P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday! I know there’s 20 anxious women waiting to hear the outcome of this week’s voting, so I’m not going to tease them any longer. I had a little fun with them yesterday when Sarah Martina Parker asked if I could quietly whisper the results ahead of schedule. Let’s just say I took great delight in firing off this e-mail:
“The Top 15 finalists are…a really cool bunch of talented ladies!”
So that was a little mean, but I just couldn’t ruin the surprise! Plus, when I mentioned that this post would go live at 6 a.m. (EST), it was so cute to hear how many were setting their alarms for 3, 4, 5 and 6 a.m. Those of you on the West Coast, please skim the results and go back to bed!
It was a competitive race, but these 15 gals received the most votes in our Creativity Heals-themed card challenge. Here they are in alphabetical order:
Finalist #3 – Courtney Kelley:
Finalist #4 – Belinda Chang Langer:
Finalist #8 – Sarah Martina Parker:
Finalist #11 – Shemaine Smith:
Finalist #13 – Shanna Vineyard:
Finalist #14 – Danielle Wycough:
Which means we must bid a fond farewell to Kelley Eubanks, Tiffany Johnson, Heather Pulvirenti, Alicia Thelin and Latisha Yoast. Ladies, thanks so much for your amazing contribution to Gallery Idol 2010. I really wish all of you could continue on, but then this competition would never end! Besides a nice prize package, you’re also taking away 19 new friends who all bear the name Gallery Idol Top 20 finalist! Best of luck in all your crafty pursuits!
Congratulations, Top 15! By making it this far, you’ve each won a free special issue and this fantastic prize package, courtesy of Cosmo Cricket:
Top 15, ready for the next theme? Round 2’s theme is…masculine cards that incorporate items found in the garage! With Father’s Day right around the corner, we thought this theme was perfect…and perhaps a little challenging! Need some inspiration? Turn to the Get Your Groove on in the Garage feature in our May/June 2010 issue. The deadline for submissions is next Monday, June 14 at 9 a.m. (MDT). All “Garage” cards must be posted to our gallery by this time. Voting for Round 2 will begin at noon!
Since it’s Freebie Friday, you know I’ve got some fun goodies to give away! To go along with Gallery Idol’s next masculine/garage theme, I’m giving away two sets of Bella Blvd’s Man of the House collection. To be entered to win, leave a comment telling me your favorite TV dad – past or present. All comments must be received by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, June 13.
Two winners will take home this prize package from Bella Blvd.
Best of luck, Top 15!
Kelly
P.S. Want to learn more about the Top 15 finalists? Cath is showing some trendy projects from their blogs on Moxie Fab World today! Hop on over!
P.P.S. It’s time to announce the winner from Kim Hughes’ Need a Hug and a Kiss post!
NWFlamingo (June 9, 3:31 p.m.)
Congrats, NWFlamingo! I’ll be contacting you shortly to discuss your prize and get your mailing address. Thanks to all who left comments!
First of all…Congrats to the top 15! Beautiful cards, Ladies. Good luck on the next round–sounds like it may be a tough one.
I would have to say my favorite TV dad was Ricky Ricardo. I started watching I Love Lucy when I was around 2 yrs old and my mom told me that I would wait for that show to come on. I couldn’t pronounce the show title, so I would say “Whosee, Whosee”. I still watch the reruns & I still laugh at the Ricardo’s crazy antics.
Congrats to the top 15 – Lovely cards y’all made!
My favorite TV dad would have to be Tim Taylor on Home Improvement….even if he blew everything up!
Congrats to all the ladies! My favorite dad would have to be Charles “Pa” Ingalls form Little House on the Prairie! And also Mike from The Brady Bunch! Two totally differant eras but two of my favs!
Awesome cards. Congratulations ladies!! Thanks for the chance to win candy! My favorite dad on TV would be Ward Cleaver(I know this really dates me).
Congrats to everyone who moved on….awesome creations!! And better luck next year to the ladies who didn’t….everyone did a remarkable job! My fave TV dad……Al Bundy……lol. He wasn’t polictically correct and he acted like his family was killing him….we ALL feel that way sometimes whether we admit it or not!! But in the end we always saw that he did love them…..and if nothing else we learned what NOT to do as parents…..LOL.
Congrats top 15!!! Such awesome cards! My favorite TV Dad is Bill Cosby…just love him!
Congrats to the 15 finalists. All of your cards are fantastic. I would have to say Andy Griffith.
Congrats ladies!
My favorite tv dad was probably bill cosby…he was just so stinkin funny! 
My favorite TV Dad is Bill Cosby not only was he funny but he had & still has some good advice for dad’s
My favorite TV dad would be from 7th Heaven, Eric Camden. He was so nice! =) Congratulations to the top 15 =)
Favorite TV dad, from Father Knows Best. I loved that he called his daughter “Kitten”.
