Hello and happy Wednesday! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to make a very simple light up lantern card.
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I began by stamping my two lantern images and my sentiment on my card front. To make it easier to design my circuit, I also stamped the 2 lanterns and the sentiment in soft ink for ease of placement of all my circuit elements on my card base.
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Next I mapped out my circuit across my card base. I used my stencil tool from the “Craft Effects and Stencil” set. I created 4 spots for our fun LED Light Stickers. I’m going to use pink, blue and green LED stickers from the “Light Sampler MegaPack”. This light sticker package has 6 different colored lights plus white LED stickers to use; Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Orange, Green and White.
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Then I laid down our “Copper Tape” along my negative lines of the circuit on the card base. Then I used two layers of foam tape and created a barrier for my sliding battery holder. The “T” shape of the battery holder allows for the holder to remain in the card without falling out.
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Next the “Copper Tape” was added to the positive lines of the circuit. To complete the circuit over top of the battery holder, I used a piece of “Pressure Sensitive Conductive Plastic” to fold over the stacked batteries. Yes, I used two batteries for this card. I also added the pink, green and 2 blue LED stickers to the circuit. To ensure my stickers have great contact with the “Copper Tape“, I add a few “Conductive Fabric Tape Patches” to the LED stickers on the right side.
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The above image shows the “Pressure Sensitive Conductive Plastic” closed over the battery area and already to place the front on the card base. I added a triple layer of foam tape all around the card edges including another layer of foam tape around the battery area.
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Here’s the final completed card! Very simple! Now… let’s light it up!
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There we go! One fabulous light up greeting card! And so easy to create!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you get crafty soon!