Fall is a terrific time to get cozy around a warm fire and sip apple cider. And, if you’re lucky, it’s also a fantastic time to notice the subtle changes in nature, such as leaves changing color and drifting to the ground in crunchy, colorful piles! No matter where you might find yourself at this […]
Light up fall cards with Chibitronics and Magengo designs
Hi everyone, I’m so glad to be back here in Chibitronics blog to share with you two new fall cards featuring Chibitronics LED stickers and some of Magengo Designs stamps. These cards are so easy to create and it was so fun to create them and because of that I created two 🙂 Instead of […]
Playground Operatronics is Something to Sing About
Powered through an Infosys Foundation grant, geared toward bringing the Playground Opera program and Chibitronics’ circuit technologies together to support Title 1 schools in the United States, Chibitronics and Opera on Tap have combined forces to create Playground Operatronics, a music education and STEAM program for kids! In September 2022, Playground Opera teaching artists (TAs) […]
10 Ways to Use Magnets with Paper Circuits
Whether you are an educator, artist, or maker (or any combination of the three) magnets are one of the most useful supplies in a paper crafter’s toolbox! Adhesive backed sheet magnets, ceramic magnets, and rare earth (neodymium) magnets are all useful when creating paper circuits. Here are 10 of our favorite ways to use magnets with paper […]
Light Up Trick or Treat Card Creation
Welcome! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to have a spook-tacular time and create a fun light-up Halloween card! I begin by creating a circuit base for my card front panel and circuit. I create an actual card base to write to my recipient after my circuit is complete. I just make a base […]
Light Up a Dissolve Card with Chibitronics LED Stickers
In my latest tutorial, Dissolve Card: Light Up Picture Switcher, I’ll show you how to make a light-up version of a Victorian Era mechanism known as a dissolve, or dissolve card. This paper mechanics project combines a trick of the eye (and pictures that flip) with a little electronic trickery of our own — Circuit […]
Halloween light up card with Chibitronics and Magengo Designs
Hi everyone, I’m so so excited to share with you today a new Halloween light up card featuring some white LED stickers a long with Magengo designs stamps. I started to design a very simple circuit in my silhouette software to see where I exactly need my LED lights, then I sent the designed file […]
NEW PRODUCT: Craft with Light Kits!
We are excited to announce our new Craft with Light Kits designed just for crafters and makers! The kits come in White for white LEDs and Color for color LEDs. With this kit, we’ve put together all the basic materials you need to make fun paper circuit projects: 6 LED circuit stickers White kit: 6 […]
Pop Up Rainbow Card With a Sliding Switch
In my newest tutorial, Rainbow Pop Up Card, we’ll be exploring a couple of eye-popping paper circuit techniques that are as good as gold! In addition to showing you how to create an interactive rainbow card that pops up and lights up when it’s opened, you’ll learn about an innovative sliding switch mechanism that may […]
Night Owls Light Up Card
Hi everyone!! It’s Wei Wei here with this interactive card showcasing Chibitronics LED and Heffy Doodle Hootiful Clear Stamp Set. I started off creating the “interactive tree”. The supplies I used as the picture shown below. I prepared a sheet of paper and cut two slites and punched two holes. The “bowing piece” was the main mechanism […]
Blinking Carnival Lights Mini Slimline Card
Hi friends – Bri Firth here! Today, I am sharing a light-up card full of excitement. This carnival themed creation was created with the Fun Fair Limited Edition Kit from Sonoran Desert Crafts and light up components from Chibitronics. This interactive card features Effects Stickers, Sticker Lights, Copper Tape, and Conductive Fabric Patches from Chibitronics. […]
To the Moon and back with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hello everyone!! I’m Laura and I’m very excited to make my first post on the Chibitronics blog showing this interactive card with the “Chibitronics LED Stickers” that I hope will inspire you! If you want to know all the details, please keep reading 👇 For this card I chose the “Passionate penguins” stamps from Sunny […]