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Candle Birthday Card


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December 6, 2018

Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - finished cardA quick last minute birthday card can easily be achieved with any old magazine or catalog, some twine, glue or tape, and stickers!

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Total Time: 15-20 minutes

Yield: 1 card

Supplies:

  • cardstock paper/card 8.5" x 5.5"
  • magazine
  • twine
  • tape
  • gluestick
  • stickers
  • skewer
Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - supplies
 

Steps:

  1. Browse a magazine or catalog and clip a page that has a nice pattern or print.
  2. Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - find a page with a nice print
     
  3. Cut and salvage pieces of the catalog. Then you only need a square about 2.5" x 2.5" to create the paper candle.
  4. Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - cut out pieces of your choice
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - cut into 2.5 x 2.5" squares
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - paper squares for the candles
     
  5. Cut a piece of twine as the candle string effect. Flip the square pieces (pattern side down) and tape the twine to the back side.
  6. Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - cut pieces of twine
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - turn squares over, wrong side up
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - tape the twine to the square
     
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  7. Using a skewer or thin pen/pencil, roll the paper up to form the candle. Repeat until you have enough candles. This card is for my friend who turned 30, but with just "3" candles.
  8. Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - use a skewer to help roll up the paper to create the candle
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - finished candle
     
  9. Secure rolled candles with tape and tape the candles together.
  10. Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - three candles, tape together and then tape to the card front
     
  11. Finishing touches include adding stickers and writing any message you would like. I wrote "Make a Wish" and inside I wrote my card to my friend. You can decorate your card however you would like. Tape the candles to the front of the card above your message.
  12. Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - use alphabet stickers to write message
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - stickers spelling "make"
     
    Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - all stickers applied
     
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 239 Posts
March 23, 2017

No-one would fail to be impressed by this hand made birthday card. It is surprisingly easy to make using fancy sticking tape for the candles.

Candle Birthday Card - finished card

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