I was thinking today how my very first shaker card was pretty much a disaster.  I had sequins flying all over, mostly stuck on the foam tape rather than in the little shaker well, where they were supposed to be. The end result was a very crooked card that looked like an unmade bed.  You know those times where you just throw the cover over your PJs and the book you were in the midst of reading and walk away.  I have made many shakers since then, and they turn out generally well, so I decided to tackle making a card with Chibitronics.

In the interest of full disclosure, this is actually my second Chibitronics card.  Making a circuit is not that difficult really, but figuring out where to attach the lights so that they light up in the right place for your card design is a tad tricky.  I found that “haste makes waste” (in this case wasted copper tape).  In the end, it was helpful to take the time to do a rough stamping of the design on the cardstock that the circuit is going to be adhered to.  That way I could make sure that I had room for the lights and the copper tape to the battery and back without crossing each other.  There is a real sense of satisfaction when you touch the copper tape and “voila” the lights come on.

This card is going to be a birthday card for my granddaughter who turns seven tomorrow.  She is going camping this weekend, and even though fireflies do not exist in our climate, hopefully, she can find something equally amazing to look at on her trip.