Holly Anderson

Voting has begun for Round 4 of Gallery Idol 2013!

Click here to visit our Gallery Idol contest page. Voting is as easy as 1-2-3!

1. You’ll need to register with the contest tool to vote, so first go to the “Registration” tab.
2. Once you’ve registered, then click on the “View Entries” tab.
3. Once you select your favorite card, click on the “Vote” tab. (Make sure you’re really sure because you’re only allowed one vote per voting round and you can’t change it once you vote!)

For this round, contestants were asked to make a card with exactly 10 embellishments on it, so make sure to go through the cards and pick your favorite card that fits the bill!

Who will be our next Gallery Idol?

Voting for Round 4 will end at noon MDT on Thursday, June 20th. The results will be tallied shortly after and those who move on will win a Fiskars Fuse plus a Gallery Idol Top 5 blog badge!

The winners, our Gallery Idol top 5, will be announced right here on Friday!

Thanks for checking in; now go vote!

Holly Anderson

One week ago we announced our Gallery Idol round 2 winners, and today I’m going to show you the results of round 3!

Fifteen crafty ladies uploaded their new creations but only 10 can continue on in the hopes of becoming the next Gallery Idol!

First of all, a big “job well done” to our top 15. Thank you for your participation and enthusiasm for this competition! It’s so fun to see it all come together, and even if you didn’t make the top ten, you did a fantastic job!

I know there are 15 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 10 gals received the most votes in our stamped background challenge.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

Finalist #1 – Amanda Coleman:

Finalist #2 – Lesley Croghan:

Finalist #3 – Melania Deasy

Finalist #4 – Amy Kolling:

Finalist #5 – Karolyn Loncon:

Finalist #6 – Virginia Lu:

Finalist #7 – Gayatri Murali:

Finalist #8 – Jocelyn Olson:

Finalist #9 – Jennifer Rzasa:

Finalist #10 – Giovana Smith:

Congratulations, top 10! You’ve won assorted background stamps and inks from Hero Arts including the following:

• Poppy Background
• Herringbone background
• Roma
• Diamond
• Chevron
• Quiet Morning mini ink pads
• Summer Splash mini ink pads

Plus you’ll receive The Ultimate Handbook for Paper Crafters, The Big Book of Holiday Paper Crafts, and a Gallery Idol Top 10 blog badge!

And now it’s time to announce the theme of round 4! It comes from our recent special issues—75 Creative Card Challenges; the theme is use 10 embellishments! That means we’d like you to make cards using exactly 10 embellishments, from butterflies to pearls to wood veneers! I’m excited to see what these ten ladies come up with! The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 17 at 9 am MDT. All cards must be posted to our gallery by this time.

Would you like to know what they’re playing for this round (other than the chance to continue on)? Winners of round 4 will receive a pretty awesome prize this round. It’s big, it’s orange, and it can cut, emboss, and letterpress! It’s a Fiskars Fuse!

Voters, voting for round four will begin on Monday at noon, so make sure to check back with us then and cast your vote!

Thanks for checking in!