Wouldn't YOU Like to be a part of Paper Popsicles?

Well here is your chance! Paper Popsicles is looking for YOU...we're having a Design Team call and open Audition for our Guest Designer!!!
Here is the scoop on our Design Team call: We are looking for fun, enthusiastic, and creative paper crafters to join our Design Team. Our design team motivates, inspires, and supports our online community. We are looking for paper crafters of all skill levels, with or without design team experience. Paper Popsicles kits and store products appeal to a wide audience, so we're looking for all type of scrappers... from traditional to chic. We are accepting applicants from the U.S. & Canada. Deadline for Design Team submissions will be Thursday, April 30, 2009.
To apply, please send the following items to paperpopsicles@gmail.com.

• Full contact information (Name, Address, Phone Number, Email Address, and message board user ID).
• 3 layouts (1 layout must be 2 pages with multi-photos),
• 1 altered project and 1 card - these can be previously published items - we just want to see your best work!
• Links of your blog, online galleries, or other places where your work can be seen.Please include any user IDs necessary.
• Register for our message board and get to know the members of our community and allow us to get to know you a little better.
• A short resume of your paper crafting experience, including any current or prior design teams.
• A short bio about yourself; including what you consider your scrapping style to be and why you want to be part of the Paper Popsicles Design Team.

Design Team Requirements: Our designers rotate between the main kit and mini-kit assignments. Main kit assignments consist of 4-6 projects using the supplied kit contents. Projects should be a variety of layouts and cards; 3-4 layouts (a multi-photo two page layout is required each month) and a card set (2 or more cards) per kit.All projects should be made with at least 90% kit contents or store product.All items to be submitted prior to the monthly deadline. Every other month, choose a project you have recently created using store products and provide written directions and photos for an online workshop. Directions should focus on specific steps needed to recreate your project, including techniques used, measurements for cutting, and include sketches as needed. These may be published on the blog as well as the how-to forum. Each design team member is expected to participate actively on the message board, gallery and contribute content to the Paper Popsicles blog. Activity includes starting new threads, posting questions, tips, responding to threads, and leaving gallery praise. Every designer is assigned a week each month to post the question of the day on the board.. Participate in any online events that are held during term.Participate in Design Team discussions. Commitment to a 4 month contract term May 2009 - August 2009 with the possibility of an additional 2 months or until October 2009.

Design Team Compensation: Receive a discount on purchases from Paper Popsicles.Receive monthly Design Team kits as assigned to be used in creating monthly projects. Free shipping on orders shipped with Design Team kits. Other store merchandise as creative work is needed.

Watch the Paper Popsicles blog on May 2, 2009 for the exciting announcement of our new design team!!!

We're also having an open audition for our Guest Designer position....here are the details:

Paper Popsicles is changing things up again….for our Guest Designer position that is….From now on, we’re going to hold open auditions for our Monthly Guest Designer position…Interested???Here is what you will need to do:

You'll need to supply your contact information to the paperpopsicles@gmail.com mailbox so we know you are interested.If you happen to also be applying for the design team you can just send an email letting us know you would also like to be considered for a guest spot…You need to be active on the board….so get chatting…we want to see what you are all about….You need to be active in the gallery….show us your stuff….leave some love...You need to participate in at least two of the challenges issued during the month or one challenge and one how-to class….the challenge girls and Stacey offer you a wide variety of challenges that something is bound to spark your interest…Once you have completed these...post your creations in the gallery and link them back to the challenge/class thread and kick me a message to the paperpopsicles@gmail.com mailbox so I know you are done…You have until the last day of the month to complete these steps if you would like to be considered.So...what are you waiting for....get busy!!!For our May Guest designer spot…you’ll have to get your information completed and into the mail box by April 30, 2009.We are accepting applicants from the U.S. & Canada. this time.The winner will be selected from those that satisfy the requirements and contacted.The lucky selected individual will receive:* Awesome supplies to work with in early May.* A special Guest designer designation under your name...* A special spot in the gallery to post your work...I hope you will consider applying for one or both of these exciting opportunities!!!