stoopid stationery question...help!

[bicentennial_baby]

ok, i need to write a few important Xmas letters tonight, and i just opened up the stationery i bought this morning...It seems that the designs on it are such that if i write on it, it will be unreadable. Am i supposed to write on this side, or the back? I've never seen stationery that was soooo covered in stuff, with a decided lack of writing space. Am i stupid? :crazy:

and yes, i should have looked closer at it before buying, but what can you expect on Xmas Eve morning? It was a jungle out there! :o

[Love Bug]

1. Maybe you can write on the back side and fold it in half like a card

would that still fit in the envelope if you did that?

[Straight Shooter]

2. Do you have any colored pens that will write over the designs?

You can always write on a blank sheet of paper, place it on top of one of the design sheets, then fold them together into the envelope. It's the thought that counts. :)

[SOteric]

3. Would a metallic gel pen help at all?

I have some stationery with a cool black design on off-white. The only way I can write legibly on it is with a metallic toned gel pen. I like the way the silver looks on dark blue, but I prefer copper or gold against the black.