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Glitter like you mean it!

Today’s technique challenge on SCS is to use tacky tape (red strip) and glitter to make your own background, or element, on your card.  This was a lot of fun!  I don’t use glitter often, but maybe I will after this. I used two widths of tape and two shades of Martha Stewart Ocean glitter on Baja Breeze cs. Want to try it too? Just line up your strips of double sided tape, without taking the top protective layer off, until you have taped down the area of paper you want to glitter.  Make sure you have a scrap piece of paper under your work area to catch the glitter that you will shake off. Pulling off one protective strip , cover it in glitter and use your finger to gently pat it down.  Then, tap the remaining glitter off your paper.  If you are using a different color of  glitter, tap the glitter that you caught on your scrap paper, back into the container.  Use a new scrap for the next color (unless you …