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Twinkling Stars LED Card with Chibitronics

28 Apr

Good morning!  Today I’m sharing a video tutorial showing how to use Chibitronics LED stickers and effects stickers to create a twinkling starry night sky!

(Watch in HD)

Before I forget…there’s one step that I left out of my video (that, to be honest, I kinda wish I hadn’t done).  After I finished the card I decided to add a little more shimmer to my sky so I added spectrum noir clear sparkle all over the card.  It definitely reacted with the distress ink and created more of a mottled texture across the card (as you can see in the photos below).  Oh well, you live, you learn! 😉  However, it’s incredibly sparkly which is always a plus!

And here’s what my card looks like when the lights go out! 😉

To be honest, it’s probably easier to watch the video to explain the process of adding the interactive circuit to the card, but you could also create the card without the circuit.  I stamped the bunnies from WPlus9 onto my card and masked them with post-it tape.  Then I blended distress inks over the background to create my sky.  I also added a few spritzes of water, a few spritzes of shimmer spray, and a few flicks of white acrylic paint to add dimension and sparkle to my sky.  I colored the bunnies with copic markers and then added the ground using die-cuts from Lawn Fawn.  I also stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from WPlus9.

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope my card inspires you to add a little technology to your papercrafts!  Have a wonderful day!

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Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Wishing You
WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Wishing You Sentiments
Lawn Cuts Dies, Meadow Borders
Chibitronics Chibi Lights Circuit Stickers STEM Starter Kit
Chibitronics Chibi Lights LED Circuit Stickers STEM Starter Kit
Chibitronics White LED Circuit Stickers – Megapack
White LEDs MegaPack (30 stickers)
Copper Tape
Chibitronics Copper Tape
Circuit Stickers Effects Add-On
Sony CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell 3V 20 Pcs
Copic Sketch Markers
Mini Ink Blending Tool-1
Ranger Tim Holtz February Distress Ink Pad, Abandoned Coral
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Salty Ocean
Ranger DIS-27119 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Chipped Sapphire
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Seedless Preserves
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Black Soot
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gumdrop, 25 pk
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Caramel Apple, 25 pk
Canson Arches French Bound Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12
Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5
Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator
VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black
VersaMark Ink Pad
Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Clear
Ranger Embossing Powder, 1 oz, White
Tsukineko 2-Pack Pssst Sheer Shimmer Spritz, Ultra Fine Mist, Frost and Sparkle
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Brush Pen Clear Overlay, 3 Piece
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint, 2-Ounce, Titanium White
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  1. ShirleyD says

    April 28, 2016 at 9:22 am

    Great tutorial!! Such a CUTE card!

    Reply
  2. Rubeena says

    April 28, 2016 at 9:51 am

    oooo one of these days, I sure will!! lol fabulous card!

    Reply
  3. Lou Wittmer says

    April 28, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Too cute!

    Reply
  4. conil says

    April 28, 2016 at 12:31 pm

    Always thought you were brilliant, now I know your are. What an adorable interactive card. What fun it would be to be the recipient. Great tutorial. Easy to understand and follow.

    Reply
  5. Mardi Joy Weber says

    April 28, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    I love the card. I’m going to try something similar. My son is a skateboarder who, because he works long hours, does most of his skating at night. I’m going to try doing a nighttime sky with stars, and a skateboarder. I don’t have the special effects stickers, but I think he’ll like it anyway.

    Thanks for the great directions. If I can pull this off, it will be due to your inspiration!

    Reply
  6. Alexandra Raoult says

    April 29, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    Beautiful !very sweet?

    Reply

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