Hello, friends! It’s Wei Wei here to share this light up diamond card featuring Chibitronics LED Sticker and Winnie and Walter My Precious stamp set! First, I started by creating the background with heat embossing diamonds in white and adding colors with watercoloring. After color dried, I stamped the heart-shaped diamond in black and cut out for […]
light up mermaid card
Hello, friends! Wei Wei here today with light up mermaid card featuring Chibitronics white LED Sticker and Lawn Fawn mermaid for you stamp set! I am using Lawn Fawn stamps on my card today. There’s a video of the entire process at the end of this post if you want to watch that instead of reading.
5 Ways to Make a Paper Battery Holder
Every circuit needs a power supply to turn on, such as a coin cell battery. These batteries are great because they’re small, flat and thus integrate nicely with paper. Here are five simple paper battery holder tutorials for you to try out! 1. Foam Tape Battery Holder Tutorial This battery holder is super thin and […]
Christmas card with removable battery cover door
Hello friends, it’s Wei Wei here, today I’m back with a Christmas card with removable battery cover door! That means you can replace a new battery. Here is my card:
How to create a buttery easel card using effect sticker
Light Sensor Card Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a card turn on when opened using a light sensor sticker. You can use this to light up an LED, or get creative and use it as a switch to turn on more adventurous circuits! Here are some examples of wonderful cards by Chibitronics makers. Materials: light sensor […]
Making with Chibitronics at TEDxBeaconStreet
This month we got to share Chibitronics as part of the TEDxYOUTH event, hosted by TEDxBeaconStreet. It was a blast to watch everyone’s faces light up as the created their first circuits and then added their own personal stories with drawings! One of the most rewarding parts for us is to see kids, parents and […]
How are things connected? (Switches)
Make interactive light-up projects with LED lights and DIY switches and represent things that are connected. Grade Level: Suitable for Grade 3 and up Suggested Time: 2-3 hours or three 45- 60 min sessions Overview This guide introduces circuits with different types of DIY switches and Chibitronics LED light stickers. The students will be able […]
Light-Up Paper Helicopter
To make this paper helicopter with glowing wings, you will need: LED Circuit Stickers Conductive copper tape Plain card stock, or template (accessible here) printed on card stock 3V coin cell battery Scissors Pencil Binder Clip Step 1. Cut the card stock along the solid lines, or into a shape similar to the one indicated on the template. Include […]
Effects Sticker Tutorial
Use the effect stickers to make your LEDs shine different patterns, depending on which sticker you choose: blink on and off, fade in and out, pulse in a heartbeat and twinkle like a star. The effect sticker has three pads: + and – for power and a signal pad that generates the pattern. The signal […]