when I soaked cards
a few times in the past - I tamped them dry on paper towels - placed them between a few sheets of typing paper - and pressed them with heavy weights. I changed the paper fequently in the begining - first time after about 20 minutes and less frequently after that until the paper shows as dry. YOU MUST CONTINUE TO PRESS THE CARDS FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS - as much as TWO weeks - as moisture you may not see or feel embedded in the card board will eventually cause the card to warp or curl as it dries if you don't do so. BE CAREFUL when handling wet paper - creases and tears easily - invisible wrinkles will dry as visible ones.
If using a moistening technique rather than soaking - the bond between the card and the object adhered to it can be tenuous or tightly bound depending on the advhesive and/or storage. An excess of caution should be excercised when the surfaces are wet - as abraisions especially on card surfaces that aren't of the glossy nature - will easily occur.
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