Make a Mother’s Day Card (with Chibitronics LED Stickers)

Brighten Mom’s Day

Mother’s Day is just around the corner (Sunday, May 11), which means that it’s time to starting thinking about how you might help brighten your Mom’s day.

If you are looking for a way to tell your mom how much you love and appreciate her, this card project might be just the thing to help you get started!.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to create a light-up Mother’s Day Card that glows with gratitude! You can print it out in color, or add your own creative touch by coloring your own!

Tools & Supplies

Note: A Craft with Light Kit (Color) contains all of the electronics supplies needed for this project.

• Mother’s Day Card & Circuit Template (printed on white cardstock)
  The top half has two card fronts to choose from: a colored version and one you can color yourself. The bottom half, with the circuit diagram, folds in half)
• Two Chibitronics LED Stickers (I used pink and orange)
• Conductive Fabric Tape
• 3V Battery
• Scissors
• Foam Tape
• (Optional) Art supplies to personalize the uncolored card front
• (Optional) Hole punch
• (Optional) Glue Stick
• (Optional) Vellum or tissue paper to diffuse the light

Directions

1. Download and print the Mother’s Day Card & Circuit Template onto white cardstock.
2. Use scissors to cut off the bottom half (which will fold in half to create the card base).
3. Separate the card fronts and choose the one you prefer (colored or DIY). If opting for the DIY card front, use art supplies of your choice to add color.
4. Stick conductive tape over the blue line on the Circuit Template to create the negative trace.
5. Create a tape ball to adhere the battery over the round footprint (negative side down).
6. Stick conductive tape over the pink lines to create the positive traces and be sure to leave a gap for the switch.
7. Apply LED Stickers.
8. Test the circuit with a scrap of Conductive Fabric Tape, by temporarily pressing it over the switch gap.
9. Flip the card front over and add a couple pieces of Conductive Fabric Tape to the back left corner (behind the leafy branch labeled “push”) to close the gap in the circuit when the card front is applied.
10. Add foam tape around the edge of the card to hold the card front in place.
11. (Optional) Punch holes for the LEDs to shine through.
12. (Optional) Glue vellum or tissue paper behind the holes.
13. Adhere the card front on top of the circuit.