Winnie & Walter + Chibitronics Blog Hop

Hey there, blog friends! Today I am joining in on a fun blog hop, where Winnie & Walter has collaborated with Chibitronics!

 There is an amazing list of a mix of our designers, and all of that information will be at the bottom of my post...along with the giveaway information!

Today I decided to create a shaker card! This is a pretty standard shaker design that I use often, and it allowed me to focus on figuring out how to get the Chibitronics LED lights all configured & working. Friends - I was TERRIBLE at science. It is a large reason why I didn't leave high school with a 4.0, and I was sweating bullets a little bit. BUT...the starter kit that I used had amazing directions...and I got the lights to work on my first try. Considering my crazy struggle in science classes...I call that a WIN!

The very first thing I did was create the circuit on a block of 65 lb. white cardstock. I traced the diamond die so I would know where I needed to put the lights in order to be seen through the shaker card. I found a way to make the lights only turn on when you press it, but I took that mechanism out while photographing so that the lights would stay on. {I'm laughing at the word mechanism...it is a strip of cardstock. Lol!}

Once the lights were working, I adhered that block to the front of a cashmere colored card base. I placed a block of rose gold glitter paper over top of the lights and marked where they needed to poke through. Then I punched holes where the marks were located, and adhered the glitter paper over top of the lights so they were peeking through.

Next I diecut the diamond from a block of heavyweight white cardstock, then did a form of the inlaid diecut technique & put it back into its negative space. I adhered a piece of acetate to create the shaker window, then layered foam adhesive to the back so that the sequins couldn't escape. Finally, I layered the top panel over the top of a scattering of sequins, making sure the foam tape adhered well to the background.

Next I diecut the word SHINE four times: once from gold glitter paper, and three times from white cardstock. I layered them together, then adhered them over top of the shaker card using mixed media ink. Finally, I accented with my signature jewels tucked here & there!

That is my fun shaker card that lights up! As I mentioned above, I added a little strip of cardstock that interrupts the connection between the battery & the copper strip that acts as the conductor. Now, you just have to press on the larger top jewel to make it light up! SO fun!!

PRIZES:

Of course, we've got an amazing chance at a giveaway! Winnie & Walter is offering up a $30 store credit, and Chibitronics is offering a $30 starter kit! All you have to do is hop along and leave comments on every blog by 11:59pm on Tuesday, May 29th {next week}.

Blog Hop Link List:

Chibitronics Blog
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Eiko Uchida
Kelly Szafron
Wei Wei Wang
Kelly Griglione
Tiffany Au
Lesley Oman
Maya Isaksson
Vanessa Amann
Gayatri Murali
Heather Hoffman
Jessica Lin
Kate Capper
Keren Baker
Lea Lawson
Lydia Evans
w&w blog

Wow....what a lineup that is! I know I am excited to grab a cup of coffee and see what everyone else created!

Before you move on to Lydia's blog, I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media. I hang out on Instagram a lot, and share my work in progress in my stories...along with REALLY cute photos of my dogs! :) Plus, I just started a YouTube channel, and while there are only a few videos right now...I will be adding new content consistently! I will also be putting up a video of my card lighting up in the dark on my IG Story tomorrow at some point...so be sure to check it out!

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Have a wonderful rest of your day, and enjoy the blog hop!!

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