Modern, Colorful Graduation Announcements with Abstract Confetti

It's fun to tell you about this next design in a growing series of fun, whimsical digital art designs.

As of today, this collection includes items largely focused on the needs of the graduate. My original artwork, around which the suite was created, is so very colorful, highly textured, and completely different from what anyone used back when I sent out graduation announcements for my own celebratory milestones.

I like this graphic so much I left the door open to creating other types of invitations and accessories with it, too. There are also non-event-related designs. We'll come back to those other items.

Among the items I've designed for this set are:

  • Graduation Announcements,

  • Party Invitations

  • Announcements AND Invitations (one on one side, one on the other,)

  • Stickers,

  • Lined Envelopes,

  • Save the Date Cards,

  • Thank You Cards,

  • Napkins,

  • Paper Plates,

  • Several Styles of US Postage Stamps,

  • And "Advice for the Graduate" Cards

Several of the above are available with multiple variants. (There are so many ways you can present information over top of a static image. Especially when the image is a fun, colorful piece of abstract art that has a whimsical, celebratory feel. For items needing a space holder photo which can be replaced with your graduation portrait (or, let's face it: these days you may love one of your fun casual snaps as much as a professionally-shot image,) I chose an open-source image by Larisa Birta, a Romanian photographer who creates stunning imagery. You should check her out here.

Buy This Pattern On More Than Invitations

Now. About the confetti design. Remember I told you I enjoyed it so much that I've also set up Zazzle designs so you can get this colorful confetti artwork printed on many other things? Well how about these items:leggings, hip flasks, phone cases in several styles, mugs, clocks, bluetooth speakers, note cards, post cards, luggage tags, water bottles - in more than one style - and business cards, too! Not to mention a cool zipper clutch pouch, bottle openers, bandanas and a mouse pad!

Whatever your preference, if you're looking for unique invitations and gifts that feature a colorful abstract pattern, this is a set I invite you to check out because it just may be the one you want.

Customization Available

It's been mentioned elsewhere on this site but I want to reiterate here: if you like this pattern but know of a different kind of offering from Zazzle and you don't see it in this collection: do not hesitate to ask me. Likewise if you see a product - say one of the phone cases - but you'd really like to have a personalized option and don't want to do the work yourself, I'm more than happy to set you up a new version with a field in place for you to type your name or message.  Want to get this design for a birthday party invitation before I get some of those designed? Say the word. The versatility and options are unparalleled and I would be thrilled and honored to help you achieve the look you are seeking.

Unique, Artsy Graduation Set: a Design You've Seen Before

There's a lot of comfort in following the trends to a T and it's fascinating to watch how technology has changed "the lowly graduation announcement" since I ordered my own. That was a few years back and we had one option. Now there is no limit to the options from which we can choose. You can look at that as daunting or exciting. I see both sides and would likely react with equal scoops of both.

I decided to create a set of graduation-themed cards and items using one of the earliest pieces of digital art I designed when I first started dabbling in print on demand last year. The piece is called "Poet's Fancy" and I wrote quite a lot about it over here on my main website.

As of this writing, the collection has only 6 things:

  1. An announcement card
  2. Two 5x7 party invitations, one with a photo and one without,
  3. A party invitation post card,
  4. And two thank you cards.

Each of these features my red/teal/gold grungy art piece as a background, a primarily-white overlay with black borders, and a modern script font I love using for a primary phrase. All other text fields are editable by the graduate and can say anything you wish. You can even move all the parts around and make these invitations your own.

By the time this launches I'll probably have more items in the set. If so, they'll likely include one or more of the following:

  • envelopes lined with the colorful artwork (which, incidentally, you can change to your own artwork, should you be so inclined,
  • a coaster or 3 to use for your party or other event warranting a memento,
  • a button or some buttons,
  • maybe a magnet - Save the Date or otherwise,
  • Aah! I need a Save the Date card and postcard too, don't I?
  • Some US Postage Stamps (a couple of those have been designed and submitted for approval already,)
  • and maybe a coozie, luggage tag, mousepad, phone case(s) and tote bag. And return address labels. Probably a mug.

As always, if you should find your way to this page and want to make a special request (whether you need this design actually available on a ping pong paddle for the graduate, a travel mug, or a spiral notebook journal,) please don't hesitate to reach out and let me know!