Hello Friends!

I was blogging over on the Honey Bee Stamps blog on Monday and didn’t get a chance to share it with you guys – so I thought I would share the card with you guys today…..I didn’t want you to miss out! <3

But first, let me take a moment to remind you guys that the GIVEAWAY is still open —you too can have a chance to WIN a Chibitronic starter kit. For more details on the giveaway, please see the Giveaway Blog post. Entries close on 31 December 2016.

 

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Hello everyone- a few weeks ago I gave a little sneak peek of a Christmas card that I had made, and I can finally share it with you guys today! Sorry it took longer than expected – Here it is!

My card features the More Flakey Friends set- just look at that penguin – isn’t he simply adorable!? I actually designed the inside of this card first, and I was inspired by some cool pop up dies that I saw in an online craft shop. I didn’t have any of these dies, so decided to see if I could ‘fudge it’ – teehee! I cut a few thin strips of cardstock, about 0.5cm wide x 3.5cm long, and made crease marks at 1cm, 1.5cm, 2.5cm and 3 cm, then glued the ends together to create a loop. The creases actually create a little box shape, which can then be glued onto the back of each pop up panel. Here is a little diagram to help you understand…

To start, I used my distress inks and mini blending tool to make a bright, ink blended background, and spritzed this with water to create a distressed effect. I love that it sort of looks like light glares or bokeh effects. Next I used some stitched hillside border dies to plan some snowy mounds, and stamped a bunch of images from the onto some neenah cardstock.

To colour the images, I tapped my distress inks onto an acrylic block and used a damp paintbrush to pick up the colour and ‘paint’ the images. This is a really fun way to get more mileage out of your ink pads. Once all my images were coloured in, I stuck them to the panels, then used double sided sticky tape to adhere two folded card strips to the back of each panel.

I thought it would be fun to extend the illusion of rolling hills all the way down to the bottom of the card on the inside, so I cut and stuck down a few extra die cut hilly panels after adding a little ink to the edges. I then used my MISTI to stamp the greeting on the inside. I used the large ‘happy’ from the Happiness stamp set, and then I white heat embossed the word ‘Christmas’ underneath, using a stamp from the Sending You Sentiments set. After I had heated up the white embossing ink, I used some washi tape to mask off a little rectangle around the word Christmas, and used a finger dauber to add some pink ink. The heat embossing resists the ink and then the word POPS against the inked cardstock!

Because the inside of this card is ‘all business’ I decided to go for a more simple design on the outside. I die cut an inverted scalloped circle onto a rectangle of card (using the Mama Elephant All Prettied Up dies) and then stamped, masked and inked the inner panel. This time Mr. Penguin needed a friend, and it was a good job this cute deer was nearby! I think they make the perfect pair! I used one of the sentiments from the More Flakey Friends set to add a greeting, and finished off the card with a little sprinkle of embellishments!

Thanks for stopping by!. I hope you have a fantastic day full of Christmassy fun! Only a few more sleeps to go! YAY! See you on the other side!

Happy Crafting my sweet friends!

Lesley

Hello Crafty friends! Oh boy do I have a treat for all of YOU! Yes, I have a video today but also so much more!

As my subscribers and followers will know, I LOVE interactive cards and above all I think it is SO FUN to add a little sparkle and shine to my cards using Chibitronics Circuit Stickers!

 The wonderful gang over at Chibitronics create fun LED Circuit Stickers which make it possible to combine arts and craft with technology! Here are a few of my previous projects using the fun lights!

• Light Up Fox Shaker Card
• I Lava You – Light Up Volcano Valentine’s Card
• Little Pick Up – Multicoloured LED Light Up Truck 

I am super-de-duper excited to (finally) let you guys in on a little secret! HungryHeffyCrafts will be joining up with our friends over at Chibitronics to bring you EVEN MORE fun projects over the next couple of months, with lots of inspiration and even fun giveaways!

To celebrate this wonderful match, I am delighted to be sharing a new video tutorial using the Chibitronics circuit stickers, and today we are also launching the start of a GIVEAWAY, sponsored by our friends at Chibitronics, where you can win your very own Chibitronics Starter kit!

