"Make a Wish" Candle Birthday Card

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

Total Time: 15-20 minutes

Yield: 1 card

Supplies:

cardstock paper/card 8.5" x 5.5"
magazine
twine
tape
gluestick
stickers
skewer

Steps:

Browse a magazine or catalog and clip a page that has a nice pattern or print.

Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - find a page with a nice print

Cut and salvage pieces of the catalog. Then you only need a square about 2.5" x 2.5" to create the paper candle.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Secure rolled candles with tape and tape the candles together.

Make a Wish Candle Birthday Card - three candles, tape together and then tape to the card front

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.