Each year, we award a few special recognition awards to our top winners. This includes Card of the Year for both the Above and Below pricing categories. These awards are decided by a Blue Ribbon Panel of judges and they choose from all of the Louie Award winners for the year to award this highest honor.
(2025) Wolf & Wren Press – Sympathy
(2025) UWP Luxe – Friendship
(2025) Dear Beni – JUDGES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
(2024) Biely & Shoaf – Christmas/Seasonal
(2024) Roger La Borde – Print and Production Excellence
(2024) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Cardideology
(2023) Hallmark – Halloween
(2023) E. Frances Paper – Mother’s Day
(2023) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Calypso Cards
(2022) Good Juju Ink – Friendship
(2022) Seedlings – Sympathy
(2022) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Quilling Card
(2021) Inklings Paperie – Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion
(2021) The Noble Paperie – Sympathy
(2020) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Quilling Card – Blank Cards
(2020) Hallmark Cards – Valentine’s Day (Above $5)
(2020) Great Arrow Graphics – Valentine’s Day ($5 & Below)
(2020) DaySpring – Judge’s Choice
(2019) UWP Luxe – Friendship Gen (Above $4)
(2019) Calypso Cards – Friendship Gen ($4 and Below)
(2019) JUDGES AWARD – Quilling Card – Friendship Gen (Above $4)
(2019) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Warren Tales – Most Humorous
(2018) Great Arrow Graphics – Chirstmas Seasonal General ($4 and Below)
(2018) COY AND JUDGES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE – UWP Luxe – Print and Production Excellence
(2018) CONSUMERS CHOICE – 417 Press – Rising Star
(2017) Madison Park Greetings ($4 and Below)
(2017) JUDGES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE – Emily McDowell Studio
(2017) Easy, Tiger (Above $4)
(2016) Sunrise Greetings – Romantic Occasions ($4 and Below)
(2016) Rifle Paper – Birthday General (Above $4)
(2016) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Inklings Paperie
(2015) Sunrise Greetings – Valentines Day ($4 and Below)
(2015) Ladyfingers Letterpress – LGBTQ (Above $4)
(2015) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Paper Pop Cards – Get Well Feel Better (Above $4)
(2014) Sunrise Greetings – Friendship Encouragement General ($3.50 and Below)
(2014) HelloLucky – Thank You (Above $3.50)
(2014) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Marian Heath Greeting Cards – Romantic Occasions ($3.50 and Below)
(2013) Oh My Word – Non-Religious Celebrations ($3.50 and Below)
(2013) Maginating – Friendship, Encouragement General (Above $3.50)
(2013) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Madison Park Greetings – Romantic Occasions ($3.50 and Below)
(2012) Maginating – Romantic Occasions (Above $3.50)
(2012) Ecka & Pecka – Congratulations and Special Occasions ($3.50 and Below)
(2012) CONSUMERS CHOICE – Sunrise Greetings – Friendship and Encouragement – Humor ($3.50 and Below)
(2010) Icanhascheezburger and Madison Park Group- Birthday General ($3.50 and Below)
(2010) American Greetings – Production Innovations (Above $3.50)
(2009) Sunrise Greetings – Birthday General (Below $3)
(2009) Papyrus – Valentines Day (Above $3)
(2008) TamTam Design Studio – Rising Star (Above $3)
(2008) Compendium – Thank You ($3 and Below)
(2007) Jumping Cracker Beans – Friendship, Encouragement – Humor (Above $4)
(2007) DaySpring Cards – Friendship, Encouragement General ($3 and Below)
(2006) Great Arrow Graphics – Valentines Day ($3 and Below)
(2006) American Greetings – Get Well, Feel Better (Above $3)
(2005) Meri Meri – Creatively Finished ($3 and Below)
(2005) DaySpring Cards – Fathers Day (Above $3)
(2004) Up With Paper – Birthday, General (Above $3)
(2004) Museum of Modern Art – Creatively Finsished ($3 and Below)
(2003) Museum of Modern Art – Creatively Finished ($2.50 and Below)
(2003) Meri Meri – Imprintable – Everyday (Above 2.50)
(2002) Masterpiece Studios – Christmas, Holidays, Seasonal – Boxed General ($2.50 and Below)
(2002) Marcel Schurman – Birthday – General (Above $2.50)
(2001) Postcards from the Moon – Patriotic (Above $2.25)
(2001) Marcel Schurman – Thanksgiving ($2.25 and Below)
(2000) Portal Publications, Ltd. – Romantic Love ($2.25 and Below)
(2000) Great Arrow Graphics – New Baby – Pregnancy (Above $2.25)
(1999) Origami Arquitetura de Pepeis Ltda. – Special Occasion – Seasonal (Above $2.25)
(1999) Carlson Craft – Christmas – Religious ($2.25 and Below)
(1998) Great Arrow Graphics – Halloween (Above $2.25)
(1998) Design Design, Inc. – Frienship Encouragement Traditional ($2.25 and Below)
(1997) Silk Spiral Designs – Get Well Feel Better Traditional ($2 and Below)
(1997) Meri Meri – Valentines Day Traditional (Above $2)
(1996) The Museum of Modern Art – Jewish Holidays ($2 and Above)
(1996) Meri Meri Packaged Invitation Announcement (Below $2)
(1995) Meri Meri Packaged Invitation Announcement (Below $2)
(1995) Hannah Handmade Cards – Get Well Feel Better Traditional ($2 and Above)
(1994) Santoro Graphics – Blank Non-Occasion Traditional ($2 and Above)
(1994) Marian Heath Greeting Cards, Inc. – Christmas Traditional (Below $2)
(1993) Marian Heath Greeting Cards, Inc. – Christmas Traditional (Below $2)
(1993) Encore Studios, Inc. Personalized Invitation and Announcement ($2 and Above)
(1992) Elite Personalized Creations – Personalized Invitation & Announcement ($2 and Above)
(1992) Creative Papers by C.R. Gibson – Birthday Traditional (Below $2)
(1991) Paper D’Art Dist. by Notes and Queries – Birthday Juvenile ($2 and Above)
(1990) Herlin Card Inc. – Christmas Traditional ($2 and Above)
(1989) Second Nature Limited – Special Effects
