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
