diff --git a/web/templates/card_creator.html b/web/templates/card_creator.html
index 00fcc76..26d6819 100644
--- a/web/templates/card_creator.html
+++ b/web/templates/card_creator.html
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ frameSelect.addEventListener("change", updateFrame);
 
 function drawCard() {
   ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+  // Place a white background
+  ctx.fillStyle = "#FFFFFF"; // white background
+  // make it smaller than the size of the canvas
+  ctx.fillRect(30, 30, canvas.width - 60, canvas.height - 60);
 
   // Draw uploaded art as cropped and centered background if present
   if (uploadedImage) {