P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday! Today we’re revealing the voting results from the first round of our Gallery Idol competition. It looks like the stars have aligned for this Top 15 announcement on the 15th day of July. So which 15 finalists will be moving on to Round 2?
I want to take a minute and thank our online community for embracing our Top 20 finalists. I know each and every one of them appreciates your enthusiastic cheerleading from the sidelines. From blog and Facebook comments to record voting numbers, thanks for the support!
I know there’s 20 anxious women waiting to hear the outcome of this week’s voting, so let’s get on with it! It was a competitive race, but these 15 gals received the most votes in our DIY embellishment-themed card challenge.
Here they are in alphabetical order:
Finalist #1 – Lindsay Amrhein:
Finalist #4 – Debbie Carriere:
Finalist #8 – Cristina Kowalczyk:
Finalist #11 – Laura O’ Donnell:
Finalist #12 – Jennifer Rzasa:
Finalist #14 – Laurie Willison:
Which means we must bid a fond farewell to Emily Branch, Cathy Fongjoyo, Jo Kill, Kristii Lockart and Vanessa Menhorn. Ladies, thanks so much for your amazing contribution to Gallery Idol 2011. 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 Top 20 finalist!
Congratulations, Top 15! You’ve won a Paper Crafts current issue, the special issue of your choice and this fantastic prize package, courtesy of Crate Paper:
Top 15, the theme for Round 2 is…creative die cuts! (For inspiration, turn to the Creative Die Cuts feature in our July/August 2011 issue.) The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 18 at 9 a.m. (MDT). All cards must be posted to our gallery by this time. Voters, voting for Round 2 will begin at noon (MDT)!
Ready for today’s giveaway? To go along with Round 2′s die cut theme, I have Cricut’s Just Because Cards cartridge (which contains 40 cards with layers and 10 envelopes, 50 accompanying phrases with layers, 50 sticker shapes with blackouts and 50 stenciled phrases with blackouts). Leave a comment for our Top 15 finalists and I’ll pick three lucky winners to take home this fun cartridge. All comments must be received by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, July 17.
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Three winners will receive this Cricut cartridge from Provo Craft!
Happy Friday!
KellyP.S. It’s time to announce the winner from Jennifer McGuire’s Poolside Inspiration post!
Tammy Waschbisch (July 13, 9:32 a.m.)
Congrats, Tammy! I’ll be contacting you shortly to discuss your prize and get your mailing address. Thanks to all who left comments!
Congratulations to the top 15 finalists. You all are very talented and I hope you cotinue the good work. Thanks for sharing your great ideas with us.Good Luck to you all. Thanks for the chance to win a cricuit cartridge I don’t have that one yet. And since I just started making cards it would be awesome to add to my collection. Good Luck too all who enter this awesome giveaway:)
Great Job Top 20! Those that didn’t make the top 15, take heart. No one can ever take away your place in the Top 20!
Oh my gosh!! That was exciting!! Great choices for the Top 15 – can only imagine how excited and thrilled they all must be!! Congrats to each and every one of you!!
Congrats to the top 15 finalists. Several of my favorites are still here. It is so hard to vote because they are all so wonderful. Thanks for the chance for us voters to win also!!
Great, great job, Finalists! It’s going to be hard to choose as all the projects are so spectacular. And, speaking of spectacular, the Cricut Cartridge give away is just that! I only have 2 cartridges and one came with the Cricut, so pick me, pick me!!
Contracts to the top 20! All of you are so talented.
I just love challenges like this and everyone did such an amazing job! Congrats to this 15 who go on to the next round – I can’t wait to see what they create! I love that cartridge too since I am loving my Cricut Expression these days!
Congrats Top 15!!! You are all so talented, can’t wait to see what you create next week! I have been eyeing that cartridge for a while now, thanks for the chance to win!
Ugh! Congrats to the top 20! My spell check drives me crazy sometimes!
