Best of 2019 - Founders' Choice Awards

With over 50,000 new cards submitted in 2019 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 2019. 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 Linda Gladman of Bright Star Cards	Best New Artist (Honorable Mention) Jamie Grob of Montana Design Studio	Best New Artist (Honorable Mention) Bill Thomas of Thomastoons
Best Overall New Card Kathleen Johnson	Best Overall New Card (Honorable Mention) Greetings by Anne	Best Overall New Card (Honorable Mention) Colleen Kong Savage
Hottest Seller-Christmas Linda Gladman	Hottest Seller-Christmas (Honorable Mention) Stephie McCarthy	Hottest Seller-Christmas (Honorable Mention) Ron Magnes
Hottest Seller-Chinese New Year Doreen Erhardt	Hottest Seller -Chinese New Year (Honorable Mention) Teri Nelson Kuster	Hottest Seller -Chinese New Year (Honorable Mention) Colleen Kong Savage
Hottest Seller-Birthday Judy Adamson	Hottest Seller-Birthday (Honorable Mention) Judith Gargone	Hottest Seller-Birthday (Honorable Mention) Nancy Mink
Best Custom Front (Text) Judy Adamson	Best Custom Front (Text) (Honorable Mention) Liz Van Steenburgh	Best Custom Front (Text) (Honorable Mention) Doreen Erhardt
Best Custom Front (Image) Pamela Jorgensen	Best Custom Front (Image) (Honorable Mention) Sandra Rose	Best Business Logo Teri Nelson Kuster
Funniest Card Bill Thomas	Funniest Card (Honorable Mention) Bill Thomas	Funniest Card (Honorable Mention) Mike Seddon
Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock) Doreen Erhardt	Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock) (Honorable Mention) Shoaff Ballanger	Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock) (Honorable Mention) Janet Pallagi
Rising Star Diane Diederich	Rising Star Sharon Dominick	Rising Star (Honorable Mention) Caryn Brame
Custom Request - Nailed it! Laughing Hippo Studio	Custom Request - Nailed it! (Honorable Mention) Gail Pepin	Custom Request - Nailed it! (Honorable Mention) Cisillia Tay
Best Uncommon Card Ron Magnes	Best Uncommon Card (Honorable Mention) Cheryl Jones	Best Uncommon Card (Honorable Mention) Kate Taylor
Best Design Challenge Submission Betsy Bush of Dragonfire Graphics	Best Design Challenge Submission (Honorable Mention) Pamela Jorgensen	Best Design Challenge Submission (Honorable Mention) Michelle Lanoue
Simply Clever Synonym Rolls by Doug Hill	Simply Clever (Honorable Mention) Keep Believing by Lisa Crisafi	Simply Clever (Honorable Mention) College Miss U by Judith Gorgone
Reviewers' Choice - Fiona Mindy Pierce	Reviewers' Choice - Ella Maria Forester	Reviewers' Choice - Mackenzie Stephie McCarthy
Reviewers' Choice - Desiree Kathleen Johnson	Reviewers' Choice - Phoebe Stephanie Laird	Reviewers' Choice - John Greetings from Anne
Reviewers' Choice - Catherine Tam Moody	Reviewers' Choice - Victor Wotto	Reviewers' Choice - Sue Christine Quimby