Graduation card

Colorful Assembly

$1.99 eCard

Inside message

Dear Doctor,
That hood clearly picked the wrong opponent. Congratulations on earning your doctorate—I admire your endurance and can’t wait to see what you do next.
With admiration,
Your Name

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About this card

Send this to the newly minted PhD who earned every late night and awkward coffee-fueled draft. It’s a warm, witty congratulations for a postgraduate milestone—someone close enough to admire and tease—captioned above the scene with the playful line “Some assembly required.” The front shows a joyful grad in a black gown tugging a bright magenta-and-teal hood over their head, mortarboard at their feet, and a domed campus building and flowering urns in the softened background.

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The illustration’s elegant, vintage-paper palette and hand-drawn flourishes make the humor feel celebratory rather than silly. Little butterflies and gold accents lift the mood, while the grad’s laughing expression and jaunty shoes give the card a personal, triumphant charm—a note that recognizes endurance and next steps with affection and a wink.