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I may be in the minority, but since several of my invitations/thank you notes/save the dates got returned for one reason or another, I think you should stamp your return address so it's easiest to read for the Post Office. After all, if they can't return it to you, you'll never know it didn't reach its destination, and then you'll be in trouble when Great Aunt So-and-So thinks you snubbed her by not inviting her to your wedding... ;)

you know, you can also emboss with stamps. it can be a bit tedious because there are a lot of steps involved, but worth it when you get it right! You need special embossing ink pad (I get the one that is pink so you can see where you stamped it, but disappears to a clear color), an embossing gun (which is really a blowdryer type thing that doesn't blow air, so much as it blows out this heat) and embossing powder (in the color you want your address to come out). Of course, you also need your stamp! :)

You would place your stamp on the embossing ink pad, then put it on the paper. Next, sprinkle some of your colored embossing powder over the stamped image and then tap off the excess (which you can reuse if you save onto a separate piece of paper). The powder will have adhered to the embossing ink and then you take your blow dryer gun and heat the powder and it solidifies into this nice raised image. It works well when you are using clean lines, like letters and numbers so your address should come out really nicely. I suggest not to keep the heat gun on your paper/powder for too long because it can scorch. Good luck and feel free to PM me if you have any questions!

oh! and I have heard that you can also use your desired colored ink pad and then a clear embossing powder, but haven't really tried it myself. I always use the special embossing ink pad because it stays wet longer and thus is easier to work with. regualr ink pads dry to quickly to get your powder on there in time to adhere to everything, imho. :)