I helped my friend Karla make this for her Aunt's upcoming 100th BD. These accordion cards are always a big hit and seem perfect for milestone birthday celebrations. I'm never going back to making the candles from DSP or CS... it's Washi Tape here on after!
-- Make 19 'panels': US Vanilla CS cut to 4 1/4" x 11"; score all at 5 1/2" (set 9 of the panels aside for later step).
-- Apply strips of washi tape to the 10 panels to represent candles, fold the bottom end of the washi tape around the bottom edge and adhere to the back for the 'cleanest' finish; I like 5 'candles' per 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" section. All those 'candle feet' will be covered up when the back panels are added. Be sure to leave enough room for your candle flames on top of the candles.
-- After all the washi tape candles are in place, stamp the candle flames. I used 2 pieces from the "Build a Blossom" set for the flames; a larger petal stamped in Saffron and a smaller petal-element in ... Dijon, I think.
-- After all the flames are stamped, assemble all the panels together to form 1 continuous length. I added a link to instructions I wrote a long time ago on how to assemble these.
-- After you have 1 continuous lengthy assembly, sponge in the cake along the bottom of the assembled panels so the candles are IN the cake.
-- Adhere your Card Front; and add a piece of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" CS to the outside back of the card to cover any exposed 'candle feet'. (See those really thin pieces of vertical white CS on the card front, separating the Lucky Limeade from the Wisteria? ... Those were adhered after running the strips through a Xyron Sticker Maker. No messy glue oozing out).
-- OOPS! I see I forgot to go back and draw in the wicks of the candles with a black gel pen... shhh, don't tell!
Stamps: Local King Rubber 'Spring Day'; SU 'Build a Blossom'; SU 'Itty Bitty Banners'
Paper: SU US Vanilla; SU Lucky Limeade; SU Wisteria
Paper Size: Finished card: 4/1/4" x 5 1/2" (and requires a box, too thin for an envelope)
Ink: SU Wisteria; SU Delightful Dijon; SU Lucky Limeade
Accessories: MISTI & Brayer (for Card Front); Finger Dauber; Paper Cutter; Scor Board; Paper Cutter; Dimensionals (for the bitty banner); Xyron Sticker maker (for those very slim pieces of Vanilla CS on the card front); ATG; Washi Tape; Bone Folder