{"id":3880,"date":"2020-12-07T09:25:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:41:34","slug":"design-challenge-winner-september-2020-holiday-spirit-tammy-moody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/design-challenge-winner-september-2020-holiday-spirit-tammy-moody\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Challenge Winner, September 2020, Holiday Spirit – Tammy Moody"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWhat was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of
\nhow this card went from an idea to a greeting card.\u00a0<\/i>
\nI just wanted to create a Christmas card that spoke to 2020. I basically imagined Santa
\ngoing from house to house this year- and it occurred to me that there is no way he could
\never practice safe social distancing going into hot spots! Lol Then, I thought Nope- he
\ncan skip me this year- I\u2019ll buy my own gift. Then I thought I needed to use a sarcastic or
\nwisecracking animal and what better animal than a cat to do that. So, I searched for
\nimages of cats in Santa hats and found one immediately and everything just sort of fell
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Holiday card sales are picking up.\u00a0 Which of your card designs do you predict will be
\nyour best seller this year and why?<\/i><\/p>\n

Well, I think Product ID: 1550210<\/a> will probably be one of my best sellers because it\u2019s a
\npatriotic themed card with a snowy landscape that features a little country snowman, an
\nold barn, and a red truck. I really like these kinds of cards myself and after the year we
\nhave had, people need something that takes them out of the moment and reminds them
\nof things that are relaxing and good in life.<\/p>\n

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Strange year this year with COVID-19.\u00a0 How has this impacted your work as an artist?<\/i>
\nFor me, I just tried to concentrate on Covid-19 related cards mostly and thinking of you
\ncards this year because people were so isolated and they needed relevant cards to
\nsend to friends and loved ones. I think my heart was lent to the families who have lost
\nloved ones and to the healthcare workers who were putting their lives on the line to take
\ncare of those affected. I just wanted to contribute to people in some way and this was
\none way I could do that.<\/p>\n

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You have created some COVID-19 themed cards.\u00a0 Which is your favorite and why?<\/i>
\nI think my favorite Covid-19 related card is Product ID: 1609146<\/a> because it features a
\na group of cows who look like they are getting ready to walk in a grid across the pasture
\nto find some form of human life. I have cattle and they do come and look for you if you
\nare not where you are supposed to be at a certain time of day. Anyone who has cows
\ncould attest to this. I love animals, so this one is just personal and funny to me.<\/p>\n

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Ok, now for the fast five, fun\u00a0questions\u00a0\u2026Sour candy … love it or hate it?<\/i>
\nAbsolutely, love lemon sours!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What is your best scar story?<\/i>
\nI was bitten by a copperhead when I was four and I have a large scar on my foot from
\nthat. We were swimming at a river while vacationing in Missouri when it bit me. We were
\n50 miles away from a doctor, so my oldest sister had to make a tourniquet and use it on
\nmy foot to keep the venom from spreading very quickly. My Dad threw all the kids in the
\nstation wagon and sped over the hills to the nearest doctor\u2019s office. I think I was in
\nbetter shape than my seven siblings by the time we got to the doctor\u2019s office because
\nthey were all car sick from the wild ride.<\/p>\n

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Are you a traveler or a homebody?<\/i>
\nI am a homebody. I like to take a two-week vacation about once a year, but aside from
\nthat I stick close to home. I have lots of animals, so I like to be there and take care of
\nthem. I liked to travel all over when I was young, but not so much anymore.<\/p>\n

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What\u00a0is your greatest\u00a0irrational fear?<\/i>
\nI worry about my kids way too much. My kids say I watch too much Dateline because I
\nam forever asking them if they have their pepper spray with them or if they are going out
\nwith a group of people and not going places alone. They ridicule me a lot over it, but I
\njust want them to be safe.<\/p>\n

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If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?<\/i>
\nI would be a potato. I\u2019m kind of complex, but stable. People can count on me to be there
\nand find comfort and support when they need it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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