Shoaff-Ballanger Designs Design Challenge Winner, April 2025
What were your inspirations for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from idea to greeting card. When the notice of the Design Challenge was posted we immediately began to think about our own sisters and female camaraderie. The inside verse for the card was so important to us, and we wanted it to reflect the power of female relationships. We wanted the card’s cover design to reflect a simple but powerful message. The cover design was created first, and then we completed the message inside. Do either of you have a sister(s) and, if so, how did your relationships inspire this card design and verse? Our Click to Read more… |
Lisa Charlton, Design Challenge Winner, March 2023
Please list any awards or contests you’ve won outside of GCU. I’ve had a few yays including Best in Show Booth and a Pet Industry Best New Product featuring my artworks on gift decor but my biggest win (and this will sound cheesy) is winning the hearts of pet lovers who view my paintings. Please list the URLs of your 3 favorite cards in your storefront and why they are your favorites. Bless This Nest Eastern Bluebird All Occasion One of the first cards I created for Greeting Card Universe. My 3rd favorite card is going to be the next card I create for my store! I hope it will be a favorite Click to Read more… |
Alda Monteschio Design Challenge Winner, August 2023
Alda Monteschio Design Challenge Winner, August 2023 Please list any awards or contests you’ve won outside of GCU.I work for a Christian Gift company and was asked to write a Mother’s Day poem to accompany a piece of jewelry in the product line. It was the first poem I wrote for them and the product ended up winning an industry award at one of the trade shows. This poem was the first of many of what has become a whole product line for the company. I also designed a Mother’s Day card for a Hallmark contest and won. The card was sold for a season by Hallmark. Please list the Click to Read more… |
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… |
