Christmas card featuring a little tree die cut, a collaged vellum background and a little embossed greeting

This card started with a little strip of very beautiful handmade paper.  I added the little embossed tree die cut and the little gold star.  I auditioned quite a few backgrounds before I decided to create a collaged background with torn strips of vellum.  I mixed in a couple of embossed ones for a little more texture and interest.  I adhered them with double sided tape position on my card where it would be behind the strip.  I added the strip and then the little embossed and die cut JOY greeting (SU).  It still needed a bit of something to I added two little gold stars which made it better.  I really like the layered background.  Therese