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Chibitronics: Sorry You Caught a Bug and a GIVEAWAY!

31 Jul

Good morning!  This is my first post as a member of the Chibitronics Design Team!  I discovered Chibitronics a few months ago when I had the idea to try and add lights to a card and went looking to see if there were any products on the market to do that!  I’ve used their circuit stickers to create two cards that you can see here and here!  For today’s card I was inspired by all the lightning bugs flashing around in the backyard at night and thought it’d be fun to make a get well card with a light-up bug!  So, here’s my card:

I started off by die-cutting a mason jar cut file from white cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo.  Then I die-cut the same image from the dotted patterned paper and adhered acetate behind the patterned paper.  I inlaid and adhered the white jar outline on top of the acetate and applied a little silver wink of stella to create the lid.  On the back of the panel I created a tiny shaker by applying a frame of fun foam around the jar and filled it with super fine glitter.  I stamped the bug from a Lawn Fawn stamp set with Versafine and heat-embossed it on white cardstock with clear embossing powder.  I colored him with copic markers and added a lot of shimmer with my clear wink of stella pen.  I punched a tiny hole in his abdomen where I wanted the light to shine then I adhered the white panel to the shaker to seal in the glitter.  I matted the patterned paper to a frame of dark blue cardstock and then set that aside to work on my circuit!

Whenever I use the LED lights from Chibitronics I like to sketch out my circuit to make sure that my plan will work as I intended.  Then I create the circuit on a scrap piece of white cardstock so that I can adhere it to my card panel.  Here’s the circuit:

Once the circuit was created I lined up my LED light with the hole on the bug and then adhered the positive side of the battery to the card panel.

Since the battery is thick I wanted to add a few layers of fun foam so that the battery wouldn’t make my card lumpy.  I glued two pieces of fun foam together and then cut a hole in the middle for my circuit.  I traced that hole onto the back of the panel so I could see exactly where to line up the fun foam.  Then it was time to assemble the card!

I used my ATG gun to adhere the positive side of the battery to the back of the panel and then put a little ATG gun adhesive on the negative side of the battery so that it wouldn’t slide around once the card was sealed up.  Then I folded the rest of the circuit down along the score line and adhered the frame of fun foam over the back of the panel.  I stamped the sentiment on a matching piece of dark blue cardstock, heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder, and adhered it to the card panel.  Finally I mounted the panel to a side-folding card base of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock!  Here’s the card lit up:

And in dimmer light – so you can really see how my little bug shines!Isn’t he cute?!  I just love the way using LED lights totally changes the card!  If you’re interested in trying to add lights to your card I HIGHLY recommend this beginner kit from Chibitronics.  I literally knew NOTHING about creating circuit prior to receiving that beginner kit…it is fabulously well-written and explains everything clearly with cute (and helpful) illustrations!  I hope you’ll give them a try and come back and tell me what you thought! 😉

Thanks so much for visiting and see you tomorrow for an extra special post!  Ha ha, I know I said that yesterday but there’s all sorts of exciting stuff happening this week and you definitely don’t want to miss it! 😉

GIVEAWAY:

And if you’re interested in trying out the Chibitronics LED stickers leave a comment on this post and let me know what you’d like to light up!  On Monday morning I will choose a winner to receive the Chibitronics starter kit!  If you already placed an order today I will try and see if they can substitute extra lights, sensor, or effect stickers instead!  Good luck!

chibiOh and if you’re on instagram, make sure to check out my account @JessicaAFrost for a chance to win a new stamp set from Altenew and some other crafting goodies as part of my 700 IG followers giveaway!

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Comments

  1. Celeste Goff says

    July 31, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    What a sweet little light-up card Jessica! I know a few wee ones who would use that as a night light for bedtime. LOL

    Reply
  2. Farida says

    August 1, 2015 at 12:47 am

    Ohhh great idea!!! Id use it as stars or the flames on Bday candles or for Halloween as spooky eyes 🙂

    Reply
  3. Bonnie says

    August 1, 2015 at 2:26 am

    Endless ideas for Christmas cards, Rudolphs nose, the star over the manger, flame on the candle in a house window. I could go on and on. This could be my new favorite bling. How awesome are they.

