Tea Light Gift Card Tutorial

Good Evening everyone.

This is my first post on behalf of a group I am a DT member for on Facebook called 'The Friendly Crafters'.

I have been tasked with making a tutorial for an A5 Tea Light Gift Card. This is my adaption on a tutorial I found a few years ago HERE. I made this one and decided I wanted it bigger so changed the sizes and came up with the A5 size that holds 12 tea light candles instead of just 6 in the original.

This will be a long post with lots of pictures, but if you have any questions about this project then do feel free to contact me either on facebook or via my e-mail mazza.1979@hotmail.com.

Tools needed:

1 sheet of A3 card 

1 sheet of A4

alternatively

3 sheets of A4

scoring board or ruler and pencil

backing papers

toppers

sentiments

embellishments

Step 1A

I originally made this from 3 pieces of A4 card stock so that you didn't need any specialist sized card but if you have A3 then you can use that and you will need to trim it down to 8.2 inch tall by 13 inch wide.

You will need to score at 6" then again at 7" this makes you 'card' (you will need to skip to step 2 to continue)

Step 1B

If you are making this from A4 card however, you will need to do the following

 Cut 2 pieces of cardstock to 7" wide and leave the height (should measure 8.2 standard A4 card, do not discard the pieces you have trimmed off we will use it later on)

Score at 6" on both pieces, as shown above

Now you will need to attach these 2 pieces of card together to make your 'card' base. see above picture, you need to glue the 2, 1" flaps together.

Step 2

Now we move onto the box again you will need 1 sheet of A4. Cut it to 10.2" wide leaving the height (8.2")

• You will then need to score on the shortest side (longest side butted up against your score board) and score at 7/8" then again at 1 6/8" turn paper 180 degrees so the score line you have just done are now on your right and score at 5/8" and then at 1 3/8" 

• Now score along the longest side at 7/8" and 1 6/8" flip the card 180 degrees and score at 7/8" and again at 1 6/8" - should look like below pic

Step 3

 Now you need to trim the edges to create the box shape I have shaded the areas in the below pic so you can see where to cut

  Once you have cut the shaded areas off it should look like the below pic

Step 4

 You will need to then attach all your backing papers so that its completely covered for when you start to assemble your box.

Use a nestie or anything you have to create an aperture on the front of your box then attach acetate to create the window - as shown below

Step 5

 
Once you acetate is in place you can assemble your box, you will notice there is no back to it.

using one of the pieces of card we cut off our card base earlier we will create a 'back' for our box. You will need to trim it down so that it fits the back of the box (this does not have to be exact so just do it by eye)

Once you have your card trimmed down then add glue along the 2 sides and the bottom and slide into the back of the box as shown.  

A trick I learnt after making a mistake with this is you will need to attach ribbon around your box so that it holds the flap at the top closed keeping your candles safely inside. Do this before you stick it down to the card base. It just means the recipient can access the box easily without having to rip it open and ruin the card in the process.

Step 6

 Now its time to decorate your gift card.

You can decorate your card anyway you like I have made these for xmas gifts, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter and New Baby.

 I create a pocket on the inside of the card with a tag so that you can write on the tag but it is entirely up to you how you finish off your very own creation, have fun with it.

  If you wish to add ribbon to fasten the gift card as I have then please remember to stick your ribbon down before you stick any backing paper on (believe me I found that out the hard way more than once lol)  

Rather than bombard you with any more photo's I have created a link so you can view more finished examples HERE.

I hope this is clear and I would love to see your very own take on this. Remember the box doesn't only have to hold candles so have a play about and do come and share your creations with us over on our Facebook group 'The Friendly Crafters'

Hugs

Marie

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Challenge #10 over at Crafty Emblies

Good Afternoon everyone,

Well its that time again for a new challenge over at Crafty Emblies challenge blog. This month and from now on the theme is Anything Goes so if your a Paper crafter like me or you love Altered Art then please do come along and join in.

There are some fabulous DT peices this month and I do urge you to go take a look as they are so diverse and show just how well the lovely wooden emblies made by Judie and Pete will go with anything you make.

