8 Popular Online Resources For Creative Halloween Stationery Designs

Are you having trouble getting yourself in the mood for Halloween? If so, you're not alone.

The focus of Halloween tends to be costume parties, trick-or-treating and carving pumpkins.
For most people, that sounds like a lot of work and is enough to make you want to just skip the holiday all together. 

One of the best ways to get yourself in the Halloween spirit is to browse local stores and online paper sources for creative Halloween stationery designs.

Below is a list of 8 popular sites that offer stationery and some of the unique features and benefits that each offer.

Fine Stationery

If you have a difficult time making decisions, Fine Stationery might not be the best option for you. They have a massive selection of Halloween stationery designs. As with most of the paper sources on this list, you can create an account and save stationery designs that you like for future purchases.


Central Stationery

This may seem like small potatoes, but I really like the fact that Central Stationery displays their Halloween stationery with example text. They also have a number of search functions. You can search by color, designer, stationery size and price.

Zazzle

One of the Zazzle features that really stands out is the color match tool. This tool allows you to find Halloween stationery designs that match either the specific color you chose or the image you upload.

Paper Direct

Paper Direct has a huge selection of Halloween paper of all shapes and sizes. They offer printing services as well as Halloween stationery that you can print on your own computer. They give you multiple views of each piece of stationery so that you can really get an idea of what you’re seeing. They also have a number of Halloween banners, envelopes and labels to choose from.

Paper Direct also has a coupon code site where you can find great discounts like 20% off all Halloween products

Paper Style

Paper Style has a really good selection of Halloween stationery. They offer 5.99 ground shipping on all orders and you can get 20% off all Halloween invites through October 15th by using this coupon code: PSHAUNTED

Crane & Co.

Crane & Co. give you the best of both stationery worlds. They offer a vast selection of sleek Halloween stationery designs on their web site but you can also search for local retail stores that carry their products.

Greeting Bee

Greeting Bee is an online printing company that offers Halloween stationery designs that are completely customizable.

The process is simple:

1.    Choose your design. The selection is a bit limited in comparison to the other sites in the list but there are enough Halloween stationery designs to fit most anyone’s taste.
2.    Customize everything. Greeting Bee allows you to edit the text, choose your background and add your own photos and artwork.
3.    Choose Delivery options. You can buy your Halloween stationery in bulk, print from your desktop printer or you can have Greeting Bee mail them for you.

Hallmark

Hallmark is the only brick and mortar store I included in the list. But there are probably local specialty print shops in your area that have Halloween stationery for you to browse through.

Whether you choose to go online or invite your friends to join you for a day of browsing your local print shops, there are thousands of great Halloween stationery designs to choose from.

If you are a do it yourselfer or just interested in learning how to design your own Halloween stationery, below are two really good resources to help you get started.

PSD.Tutsplus.com

Lynda.com

5 Reasons To Send Spooky Halloween Postcards

Halloween is a fun time of year for just about everyone. Not only do the kids get to dress up in great costumes and go around to the neighbor’s houses trick or treating but parents get to dress up in great costumes and go to parties. But one thing you can do that makes the Halloween fun start early is to send out Halloween postcards. There are lots of great postcards with all sorts of Halloween themes from witches in black hats, cats, jack-o-lanterns and even ghosts. And there are a lot of good reasons to send out postcards too.

Here’s a few that are good:

1.    Use postcards for Halloween party invitations. Not only does it set the tone for the party but using postcards for Halloween invites can actually save you money. There’s plenty of room on them for the location, time and date of the party but they’re cheaper than full blown invitations and are cheaper to mail as well.

2.    Halloween postcards are a great way to let people know about church and community center events as well. Having events like these gives the kids a safe place to enjoy Halloween and are especially fun when the weather is bad.

3.    Sending spooky Halloween postcards to friends and family is a fun way to stay in touch. Postcards have just enough room on them for a short message and are a neat way to let someone know you’re thinking about them.

4.    Businesses can use Halloween postcards as a great way to advertise a sale or new product. Halloween is a great time to have sales, especially on candy, costumes and other Halloween paraphernalia and postcards are an inexpensive way to advertise.

5.    Halloween cards are great for sending reminders for appointments around Halloween. Doctor’s offices, dentists and anyone else that has clients who have appointments can make their reminder cards part of the fun of Halloween.

These are just a few great ways to use spooky Halloween postcards. They’re a fun, inexpensive way to get the word out about a party or event, to advertise with or to just stay in touch with someone. Thanks to the post office, you get a special rate on postage when you send postcards so for whatever reason you need to send them, they make a great alternative to flyers and other mailers that require full postage. Plus, getting to use fun Halloween cards is something you only get to do once a year.