    Reply
  4. Rosali says

    August 1, 2015 at 3:48 am

    Genious idea to use those on cards!! I would loove to try them too. I think I would use them for a star in a night sky on a card.

    Reply
  5. Rosali says

    August 1, 2015 at 3:49 am

    … Or on top of a christmas tree! 🙂

    Reply
  6. E. Nadler says

    August 1, 2015 at 5:59 am

    I’m thinking of lighting the yellow brick road on a card.
    Loved your idea too!

    Reply
  7. Charlotte Styer says

    August 1, 2015 at 7:39 am

    My husband worked on the electric lines in our area for 40
    yesrs! What fun to use this product for a special card for him!

    Reply
    • Charlotte Styer says

      August 1, 2015 at 7:41 am

      Years

      Reply
  8. Lou Wittmer says

    August 1, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Love the card! What possibilities for these lights….the center of The Ton’s Pyrotechnics set, the star on the top of Christmas trees, the eyes on the Jack ‘O Laterns, the centers of flowers….

    Reply
  9. Sue D says

    August 1, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    Love this! Besides fireflies I would like to light up a lighthouse.

    Reply
  10. Laurie DiGregorio says

    August 1, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    I would use these on a Birthday cupcake candle, for sure!! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Deana Benson says

    August 1, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    These are awsome! I would love to have a night cityscape lite up and of course a Christmas tree.

    Reply
  12. Hannah Rubenstahl says

    August 1, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    I really love the added dimension of light in cards. My husband is a large scale LED programmer who works on NFL stadiums and casinos, you’d think I’d know something about this field. I don’t know jack! I’ll certainly have to check out the beginner kit, THANK YOU! 😀

    Reply
  13. Lana bounds says

    August 1, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    Rudolph’s nose

    Reply
  14. Laura Scott says

    August 2, 2015 at 1:01 pm

    Would love to light up some Christmas Cards. Have never tried this, sounds like fun!

    Reply
  15. Taunya Butler says

    August 2, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    What a cute sweet card and love how you made it light up!! You are such an exceptional stamper!!

    Reply
  16. Yvonne C. says

    August 2, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    Super cute card. I have never seen anything like this. I would so love to win, I came across your blog on Instagram?

    Reply
  17. Lisa m says

    August 2, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    talk about a light going on when I saw your post. I have a friend that lost her little girl coming up on a year ago and I’ve been struggling with a card to send.
    When I saw your post I instantly thought of how amazing it would be send her a card with a sweet little angel on it, and have the halo light up. She is an angel and I think this would be the perfect finish to this card and many more to come. Love these! Fantastic idea…I know it will being a lot of joy to people.

    Reply
  18. Indy says

    August 3, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    Wonderful!!!! I am stunned at your creativity!

    Reply
  19. Ronnie says

    August 4, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    This is mind blowingly amazing!

    Reply
  20. Reesey says

    August 4, 2015 at 10:56 pm

    I would do Rudolph’s nose or a street lamp in a Christmas scene.

    Reply
  21. Kristy says

    August 16, 2015 at 8:20 am

    So cute! How many cards could you create with the starter kit?

    Reply
    • jessica frost-ballas says

      August 16, 2015 at 10:59 am

      Kristy, the starter kit comes with 2 batteries and 12 lights which gives you a variety of options. You could make one card with 12 lights powered by a single battery or make one card with 1 light. The only thing that limits you is the number of batteries but those are fairly cheap to buy online!

      Reply
  22. S. Arleen Jellinek says

    June 21, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    I can’t wait to try this cool technique!!!

    S. Arleen

    Reply
  23. Kristy says

    June 22, 2016 at 8:08 am

    I love these cute cards and can’t wait to attempt them!

    Reply
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