Best of 2023 - Founders' Choice Awards

With over 50,000 new cards submitted in 2023 by our talented community of artists, here are some card designs that have risen to the top to be recognized as GCU's Best of 2023. As always, the selection process is far from easy.

Enlisting a combination of popularity, sales, founder and staff input and so much more, we've arrived at these shining examples of professionalism, excellence, marketability and creativity.

The Founders' Choice Awards round out each year's Design Challenge series which is a monthly design challenge put before GCU's artist community.

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Best New Artist Tailor-Made Studios	Best New Artist (Honorable Mention) Joni Prittie of Garden of Cards	Best New Artist (Honorable Mention) Sun Day Greetings
Hottest Seller-Christmas Randi Perez Helm of Something to Say	Hottest Seller-Christmas (Honorable Mention) Tailor-Made Studios	Hottest Seller-Christmas (Honorable Mention) Natalie Kinnear Cards
Hottest Seller-Chinese New Year Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle	Hottest Seller - Chinese New Year (Honorable Mention) Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art Greetings	Hottest Seller - Chinese New Year (Honorable Mention) Tanya Hall of Moonlake Greetings
Hottest Seller - Birthday Tailor-Made Studios	Hottest Seller - Birthday (Honorable Mention) Kathleen Johnson of Encouragers for Christ	Hottest Seller - Birthday (Honorable Mention) Teri Francis of Squirrel Hugger Greeting Cards
Hottest Seller – Thanksgiving NEW Teri Nelson Kuster of Che Bella Nota	Hottest Seller - Thanksgiving (Honorable Mention) Michelle Goggins of MG Doodle Studio	Hottest Seller - Thanksgiving (Honorable Mention) Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art
Best New Series NEW Teri Francis of Squirrel Hugger Greeting Cards	Best New Series (Honorable Mention) Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art	Best New Series (Honorable Mention) Sharon Dominick of Sharon Dominick Photography
Best Custom Front (Text) Cathie Richardson of Country Garden Cards	Best Custom Front (Text) (Honorable Mention) Christie Black of Creations from the Heart	Best Custom Front (Text) (Honorable Mention) Teri Nelson Kuster of Che Bella Nota
Best Custom Front (Image) Sharon Dominick of Sharon Dominick Photography	Best Custom Front (Image) (Honorable Mention) Mindy Pierce	Best Custom Front (Image) (Honorable Mention) Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art Greetings
Best Business Logo/Name Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art	Best Business Logo/Name (Honorable Mention) Christie Black of Creations from the Heart	Best Business Logo/Name (Honorable Mention) Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle
Funniest Card Mike Baldwin of Cornered Greetings	Funniest Card (Honorable Mention) Brenda Hayes for Crazy Daisy / SunDay Greetings	Funniest Card (Honorable Mention) Greetings from Anne
Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock) Greetings from Anne	Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock) (Honorable Mention) Doreen Erhardt of Exclusive Creations	Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock) (Honorable Mention) Kate Taylor
Rising Star Sandra Rose of Sandra Rose Designs	Rising Star (Honorable Mention) Jason Nocera of Knock Knock Joke Cards	Rising Star (Honorable Mention) Diane Diederich of Diane Diederich Photography
Custom Request - Nailed it! Kate Taylor	Custom Request - Nailed it! (Honorable Mention) Cisillia Tay	Custom Request - Nailed it! (Honorable Mention) Gail Pepin
Best Uncommon Card Betsy Bush of Dragonfire Graphics	Best Uncommon Card (Honorable Mention) Randi Helm Perez of Something to Say	Best Uncommon Card (Honorable Mention) Shoaff-Ballanger Studios
Best Design Challenge Submission Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle	Best Design Challenge Submission (Honorable Mention) Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle	Best Design Challenge Submission (Honorable Mention) Laurie Schneider
Simply Clever Doug Hill of Laughing Hippo Studio	Simply Clever (Honorable Mention) Mike Baldwin of Cornered Greetings	Simply Clever (Honorable Mention) Mindy Pierce
Reviewers' Choice - Fiona Cisillia Tay	Reviewers' Choice - Mackenzie Lisa Griffin of La Belle Paperie	Reviewers' Choice - Desiree Deborah Roy of Red Bird Card Store
Reviewers' Choice - Phoebe Michelle Lanoue of Illustrations by Michelle	Reviewers' Choice - John Bob Kramer	Reviewers' Choice - Catherine Zaira Ignacio of Letters and Arts of Zaira
Reviewers' Choice - Victor Sarah Summers of Sarah Summers Illustration	Reviewers' Choice - Rebecca Robin Chaffin of Simply Put by Robin	Reviewers' Choice - Anne Lindy Gaskill of Art by Lindy
Reviewers' Choice - Jessica Renee Makiko Kimura	Reviewers' Choice - Shelley Joni Prittie of Garden of Cards	Reviewers' Choice - Daisey Bad Poetry Cards
Reviewers' Choice - Ella Colleen Kong-Savage of Konga Line