Big congrats to the top 15!!!
WoWzers! Congrats to all the contestants, all the cards were amazing! Super Happy for the Top 15! This is one tough competition for sure! LOVE that cricut cart, and would LUV to have one! Thanks PC for the opportunity! Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with for Monday!! Whoo HOO!!
Oh, these cards are so great! Congrats to the Top 15…so excited to see the next challenge!
WOW! Stunning cards! Each one of them is so creative that they deserve to be in the finalists! All the best to those in the list!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Amazing work Top 15! Everyone’s a winner here.
Congrats to the top 15. All the entries were amazing. I can’t wait to see the next round’s creations!
Congrats everyone! Cute stuff!
Congrats to the 15 gals! Fantastic cards!
Congrats to the top 15! Even though I could only vote for one, all of the cards are great. I had a hard time choosing which to vote for. Can’t wait to see what comes next.
congrats ladies! those cards are so creative & pretty! wish i could do that! thanks 4 a chance 2 win a cart! i bought a cricut expression in feb. & haven’t been able 2 afford any carts! poor thing just sits there collecting dust~lol! prhmangel@gmail.com
congrats ladies! those cards are so creative & pretty! wish i could do that! thanks 4 a chance 2 win a cart! i bought a cricut expression in feb. & haven’t been able 2 afford any carts! poor thing just sits there collecting dust~lol! prhmangel@gmail.com
those are some amazing cards. great job ladies!!!
Wow I am very impressed and inspired by all the beautiful cards! You top finalist are very talented. Thank you for sharing that talent!
WOW! I am so excited to have been in the Top 20! I am so lucky to be in this amazing group of 20 ladies! Thanks to everyone who voted!!
Congrats to you all! I can’t wait to see what you think of next! Best of luck!
Congrats to the Top 15! Beautiful work! Can’t wait to see your creative die-cutting!
Congratulations Top 15!! I can’t wait to see your next creations!!
Way to go, top 15 finalists! All of your cards truly are amazing – each special in it’s own unique way
Keep papercrafting away …. you inspire us all!
Wow, great job! Can’t wait to see what you all do for round 2!
Congratulations to all 15 finalists – your artwork is amazing! Special shout out to my wonderful fellow CTMH sister and friend, Debbie Carriere whose work always inspires me! I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed for you girl!
Paige
Congratulations girls!! I am so looking forward to seeing what your next challenge will be.
Good luck!!
Wehoo! Congrats, Ladies!
great cards. very talented crafters indeed.
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So many different styles in your creations.Great job to all.
I had such a hard time voting for just one favorite! Top 15, you all are loaded with talent – congratulations!!
Congrats Ladies! Job well done by all. Good luck in the upcoming rounds.
Congrats to all. Awesome cards. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful, fun creations with us! All the best in the next round!
Congratulations ladies!! Can’t wait to see what you create for the next round!!
Awesome cards ladies!!! Very inspiring!!!
What great, great cards!
congrats to the top 15! so much awesome talent!
I viewed these cards last night at the gallery, and they STILL amaze me. Incredibly creative ladies. Congrats!
Congrats to all of you making the Top 15! There were so many jaw-dropping awesome ideas! It’s going continue to be so tough to narrow down from this pool of great talent!
Congrats!!! To the Top 15!!! You all made such GREAT cards!! You’re all so talented!!!
And…Congrats in advance to the lucky people that win this give-away!!!
Congratulations to the top 15 finalists, Very inspiring.
Best of luck!
Thanks for the giveaway!
B.
Woohoo, Top 15! Great work and I am anxiously awaiting to see what you all do with die cuts!!!!
Congratulations to the Top 15! Can’t wait to see your Creative Die Cuts!
Congrats to the top 15. Looking forward to your next creations. Good luck.
What an amazing group of 15 artists. You each have done a fantastic job with your creations.
Congratulations ladies–your creations are fabulous!