Chibitronics and Xyron Fun!

Hello blogging friends!

Beth Kingston from Xyron recently asked me to create some cards for HSN using some Chibitronics LED light sets. Since she is airing the show this week, I thought I would share my cards with you here. You create circuits with LED lights attached to stickers, copper tape, and a small battery. Like this ...

I started off simple with a single light on a card. Look at the 'i' in Birthday...

Supplies:

Xyron Mega Tape Runner

Xyron 1.5" Create A Sticker Maker

Pattern Paper : Simple Stories Let's Party

Chibitronics

Foam Tape

Then I thought, I got this...lets try two lights (car headlights) ...

Supplies:

Xyron Mega Tape Runner

Xyron 1.5" Create A Sticker Maker

Xyron 3" Create A Sticker Maker

Pattern Paper : Basic Grey Dear Heart

Silhouette Cameo 

Just Married Car digital cut file by Alaa' K  Design ID #8579

Chibitronics

Foam Tape

Pretty cool, hey! Well I couldn't get the idea to try a ferris wheel out of my head. This cut file is from the Summer Box Cards  SVGcuts collection. If you follow my blog you know I love making box cards. I used colored lights on this one...

Supplies:

Xyron 1.5" Create A Sticker Maker

Xyron 9" Creative Station

Cardstock : American Crafts

Pattern Paper : Simple Stories Let's Party

Brad and Ticket : October Afternoon Midway

Chibitronics

Summer Box Cards  SVGcuts collection

Silhouette Cameo

Want to try it too? Tune into HSN to catch the Xyron and Chibitronics airing this week!! Both Xyron and Chibitronics will be available to purchase online.

~Marcia

Take Flight | Cocoa Vanilla Studios - Xyron - Chibitronics Giveaway!

Hello blogging friends! 

Marcia here today with a fun Cocoa Vanilla Studios  Flying High project to celebrate the end of summer in the Northern hemisphere, just in time for my fellow Minnesotans who are attending the Minnesota State Fair! I used the Summer Carnival SVGcuts digital cut file to cut this Ferris wheel out with my Silhouette Cameo. Let me show you how fun this really is...

   

I decorated my Ferris wheel with a ton of the stickers from the Flying High collection. Each basket seat has star stickers on both ends. You can see the sticker planes here too.

 

One side of the Ferris wheel is decorated with rhinestone brads and the other side has these awesome lights by Chibitronics. (I am giving away a set of these lights to one of my blog followers! Just leave me a comment telling me what project you would use them on.) I was a little concerned about getting the lights to work so I only put them on one side. The lights are leds mounted on a sticker pad. You create circuits with copper tape to connect the lights and a battery together. Please view their website for more information.

 

 

Here is a little tutorial on the lights....

Step 1. Figure out where your lights are going to be and punch holes.

Step 2.  Place your lights into the holes. The sticky side of the light pad will be facing up.

Step 3;  Carefully place the top side of the wheel over the bottom side, lining up edges.

 Step 4. Now the lights are stuck to the back side of the Ferris wheel.

Step 5.  Now you are ready to wire the lights with the copper tape.

The other end of the tape gets connected to a small battery. I created 4 parallel circuits on my Ferris wheel, so I used 4 batteries. Once you have the wheel wired, glue the top piece back on.

Of course I used my new Xyron Creative Station to adhere the pieces together! I love the smooth  edge to edge coverage you get. 

I am giving away a set of these lights to one of my blog followers! Just leave me a comment telling me what project you would use them on.  Winner will be announced here on September 14th. Have a great week!

 ~Marcia