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, […]
Spooky Spider Dissolve Card
Spooked in a Blink In this tutorial, featuring our new White Blink Animating LED stickers (Image 2a), I’ll show you how to make a mechanical card that reveals a spooky, blinking spider whenever you move a lever (Image 2b). Tools & Materials Directions Make a Mechanical Card Light Up Video Related Categories Animating LED, Paper […]
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 […]
Make a wish with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hello everyone!! I’m Laura and I’m very excited to make this project 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 “Create Magic” stamps from Whimsy Stamps that […]
Making a Paper Circuit Collage with Clear Contact Paper, Craft Materials, and Chibitronics Animating LED Stickers
Hi all, Celeste here! Recently, I’ve been interested in exploring how paper circuit materials like LED stickers and conductive fabric tape can be used with materials other than paper. I tried embedding circuits inside of fused plastic, I made mixed media collages using contact paper, and I even considered laminating a circuit just to see […]
Take care with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hello everyone!! I’m Laura and I’m very excited to make this project 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 “Volando voy” stamps from My Enchanted Colors […]
Let’s be Mermaids with the animating LED.
Hi, crafty friends! Are you enjoying the summer season? I am happy to share my project here again. I made a pop-up card with an interactive die by Lawn Fawn with light. When you pop this card up, You can see the world under the sea! A mermaid watches a flower changing its color to […]
6 Ways to Save Used Batteries for Safe Disposal
Did you know that the coin cell/button cell batteries most widely used in light-up paper crafts and cards (CR2032 and CR2016) fit into a category of batteries that require unique consideration for proper disposal? Primary/Single-Use batteries cannot be recharged and must be disposed of once they wear out. Alkaline, lithium, silver oxide, zinc-air, zinc-carbon, and zinc-chloride, […]
Tunnel Book with Tilt Sensor
Tilt Sensing Tunnel Book In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use Circuit Sticker LEDs and a tilt switch/sensor to add lighting and interactive effects to create an Illuminated Tunnel Book. Tools & Materials Directions Video Tutorial Introduction Tunnel books are three-dimensional works of art that feature cut paper images in the […]
Chibitronics + ISTE Live23 = Brilliant PD
Taking inspiration from classroom tested activities found in the Chibitronics Paper Circuits STEAM Educators Guide, educators Barbara Liedahl and Susan Brown will be leading a workshop at the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) Live23 Edtech Conference in Philadelphia this summer! Together, this dynamic duo offers a highly engaging, fun approach to the art of […]
Combining our New Animated LED Lights with our Regular LED Lights – Lemur Love Card
Howdy all! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to make an interactive anniversary card featuring our brand new Animated LED Light Stickers and our original LED Light Stickers. One of my best friends is celebrating her and her husband’s 18th wedding anniversary and we’ve been invited to celebrate with them this coming weekend. I […]
Registration open for Summer Pathfinders 2023! Free Chibitronics supplies and hands-on PD for teachers
We are excited to announce that we are participating again this year in the Infosys Pathfinders Summer Institute 2023! This summer’s course will introduce paper circuits, STEAM and how to integrate these activities across subject areas. Participating teachers will receive full scholarships for hands-on virtual professional development and a FREE kit of supplies to learn […]