Hi, crafty friends! Daytime is getting shorter day by day.We feel the sound of the coming holiday season.So I have a Halloween card for you today. When you open this card, the critters pop up! Jack O Lanterns are glowing. Have a shivery shakey Halloween! 1. The Mechanism of Pop-Up I use an interactive die, […]
Light Up Haunted Portraits featuring Chibitronics
Hi everyone! I’m Allison Cope and today I’m sharing a light up haunted card featuring our Orange LED Light Stickers! I began today’s creation by designing the scene using digital stamps, from Sweet November Stamps. I printed off two copies; one for the colored top panel and one for designing my internal circuit. For the […]
Guest Post: Bringing Chibitronics to Vietnam
An Inspiring Goal In April of this year, Cath, a high school junior at CATS Academy Boston, who is the president of her school’s STEAM club (instructed by Mrs. Eileen McMahon), reached out to tell us about an inspiring summer project that she and a group of her peers was involved in planning. When describing […]
Spooky Spider Dissolve Card Featuring White Blink Animating LED Stickers
In my latest tutorial, featuring our new White Blink Animating LED stickers, I’ll show you how to make a mechanical card that reveals a spooky, blinking spider whenever you move a lever. Hidden inside of this surprising card, you’ll find a pair of hinged doors with a clear acetate lever that controls their diagonal movement. […]
How to make light up plumeria card with animating LED. (And relaxation room card)
Hi, crafty friends! This is Eiko. Finally, our new animating LED is now available for sale! Chibitronics released three new animating LEDs. Gem-shaped blink type, Heart-shaped fade type, and Flower-shaped rainbow fade type. So today I make light up plumeria card using Chibitronics new animating LED and Altenew stamps and dies. When you pull the […]
NEW Animating LED Stickers Now Available!
Our new animating LED stickers are now available in convenient packs of 6 or 24 with the following animation options: You can find instructions, printable templates, inspiration, and more HERE!
Fiery Vampire Eyes Featuring Animating Light Stickers
Howdy all! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to make a fun Halloween card where our little Vampire’s eyes glow red! I began today’s card by creating my scene using a few fun Halloween stamp sets from Sweet November Stamps. I created by scene and then colored everything in with Copic Markers. If you’d […]
Bright Halloween Ideas: Using Chibitronics LED Stickers to Create Glowing Jack-O-Lantern Crafts
While it might not feel like fall yet where you are (it’s 90° F today!), autumn crafts and decor are already on store shelves. Personally, I love planning ahead and thinking about the crafts I’ll make, the recipes I’ll cook, and the movies I’ll watch when the season changes. Last year, one fun fall craft […]
Blinking Lighthouse Beams featuring our New Gem Animating LED Light Stickers
Howdy all! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to make blinking light-up lighthouse card! I began today’s card by creating my scene using all kinds of Catherine Pooler Designs products. If you’d like a more detailed tutorial of all of these elements, you can visit my personal blog post here. Then I began to […]
Pathfinders 2023 Recap—Start with Art: STEAM Learning with Chibitronics Paper Circuits
This July, two cohorts of K-12 public school teachers participated in our nine-day online course, Start with Art: STEAM Learning with Chibitronics Paper Circuits as part of the Pathfinders Summer Institute 2023. Funded by generous support from the Infosys Foundation USA, we shipped 69 kits to educators from Maine to California. As so often happens, […]
The Different Kinds of the Animating LEDs Used on the One Circuit
Hi crafty friends! I’m so happy to wait for amazing new light stickers released from Chibitronics. They are coming very soon! Chibitronics carried Animating LEDs and showed them to you at NAMTA show this April. Did anyone see the LEDs there? I made this robot card for the NAMTA booth. I am showing here today […]
10 Ways to Make a Paper Battery Holder
Coin cell batteries (3V) such the CR2032 and CR2016 are thin and compact, making them an ideal way to power paper circuit projects. Back in 2016 our founder and CEO, Jie Qi, curated 5 Ways to Make a Paper Battery Holder. While that information remains useful, and may have already become an established part of your […]