Back in the "old days," before
the Internet made it possible to personalize virtually anything and
everything, if you wanted to add some holiday cheer to the outside
of your Christmas mailing, you had to wait for the US Postal
Service to release their annual Christmas stamps. But those days
are long gone.
Now, rather than relying on the USPS for a handful of holiday postage stamp designs, you can create your own or select from a large variety of Christmas designs available online. Of course, you pay a bit more for custom U.S. postage stamps. But if you feel like splurging a bit for some once-a-year fun, custom Christmas postage stamps are a great way to add sparkle to your envelopes. It's simple and fun.
Here's how to do it. Surf
over to Zazzle.com or
Photo
Stamps.com and follow these instructions. Be sure to have a
photo or image saved as a .jpg image to your computer before you
begin. If you don't have a special photo or artwork you'd like to
use, you can also simply purchase one of the many designs available
at Zazzle, such as the Santa stamp above or the snowman stamp
below.
Now, rather than relying on the USPS for a handful of holiday postage stamp designs, you can create your own or select from a large variety of Christmas designs available online. Of course, you pay a bit more for custom U.S. postage stamps. But if you feel like splurging a bit for some once-a-year fun, custom Christmas postage stamps are a great way to add sparkle to your envelopes. It's simple and fun.
Here's how to do it. Surf
over to Zazzle.com or
Photo
Stamps.com and follow these instructions. Be sure to have a
photo or image saved as a .jpg image to your computer before you
begin. If you don't have a special photo or artwork you'd like to
use, you can also simply purchase one of the many designs available
at Zazzle, such as the Santa stamp above or the snowman stamp
below.
How to Create a
Christmas Stamp at Zazzle.com from
your own photos or artwork
1. From the homepage, select
"And 100s more" from the CREATE tab in the top navigation
bar.
2. Scroll down until you see
"Create custom postage."
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. 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 it!
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