I enjoy reading funny, clever greeting cards when I have the time, like when I’m waiting for a prescription to be filled. It passes the time while amusing me. Once in awhile, I discover a card with the perfect wit for a particular friend. Sending this card to someone who knows me well, on a personal basis, may say to them, “Made you laugh!” But, make no mistake about this – I would not want to use these for my business birthday cards!
Having said that, I wouldn’t want you to think I believe that business birthday cards have to be stuffy and boring. Really, why bother sending birthday cards at all if they don’t have a celebratory “flavor” to them? However, business birthday cards shouldn’t make either sender or receiver seem like the brunt of a joke. Let me point out a couple of different birthday card designs that strike a happy medium in that regard.
Design #636AY, Golden Birthday Sparkle Greeting Card, reflects business-like clarity with personal warmth and sincerity. Especially nice as a business birthday card for males, it’s made of strong, rich ecru-colored paper stock. The crisp design leaves a generous unmarked margin of this wonderful matte finish material. A “Birthday” banner of embossed gold foil stands out like a theater marquee with lettering in rainbow shades of blue, teal, purple and magenta. The surrounding touches include a graceful sweep of stars in gold and rainbow foils. This design makes me think of a movie premiere where the birthday person is the star of the event!
