Just Because

Just Because is for the cards nobody expects: thinking of you, good luck, well done, sorry I missed it, or simply hello from far away. It uses the scrapbook style, cream paper, handwritten captions and photos held down with strips of tape, so it feels made by hand even though it came off a printer. The front holds one photo with your line underneath in a looping hand. Inside on the left are two photos stacked like snapshots stuck into a journal, and the right side is a message block with a signature line.

The back stays clean except for a small made-at-home note. This is a good card for old photos: a scanned print from years ago looks right at home under the tape, and the cream paper hides the colour shift that old prints often have. Write the message in your own voice. A card like this lands best when it sounds like a text message you took the time to print.

The card prints on one side of a single portrait sheet, so any home printer works and nothing has to line up on the back. The inside half prints upside down along the top of the sheet; that is correct, because the first fold turns it the right way up. Print at 100% or Actual size, never Fit to page. Card of 160 to 200 gsm stands up on a shelf; plain paper works but feels like a leaflet. Fold the top half behind, then the left half behind the right, crease with a ruler and press it under a book. This card holds 3 photos.