Envelopes Continued…

Social & Invitation Envelopes

The most common uses for these types of envelopes are for greeting cards, invitations and announcements. So if you are looking to announce a wedding, engagement, retirement or simply to add a nice touch to your Christmas cards, consider your four basic envelope options: square flap, pointed flap, foil lined and square.

Specialty Envelopes

Specialty Envelopes deal with all your special mailing needs that regular envelopes don't. This category includes mini envelopes for cards that you might send with a gift or flowers. It also includes envelopes for CDs, large full face window envelopes, Express and Airmail envelopes, as well as jumbo and coin envelopes.

Shipping and Packaging Envelopes

Protecting the things that you ship is important, that's why when shipping it is important to consider your different shipping envelope options. The four main types of larger envelopes used for shipping include: bubble envelopes, paperboard mailers, plastic mailers and corrugated mailers. Each one is different so research them and consider closely what you are thinking of shipping and then make your decision.

Other Choices

Compared to many years ago, the choices for color, shape, size and brand of envelopes have greatly increased. The colors available for envelopes range from solid colors to multi colors and everything in between. Bright colors, pastel colors, pearlescent colors, earthtones, holiday and festive colors, translucent colors, metallics and even different types of the good old original white envelope, you name it and its available. The size of envelopes varies greatly as well; everything from a 1.25 x 1.25 to the popular #10 envelope and all sizes in between. If you prefer to shop by brand, there are several choices in that category as well, the most popular being Peel-N-Seal, Stardream, Fraser Brights and Springhill.

By Elysse Kimberlin