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Carrying on with the topic of using pre-printed paper -this card shows you how you can let the paper say what you feel.

The sentiment on this background paper reads " Some people make the world more special just by being in it"

I think it's a lovely sentiment to send to someone and as such I don't feel that the card needs a lot of additional adornment.

I have covered a 7" by 5" card blank with the paper and as you can see in the photogragh below I wrapped it round the top of the card.

Sometimes I cover the front of the card precisely but on a lot of occasions I like to wrap it round the top of the card if is a landscape card,as in this case, or around the side, if  it is a portrait card. I think it gives the card more of a professional feel to it.

Although I haven't done it on this card, if I feel that edge is a little raw I will run a gold or silver peel off border along the edge just to finish it off.      

Along the front of the card I have fixed a strip of blue and white polka dot ribbon. The large double flower picks up the twin colours of the background paper and the flower is held together with a blue button brad.

To complete the card I used a pastel green insert.

If you do have a paper which has a nice sentiment on try to resist the temptation  to over embellish the card - let the words speak for you!

Susan

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