{"id":3618,"date":"2019-04-08T16:11:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T23:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:48:19","slug":"lisa-crisafi-design-challenge-winner-january-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/lisa-crisafi-design-challenge-winner-january-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Crisafi – Design Challenge Winner, January 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Design Challenge\u00a0Winner, January\u00a02019, Living Coral –\u00a0Lisa Crisafi of Nest to Nest Greetings\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n

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Thank you for choosing my design for the January 2019 contest. I love these challenges as they encourage me to try something new and to think outside of my box. I would encourage any GCU artist reading this interview to enter the contests.<\/div>\n
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What was your inspiration for your\u00a0winning\u00a0card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
The first thing that came to mind when I read that the contest revolved around Living Coral, the Pantone Color of the year, were the little terracotta pots I have in my home and classroom. I love a good pun, so I started writing down the names of some of my favorite plants to see if I could make it \u201cpunny\u201d.\u00a0 I settled on succulents and the verse \u201cLife doesn\u2019t succ when you have good friends.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Your\u00a0winning\u00a0card really uses Living Coral aptly in a southwestern pallet.\u00a0 Did you decide first on your design and then the color combination or color combination and then the design?<\/em><\/div>\n
I didn\u2019t have a southwestern theme in mind when I started creating this card, but adding cacti to the design, combined with the theme revolving around this particular color definitely gave it a desert vibe. I chose a cactus plant for this verse as they grow in clumps that I thought would represent a community of friends.<\/div>\n
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We love a good pun!\u00a0 Which of your cards is your favorite pun and why?
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This Valentine’s Day card of mine, Love You with Every Fiber of My Bean<\/a>, is my all time favorite pun card. I won a Hallmark card contest based on this pun. I had to change it up a bit to use the verse in my GCU storefront, and I think it\u2019s time to create a better image for the cover.<\/div>\n
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Is there a pun card by another GCU artist that you really enjoy?\u00a0 If so, which card?<\/em><\/div>\n
I really enjoy Ron Magnes\u2019 Deer Pun card. When you can use two puns in one sentence and the verse still flows, you have a great talent!<\/div>\n

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Valentine’s Day is shortly behind us.\u00a0 Tell the truth, did you give out Valentines cards and if so did you send one of your own cards or send a design by a different artist?<\/em><\/div>\n
To be honest, I am the WORST at sending out cards. I can sit for hours at my computer creating card designs, but I am always late sending them out. I usually send out cards from\u00a0 different artists. I guess I\u2019m a little self conscious about sending my designs to people I know. I wonder if any other GCU artists feel the same?<\/div>\n
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Ok, now for the fast five, fun\u00a0questions\u00a0…<\/em><\/div>\n
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