2023 Spoonflower Challenge Results

2023 and in the Spoonflower challenge world it has been a whirl. These challenges have grown and grown and it is now pretty typical to have 1500+ entries. Throw in the rising of AI generated designs and a new voting system, there have been a few issues to say the least. However I have kept to my personal goal and entered EVERY SINGLE CHALLENGE again. This marks my 4th year of doing so!

But that is not enough for me ( hahahaha), I now have to beat my previous results! Let’s start with a little recap of the last three years.

…drum roll please …

3 Wins, including 2 Pantone Challenges

8 additional top ten placements with 2nd place in the remaining Pantone Challenges

and a whopping 28 designs placed for free proofing

So a pretty decent year but I didn’t quite beat my 2022 results which I knew would be almost impossible!

Going forward Spoonflower will only be having challenges every two weeks so thing will definitely be different but I am again planning to enter EVERY single challenge!

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Peach Fuzz, Pantone color of the Year 2024

Spoonflower and Pantone have once again collaborated to celebrate the Pantone color of the year for 2024. This year the color is Peach Fuzz.

Spoonflower/Pantone kicked off the beginning of 2023 with a challenge for Viva Magenta, the Pantone color for 2023. I won that challenge. They went on to have a further three challenges where I places, 1st, 2nd and 2nd. As a result I have been named the “Pantone Queen” and even had a little song compiled – to the tune of Dancing Queen– “Zoe’s the Pantone Queen….Pantone Queen on the palette scene….”

Now the pressure is on to maintain my reign hahaha!

Allotment Community Garden

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Block Print Inspired Design

I LOVE the look of block prints and even though this is a prompt we have had before (sort of) for a Spoonflower challenge, it is always fun for me to design in this style. I actually use it a lot of many of my creations.

On the Farm

on the farm block print

It is a fun farmhouse print and would look great on kitchen linens

I also created a few stipe coordinates and you can see them all in the Rustic Life Collections

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Floriography Pattern Design

Floriography, here is another new word for me and the prompt for the Spoonflower challenge this week. Floriography is the language of flowers, a means of communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. The practice gained popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in Victorian England. During this time, flowers were often used to express emotions and sentiments that were not easily spoken aloud due to societal constraints. How cool is that!

I had fun researching this one and in the end created a floral with ” Timeless Memories” It features Forget-Me-Nots to express enduring love and remembrance, while Lily of the Valley adds sweetness and the promise of happiness. Ferns contribute sincerity.

This is the 200th Spoonflower challenge I have entered and it is quite fitting I am featuring Timeless Memories!

Timeless Memories Floriography 

timeless memories fliography

The design coordinates with my Shade Garden Collection

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