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My Christmas cards this year are of an embossed Christmas tree with half pearls as decorations.
How can I protect the cards during the mailing process to make reasonably sure the pearls stay in place and aren't ripped off as the card makes its way through the POs machines?
It seems I rememeber Beate answering a similar question in a Weekly Inkling, but can't find it.
Many thanks!!
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i made cards for my son's boss that had some snowflake buttons on some and thicker ribbon on some others... i cut come CS to 4 x 5.25 for her to put over the top to protect the card front when mailing.
When I send "bulky" cards, I usually turn them inside out and put a layer of bubble wrap inside the folded card. If it's a little too big for the envelop, I put it in a slightly larger one to avoid the risk of tearing. When I moved a couple of years ago I found envelopes made of plastic for glass items. The are slightly thinner than bubble wrap and fit nicely into the envelopes with the card. I believe I found them at Office Depot in the shipping supplies area.
I've been looking for more ideas on this issue. Crimping the protective card stock is a great idea. I decorate the card stock with a complimentary paper or matching paper I use to line the envelope. I just started adding a sheet of very thin foam packing material on the back of the protective card stock. this gives it a bit more cushioning for the embellishments. I've had rhinestones, pearls, etc., still punch thru the protective card stock, even when I have them hand cancelled. Thanks for sharing.
Last Christmas I used a Christmas embossing folder on a sheet of cardstock and adhered that into the inside of my envelopes to cushion the rhinestone on the front.
Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions on how to protect the card during mailing without having to put it inside a padded manilla envelope. I like the idea of using embossed card stock in front of regular card stock. would look prettier, too, when the envelope was opened. Thanks again. I was wondering, also, if anyone has perhaps found pretty padded envelopes that an A=2 envelope would fit into.
I often flip them inside out, but I'm getting more and more inclined to make "flat" cards. They are easier to send and the people that buy my cards like them better as they usually don't require extra postage.
Thanks for your suggestion. I appreciate everyone's comments. Yes, the extra postage thing is an issue, too. I haven't started selling my cards yet, but I was thinking that i could weigh them and just add the correct full amount of the postage, or extra postage needed to the envelope, so that wouldn't be a concern to the buyer. Still trying to just figure out how to price them as they are, though.
Protecting cards in the mail - need help!
protecting cards in the mail
