Dash of Inspiration: 2018 Founders’ Choice Awards.
1. Best New Artist: Sharon Dominick of Sharon Dominick Photography
Honorable Mentions Best New Artist: Anne Johnson of Greetings from Anne
and Dale Simpson of Dale Simpson Design
Honorable Mention Best Overall New Card: Mindy Pierce – #1549658
3. Hottest Seller: Mindy Pierce – #1508240
Honorable Mentions Hottest Seller: Kathleen Johnson of Encouragers for Christ – #1523736
and Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art – #1539808
4. Best Custom Front (Text): Robin Chaffin of Simply Put by Robin – #1516744
Honorable Mention Best Custom Front (Text): Pamela Jorgensen of PamJArts – #1519542
5. Best Custom Front (Image): Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art – #1545192
6. Best Business Logo: Valerie Waters of Valerie’s Gallery – #1542680
7. Funniest Card: Nobleworks – #1544470
Honorable Mentions Funniest Card: Sharon Dominick Photography – #1519434
and Ron Magnes of Creative Greetings – #1529412
8. Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock): Anne Johnson of Greetings from Anne – #1532966
Honorable Mention Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock): Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art Exclusive Creations – #1508022
9. Rising Star: Barbara Schreiber – #1519078
Honorable Mention Rising Star: Ness Nordberg of The XMAS Store – #1551084
10. Custom Request – Nailed it: Carol Kearns of WilBi Designs – #1548864
Honorable Mentions Custom Request – Nailed it: Cisillia Tay – #1524228
and Kate Taylor – #1528192
11. Best Uncommon Card: Natalie Kinnear – #1523206
Honorable Mention best Uncommon Card: Shoaff-Ballanger Studios – #1553536
12. Best Design Challenge Submission: Julia Bryant of JJBDesigns – #1513650
Honorable Mention Best Design Challenge Submission: Melinda Pritzel of Yowzers – #1518096
13. Simply Clever: Anne Johnson of Greetings from Anne – #1509634
Honorable Mention Simply Clever: Lisa Crisafi of Nest to Nest Greetings – #1513886
14. Reviewers’ Choice: Fiona, Reviewer #825 – Natalie Kinnear – #1539044
Ella, Reviewer #758 – Amy Hadden – #1533108
Mackenzie, Reviewer #528 – Stephie McCarthy – #1538578
Desiree, Reviewer #121 – Sandra Rose Designs – #1519626
Phoebe, Reviewer #443 – Makiko Kimura – #1509282
John, Reviewer #233 – Kathleen Johnson of Encouragers for Christ – #1532386
Catherine, Reviewer #871 – Sharon Dominick Photography – #1544938
Victor, Reviewer #992 – Dale Simpson Design – #1548692
Sue, Reviewer #120 – Lyska Kitties Zone – #1517050
What an amazing line up and such a very difficult job for our judging team. So many great new cards to consider and simply not enough awards. It was a trip down memory lane reflecting all the new additions, artists and cards, that made 2018 another awe inspiring year at Greeting Card Universe. Thank you to our amazing community of artists for your endless creativity and support!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community 
Congratulations to all and best wishes for a successful 2019!
Thank you so much for picking my birthday digger card and awarding it Honorable Mention Best Custom Front!
I am blown away by the talent in all of these wonderful new designs.
Thank you again, Mindy, and all at GCU who must have gone through thousands of cards to find these gems.
Pamela
CONGRATULATIONS, everyone! What a great variety of talent and creativity we have here at GCU! Many thanks team GCU for my awards, I’m honored to have been recognized this way.
Congratulations to everyone. I’m off to tell my rescue bunny, Lilybelle, that her butt has made it BIG …. time! lol
That is so funny, Natalie! Extra treats for Lilybelle, perhaps?
kudos to lilybelle’s buns
What an absolute honor to be chosen for Best New Artist! Thank you so much! It has been truly a refreshing and exciting experience being part of Greeting Card Universe! It has sparked my creativity in new ways that I never thought imaginable! The positive vibes from everyone around here is just so invigorating! I am so blessed to have met fellow designer Sandra Rose Designs last year by chance though LinkedIn, who introduced me to this place and inspired me to give it a try using photos from my stock collection. I just adore this place and THANK YOU again for the honor! I look forward to another exciting and busy year of creating and uploading!
Thank you so much for the awards, GCU — and congratulations to all the creative people and cards here–love them all! -Anne, Greetings from Anne
Congrats to all the award winners and thanks GCU for choosing one of my designs!
Wow! Speechless, flattered and overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you GCU and congrats to everyone!
Flattered to get an honourable mention – Thanks Greeting Card Universe! Well done Everyone.
Our pleasure, everyone! a pleasure scouring through so so many 2018 submitted cards and highlighting some shining stars!
Thank you GCU and all for the acknowledgement! Congrats to all the winners and honorable mentions! So many talented artist here at GCU!
Thank you for choosing my cardinals, Mackenzie, that gave me a big smile today! I’m always so impressed with this company and the clever artwork and high standards I see here every day!