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A plain white envelope disappears into a mail pile. That's fine when the goal is professional discretion. It's the wrong choice when the goal is getting the piece noticed before anyone decides whether to open it. Starburst envelopes solve that. The bold color pattern on the face is visible from across a desk, distinctive in a stack of incoming mail, and signals something worth opening before the recipient even reads the address. These 6 x 9 starburst booklet envelopes come in a range of vibrant colors, open on the long (9-inch) edge, and seal with a peel-and-seal closure. Available with custom return address and logo printing from Business Envelopes. Free shipping on every order with no minimums.
The starburst pattern runs across the full face of the envelope in a bold repeating design. Yellow starburst envelopes are a go-to for fundraising appeals, event invitations, and any mailing where warmth and energy are part of the message. Yellow reads as cheerful and urgent, which is exactly the tone nonprofit direct mail and school fundraiser programs lean on to drive open rates. Green starburst envelopes work well for environmental organizations, spring and summer campaigns, St. Patrick's Day appeals, and any program where the color carries meaning for the audience receiving it.
The color choice isn't just aesthetic. In a mail pile dominated by white envelopes, a single starburst-colored piece stands out before it's picked up. That's the practical value of a colored envelope in a direct mail program, and it's why organizations that have tested colored versus white envelopes in the same campaign consistently find the colored version generates higher open rates on the same list.
The 6 x 9 booklet format opens on the long edge, giving you a wide side opening for loading flat inserts, folded cards, brochures, and small booklets. It holds an 8.5 x 11 sheet folded in half, a 5 x 7 printed card, a small saddle-stitched booklet, and any folded insert that fits within the 5.75 x 8.75 inch interior space. The real-world buyer who used these for hand-painted cards on folded card stock is describing exactly the kind of creative and artisan use case this size handles well.
At 6 inches tall, this envelope clears the USPS letter-rate height threshold of 6 1/8 inches. Light contents under 3.5 oz mail at First-Class letter postage rather than the higher flat-mail rate that applies to 9 x 12 envelopes automatically. For direct mail programs running colored booklet envelopes at volume, that postage difference per piece adds up quickly. The peel-and-seal closure handles volume sealing cleanly without a moisture station, consistent on every piece across a full batch run.
For the same starburst format in the larger 9 x 12 size, see the 9 x 12 Starburst Booklet Envelopes. For starburst in the standard #10 commercial letter size, see the #10 Starburst Peel and Seal. For the plain white 6 x 9 booklet without color pattern, see the 6 x 9 White Booklet Gum Flap. Browse the complete colored envelope range for all starburst and wove color options across every size.
I hand paint cards on 8 /2 x 11 card stock folded in half, and these envelopes were perfect! Bright colors....just a super envelope!
I have used several different envelopes for my hand made crafts-these ones were the best!!!