Christmas Letter Tips.com » christmas postage stamps http://blog.christmaslettertips.com Christmas letters, Santa letters and more Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Christmas Postage Stamps Add Color to Holiday Mailings http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/2009/10/28/fun-christmas-postage-stamps-add-color-to-your-holiday-letters/ http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/2009/10/28/fun-christmas-postage-stamps-add-color-to-your-holiday-letters/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:37:43 +0000 xmastips http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/?p=656 Why should the inside of your holiday mailings have all the fun? Put some fun Christmas postage stamps on your envelopes!

The US Postal Service has been issuing special Christmas postage stamps since 1963, when it released its first holiday stamp with an image of a Christmas wreath and candles. Now the USPS issues Hanukkah and Kwanzaa stamps, too, as well as both religious and secular images for Christmas.

But digital technology means you no longer have to wait for the United States Postal Service to issue their official holiday stamps, nor do you have to settle for the images the print. Now you can make your own (see the post on how to create personalized USPS stamps) or you can buy great postage stamps created by thousands of artists around the country.

Just hop over to Zazzle and you’ll be dazzled by the variety of postage available for Christmas, other holidays and special occasions and everyday use. Here are just a few of the designs you’ll find there. You can buy any of these designs or even use the design as the basis for your own customized version of what you see here. (For instance, you could add “Merry Christmas from the Smiths” to any image here, and you can do the same with their selection of Christmas cards, letterhead, ornaments, shirts and more.)

Merry Christmas Santa Stamps stamp
NATIVITY STAMP stamp
Christmas Reindeer stamp
Christmas Kitty Stamp stamp
Merry Christmas postage stamp stamp
Christmas Angel stamp

What the Snowman Saw Postage Stamps stamp
Karate Kat peace-and-love holiday stamp

]]> http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/2009/10/28/fun-christmas-postage-stamps-add-color-to-your-holiday-letters/feed/ 3 Create Personalized USPS Stamps for the Holidays http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/2009/09/25/create-personalized-usps-stamps-for-the-holidays/ http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/2009/09/25/create-personalized-usps-stamps-for-the-holidays/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:08:52 +0000 xmastips http://blog.christmaslettertips.com/?p=384 Santa Merry Christmas stamp
Since 1962, the US Postal Service has been issuing Christmas postage stamps so you can add some holiday cheer to your Christmas cards and letters. But these days you don’t have to settle for the same Christmas stamps used by millions of other people. Digital technology has made it possible for you to create personalized USPS stamps for the holidays or any day.

It’s simple, fun and easy to create personalized USPS stamps using your own photos or artwork. To get started with your own holiday stamp, simply visit Zazzle.com or PhotoStamps.com:. Be sure to have a photo or image saved as a .jpg image to your computer before you begin. You can use a family photo, artwork created by your children, even clipart that you like. There are a few content restrictions to prohibit copyright infringement and other problems, so be sure to read the rules, but you should be fine if you’re just planning to use a family photo or your own artwork. If you don’t have a special photo or artwork you’d like to use, you can also purchase one of the many designs already available at Zazzle, such as the Santa stamp above. You can also customize any of the stamps or other products you see there.

Creating your own personalized USPS stamps is easy. Just follow these simple directions.

How to Create a Christmas Stamp at Zazzle.com from your own photos or artwork
1. From the homepage, click on Create or Customize Your Own!
2. Scroll down until you see Zazzle Custom Stamps. Click the Create custom postage link.
3. In the “Get Started” popup window, click the Select Image link and then click the My Computer button to browse for your file. When you’ve found it, select Add Image.
4. Add text, if you like, in the optional text box.
5. Click the “Make it Now” button to see the preview.
6. Make any changes you like with the “Customize It” box that allows you to move the image, change text fonts and other tasks.
7. When you’re satisfied, click Add to Cart and follow the checkout process. You’re done!

How to Create a Christmas Stamp at PhotoStamps.com from your own photos or artwork
1. From the homepage, click Create PhotoStamps.
2. On the Upload Photo page, click the Browse button to find the image on your computer and hit Next to see the preview.
3. Customize your stamp by zooming, rotating, changing the text color or the border and then click Continue.
4. Follow the checkout process.

That’s all there is to it! Have fun creating your own personalized USPS stamps!

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