thrifty thursday: stamping

I know it's been awhile but Thrifty Thursdays are back! 

And since I've been bombarding you with wedding details and pictures and stories galore (and I'm not done yet), I figured I'd make this Thursday's an only quasi-wedding-themed one.

 

After yesterday's post on how to "print" paper bag programs on the cheap using a stamp, I wanted to spark your interest in how to use stamps in other ways to trim cost.

 

 

The two stamps we ordered to do our brown paper bags

coming in at $80 and $20 respectively

The KATHERINE & STEFAN banner matched

Paper Source's original graphic to perfection

 

Because I'm all about having things tie together, our wedding thank-you notes had to work with our overall vibe.  We decided on Paper Source kraft paper 4x6ish note cards with a KATHERINE & STEFAN banner (just like the one on our wedding weekend schedule in the invitation suite) printed on the top.  We had Paper Source print them for $2.50ish a pop.

 

When writing my parents' thank-you, however, just one note card would not do.  Rather than just write on plain jane 8.5x11 paper, I STAMPED an 8.5x11 kraft paper card stock sheet that I got for pennies at Paper Source.

Can you tell which banner was printed versus stamped?

It worked so well that I regretted having ordered the printed note cards in the first place - why hadn't we just stamped them all for a fraction of the cost? 

And then it got me thinking about all the other ways you could use stamps to not only save your pennies, but produce an awesome, fun and unique look. 

Hand-write your return address label and have it turned into a stamp

so you never have to pen it again

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Stamp yourself an endless supply of rocking and original business cards

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Totally personalize cocktail napkins for any occasion

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Stamp long skinny envelopes for an alternative way

to serve up silverware

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Stamp some boxes to add spice to your favors

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Or make plain old cups your own by adding a signature stamp

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The possibilities are endless!  There are tons of stamp-making spots nationwide, but I can tell you City Stamp n Sign does awesome work in record time.

 

xoxo

KK