You should see these business cards she gave me as examples--they're pretty much every special effect you can put in Photoshop. Gradient, drop shadows, beveling and embossing, stroke x 5. Ridiculous. I don't think cost of printing is an issue, but I when I sent them to her a minute ago I told her I was going to a clean look.

Thanks for the feedback, guys! It's very useful since I can't get feedback from my co-workers yet.