Merry Christmas Wreath Card

It's the first of October, so definitely time to get down to some serious Christmas crafting. 

Initially, I stamped the "Merry Christmas" sentiment to the middle of a blank card.  I think the sentiment came free with a magazine.

I die cut the wreath shape using Memorybox "Tupelo Circle, style 98500).  In a darker shade of green I used a Stampin' Up die from the "Botanical Framelits" set for the two extra pieces of foliage.  I then die cut a star on thin cardboard from a serial box (I used this so that it doesn't buckle), coating it with a layer of gold stickles.    I left the piece to set for a couple of hours then positioned it onto the card along with the little red bling gems.