Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Learn how to make an interactive light up card featuring a festive holiday city scene with glowing windows and Easy Lights. In this cardmaking tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a custom die cut building, add LED lights behind the windows, and build a fun interactive handmade card using layered die cuts, acetate, and dimensional elements.

This holiday city card combines die cutting, interactive techniques, and simple light-up technology to create a magical nighttime scene perfect for birthdays, holidays, and winter cards.

In this video:

How to make a light up card
Adding LED lights to handmade cards
Interactive cardmaking techniques
Creating glowing windows with acetate
Layered die cut city scenes
Tips for hiding wires and battery packs

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