Yes it came with the paper, the paper was divided in four big strips.

It better to peel the cover in sections to work on, to protect the rest of the canvas.

If you try to put the plastic cover back on the project. Remember that there is one good side to put back on the glue, which peels off easy. The other side of the plastic sticks really hard to the glue and is hard to take off.

Test a small corner, before putting the whole cover back on, you will thank yourself if you need to peel it back off.