March Card Club - a simple sketch with a little die cut greeting

I usually make our last card a little easier than the other two and so for this month I used a few diecuts layered over a decorative paper background and a little ribbon bow.  The circles were cut with a new to me die (CB) which cuts a variety of circles.  I used the three largest and then layered them in a variety of configurations.  Closer together and overlapping simulates the look of a wreath.  The design becomes a bit more asbstract as you separate them more and they overlap in a few more places.  All of them work well.  So we started by adhering our backgrounds to our cards and then played with our die cut circles until we were happy with them.  We glued them into place and then added the little leaf die cuts (SU) into the arrangement.  Having cut all these elements from the same cardstock meant that they gave a unified look.  The little greeting was cut using a large word die (CB) from the same cardstock as the circles and we used a little rhinestone for the dot on the "i".  We coloured our rhinestones with Sharpie markers to coordinate with our other elements.  The little bows were made from 1/8" satin ribbon in a coordinating colour and tied in a bow using the rabbit ears method which results in stable bows.  They were added with glue dots.  Another wonderful evening of creating and visiting.  So nice to have a new person in the group and look forward to our next get together at the end of May!!!  Therese