I had such a fun time glittering up the background of the ATC I shared yesterday (HERE<\/a><\/span>), that I had to try a couple more!<\/p>\n

<\/a>I covered the chipboard (salvaged and upcycled from the backing of a watercolor paper pad) with double sided adhesive, and used snippets of\u00a0wide but\u00a0thin floral lace as a kind of stencil to create glittery lacy textured backgrounds.<\/p>\n

For the one with the juggling circus master and elephants, I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Basic Black Microfine Glitter and Sparkle and Sprinkle Jasper Blue Extrafine Glitter. \u00a0For the clown-filled Le Cirque one, I used the Sparkle and Sprinkle Jasper Blue Extrafine Glitter and some left over ultrafine glitter from my Heartfelt Creations card kit.<\/p>\n

For all the Graphic 45 Le Cirque images, I used Fiskars spring loaded scissors<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(my favorite, especially since I developed arthritis in my hands) to do a lot of detailed fussy cutting and arranged the images around the ATCs \u00a0to hopefully create a kind of dream-like quality. \u00a0I added black and teal flat back pearls and rhinestone gems to indicate movement (like the clown running and the circus master juggling).<\/p>\n

The following is a tutorial video on how I made the glittery lacy backgrounds:<\/p>\n