Design Challenge Winner, November 2022, New Year – Stephanie Laird
You have a lot of wine-related designs. Tell us about your love of wine. Yes, I do have a LOT of wine designs! It’s because of where I live. For the past 30+ years, I have lived in wine country CA. It is beautiful and covered in vineyards, tasting rooms, and wineries. It seems everything revolves around wine! I wasn’t much of a “wine-er” to begin with, but when in Rome … Plus, there are always photo-ops driving through the beautiful vine-covered hills. One of my horse cards on Greeting Card Universe is also a wine label for a wonderful Grenache, Petite Syrah blend called Untamed at Shadow Run Vineyards.Which of Click to Read more… |
M.M. Anderson, Design Challenge Winner, February 2023
Mothers Day Grandmother Azalea Pink and Magenta Flowers Custom card Please list the URLs of your 3 favorite cards in your storefront and why they are your favorites. This ostrich art birthday card is a favorite because the bird portrait is quite whimsical and I feel the design came together well with my text. I also appreciate that it can be customized for any recipient. This daisy encouragement card appeals to me because it has such a cheerful look and message but it may also be customized to suit the needs of the buyer. This blank note card with winter berries is a favorite because it features seasonal artwork that Click to Read more… |
Trudy Wilkerson, Trudy’s Impressions, Design Challenge Winner, September 2022
Christmas Tree Typography Presents Star Streams around Decorated Tree card Please list the URLs of your 3 favorite cards in your storefront and why they are your favorites.Sunflowers have always been a favorite flower of mine due to the message they seem to suggest, which in my opinion, is happiness, brightness, and hope. Although, I have designed many sunflower cards, this particular one I really love because of its down-home country feeling it seems to scream.Country Sunflowers, Birthday, mom, Brown Texture, Tied Knot card I love designing with bold colors, thus I have created what I titled, KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION, whereas I have designed images in bright colors in abstract forms. Click to Read more… |
Ramelle Richardson, Eloquence by Ramelle, Design Challenge Winner, August 2022
What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card.It was a nice surprise to have my entry selected for First Place in the Design Challenge. Thank you! My idea for the card came to me when the Big Stock image of leaping dolphins brought back memories of a beautiful sight I had seen while on a Polynesian cruise. We were leaving Rangiroa by way of Tiputa Pass, a gap in the atoll which is famous for its raging outgoing current. As the islanders on shore waved goodbye and blew on huge shell trumpets, Click to Read more… |
Robin Chaffin of Simpy Put by Robin, Design Challenge Winner, April 2022
Robin Chaffin of Simpy Put by Robin, Design Challenge Winner, April 2022 Get Well Soon Baseball Batter Sports card Please list the URLs of your 3 favorite cards in your storefront and why they are your favorites. Watercolor Flower I like this one because it represents the current style I’m learning, “sketchy doodle” watercolor. Why Do I Love You I chose this one because I believe it has my best front/inside verse. At least the cards using this verse in both my Rycky Creations and Simply Put by Robin stores are popular, so the verse must resonate with buyers. HOPE I chose this one because Click to Read more… |
Design Challenge Winner, August 2021, Educator Retirement – Tammy Moody
Life Well Spent Teaching Assistant Retirement Card What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card. I knew I wanted to do something inspirational for this card. I think educators really do lift us up and help inspire us to be the best versions of ourselves, so I wanted to reflect that in the card. When I started searching for images and found this one, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it. Stock Card Creations can be tricky and there are so many images to choose from. What Click to Read more… |
Laurie Schneider, Design Challenge Winner, May 2021
Laurie Schneider, Design Challenge Winner, May 2021 What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card and how you chose your 3 items from the list (a remote control – a mirror – a mailbox – an orange – a daisy – a beach towel – a bird – a coffee mug): My inspiration for this card was the mailbox. It got me thinking about all the people that we are not able to see because of the pandemic. Then came the bird because whenever possible I put living beings into my Click to Read more… |
Getting to Know … Sharon Dominick
Sharon Dominick, a GCU artist since March 2018, has a creative and unique approach to photography. Her images, coupled with her sharp sense of humor, make for imaginative greeting cards. Sharon Dominick Photography Greeting Cards How long have you been involved with photography? I have always loved taking photos and had a number of point-and-shoot film cameras since I was a child. How long have you been selling your photographs online? Since December of 2002 when I stumbled across a website called iStockPhoto.com during a Google search about how to sell photos. What sparked your interest in photography? Although I’ve always loved taking pictures, having Click to Read more… |
Linda Gladman Art, Design Challenge Winner, March 2021
What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from idea to greeting card. My inspiration for this design challenge was found while looking at photos of our gardens last year which led to browsing through a seed catalogue. My favorite color is blue and I was pondering how to add more blue flowers to our gardens so I did a quick sketch on paper before creating the actual design. Those stunning flowers can’t be ignored. What is your favorite flower? That’s a tough question because as a gardener, I truly do love all annual and perennial flowers but Click to Read more… |
Shoaff Ballanger Studios, Design Challenge Winner, February 2021
What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card. We knew we wanted a funny Easter greeting card about bunnies and chocolate. We searched through the stock images and found this one. It was perfect! We then had to decide how to incorporate the text on the cover and felt the best way was to fit it inside the handle of the basket with an emphasis on “feel”. It was just the right place because both the young lady and the earless chocolate bunny could be saying “I feel a Click to Read more… |
