Tealight candle card

When you want to give something that is a little more than just a card then this is one idea you may want to try.

The tealight candle card is very easy to do and the tealights used are cheap to buy.

The ones used in this card smell of lavender and so those are the flowers that I have added to the front of the card

Cut your card down to 9" x 12" and across the top and bottom of the long sides measure in 3/4"

I would advise you to make a template as a practice run first and then keep this to one side for future reference.

You can make all the marks and measurements on this first to get the idea of what to do, before you start on your good stuff. 

With the good side of the card face down, from the left hand, short edge start your measurements.

Measure and score at 1/2" ... 1 1/4"... 2 3/4"... 3 1/2"

From the line at 3 1/2" measure again at 5" and score and fold inwards.

Remove the the 3/4" strips from the top and bottom of the card, from the 3 1/2" mark to the right hand edge.

Your card should now look like the one in the photograph. 

On each of the scored and folded lines cut down to the 3/4" mark and take a small triangle out of each side as shown.

This makes it easier for the box tabs to close inwards.

You should now be able to see clearly how the card will close to form the channel for the tealights. 

The next part is to measure again from the left side of the card, between the second and third score lines.

Mark the card at 1 1/2" and 2 1/2" and about 1/2" from the 3/4 score line at each end.

The hatched marks show you which part you will need to remove and this is where you will add the acetate to make the window for your tealight candle card.

You should now have a window that is about one inch wide in the centre of the channel......Yes? Oh good!!! 

Add a strong, thin double side tape around the opening, on the wrong side, and fix the acetate into the aperture, so that it is inside the channel for the tea lights.

On the good side of the last strip add some wet glue. This will be folded inwards to close the channel. 

Now carefully fold this channel in and glue it in place making sure that you don't glue the open edge of what will be the card as well. 

Add the tealights to the channel and fold each end closed and glue in place with a little wet glue.

Now comes the fun part where you can decorate the card up to suit the recipient.

Mine are all for female friends and so I have made them as pretty as I can. And the beautiful aroma from this card is lavender and vanilla.

Mmm Mmmmmm !!!

I hope you have fun making your own Tealight candle card and that 

your friends will be delighted with their gifts. xxox