diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index 74ce7506b45133fee20b4d9d258fb2c028b736dd..bdcab91060b6ff6c4e703ea79cef0899b6a75c2f 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 0;
   right: 0;
-  z-index: -9999;
+  z-index: -7999;
 
   &.main {
     background-image: url("../images/hills.svg");
@@ -273,6 +273,55 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
   }
 }
 
+.hphbg {
+  background-color: #449fe8;
+  opacity: 1;
+  /* will be "on top", if browser supports it */
+  background-size: 100%;
+  background-position: bottom;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.floop {
+
+  background-size: 100%;
+  background-position: bottom;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 50%;
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  z-index: -9999;
+  background-color: #449fe8;
+
+
+  background-image: linear-gradient(transparent, black);
+}
+
+.clouds {
+  background-position: bottom;
+  background-repeat: repeat-x;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  //right: 0;
+  z-index: -9000;
+
+  &.main {
+    background-image: url("../images/homepage-clouds-bottom.svg");
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+
+
 .circle {
   position: relative;
   border-radius: 100%;
@@ -317,13 +366,19 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
 }
 
 .mystic-background {
-  background-image: url("../images/mystic.jpg");
+  background-image: url("../images/mystic-marquee.jpg");
 }
 
 .djangogirls-background {
   background-image: url("../images/django-girls-2014.jpg");
 }
 
+
+.homepage-header-background {
+  background-image: url("../images/homepage-header-background.svg");
+}
+
+
 .sponsor-list a img {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 300px;