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Honorable Mentions Hottest Seller – Christmas:

TMS International – PID#1805248

and Natalie Kinnear of Natalie Kinnear Cards – PID#1805830

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3. Hottest Seller – Chinese New Year

Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle – PID#1810038

Honorable Mentions Hottest Seller – Chinese New Year:

Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art Greetings – PID#1803728

and Tanya Hall of Moonlake Greetings – PID#1763662

4. Hottest Seller – Birthday

TMS International – PID#1788146

Honorable Mentions Hottest Seller – Birthday:

Kathleen Johnson of Encouragers for Christ – PID#1762326

and Teri Francis of Squirrel Hugger Greeting Cards – PID#1788320

5. Hottest Seller – Thanksgiving *NEW*

Teri Nelson Kuster of Che Bella Nota – PID#1797782

Honorable Mentions Hottest Seller – Thanksgiving:

Michelle Goggins of MG Doodle Studio – PID#1802702

and Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art – PID#1785298

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6. Best New Series *NEW*

Teri Francis of Squirrel Hugger Greeting Cards – PID#1765188

Honorable Mentions – Best New Series:

Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art – PID#1796424

and Sharon Dominick of Sharon Dominick Photography – PID#1761578

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7. Best Custom Front (Text):

Cathie Richardson of Country Garden Cards – PID# 1776704

Honorable Mentions Best Custom Front (Text):

Christie Black of Creations from the Heart – PID#1801170

and Teri Nelson Kuster of Che Bella Nota – PID#1774008

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8. Best Custom Front (Image)

Sharon Dominick of Sharon Dominick Photography – PID#1806164

Honorable Mentions Best Custom Front (Image):

Mindy Pierce – PID#1772496

And Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art Greetings – PID#1797370

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9. Best Business Logo and/or Name

Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art – PID#1775480

Honorable Mentions Best Business Logo and/or Name:

Christie Black of Creations from the Heart – PID#1761178

and Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle – PID#1811224

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10. Funniest Card

Mike Baldwin of Cornered Greetings – PID#1797826

Honorable Mentions Funniest Card:

Brenda Hayes for Crazy Daisy / SunDay Greetings – PID#1760540

and Greetings from Anne – PID#1757744

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11. Most Creative Stock Card Creation (BigStock)

Greetings from Anne – PID# 1757174

Honorable Mentions Most Creative Stock Card Creation:

Doreen Erhardt of Exclusive Creations – PID#1792586

and Kate Taylor – PID# 1755002

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12. Rising Star

Sandra Rose of Sandra Rose Designs – PID#1762826

Honorable Mentions Rising Star:

Jason Nocera of Knock Knock Joke Cards – PID#1758404

and Diane Diederich of Diane Diederich Photography – PID#1756546

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13. Custom Request – Nailed it

Kate Taylor – PID#1801166

Honorable Mentions Custom Request – Nailed It:

Cisillia Tay – PID#1757058

and Gail Pepin – PID#1788806

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14. Best Uncommon Card

Betsy Bush of Dragonfire Graphics – PID#1765088

Honorable Mentions Best Uncommon Card:

Randi Helm Perez of Something to Say – PID #1765580

and Shoaff-Ballanger Studios – PID #1784544

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15. Best Design Challenge Submission

Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle – PID #1810038

Honorable Mentions Best Design Challenge Submission:

Ramelle Richardson of Eloquence by Ramelle – PID #1804612

and Laurie Schneider – PID #1810508

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16. Simply Clever

Doug Hill of Laughing Hippo Studio – PID #1760908

Honorable Mentions Simply Clever:

Mike Baldwin of Cornered Greetings – PID #1755282

And Mindy Pierce – PID #1754604

1. Reviewers’ Choice

Fiona, Reviewer #825 – Cisillia Tay – PID #1811376

Mackenzie, Reviewer #528 – Lisa Griffin of La Belle Paperie – PID #1763830

Desiree, Reviewer #121 – Deborah Roy of Red Bird Card Store – PID #1805644

Phoebe, Reviewer #443 – Michelle Lanoue of Illustrations by Michelle – PID #1813732

John, Reviewer #233 – Bob Kramer – PID #1806098

Catherine, Reviewer #871 – Zaira Ignacio of Letters and Arts of Zaira – PID #1795964

Victor, Reviewer #992 – Sarah Summers of Sarah Summers Illustration – PID #1765196

Rebecca, Reviewer #619 – Robin Chaffin of Simply Put by Robin – PID #1761102

Anne, Reviewer #127 – Lindy Gaskill of Art by Lindy – PID #1814656

Jessica Renee, Reviewer #937 – Makiko Kimura – PID #1766722

Shelley, Reviewer #155 – Joni Prittie of Garden of Cards – PID #1793534

Daisey, Reviewer #892 – Bad Poetry Cards – PID #1795570

Ella, Reviewer #758 – Colleen Kong-Savage of Konga Line – PID #1810886

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Always a sentimental and impressive year in review! We are grateful for this gift of reflection. Your creative works continue to knock the socks off of shoppers’ and honestly chronicle the small moments of their lives and the big world around us. Thank you for your commitment to GCU, your community spirit, and for your apparently endless creativity. We at GCU are immeasurably grateful and proud for your contributions in keeping Greeting Card Universe the destination for Any Card Imaginable.

Mindy – GCU Community Manager