What is a graduation advice card set?
The graduation party table has three paper jobs, and this one page prints all three in a single run. The guest cards are what guests write on: each carries the graduate’s name and class year, a sentence starter to finish, three lines to write on, and a “Love,” line to sign. The table sign (half-letter, so it stands or props by the stack) tells guests what to do. The advice-jar label turns any jar or card box into the collection box. After the party, the stack of handwritten cards is the keepsake: advice from everyone who came, in their own handwriting.
The set is built for the host doing the printing (the parent, aunt or grandparent throwing the party) on a home printer, the day before. Nothing is designed in an account, nothing is emailed to you, and the guests’ handwriting is the whole point: the tool only personalizes and lays out.
How many cards and sheets do I print?
You set the guest count; the tool computes the run. Four cards print to a sheet on both A4 and US Letter, so the sheets are your guest count divided by four, rounded up, plus one page for the sign and one for the jar label:
| Guests | Cards | Sheets of cards | Pages in the PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | 30 | 8 | 11 |
| 60 | 60 | 15 | 18 |
First-hand print numbers (computed from the tool’s layout, October 2026): guest cards are 92.5 × 134 mm on A4 and 95.45 × 125.2 mm on US Letter, a quarter page each, four to a sheet in a 2 × 2 grid with 10 mm side margins and a 5 mm gap. The table sign is a true half-letter: 139.7 × 215.9 mm, cut out and propped or framed. The jar label is 100 × 60 mm; tape it to a mason jar or a card box. Every page carries a 1-inch check bar, and the last page is the plan with your sheet count printed on it.
What do the cards say?
Three packs of sentence starters, plus one blank variant. The starters are the fill-in phrases hosts already search for by name (be prepared to…, always keep…, hope you always…, don’t be afraid to…) because a sentence to finish gets a longer answer than a blank card and less “not sure what to write” from shy guests. The funny pack (the secret to life is…, never trust a…) loosens a table up; the future pack (in ten years you will…, be open to…) runs reflective. The starters cycle through the stack, so thirty cards never read as one phrase printed thirty times. The blank variant prints five plain write-in lines for guests who came with something to say.
Optional school-color accent: two color pickers tint the band, the stripe and the cut lines on every piece in the run. Leave them off and the set prints clean black on white.
How do you run the advice table?
Two ways, both computed the same. The stack: sign, card stack and pens in the middle of the gift table, jar or box beside them, and guests wander over, write, drop it in. The place setting: one card at every seat, pens down, cards collected to the jar during cake. The sign and the jar label print in the same run either way. One honest note from party experience: put the jar where the flow is, not where it should be. By the drinks or the door beats the far corner of the gift table.
How do I print them the right size?
- Download the PDF; it is built on your device, in your browser.
- In the print dialog, set scaling to 100 percent or actual size, never fit-to-page.
- Measure the black bar at the bottom of any page: exactly 1 inch / 2.54 cm. A short bar means the printer scaled the page; reprint before cutting.
- Cut the cards on their solid outlines. Scissors are fine; a trimmer is faster on a 30-card run.
What is out there, and what does this page add?
Honest limits: one serif style, no clip art, no per-word editing of the starters (pick a pack or go blank) and a 200-guest cap, because a 200-card run is already 50 sheets of paper. Guests’ advice stays handwritten; nothing here writes it for them, and nothing you type is uploaded anywhere. The wall decoration for the same party is a different maker: the photo timeline banner prints the kindergarten-to-12th photo line, and its guide walks the whole wall. More printed gifts from the same camera roll live on the photo gifts page, and the graduation memory book maker prints the class keepsake: a personalized cover for every child and the pages the kids fill in. All five graduation makers and both guides share one shelf: the graduation page.
Questions
How many graduation advice cards do I need to print?
One per guest who might write. Four cards print to a sheet, so the tool computes it for you: 30 guests is 30 cards on 8 sheets, 12 guests is 3 sheets, 60 guests is 15. Print a few spares; ink smudges and bold handwriting both happen.
What do guests write on graduation advice cards?
Advice for the graduate, in their own words. Each card carries a sentence to finish ("Be prepared to...", "Always keep...", "Hope you always...") with lines under it, and a "Love," line to sign. The blank variant prints plain write-in lines instead, for guests who would rather start from nothing.
What size are the cards, and will they print true to size?
Quarter-page cards: 92.5 × 134 mm on A4, 95.45 × 125.2 mm on US Letter, four to a sheet with solid cut lines. Print at 100 percent, not fit-to-page, and check the black bar at the bottom of every page: it must measure exactly 1 inch. The same run prints the half-letter table sign and the 100 × 60 mm jar label.
How do I set up the advice table at the party?
Print the table sign with the card stack beside it, plus pens, and the jar or box wearing its label: guests take a card, finish the sentence, and drop it in. Or put one card at every place setting instead; the sign and the jar still sit at the head table. The graduate reads the stack after the party.
Is anything uploaded from this page?
No. The names, the guest count and the PDF are all built inside your browser, and no request carries anything you typed. Your entries stay in this browser, so a reload or a later visit brings them back; nothing is uploaded. There is no account, no watermark, and no AI writing the advice (the guests write it; the tool only personalizes and lays out).