Check out the full details on how you can enter this fabulous giveaway at the bottom of this post!

Before we go into the details of the giveaway – lets take a look at todays tutorial! I will admit that today’s card is more advanced than the basic one-light cards such as the Fox Shaker Card and Lava You cards linked above. If you have mastered these cards, you could move onto the next level and  check out the Pick Up card which has multiple lights on one card. Today’s card however, is another step above, as it features a Slider Switch technique.

This card was inspired by these cute Christmas trees – a stamp that I have had in my stash for a while, and I thought they would look amazing with a little illumination! I wanted to recreate a twinkling effect, just like real fairy lights, and the SLIDER SWITCH is perfect to achieve this look! Here’s a quick peek!

To make the stamped panel of my card, I worked on some dark grey cardstock and used the MISTI tool to stamp and emboss the trees in black. Then I masked the trees with a little post it tape whilst inking up the background. I used distress inks to give a nice blended effect – and I must say that I was impressed by how much colour showed up against the dark grey cardstock. The reason I used a dark cardstock for a background was because I wanted to use some Artquest Stargazers paints. These have a gorgeous pearlescent sheen that really pops best against a dark colours. In the video you will get a better idea of how shiny and pearlescent these trees are – they’re gorgeous, when you move them under the light, and it is even more fun to reveal the LEDs! Here’s a closer look!

Once coloured, I used an old eyelet setting punch to make holes in the trees where my lights would go. I decided to mix up the colours for added fun, and also because my husband declares that all Christmas trees look better with coloured lights rather than just white ones! 🙂

I then traced the placement of the holes / LEDs onto a piece of cardstock which was my base, so I could lay out my circuit. This is the tricky part, but with a little practise you will soon get the hang of it I promise!

What makes this card different is the fact that the lights flash – or at least they appear to! Let me tell you what is really happening (it’s always fun to take a peek behind the curtain!)

Each of the lights are placed on a vertical strip of copper tape, and the top of each tape is connected to the negative side of the battery at the top left via a horizontal line of tape. Below each light, the bottom of each vertical strip of tape is left unattached, which means that the circuit is not complete. The positive side of the battery has a long piece of copper tape running vertically down the left edge of the card, which then runs along to the left, stuck to a piece of copy paper that I adhered on the side. This long bit of paper is then folded over the vertical strips  and stuck to the top of a few foam pads. The foam pads makes sure that the circuit isn’t always complete which would mean the lights are always on, and would drain the battery before long. You can then simply run your finger over the card – just a gentle pressure will be sufficient to connect the copper tape pieces – and as you draw your finger across the card different circuits will be completed and therefore different lights will illuminate, resulting in a fun flashing light effect!

Confused yet? That’s okay – because I have a video showing you exactly how I made the whole card!

Take a look (and don’t forget to leave a comment for an entry to the giveaway – more details below!)

Now, on to the giveaway details!

Thanks to our friends at Chibitronics, you too will have the chance to WIN A CHIBITRONICS STARTER KIT – this gives you everything you need to get started with building your own paper circuits, and making fun light up projects!

Here’s what you can do to enter! You can do any of the below, or a combination – multiple entries are allowed, and international applicants are welcome! <3

• Follow me @hungryheffy on Instagram, and add a comment on the giveaway post tagging a friend and make sure you add #heffytronics16
• Leave a comment on the YouTube Video for today’s project over at the Hungry Heffy YT channel
• You can also leave a comment here on this Blog post

The giveaway will remain open until 31st December and the winner will be announced on January 1st 2017. Wouldn’t it be fun to start the New Year as a winner!? I certainly think so!

To find out more about Chibitronic products, distributors and to see lots of fun projects – head on over to their website at www.chibitronics.com. You can also follow them on Instagram at www.instagram.com/chibitronics

The great news is that I will be sharing even more Chibitronics tutorials and more giveaways in the future, so make sure you stay tuned! Follow me on social media to stay in the loop!

Thanks for stopping by! As for me, I have some last minute Christmas shopping to do! Ciao!

GOOD LUCK! 

Lesley

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