DeniseB
Oh congrats to the top 15!! Glad to see my fave was there.
My favorite TV Dad? Definitely Bill Cosby! Reminds me so much of my own dad.
Wow! Such gorgeous cards….
My favorite TV dad of all time has to be Fred McMurray on My Three Sons. He was wise, and funny and loved those boys.
Charles Ingalls has always been my favorite tv dad. I wish that he were my real dad!!!!!!!
I think that the dad on Father Knows Best would be my favorite. He was calm and caring, and gave good advice.
Those 15 cards are really good, clever, and fun!
Robert Young on Father Knows Best was my favorite TV dad — and yes, that really dates me!
Cosby for sure!
My favourite TV dad is Tim, the toolman Taylor~. He gets in such predicaments and is so hilarious!
Congrats ladies on your winning cards.
Sharon
my fav tv dad is Bill Crosby. He is funny, full of wisdom, sharing, loving and let the children grow by their own pace.
What a great collection. My favorite TV Dad currently is Baze from Life Unexpected, but of all time would probably be Charles Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie.
congrats to the winners some lovely work there. My favorite dad is Bill Cosby he always cracked me up.
Congratulations ladies! Beautiful cards, can’t wait to see more!
My favorite TV Dad was Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show.
It would have to be Michael Landon from little house on the prairie. I always loved him on the Pondersoa and when he was Pa Ingalls, I loved him even more.
My all time favorite TV dad is Ward Cleaver. He was always so cool, calm and collective about everything.
Congratulations ladies! Good luck in the next round. My favorite TV dad would have to be Pa Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie. He laughed, he cried, he was unfailingly cool.
Congratulations to each winners! My favorite TV dad is Andy Griffith. Just love him!!
Awesome cards and Congratulations ladies!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Congratulations to the 15 finalists. My favorite TV Dad was Darren from Bewitched…the old Darren with the dark hair and huge black eyes. He was just too funny!!
I favorite TV dad would be Tim the Tool Man Taylor!! He was so funny. Also Danny Tanner from Full House is pretty great dad too. Thanks!
Congratulations to the top 15. Favourite TV Dad: Sgt. Trevor LeBlanc from Army Wives.
Congrats to the winners/top 15.
My favorite tv dad has to be Charles Ingalls aka Pa from Little House on the Prairie with a close second being Mr Walton, father on the Waltons.
Wow! Sure am glad I didn’t have the job of picking the top 15. All the cards are fabulous so it must have been a very difficult decision.
My favorite TV dad has to be Bill Cosby. Funny, smart and a great role model for his “kids” on the show but also to the kids who watched the show (probably a few parent viewers, also!)
Now you have reminded me that I’d better get moving on making Father’s Day cards . . . Now what did I do with that May/June copy of Paper Crafts magazine; gotta look at that garage feature!
Congrats Ladies, and Good luck! I’m not into reality TV, but this I love!!!
I love Phil on the TV show Modern Family. He’s absolutely hilarious and totally clueless! LOL…I laugh just thinking about him!!!
Hmmmm…Probably Pa Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie from when I was a kid.
i love charles ingalls on little house on the prairie….he was such a great tv dad!
Congrats to the 15 finalists…your cards are awesome! My favorite TV dad is Homer Simpson. What a buffoon.
My favorite dad was on the Bill cosby show…just full of humor and good laughs…..what a fun competition…congrats to all!
My favorite TV dad had to be Mike Brady from the Brady Bunch.
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Congrats ladies. My fav TV Dad was Fred McMurray on My Three Sons.
Wow that is hard… I loved the Dad on My Three Sons but I think I have to go with Bill Cosby for keeping it real as Dr. Huxtable
“I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it…” my favorite line of his.
Congratulations — love the cards. Good luck to the ladies in the next round.
My favorite TV dad — there are a lot to select from — Charles Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie is probably my favorite.
Congrats to the Top 15!!! My favorite TV dad was Charles Ingalls, just loved Little House on the Praire and his role was so endearing…
I would have to say any dad played by Morgan Freeman – I love him
Bill Cosby
Congrats ladies…your cards inspired me to try a few new things. Good luck with your masculine cards.
Favorite TV Dad — I think that would have to be Howard Cunningham…he was the dad all of the kids looked up to, including The Fonz.
My favorite dad is Bill Cosby. He always knew just what to say to his kids. And I really admired all the subjects they dealt with on that show. I still watch the DVDs now with my kids. It’s a family fave!
My favorite tv dad is Bill Cosby… always funny!
I’m going to have to go with Adam Braverman from the current show “Parenthood”. He seems so real, not the tv Dad’s from my youth!
Congrats to the ladies going on to round 2! Fabulous cards ladies!!!