Who doesn’t love glitter glue?
I do! I do!
And most of us have at least a few dollar store tubes in our stash of craft supplies.
Most of us have watercolors too.
And that’s all you need for this fun and easy background technique.
![glitter glue resist background technique](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_1dacb9336a5a41c589789d5a549c21ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_940,h_534,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_1dacb9336a5a41c589789d5a549c21ae~mv2.jpg)
Materials: (unless you missed it)
Step 1:
Use your glitter glue to make squiggles - or whatever design you like and let dry.
![glitter glue on card stock](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_1d4bb84aab1a4ebf94ea017926cbf30b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_935,h_762,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_1d4bb84aab1a4ebf94ea017926cbf30b~mv2.jpeg)
Step 2:
Add watercolor over the glitter glue:
![watercolor on glitter glue](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_4eb21f15324b4857be1af21c562c29d6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_935,h_711,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_4eb21f15324b4857be1af21c562c29d6~mv2.jpeg)
![paint watercolor on glitter glue](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_b94468def3ac421ea144a943a9d03500~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_935,h_1095,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_b94468def3ac421ea144a943a9d03500~mv2.jpeg)
![watercolor will resist the glitter glue](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_16b0b71f7af845159cb3d1e1da20bff5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_935,h_1171,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_16b0b71f7af845159cb3d1e1da20bff5~mv2.jpeg)
Let it dry and you have a new background technique!
![backgrounds made with glitter glue and watercolors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_be634026a770421a840878d6d03b41ce~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_935,h_702,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_be634026a770421a840878d6d03b41ce~mv2.jpeg)
It will be fun to add as your first layer in your art journals or other mixed media work.
I used it to make an artist trading card:
![artist trading card background](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_2627e72def354c17a13e065520b0b9fa~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_935,h_1070,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_2627e72def354c17a13e065520b0b9fa~mv2.jpeg)
I used to go to Michaels all the time and buy their glitter glue for $1. But since I lost those supplies in the forest fire last year, I’ve bought some Elmer's tubes and like them a lot.
Who can tell me how long they last?
Buy the materials on Amazon:
![glitter glue resist background technique](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_1b75b45ee56e4023a0c3862294b56afa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_735,h_1102,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_1b75b45ee56e4023a0c3862294b56afa~mv2.jpg)
![watercolor and glitter glue resist for mixed media](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_24581bfcf15c4c4c9ed2e2d1e19c959b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_735,h_1102,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_24581bfcf15c4c4c9ed2e2d1e19c959b~mv2.jpg)
![glitter glue background technique](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_b51a62a62f2747fa842539cedfa4ff57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_735,h_1102,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/d7634f_b51a62a62f2747fa842539cedfa4ff57~mv2.jpg)
![watercolor and glitter glue resist tutorial](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d7634f_fe87dd34938f43d2a78bfcc749ae4fef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/d7634f_fe87dd34938f43d2a78bfcc749ae4fef~mv2.jpg)