Hello crafty friends, today I’m back with this out of this world card. I love creating this kind of cards, because I love creating galaxy backgrounds. And the images from Lawn Fawn are so cute. They don’t scare, they make you smile! As always I’ve created A video for you to see how I’ve made […]
Home is Where The Heart is
Hello crafty friends and happy Sunday! Today I’m here to share with you another pull tab slider switch card. For long time I wanted to use the happy village stamp set. And now I had a good reason. Near to our house we occasionally saw a house that was left. We are searching for two […]
Interactive Switch Card
Hello friends, today I have this interactive switch system to share with you. For long time I wanted to create a card in which you can open the oven and then the light would shine. It took me a bit, but finally I can share with you how I did it. Basicly the circuit is […]
Hooray Tween Boy Birthday Card
Hello! I have two tween sons and one of them is turning nine in a couple of weeks. Sometimes I struggle to think of card ideas for boys this age. A light up robot is perfect though for my soon to be nine year old. He is a lively kid so I made him a […]
CUE 2018
This year, we attended CUE for the first time. Set in beautiful Palm Springs, we enjoyed the great weather, meeting some really nice educators, and eating way too much goodness at Sherman’s Deli! Here are some tweets from the event! Chibitronics presentation. Simple circuits combined with coding and arts. Good for elementary kids too! #cue18 […]
Winter Unicorn Light Up Advent Calendar
Hello crafty friends, today I´m back with another light up project. I have a friend of mine that loves unicorns. As I was buying some adventxcalendars to go, I have found one with unicorns. In this moment I thought of her and bought one. Directly I had the winter unicorn from Lawn Fawn in my […]
Chibitronics and Sweet Stamp Shop Collaboration, Day 3
Good morning! This week we’re excited to collaborate with Sweet Stamp Shop and both design teams will be sharing inspiration all week long! And what’s a collaboration without a giveaway? 😉 One lucky commenter on our blog will win a Chibitronics starter kit so make sure to leave a comment each day for the most […]
U Guys R Fantastic – Light Up Shaker Card ft Heffy Doodle
Video Available here —> https://youtu.be/7-i991c3DpA Hello everyone, It’s Lesley here, aka Hungry Heffy. I am thrilled to be hijacking the Chibi-blog today with a fun interactive project which features some Heffy Doodle stamps. And, if you are familiar with my work, you probably know that i LOVE an interactive card, so not only does this […]
Glowing Star Background
CRED Forms Hello, Kelly here to share how I made this card using Chibitronics and Hero Arts products. To start I diecut the starry background from navy card stock and splattered it with a bit of white paint. I then colored a piece of velum with alcohol inks to place behind the diecut piece. I […]
Meet the Maker: Colleen Graves
We’re excited this month to introduce rockstar maker/educator/librarian Colleen Graves. Colleen has been sharing all sorts of wonderful ideas and resources for making with technology and how to set up spaces that nurture such creativity! 1. What is your story? I’m Colleen Graves, I’m a Maker, a Teacher, and a Librarian. I started using Chibitronics […]
Meet the Maker: Josh Burker
1. What is your story? I am a constructionist educator, author, digital artist, amateur programmer, husband and father, and curmudgeon. I enjoy exploring the spaces where crafting and technology intersect. I worked in schools as a Technology Specialist, Technology Club founder and advisor, an “Academic Technology Coordinator,” teacher, and systems engineer for seventeen years working […]
Magnetic Switch Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to make a magnetic on/off switch. Materials: glue stick magnetic sheet paper scissors LED sticker battery copper tape Steps: 1. Fold the corner of the paper and trace your battery on both sides. Mark one circle plus and the other one minus. 2. Build a simple circuit using copper tape. Leave […]