How to Choose the Right Holiday Card: Boxed Cards

One of our most popular offerings, many people love boxed cards as they offer a reasonable price in return for a stylish, pre-printed design. Boxed cards are most often bundled in sets of 6, 8, 10 or 12.
RedStamp tip :: Make your cards more personal by penning a handwritten note and/or signature. Or tuck in a photo or some [...]

How to Choose the Right Holiday Card

(This post is the first in a series of six where we highlight and define your options for choosing your holiday cards.)
There are a lot of holiday card options out there. We are often asked how we choose what type of card we send.
Rules of Thumb

Timing:  Acceptable sends start the day after Thanksgiving up to [...]

Last Days of Fall

Envelopes: To Label or Not to Label

When it comes to addressing your envelopes, there are three options:

Computer produced adhesive labels
Printed envelopes
Handwritten

Technically, computer produced adhesive labels are acceptable for large mailings but printed envelopes are a little more elegant. When possible, handwritten addresses are the most personal and polite. Let the situation dictate the route you take.

How to Insert a Card or Letter into an Envelope

Insert a card or letter into an envelope so that when it’s removed, the writing is right side up and ready to be read. When inserting a card that’s folded along the side, the fold should be on the bottom of the envelope. When inserting a letter that’s folded in thirds, always fold up the [...]

Which ink color and which pen to use?

We get a lot of questions about the protocol for addressing envelopes and appropriate ink color.  Here are some quick and simple rules of thumb when it comes to handwritten correspondence and envelopes.
Ink Color
Formal Uses (condolences and invitations, for example)
You can never go wrong with black ink. Technically, dark blue is okay, but black always [...]