I wanted the polka dots in the background to be subtle. After the initial embossing, I put the closed notecard between two sheets of printer paper and ran it through again without the embossing folder to "flatten" the dots.
Accessories: SU! Bird Builder Punch; Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons (121718), Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327), Share What You Love Artisan Pearls, rhinestone, linen thread; Darice Large Dot EF 922030-27382; Martha Stewart Gilding Liquid