Guide to Holiday Stationery Printing

Printable holiday stationery says a lot to your clients and friends. Whether it's for family or co-workers, show them you're ready to celebrate the festive time of year. From party invitations to professional memos, printable holiday stationery is easy to find and affordable to produce.

There are two ways to produce your personalized holiday stationery. The first is at home or at your place of work by using pre-printed holiday stationery and existing templates. The second is by designing stationery online and printing it professionally. Both options are eminently user-friendly, but keep in mind these 3 key points:

1. Know your audience and ensure the quality of the holiday letter stationery suits your needs.

2. Create a theme with your custom holiday stationery.

3. Find the holiday stationery vendors that are right for you.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Locate professional holiday stationery

In peak season, holiday stationery is easy to find at department stores, office supply stores, even grocery stores. However, selection is frequently limited and it may be difficult to find exactly what you need. Online stores that specialize in business holiday stationery are your best option.

I recommend: Great for printing, big office supply stores like Staples have limited options online. Try using more specific sites that offer high quality products like Desktop Publishing Supplies. The expansive selection of The Image Shop is also an excellent choice.

Produce holiday stationery printing the right way

Once you have your pre-printed paper, its time to turn it into personalized holiday stationery. Having a computer and printer is all you need, right? Not so fast. It isn't always as easy as it looks. Challenges sometimes arise in lining up your text with the pre-printed material. Make sure you proof your first copy on blank paper so as not to waste the valuable holiday stationery.

I recommend: Many sites offer general tips on how to best handle the printing process. But if you need straightforward instructions on how to make your printer work for you, MyExpression.com offers detailed instructions that are clear and helpful.

Generate exciting holiday letter stationery online

Printing holiday stationery for businesses can be costly and time consuming. High volume and the need for exceptional quality may make do-it-yourself stationery printing impractical. Professional printing services have become both affordable and easy to use. There are numerous options both in-store and online.

I recommend: For professional holiday stationery designed by your own team, printing through Staples and Fed-Ex Kinko's are great sources for high volume. If you need to design something from existing online templates, VistaPrint and American Stationery are extremely user-friendly and offer exceptional deals in business holiday stationery.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• Long a hidden gem but quickly gaining notoriety, VistaPrint offers a number of great deals, including a large number of products absolutely free of charge, save for shipping costs. You may find your holiday stationery printing needs met for pennies on the dollar.

The official source of Holiday Stationery Printing is
the Holiday Stationery Printing page at Business.com