{"id":3532,"date":"2018-07-25T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T17:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:48:20","slug":"liz-van-steenburgh-of-starstock-greetings-design-challenge-winner-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/liz-van-steenburgh-of-starstock-greetings-design-challenge-winner-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Van Steenburgh of Starstock Greetings, Design Challenge Winner, May 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liz Van Steenburgh of Starstock Greetings, Design Challenge Winner, May 2018\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

When this challenge was announced, I knew I’d want to create something that I actually had some experience in myself.\u00a0 “Back in the day”, they actually had sewing classes throughout high school and it was something I always enjoyed.\u00a0 I also love graphics, especially vintage graphics, so I went through my extensive graphic arsenal and came up with the dress form as the base for the design.\u00a0 When I found the needle and thread, I knew it would make a great tail for the Congratulations text and a place to hang a vintage wooden hanger to fill the negative space on the card.\u00a0 Sewing classes may be a thing of the past, but hopefully this card will end up in the mailbox of a future fashion designer one day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please list your 3 favorite cards in your storefront and why they are your favorites.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This card is one of my favorite designs.\u00a0 I took both photos on a trip to Washington D.C.\u00a0 The flag was taken at the NASA Space Museum and the eagle from the National Zoo.\u00a0 I then combined them in Photoshop and added the border.\u00a0 It seems a fitting way to thank our veterans by using images that are truly symbolic and also shot in our nation’s capital.<\/p>\n

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Since I use mostly licensed graphics for my card designs, whenever I can use one of my own photographs for a card, I love to do so.\u00a0 This Mother’s Day card is simple image, toned in sepia with selective coloring on the flower.<\/p>\n

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I can’t draw a straight line, but I “drew” this Kwanzaa greeting, so I’m a little proud of that accomplishment \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

What sparked your interest in art? Did you start as a young child?<\/span><\/p>\n

I have always had an interest in art, design and photography.\u00a0 My Dad\u00a0would dabble with oil painting and, while I had no real interest in that, it planted that creative seed in me.\u00a0 I have been shooting, creating\u00a0and\u00a0crafting most of my adult life.<\/p>\n

What would we be surprised to learn about you?<\/span><\/p>\n

I have worked for Bigstock for the last\u00a012 years.\u00a0 I entered the stock photography craze as a contributor\u00a0when it first began\u00a0and continue to hone my photography skills, as well as my design skills.\u00a0 I particularly enjoy food photography, but there aren’t too many\u00a0greeting card\u00a0categories that fit\u00a0what I shoot.\u00a0 I also try to take a yearly photography trip so I can shoot out in\u00a0nature, plus see a bit of the world.<\/p>\n

Thank you for choosing my design\u00a0as the winner of the May challenge.\u00a0 GCU has been a\u00a0blessing\u00a0to me\u00a0in many ways, and I hope to hang my hat here for many years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liz Van Steenburgh of Starstock Greetings, Design Challenge Winner, May 2018\u00a0 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. When this challenge was announced, I knew I’d want to create something that I actually had some experience … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design-challenge"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t