Postcards are wonderful. Do send postcards!

But then you can only send about one postcard a day from your trip, and they're not your photos either—just typical postcard-pretty postcard-photos. How about sending more photos you've taken yourself by email more often—and in mint condition, embedded in enticing email stationery?

In Mac OS X Mail, you can not only send photos but use diligently crafted templates for invitations, greetings and hellos as well.

Send Emails Rich and Sweet Using Mac OS X Mail Stationery

To use stationery with an email in Mac OS X Mail:

• Start with an empty email.
  • You can also apply stationery to text you have already composed.
• If you do not see the stationery pane:
  • Click the Show or hide the stationery pane (or Show Stationery) button in the message's toolbar.
• Select the desired stationery design.
• Click on text elements to enter your own text.
• Drag and drop images from Photo Browser or Finder onto placeholder photos.
  • Double-click photos to zoom and crop.

Remove Stationery from a Message You are Composing in Mac OS X Mail

To remove stationery from your message:

• Click Show Stationery if the stationery area is not displayed.
• Go to the Stationery category.
• Select Original.

(Updated April 2015, tested with OS X Mail 8)