A special card for my oldest grandchild!!!! Where does the time go!! I watercoloured the candles onto a special paper and it took the colour very well. Not sure where it came from but it may have been packaging of some kind. I had saved it because it seem very similar to watercolour paper and it is "lost" in my craft room somewhere. I used a round brush and started with the candles. I went over them several times to get the depth of colour I wanted and then used a fine brush to sharpen the edges on the tops. I added yellow flames and then added clear glitter to them when they were dry!! A row of paper piercing on each side with my pattern tracing wheel. I chose the background paper and then the card colour. This is a large card. I trimmed a strip from this double sided paper and flipped it to the other side which was orange. I used tape to tape the ends back in place. I trimmed the stamped greeting, added paper piercing and then adhered it to the strip. I added two pewter eyelings and then tied some colourful fiber around the edge and to the front and a double knot. I slipped the candles under the strip and secured everything to each other. I added this large element to my card front. I really like the watercoloured candles and will make a better effort to find my watercolour paper for next time. Therese
