The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store is issuing a call for 2 designers to fill a term from August 5 through December 15, 2013, which is approximately 4 ½ months.

We are looking for 2 designers in the paper craft industry with an emphasis on card making, but small gift items, altered art and 3D items to suit the season are appropriate as well.

• A project will be expected once each week during the term, with each designer being assigned their day of the week to post on their blog (having an active blog is mandatory). Further promoting your project and The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store on Facebook, Pinterest, Splitcoaststampers or any other social media is also expected.
• The ability to stick to an agreed-upon schedule is mandatory.
• The style and type of projects being looked for are “pretty” and “do-able”.  A viewer who looks at your project and thinks “yes, I can do that”, is what we are after.
• A tasteful use of color and pattern is essential.
• The designers selected will be required to use only product available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store on their scheduled posts, and to link to only the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog will link back to you.
• Displaying The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store badge on your sidebar is required.

In exchange, the 2 designers selected will receive:

• An initial shipment of product to include paper with ribbon and embellishments to coordinate, stamps and some basic supplies (pearls, rhinestones, flowers, adhesives, etc.) Preference will be given to paper lines you especially like and request. Some of the paper lines we carry and wish to promote are Anna Griffin, Bo Bunny, Graphic 45, Kaisercraft, Melissa Frances, My Mind’s Eye, Prima, Webster’s Pages.  We carry stamps by JustRite, LaBlanche, scripture stamps by Verve and Our Daily Bread Designs, as well as a variety of others.
• Additional paper pads with coordinating ribbon, embellishments and stamps will be sent as they become available for the fall and holiday seasons.
• Links back to your blog from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store blog.
• Upon successful completion of your term, you may make a one-time purchase of anything we carry at a 40% discount.

If you are interested in applying, please reply via email with the following information:

• Email us at [email protected] – title your email DT CALL. Include your full name and address. This call is open ONLY to those in the US due to the short term and often lengthy international mailing times.
• Please provide us with a link to your blog and let us know which social media you use regularly and are willing to use to promote The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
• Please provide us with a list of any current or past design teams you have been on.
• Include photos of two NEW cards you feel would meet the style/type of projects we are looking for. If you currently have any of the paper/stamps/ribbons we carry, using them would be great, but is not mandatory. You may find our full online catalog here: https://stampsimply.com/shop/catalog/
• Submit the above information no later than Wednesday, July 24, 2013.
• The two selected designers will be announced on Monday, July 29, 2013.

In making our decision we will consider:

• The quality of the work submitted
• The quality of the photos submitted
• The overall use of color, composition and pattern
• The overall appeal we feel the project will have to our customer base
• The ability to follow the above submission instructions

Best wishes to all who choose to apply!  We are honored to have you do so!

Sharon Johnson, Designer/Owner
The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store