Now here's my DT project this month. I have chossen to make a scrapbook page this time around to show that your not limited to what you can do with these emblies

I have stamped onto the heart emblies with just normal pigment ink so no special tools needed.

I just love how this turned out my little poser in all her glory lol.

The papers used are from My Minds Eye 'love me' collection.

Thank you for stopping by, I have put a link at the top for you to go visit the blog and if you go by today please not there is a special offer of 25% off all orders until tonight

Hugs

Marie

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Once Upon A Time embossing board

Evening all,

I have just finished a new card for a Christening (had lots of these to make lately) again it is a non religious Christening card. I have used my new Once Upon A Time embossing board by the glitter girls. I have the original bookatrix board (the only other glitter girls board i own) and I love it so when I saw this new one I just had to have it.

I apologise the image is a bit dark.

I have used Centura pearl snow white card for the card base and also for the white layers as i think it shows the embossed detail brilliantly. The pink is co'ordinations.

The image is from Pink Gem Designs and its called sitting Chloe (I think).

The roses are from my stash and I have used a couple of wooden emblishments from Crafty Emblies, 1 for the image so she looks like she is sitting on a branch and the others just to give the finishing touches to my roses.

I would like to enter this into the challenge over at

 Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Marie

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Bamboo

Afternoon folks,

I thought id share this Bamboo card I made a few weeks ago when I got the Party Paws blockbuster from Crafters Companion. I have used the large decoupage card and rather than having it as a stand alone card I have stuck it to the front of an 8x8 card. 

I used Do Crafts Digital Designer to make the backing paper by using the image off the new digi kits cd rom they have released. I dont have Serif software yet so have been unable to use all the images but thats on my wish list.

Thanks for popping by

Hugs

Marie

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2 Non religious Christening cards

Afternoon folks, I have 2 non religious chrisenting cards to share with you today. After posting the 1 i did last week I was asked to make a larger version with a me To You teddy image.

This is what I came up with

I have used Do Crafts digital designer to create the decoupage of the Me To You image also from the do crafts cd rom.  I used my Sillhuette to create the circle and scalloped circle then just attached strips of ribbon from my stash. I have used Crafty Emblies wooden buttons with just a bit of ink to soften the edges and I have tied some twine through them.

The same customer asked me to make another Me To You christening card but only a 8x8 card this time

Again I used digital designer to make the pirimage image and the sentiment for the front and the insert. I added some handmade flowers made using the Cherry Lynn medium and small rose dies. The pink backing paper is Co'ordinations tillie dot and the pattern papers is from a 6x6 My Minds Eye spring papers collection.

Thanks for stopping by

hugs

Marie

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Non religious Christening card

Good Afternoon everyone,

I made a Christening card for my friends little girl but as she is not being Christened Catholic I didnt want to make it religious. This is what I came up with.

I have used Pink Gems baby girl decoupage and backing papers. I just cut strips of ribbon and attached them to the back of the scalloped circle to create the ribbon rosette. I have used this technique before and I always love how it turns out it makes the cards so special I think, I hope you agree.

I would like to enter this into the challenge over at Pink Gems challenge blog - make it cute

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Marie

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DT card for Crafty Emblies - Anything goes challenge

Good evening and Happy Easter

It is currently the Mid way point in our challenge over at Crafty Emblies and this months challenge as with all our challenge from now on our 'Anything Goes'.

I love using these gorgeous wooden emblies on my projects and this card just shows how easy and verstile they really are.

 

I have used a Forever Friends image from the Do Crafts celebration disc and made my own digitage

The backing paper is from the Boofle CD rom and I created the sentiment using Digital designer aswell.

And to finish off this card for my aunt I have used the gorgeous 1# butterfly and some of the equally fab wooden buttons from Crafty Emblies

 

 

All I have done to the buttons is thread some twine through the holes and tied a simple bow but am sure you will agree wether you leave these emblishments as they come or ink them like I have the butterfly they look fab.

You still have plenty of time to join us over at the challenge so please do come and share your creations with us.

Hugs

Marie

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