Horrendous Holiday?

Here at Elements, we have been brainstorming some ideas for the upcoming holiday season.

By mere coincidence, we received the following sample holiday card from one of our vendors, a financial institution. This is a sample of a card we could order by the hundreds and send them out to our clients, vendors, and friends to wish them well for the holiday season. Can you imagine if Elements sent this out as a "shining" (pun intended) example of our great design ability?

You can't even get a full idea of the tackiness here...really shiny gold HOLOGRAM foil - and it's embossed. I think this card was born in 1982 - and it's time for it to retire.

PS: Not only is it terribly designed and completely devoid of creativity...there's a "stock" typed message on the inside that says "During the Holiday Season more than ever, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible. And in this spirit, we say simply but sincerely, Thank You and Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and a Happy New Year - Your imprint appears here - maximum 45 letters & spaces per line," -- caps and all.

I can't think of a better way to say to our clients, "Have a horrendous holiday!"