrate!

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