Best of 2016 - Founders' Choice Awards

With over 50,000 new cards submitted in 2016 by our talented community of artists, here are some that have risen to the top to be recognized as GCU's best of 2016. The selection process was not 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.

These awards round out the year's Design Challenge series which is a monthly design challenge put before GCU's artist community.

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Best New Artist Joy Ellaga - Creating with Joy	Best New Artist (Honorable Mention) Ness Norberg of Aubergine and Purple	Best New Artist (Honorable Mention) Lyasya Sinkovski of Kitties Zone
Best Overall New Card Stephanie Laird	Hottest Seller Ron Magnes	Best Custom Front Card (Text) Sue Cassell Broadwell
Best Custom Front Card (Image) Liz Van Steenburgh	Best Business Logo Card Penny Cork	Funniest Card Nobleworks
Funniest Card (Honorable Mention) Brian McConnell	Most Creative Stock Card Creations (BigStock) Card Ginger Yvonne	Rising Star Card Cathie Richardson
Rising Star Card (Honorable Mention) Gerda Steiner	Nailed It Wanted Cards Request Card Stacia Gorge	Nailed It Wanted Cards Request Card (Honorable Mention) Pamela Jorgensen/PamJArts
Best Uncommon Card Lisa Crisafi	Best Uncommon Card (Honorable Mention) Sandra Rose Designs	Best Design Challenge Submission Barbara Schreiber
Best Design Challenge Submission (Honorable Mention) Michelle Lanoue	Simply Clever Ivy M. Brown	Simply Clever (Honorable Mention) Colleen Kong-Savage
Reviewers' Choice - Phoebe Barbara Schreiber	Reviewers' Choice - Ella Christie Black-Creations from the Heart	Reviewers' Choice - Rebecca Michelle Goggins
Reviewers' Choice - Fiona JJBDesigns	Reviewers' Choice - Desiree Carol Kearns	Reviewers' Choice - John Doreen Erhardt

Best of 2016 - Founders' Choice Awards

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